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.

熱風！疾風！サイバスター
水木一郎 Lyrics

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風が呼んでるいつか聞いたあの声が
オレは旋風誰にも止められないぜ
WING きらめく粒子放ち
烈風暗雲切り裂いて
WIND 彼方へ想い飛ばす
熱風！疾風！サイバスター

愛するものよ熱く燃えるこの想い

止まることない明日に向かいはばたいて
WING 鋭く光走り
闇に強く輝いて
WIND 遥かに翼よ舞え
熱風！疾風！サイバスター

忘れはしない胸の奥のこの痛み
過去も未来も現在のオレが守るのさ
WING 激しく闘志燃やして
今心を一つにして
WIND 最後の戦いの時

熱風！疾風！サイバスター
熱風！疾風！サイバスター

Overall Meaning

The song 熱風！疾風！サイバスター by 水木一郎 is about a powerful and unstoppable force, the Cybuster, that the singer embodies. The wind is calling him with a voice he remembers, and he unleashes a whirlwind that cannot be stopped by anyone. He releases shining particles and cuts through strong winds and dark clouds, taking his thoughts to the distance. The chorus repeats that he is a Cybuster which is a fervent, swift and an utterly cool character. He is burning with love and feelings that won't stop, and he spreads his wings to move forward towards the future, fighting against darkness with sharp light. The pain deep in his heart is never forgotten, and he is determined to protect both the past and future by joining his heart with the present. He ignites intense fighting spirit and brings his heart together for the final battle.

Line by Line Meaning

風が呼んでるいつか聞いたあの声が
The wind is calling, and that voice I heard once upon a time.

オレは旋風誰にも止められないぜ
I am a whirlwind that no one can ever stop.

WING きらめく粒子放ち
WING is emitting gleaming particles.

烈風暗雲切り裂いて
Cutting through fierce winds and dark clouds.

WIND 彼方へ想い飛ばす
Sending thoughts to the other side through the wind.

熱風！疾風！サイバスター
A blazing wind! A swift wind! Cybuster!

愛するものよ熱く燃えるこの想い
This love burns passionately in my heart.

止まることない明日に向かいはばたいて
Without stopping, I soar towards tomorrow.

WING 鋭く光走り
WING runs sharply with light.

闇に強く輝いて
Shining brightly in the darkness with strength.

WIND 遥かに翼よ舞え
Wind, let me dance with wings far and wide.