Credits:

Umetsu Yukiko

Description:

Commemorating Hanshin Koshien Stadium, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, this latest best-of edition features a selection of popular songs from schools that have participated in the spring and summer Koshien tournaments of the past! The songs were selected by Yukiko Umezu, a high school baseball bra band cheering researcher and author of "Enjoy High School Baseball 100 Times More, Bra-ban Koshien Dai Kenkyu" (Bungeishunju Publishing Co., Ltd.). The jacket is by Haruko Kashiwagi, a manga artist known for "Healthy and Cultural Minimum Standard of Living" (serialized in Bic Comic Spirits), "Hanazono Merry-Go-Round" (2002, Shogakukan), and "Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah" (2000, Shogakukan), among others. Bra-Bam-Bam! Koshien series (2007). The popular cheering songs of the past high schools that have graced Koshien will appeal to high school baseball fans as well as brass band fans. Universal Music