Ganbare Goemon 40th Anniversary CD-Boxes Red and White Launch October 14
The release marks the first CD appearance for five Ganbare Goemon titles, addressing a long-standing gap for collectors of the series' soundtrack history.
Key Facts
- The "Ganbare Goemon Music Collection: Red" and "Ganbare Goemon Music Collection: White" CD-BOX sets are each 11 discs and contain over 500 songs per box.
- Each box is priced at 12,650 yen (tax included), and the Red and White Set is 25,300 yen (tax included).
- The White box includes first-time CD recordings of "Goemon: Mononoke Sugoroku" and "Ganbare Goemon: Kuru nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage."
- Pre-ordering the Red and White Set on Konamistyle includes a bonus CD, "Music from Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon."
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net.
Konami announced on July 27, 2026, that two 11-disc CD-BOX sets, "Ganbare Goemon Music Collection: Red" and "Ganbare Goemon Music Collection: White," will be released on October 14, 2026, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Ganbare Goemon series. Each box is priced at 12,650 yen (tax included), and a "Red and White Set" combining both is available for 25,300 yen. Pre-orders are open now on Konami's official online shop Konamistyle. The Red box contains over 500 songs from 12 titles, including "Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū" (Family Computer and MSX2) and "Ganbare Goemon: Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori," plus bonus tracks. Three titles in the Red box-"Ganbare Goemon: Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu," "Ganbare Goemon: Tōkaidōchū Ōedo Tengu Kaeshi no Maki," and "Ganbare Goemon: Hoshizora-shi Dynamites Arawaru!!"-are first-time CD recordings. The White box includes over 500 songs from 9 titles, such as "Ganbare Goemon: Derodero Dōchū Obake Tenkomori" and "Ganbare Goemon: Yuki-hime Kyūshutsu Emaki." First-time CD recordings in the White box are "Goemon: Mononoke Sugoroku" and "Ganbare Goemon: Kuru nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage." Customers who pre-order the Red and White Set on Konamistyle will receive a bonus CD, "Music from Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon."
Konami's official X account will post one song preview video per day from July 27 through October 13, the day before the boxes ship.
The Red box includes 12 titles plus bonus tracks. The full track list is:
- Ganbare Goemon: Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū (Family Computer)
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū (MSX2)
- Ganbare Goemon 2
- Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ōgon Kiseru
- Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2: Tenka no Zaihō
- Ganbare Goemon: Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu (first CD recording)
- Ganbare Goemon: Tōkaidōchū Ōedo Tengu Kaeshi no Maki (first CD recording)
- Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru
- Ganbare Goemon: Tengutō no Gyakushū
- Ganbare Goemon: Kurofune-tō no Nazo
- Ganbare Goemon: Hoshizora-shi Dynamites Arawaru!! (first CD recording)
- Bonus tracks: "A La Carte Mr. Goemon," "Ganbare Goemon Ōedo Daiten," "Ganbare Goemon Daishūgō!"
The White box covers 9 titles:
- Ganbare Goemon: Derodero Dōchū Obake Tenkomori
- Ganbare Goemon: Yuki-hime Kyūshutsu Emaki
- Ganbare Goemon 2: Kitenretsu Shōgun Magginesu
- Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame
- Ganbare Goemon: Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake
- Sore Ike Ebisumaru: Karakuri Meiro: Kieta Goemon no Nazo!!
- Goemon: Mononoke Sugoroku (first CD recording)
- Ganbare Goemon: Mononoke Dōchū Tobidase Nabemono!
- Ganbare Goemon: Kuru nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage (first CD recording)
The full song lists for both boxes are available on the Konamistyle product pages.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「がんばれゴエモン」40周年記念CD-BOX「紅」と「白」が10月14日発売。予約開始
- 4Gamer.net 11枚組のCD-BOX「がんばれゴエモン音楽集」紅・白が10月14日に発売。各BOXで500曲以上の楽曲を楽しめる