DoCo (pop group)

DoCo

DoCo is a band comprised of five female Ranma ½ seiyū. The performances are done in-character. DoCo has released three albums: DoCo＊FIRST, DoCo☆Second, and DoCo Original Karaoke. Some of the songs were translated and performed in English by DoCo U.S.A., the corresponding English language voice actors. The songs are featured as the opening and ending themes for the Ranma ½ OVA, as well as in music videos that accompanied the OVAs. A few songs (such as the DoCo version of CoCo's "Equal Romance") also appear on various Ranma ½ musical albums.

Members

• Megumi Hayashibara (as female Ranma)
• Noriko Hidaka (as Akane Tendo)
• Minami Takayama (as Nabiki Tendo)
• Kikuko Inoue (as Kasumi Tendo)
• Rei Sakuma (as Shampoo)

OAV appearance

DoCo makes one actual performance in the anime in the OAV "Tendo Family Christmas Scramble" as the opening act for the Christmas party that is hosted by the Tendos. They perform a karaoke version of "Equal Romance" as the opening act for a talent show.

Songs

DoCo＊FIRST:

• Us From Now On (僕たちはこれから Bokutachi wa Kore Kara)
• Red Shoe Sunday (赤い靴のSUNDAY Akai Kutsu no Sunday)
• Liar (うそつき Usotsuki)
• A Slightly Hilly Road (少しだけ坂道 Sukoshi Dake Sakamichi)
• So Many Memories (思い出がいっぱい Omoide ga Ippai)
• Boyfriend (彼 Kare)

DoCo☆Second:

• A Pure and Honest Christmas (清く正しいクリスマス Kiyoku Tadashii Kurisumasu)
• In the Middle of Elementary School (授業中の小学校 Jugyōchū no Shōgakkō)
• Neverending Summer Vacation (終わらない夏休み Owaranai Natsu Yasumi)
• The Sparkling Sky & Your Voice (かがやく空ときみの声 Kagayaku Sora to Kimi no Koe)
• Love Vanished Once, Regrettably (恋がひとつ消えてしまったの Koi ga Hitotsu Kiete Shimatta no)
• Mutual Love is Complex (Live) (フクザツな両想いLive Version Fukuzatsu na Ryōomoi Live Version)

External links

• AnimeLyrics.com Ranma ½ entry
• Rumic Music
• Information on the Ranma ½ musicians
• Usagi.org Seiyū Database