A few months back, I put up an article featuring veteran seiyuu Tarako, of course famous for her signature role as Maruko in "Chibi Maruko-chan"（ちびまる子ちゃん）all these years. As far as I know, all seiyuu have undergone further voice training (in addition to all Japanese students getting the basics in singing in mandatory education) in their academies, but it was admittedly still a surprise to realize that Tarako had released records back in the 1980s.
That article was on her September 1984 debut single "Yuuwaku Game"（誘惑ゲーム）which apparently isn't included on her third album "Warawanai Koibito"（笑わない恋人...The Unsmiling Lover） that was released on the same day as the single. In comparison to "Yuuwaku Game", Tarako's voice is relatively lower in the funky number "Tasogare" (Sunset) on the album, and the vibe is very much of downtown intrigue. Considering the meaning of the album title, the song title and its arrangement, I can imagine Maruko in one of her unleashings of imagination where she's in a trench coat following up on a suspicious case in the darkest reaches of Shinjuku. Meanwhile, her doting grandfather has most likely gathered the entire Seniors' Association to rescue her from Shizuoka Prefecture, but before I let my own imagination run uncontrollably, I'll stop here.
Incidentally, "Tasogare" was written and composed by Tomohiro Nishimura（西村智博）, a singer-songwriter and also a seiyuu who has been plying his trade until the late 2010s at least.
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