The Brilliant Collection, released 11/21/98,  is a memorial "best of" cd collection. It comes in a little box of three cds, a cd booklet, and a red Kenshin cd carrying case for 4 cds. The first cd is background music and the second two are character vocals. The tracks on these cds come from various soundtracks, but does not include any music from the Best Themes Collection or the movie soundtrack. This nifty package cost me 5913 yen. ^^;;
      New!! I got a dictionary and I fixed up some of my previous errors. My knowledge of Japanese & kanji is pretty lousy, but I used some more reliable resources, such as a dictionary, Japanese-speaking friends, etc., so hopefully there are at least no blindingly stupid errors ^^;;; Also, I added some more information about the tracks and some cd booklet scans ^_^ 

       
      Disc-1 Besuto (Best) - Saundotoratsuku (Soundtracks) Volume  

      1. Kimi wa dare wo mamotte iru (Who are you protecting?) Original Mix [2:41]  
      2. Unmei no haguruma (Destiny's Wheels) ~Kyoto he no Purorogu~ (Prologue to Kyoto) [3:48]  
      3. Nihon Meiso (Wandering/Confusion of Japan) ~ Ishin no Yami (Darkness of the Restoration)~ [2:01]  
      4. The Last Wolf Suite ~Shishio Makoto no kumi kyoku (?) ~ (Shishio Makoto's Theme Music)  
      5. Departure (master mix) [5:11]  
      6. Ishin Tenpuku Keikaku (Counter Restoration Plan) [4:56]  
      7. Fallen Angel -- Haiiro no tenshi (Ashen Angel/Fallen Angel) [6:03]  
      8. Sakura no ki no shita ni (Under the cherry blossom tree) ~Shisha no Shi~ (Song of the Dead) [3:42]  
      9. Kaoru to Misao (Kaoru and Misao) full mix version [3:41]  
      10. Warrior's Suite [8:30]  
      11. Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu (Honorable Sword Flow of the Soaring Heavens) - Ama kakeru ryuu no hirameki (Sky Gliding Dragon Flash) [4:25]  
      12. lunatic [4:32]  
      13. dancing madly backwards [3:14]  
      14. let it burn [5:11]  
      15. NA-GO-MI (Calm?) (extended version) [2:29] 
      Disc-2 Kiyarakuta (Character) - Imeji songu (Image song) Volume I  

      1. Suki toka janakute... (I don't like him, just...) --Kaoru [4:55]  
      2. Ice Blue Eyes --Misao [4:00]  
      3. 1/Sekai (1/World) [Sekai bun no 1] no Boku (A Fraction of My World) --Yahiko [4:30]  
      4. Ippatsu yarou (One shot, let's do it!) [Arashi wo yobu otoko (?) (Storm-calling Man)] --Sanosuke [3:26]  
      5. 2 of a Kind! --Sanosuke & Megumi [4:06]  
      6. Kokoro no hadaka (Naked heart) --Sanosuke [4:01]  
      7. Shiroi ichigo (White Strawberries) --Ayame & Suzume [3:32]  
      8. Natsu no e (Picture of Summer) --Kenshin & Kaoru [4:41]  
      9. Kono sekai no katasumi de (This World's Corner) -- Rurouni Kenshin voices  
      ~Venus and Mars~ (Instrumental) [7:24] 
      Disc-3 Kiyarakuta (Character) - Imeji songu (Image song) Volume II  

      1. Journey --Soujirou [4:34]  
      2. The End of the Day --Misanagi [5:09]  
      3. Innocence --Soujirou [4:30]  
      4. Sonomama (As Things Are) --Itsuko [4:01]  
      5. Kanashimi ni Tamesaretemo (If I am tried by sadness?) --Sayo [4:12]  
      6. Blast -- Jin Fuu? [5:22]  
      7. Water Puzzle -- Ryou Mizu? [4:42]  
      8. Ashita no kakera (Broken Piece/Fragment of Tomorrow) --Gentatsu [5:18]  
      9. Tsui Oku (Memories) ~in the Past~ (Instrumental) [3:22]  
      10. Ai suru hito wo mamoru tameni (In order to protect the people I love) --Kenshin [4:30] 

       
      Pictures from Brilliant Collection  
      (All images scanned originally by me. Please do not take them without permission.)  

      CD booklet cover with Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sanosuke  
      Edited pic of above  
      Image from disc 1 with Battousai, Saitou, and Okita  
      Image from disc 2 with Kenshin, Kaoru, Sanosuke, Yahiko, and Misao... drunk  
      Image from disc 3 with the Kenshin-gumi 

       
      The tracks in the Brilliant Collection are from:  

            Original Soundtrack I  

            - Kimi wa dare mamotte iru  

            Original Soundtrack II  

            - Unmei no Haguruma  
            - The Last Wolf Suite  
            - Nihon Meiso  
            - Departure  

            Original Soundtrack III  

            - Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu - Ama kakeru ryuu no hirameki  
            - Fallen Angel  
            - Ishin Tenpuku Keikaku  
            - Sakura no ki no shita ni  
            - Kaoru to Misao  

            Original Soundtrack IV  
            - dancing madly backwards  
            - lunatic  
            - let it burn  

            Director's Collection  
            - Na-go-mi  

            Songs  
            - Tsui oku  
            - Ai suru hito mamoru tameni  
            - Suki to ka janakute  
            - Kokoro no hadaka  
            - 1/Sekai no boku  
            - Natsu no e  
            - 2 of a Kind  
            - Shiroi ichigo  
            - Kono sekai no katasumi de  
               Venus & Mars (instrumental)  

            Songs 2  
            - Innocence  
            - Ice Blue Eyes  
            - Ippatsu Yarou  
            - Journey  
            - Kanashimi ni tame sare temo  
            - Sonomama  
            - The End of the Day  
            - Ashita no kakera  

            CD singles  
            - Volume 5: Blast  
            - Volume 6: Water Puzzle 
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