Takara e-kara (Japan) ECxxxx- series cartridges
These are the regular ‘main series’ cartridges, numbered 1 to 85, they’re designed to work with regular e-kara type devices only (no support for Popira etc.)
EC0001-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 1
EC0002-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 2
EC0003-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 3
EC0004-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 4
EC0005-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 5
EC0006-ENK Enkamichi Volume 1
EC0007-G76 20th Century Gallery 1976-78 Volume 1
EC0008-G79 20th Century Gallery 1979-81 Volume 1
EC0009-ANM AniSon Club Volume 1
EC0010-KID Kids’ Song Volume 1
EC0011-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 6
EC0012-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 7
EC0013-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 8
EC0014-ATS Artist Selection Volume 1 – Southern All Stars, Kuwata Keisuke
EC0015-ATS Artist Selection Volume 2 – Shīna Ringo, Tomosaka Rie
EC0016-ENK Enkamichi Volume 2
EC0017-G73 20th Century Gallery 1973-75 Volume 1
EC0018-G82 20th Century Gallery 1982-84 Volume 1
EC0019-BSC Best Scene Volume 1 – Wedding-hen
EC0020-KID Kids’ Song Volume 2
EC0021-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 9
EC0022-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 10
EC0023-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 11
EC0024-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 12
EC0025-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 13
EC0026-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 14
EC0027-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 15
EC0028-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 16
EC0029-ATS Artist Selection Volume 3 – Dreams Come True
EC0030-ENK Enkamichi Volume 3
EC0031-ATS Artist Selection Volume 4 – Ishihara Yūjirō
EC0032-ANM AniSon Club Volume 2
EC0033-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 17
EC0034-KID Kids’ Song Volume 3
EC0035-ATS Artist Selection Volume 5 – Matsuda Seiko
EC0036-ATS Artist Selection Volume 6 – KinKi Kids
EC0037-ENK Enkamichi Volume 4
EC0038-BSC Best Scene Volume 2 – Sotsugyō/Hagemashi-hen
EC0039-ATS Artist Selection Volume 7 – B’z
EC0040-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 18
EC0041-ATS Artist Selection Volume 8 – Hamasaki Ayumi
EC0042-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 19
EC0043-ENK Enkamichi Volume 5
EC0044-ATS Artist Selection Volume 9 – Every Little Thing
EC0045-ATS Artist Selection Volume 10 – Mr. Children
EC0046-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 20
EC0047-DUE Duet Song Volume 1
EC0048-ENK Enkamichi Volume 6
EC0049-ATS Artist Selection Volume 11 – Judy and Mary
EC0050-ATS Artist Selection Volume 12 – The Beatles
An oddity in the collection, as not only does it have 40 songs, significantly more than the standard 18 always seen so far, but they’re all in English rather than being from a Japanese artist. The US and EU e-kara systems did get songs from The Beatles too, but only a pair of 10 song cartridges, so half as many tracks as were available in Japan in total.
EC0051-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 21
EC0052-ENK Enkamichi Volume 7
EC0053-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 22
EC0054-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 23
EC0055-ATS Artist Selection Volume 13 – TUBE
EC0056-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 24
One of the backgrounds here (for the song Identity) contains a clear shot of the World Trade Center in New York. In at least one other case (P-2 / PC0002, song RunRunRun) the cartridge was revised to remove such an image, likely due to the period in which these were being released. The same change was made between US 5-Songs Starter (US-M001) and Germany 5-Songs Starter (GER-M001) for the Britney Spears track ‘Stronger’
It is unknown if this EC0056 cartridge also saw a revision.
EC0057-ATS Artist Selection Volume 14 – SMAP
EC0058-ENK Enkamichi Volume 8
EC0059-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 25
EC0060-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 26
EC0061-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 27
EC0062-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 28
EC0063-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 29
EC0064-ENK Enkamichi Volume 9
EC0065-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 30
EC0066-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 31
EC0067-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 32
EC0068-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 33
EC0069-ETZ Enka Taizen
The first of 3 Enka Taizen cartridges. These have a 2MByte ROM, larger than others, and 50 songs each.
EC0070-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 34
EC0071-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 35
EC0072-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 36
EC0073-MKC Mood Kayou Collection Volume 1
EC0074-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 37
EC0075-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 38
EC0076-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 39
EC0077-ATS Artist Selection Volume 15 – Keisuke Kuwata
EC0078-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 40
EC0079-ETZ Enka Taizen Volume 2
2nd ’50 song’ Enka Taizen cartridge with custom splash screen
EC0080-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 41
EC0081-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 42
EC0082-MBH Matthew’s Best Hit Selection
An unusual cartridge, with only 15 songs, and the custom selection menu presentation you’d associate more with one of the ‘mini’ series carts. Feels very out of place in the main series!
EC0083-JPM J-Pop Mix Volume 43
EC0084-KDS Kids’ Song Best 40
Another special 40 song cartridge, this time featuring 40 songs for a younger audience.
EC0085-ETZ Enka Taizen Volume 3
3nd ’50 song’ Enka Taizen cartridge with custom splash screen
Takara e-kara (Japan) Gold Cartridge series (G-xx / GCxxxx-)
These are the ‘gold series’ carts, marked with G-x on the box. They’re compatible with both e-kara and the Popira units.
GC0001-BAT Best Artist Volume 1 (Morning Musume, Petit Moni, Tanpopo)
GC0002-BHT Best Hit Volume 1 (Japan)
GC0003-BAT Best Artist Volume 2 (Utada Hikaru) (Japan)
GC0004-BHT Best Hit Volume 2 (Japan)
GC0005-TPJ TV Pop Junior Volume 1 (Japan)
GC0006-BHT Best Hit Volume 3 (Japan)
GC0007-BAT Best Artist Volume 3 (Morning Musume, San-nin Matsuri, 7-nin Matsuri, 10-nin Matsuri) (Japan)
GC0008-MIN mini-moni (Japan)
Cartridge G-8 is a departure from the regular gold series cartridges, containing only 4 songs, all themed around mini-moni, but also containing a bunch of minigames for each of the supported devices.
GC0009-TPJ TV Pop Junior Volume 3 (Japan)
GC0010-BAT Best Artist Volume 4 (Morning Musume, Tanpopo, Petit Moni, Gotō Maki) (Japan)
Starting with GC0010 the ‘gold series’ gains full support for Popira 2. Previous cartridges would run in regular Popira mode, and only supported a single player even when used on a Popira 2 unit. The normal gold series cartridges from this point on also only contain 10 songs, instead of the previous 12, probably for capacity reasons.
GC0011-TPJ TV Pop Junior Volume 4 (Japan)
GC0012-BHT Best Hit Volume 5 (Japan)
GC0013-BHT Best Hit Volume 6 (Japan)
GC0014-MIN mini-moni Volume 2 (Japan)
Cartridge G-14 is another one of the mini-moni themed special cartridges, again containing only 4 songs and a bunch of mini-games. As this one was released in the Popira 2 era it has fully support for Popira 2, with 2 player options available.
GC0015-BAT Best Artist Volume 5 (Morning Musume, Petit Moni, Tanpopo) (Japan)
GC0016-TPJ TV Pop Junior Volume 5 (Japan)
GC0017-TPJ TV Pop Junior Volume 6 (Japan)
GC0018-TPJ TV Pop Junior Volume 7 (Japan)
