1993 Sense of Crisis

Ai no Kusabi - Sense of Crisis was the second OST for the series and was released on December 12, 1993.

The tracklist includes 15 tracks, four of which feature original monologues penned by Rieko Yoshihara:

* Iason Mink (monologue by Shiozawa Kaneto as Iason),
* Riki (monologue by Seki Toshihiko as Riki),
* Friction (monologue by Hayami Shō as Raoul) and
* Tenacity (parallel monologues by Shiozawa Kaneto and Toshihiko Seki as Iason and Riki).

The CD came with three cel cards illustrated by Naoyuki Onda, featuring characters from the 1990's anime.

Sense of Crisis was re-released in 1996 as part of the Deluxe edition with the same tracklist. The two versions can be distinguished by the catalogue number on the cover. 1993 edition's number is TDCD - 1025 while the Deluxe edition's is TDCD - 1141.

Some of the songs on this soundtrack have the same name as the ones on the 1992 OST. The songs Iason Mink and Riki feature the same musical theme as the respective ones from the Original Soundtrack, but the instrumental is more subdued since it serves merely as a backdrop to the monologues which are the focus.

Similarly, the song Ai no Kusabi features the same musical theme as the one from the first OST but is overall different, using different instruments, tempo etc.

Aside from these 4 songs which were composed by Akimitsu Homma, Toshiro Yabuki, Tsutomu Ohira, all the new songs were composed by Masatoshi Nakata (02~06, 08~14).

## Tracklist

1. Iason Mink (1:23)
2. Destiny (2:07)
3. Cruel Beauties (2:41)
4. Dark Erogenous (3:16)
5. Rumor (3:33)
6. Jealousy (2:43)
7. Riki (3:36)
8. Secret Love (4:14)
9. Friction (3:18)
10. Double Cross (3:04)
11. Labyrinth (2:45)
12. Sting (2:11)
13. Risky (3:14)
14. Tenacity (5:13)
15. 間の楔 (Ai no Kusabi) (3:06)

## Lyrics and Translations

### Tencity

(voiced by Shiozawa Kaneto as Iason and Seki Toshihiko as Riki)

## Booklet Contents

### Yoshihara Rieko's Note 1

**Japanese**

出会い。それは、スリリングで、ドラマチックなである。気取った常識もなければ、型にはまったセオリーもない。運命は、出会った相手次第であでやかに微笑みもすれば、すげなく向けもするのだろう。人と、出会い。過去を見つめ。現在を迷い。踏み出したその一歩が未来に何を語るのか､それは、誰にもわからない。だからこそ、人間は、"成熟”という名の人生をまっとうするため、時間のうねりの中で、さまざまな出会いと別れをくり返すものなのだろう。

by RIEKO YOSHIHARA

**Translation** (by Darcy)

An encounter. It is thrilling and dramatic. Devoid of the pretentiousness of societal norms and formulaic theories. When two people encounter each other, Fate may flash a bewitching smile, or she may coldly turn away. Meeting people. Looking back on the days gone by. Getting lost in the preset. What meaning will that step you took have in the future. That is something no one can say. That is why humans, in order to fulfil the life of what we call "maturity," negotiate the twists and turns of time, meeting others and parting ways again and again.

by Yoshihara Rieko

### Yoshihara Rieko's Note 2

**Japanese**

タナグラの美神(ブロンディー)と、スラムの雑種。越えてはならない境界線･････････。出会いは、誰もが予想もしえなかった偶然 -- なのか。見えざる思惟の気まぐれ･････････なのか。

想いは、熱く。痺れるほどに･････････深く。そうして一抹の狂気を孕み、 〈愛〉 という名の凶器になる。それぞれの想いが、それぞれの魂を裂いて走る、終末へと向かって･････････。

by RIEKO YOSHIHARA

**Translation** (by Darcy)

A Tanagura Blondy of godlike beauty, and a mongrel from the slums. Boundaries that should not be crossed... The encounter, was it really a coincidence that no one could have predicted? Was it really... nothing more than a whim of an ephemeral thought?

The feelings are passionate. So enthrallingly... deep. And thus, imbued with a touch of madness, they become a lethal weapon called "love." All their feelings ripping through each other’s souls as they head towards the end...

By Yoshihara Rieko

### Credits

Booklet credits:

* Producer: Rieko Yoshihara
* Sound Producer: Masatoshi Nakata, Akio Kondo
* Director: Hisaki Terasawa (TDK Records)
* Recording Engineer: Yukio Shimazu
* Recording Studio: TDK Studio
* Illustration: Naoyuki Onda
* Designer: M. Egashira
* Special Thanks: June, Yoshikazu Iwanami, Toshihiko Sagawa (June), Yasuo Hasegawa (AIC), Tohru Nakano (81 Produce)

Distributed by: Warner Music Japan

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