Leviathan リヴァイアサン/終末を告げし獣

Leviathan リヴァイアサン/終末を告げし獣 (Leviathan/The Beast That Tells of the End) is an image album released by Absord Music Japan and momo+grapes on March 2nd, 2005. With 10 tracks it retells the story of the horror manga リヴァイアサン written by Eiji Outsuka (大塚 英志) and drawn/illustrated by KINUTANI Yuu (衣谷遊). Serialized by "Monthly Dengeki Comic Gao!" it spans 12 volumes and was published from 1999 to 2005.

The manga takes place in a future version of Tokyo that has become ethnically diverse with many refugees and immigrants coming from all over the world. Many supernatural and psychic occurrences happen. The shamen Samizo Kohei (三溝耕平), after being missing for years, returns with their four colleagues. However, they have all been mysteriously stitched together, with each body part retaining their personalities. He comes with a prophecy telling of the beast of the end. He returns to his home in Shinjuku-ku (新宿区) where he works as a psychic healer for an unlicensed clinic. Soon he becomes a sort of mystic detective solving paranormal mysteries with aid from several human/sub-human allies. The world at large, his friends, his enemies, the government, and the poor immigrant class wonder if he has come to prevent the prophecy's apocalypse or to fulfill it. The author uses his knowledge of urban legends, occultism, and Tezuka Osamu (手塚 治)'s manga, hiding Easter eggs and homages throughout.

The Image Album features five vocalists, Sizzle Ohtaka, RIKKI, Aramary, Hawk Spencer, and Geila Zilkha. This was the first work RIKKI collaborated on with Revo and the last work Aramary collaborated on with him. It also featured 若本紀夫 (Norio wakamoto), who would later appear on Roman, Moira, and Nein, and ゆかな(Yukana), who would appear on Roman and Moira. This was also the first work to feature 斉藤"jake"慎吾 (Shingo "jake" Saitō), a staple in later releases.

On December 9th, 2020 the album was reprinted by KINGRECORDS. It retailed for 2,800 yen and had a catalog number of KICS-3965.

Personnel

 * All Songs Composed and Arranged by Revo


 * STAFF


 * Original Authors: 大冢英志, 衣谷游
 * Sound Producer: Revo


 * Producer: 高橋幸司 (Koji Takahashi) (Rap Creative)
 * Director: 高木真由美 (Mayumi Takagi) (Rap Creative)

Musicians

 * Vocals


 * Sizzle Ohtaka（M1，M10）
 * RIKKI（M2，M3）
 * Aramary（M5，M6）
 * Hawk Spencer（M6）
 * Geila Zilkha（M8，M9）


 * Voices
 * 円道一成 (Issei Endo)
 * 若本規夫 (Norio Wakamoto)
 * ゆかな (yukana)


 * Instruments


 * Guitar: 斉藤"jake"慎吾 (Shingo "jake" Saitō)
 * Flute: 坂上領 (Ryo Sakagami)
 * Percussion: 石川尚巳 (Naomi Ishikawa)
 * First Violin: 田中大介 (Daisuke Tanaka), Ayano Kitajima, 安田貴広 (Takahiro Yasuda), Aya Irimajiri


 * Second Violin: Kyoko Hamada, Shinobu Ichikawa, Hirohisa Koyama, 栗井まどか(Madoka Kurii)
 * Viola: 高瀬有美 (Yumi Takase), Megumi Nagakubo
 * Cello: 佐々木友子 (Tomoko Sasaki)
 * Programming: DJ Uraken (M8, M9, M10), Hiroki Matsunaga (M8, M9)


 * Production
 * Sound Effects: 恵比須弘和 (Hirokazu Ebisu) (Walla-Works,inc.), 吉田有希 (Yuki Yoshida) (TALLA-Works,inc.)
 * Recording Engineer: 朝野"chara"克彦 (Katsuhiko "chara" Asano)
 * Mixing Engineers: 朝野"chara"克彦 (Katsuhiko "chara" Asano) (M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9), 大川正義 (Masayoshi Okawa) (M1, M10)
 * Assistant Engineers: Manabu Ito (WONDER BEAT STUDIO), 矢作寿江 (Hisae Yahagi)
 * Mastering Engineer: 安藤義彦 (Yoshihiko Ando) (ann's sound)
 * Art Design: 田端孝充 (Takamitsu Tabata) (t-na)
 * Executive Producer: Nobuo Tomioka (momo+grapes), 大川正義 (Masayoshi Okawa) (Bic River)
 * Administrator: 柴田利治 (Toshiharu Shibata) (momo+grapes)
 * Sales/Production: 原田稔 (Minoru Harada) (momo+grapes), 加戸博康 (Hiroyasu Kato) (momo+grapes), 井上智子 (Tomo Inoue) (momo+grapes)
 * Special Thanks: 今井 敏信 (Toshinobu Imai) (Media Works), 中井啓輔 (Keisuke Nakai) (Songbirds Inc), 小橋ゆかり (Yukari Ohashi) (office RIKKI), Hazeri Kuri