Ichiro Mizuki (水木一郎, Mizuki Ichirō ), born Toshio Hayakawa (早川俊夫, Hayakaw… Read Full Bio ↴Ichiro Mizuki (水木一郎, Mizuki Ichirō ), born Toshio Hayakawa (早川俊夫, Hayakawa Toshi ) (born January 7, 1948), is a famous, highly prolific Japanese vocalist best known for his work on theme songs for Tokusatsu and Anime, having performed numerous theme songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the aniki (アニキ, aniki? "big brother") of the anison, or anime music genre. As such, he is popular known as "Aniki", an informal way of referring to an older brother. In terms of fame, he is only rivalled by a handful of anison singers, most of whom joined him in forming the group JAM Project.

Mizuki is perhaps most famous for his earlier performances: the opening theme songs of the Go Nagai animated television series Mazinger Z, Leiji Matsumoto's Space Pirate Captain Harlock and Tatsunoko Productions' Tekkaman: The Space Knight — Mazinger Z will later give birth to the Super Robot genre of anime that dominated the Japanese television landscape of the 1970s.

On July 19, 2000, he formed (with fellow anison vocalists Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Eizo Sakamoto, and Rika Matsumoto) the "supergroup" JAM Project. (Effective August 2002, he has since reduced his formal status in this group to "part-time member" and now focuses on producing both the group and up-and-coming talent.)

His most recent performance was STORMBRINGER, the opening of Kotetsushin Jeeg (as part of JAM Project). Fittingly enough, Kotetsushin Jeeg is a sequel to Kotetsu Jeeg, an anime which Mizuki sang the opening theme for.

ミスターシンセサイザー
水木一郎 Lyrics

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遠い星からやって来た
白く光ったUFOの緑色した宇宙人
宇宙のことばでハロー
あれはいたずら大好きな
シンセサイザーのひとりごと
口から出まかせ×××××
ポピパピュルピュルキュキューン
ミスターシンセサイザー

君はいったいだれなのさ
こっそり僕にも教えてよ
宇宙のことばや音楽を
ミスターシンセサイザー
君は音のエイリアン
Who are you? ミスターシンセサイザー
And what are you? ミスターシンセサイザー
ふしぎなミスターシンセサイザー

汽車でもないのにシュババババ
雲もないのに大嵐鳥やけものと話せるよ
犬のことばでワワーン
あれはものまね大好きな
シンセサイザーのひとりごと
口から出まかせ×××××
チチパチュルチュルウァウーン
ミスターシンセサイザー
君はすてきな友だちさ
こっそり僕にも教えてよ
コブラやイグアナのしゃべりかた
ミスターシンセサイザー
君は音のスーパーマン
Touch me ミスターシンセサイザー

And play with me ミスターシンセサイザー
ゆかいなミスターシンセサイザー

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "ミスターシンセサイザー" (Mister Synthesizer) by 水木一郎 (Ichiro Mizuki) describe a mysterious and fun-loving character who arrives on Earth from a faraway planet in a UFO. This character, who is a green-colored alien, introduces himself to humans by using the language of the universe and says "hello" in a language that the humans do not recognize. He speaks in a playful and mischievous manner, using made-up words as he talks, and his favorite hobby is playing with his synthesizer.

The song goes on to describe how the alien is able to do things that humans cannot, including talking to animals and understanding their language. He imitates the sounds animals make and even makes up his own playful sounds, which he seems to enjoy. The chorus of the song asks who the "Mister Synthesizer" really is and what he is, but the song never provides a definitive answer.

The lyrics of the song celebrate the wonder and diversity of the universe and suggest that there are still many mysteries that humans have yet to uncover. The character of the "Mister Synthesizer" represents the creative and playful spirit of music, which transcends all boundaries and connects people across the universe.

Line by Line Meaning

遠い星からやって来た
An extraterrestrial creature arrived on Earth from a distant planet

白く光ったUFOの緑色した宇宙人
The creature arrived in a bright, glowing UFO and is colored green

宇宙のことばでハロー
The creature greeted everyone in the language of the universe

あれはいたずら大好きなシンセサイザーのひとりごと口から出まかせ××××× ポピパピュルピュルキュキューン
The creature identified itself as a mischievous synthesizer, making sound effects with its mouth

ミスターシンセサイザー君はいったいだれなのさこっそり僕にも教えてよ宇宙のことばや音楽を
The singer wonders who the creature really is and asks it to tell him about the universe and music

ミスターシンセサイザー君は音のエイリアン
The creature is an alien that makes music with sound

Who are you? ミスターシンセサイザー And what are you? ミスターシンセサイザーふしぎなミスターシンセサイザー
The singer continues to ask questions about the creature's identity

汽車でもないのにシュババババ雲もないのに大嵐鳥やけものと話せるよ犬のことばでワワーン
The creature can make sounds like a train, cause storms without clouds, and communicate with birds and animals in their own languages

あれはものまね大好きなシンセサイザーのひとりごと口から出まかせ××××× チチパチュルチュルウァウーン
The creature's musings include mimicry and more sound effects

ミスターシンセサイザー君はすてきな友だちさこっそり僕にも教えてよコブラやイグアナのしゃべりかた
The singer acknowledges the creature as a wonderful friend and asks it to reveal how cobras and iguanas speak

ミスターシンセサイザー君は音のスーパーマン
The creature is a superhero of sound

Touch me ミスターシンセサイザー And play with me ミスターシンセサイザーゆかいなミスターシンセサイザー
The singer is enthusiastic about being touched and played with by the lively creature

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