Have you done all the soundtracks from Full Metal Alchemist franchise Everything is great to maybe masterpiece nostalgia bias maybe Opening ending songs everything fantastic
- Mawaru Pengundrum: Dear future - coaltar of the deepers - UN-GO: Fantasy - LAMA - Nagi no Asukara: Aqua terrarium - Nagi Yanagi - Tatamy Galaxy: Kamisama no Iu Toori - Yakushimaru Etsuko - xxxHolic : Kagerou - Buck-tick - Gintama: Pandemonium - DOES
This isn't anime related but you need to react to the songs from the adult musical "Hazbin Hotel" composed by Andrew Underburg. They're straight, certified heat.
13:46 actually childish is EXACTLY the word! The main character is a "child" and a evil one at that. Aoi Yuuki is the singer of the ED and the protagonist's VA, so she basically sings in character.
@@masterix0 She's my favorite. The fact that her voice can be so versatile, making boyish or childish voices really makes me love her voice acting. Tatsumaki, Hinazuki, Tsuyu, Kino, Boogiepop... She's goated.
The Ouran ED has an infamous guitar riff that plays right during the ending scenes of each episode before the actual song kicks in. It’s never part of the official song and listening to the song without that riff always felt incomplete for me. Hope you’ll get the chance to hear that part one of these days.
The lyrics of the NHK song are about wanting to be a baby because babies are loved unconditionally. It fits the theme of the show which is about a depressed and delusional shut-in. The song sounds humorous and mischievous because the speaker is tricking the adults into loving him and he's really into it.
I love The Apothecary Diaries ending, however I also highly recommend doing a reaction to the first opening "Hana ni Natte". It really steals the show musically. One of my favorite openings of 2023
Welcome to the NHK is a story about depression. Of hardship, anxiety and just generally being in a dark place. And while the story is full of humor as well as depression, it's a dark, gallows sort of humor
The story of Welcome to the NHK is mainly about a shut-in NEET main character and his potential and gradual recovery journey with the help of other people. The lyrics of the ending theme is sort of satirical and is about the tragedy of that sort of lifestyle. The lyrics really hit me emotionally since im in that same lifestyle.
mc is the definition of down rock bottom lmao but still the adaptatation(i heard) was very toned down since his franticness is caused by him taking hard drugs. but still, an amazing series
The thing about Ouran's OP (which is one of my favourite of all time, btw), is that the series came out in 2006.If you think about other popular series coming out at the time, like Naruto or FMA, this slightly post-punk "grungy" feeling in the guitar + drum + voice mixing is present there as well. I think it was the influence of how popular nu-metal was within the animé space, and the japanese 'kei' thing that was very popular at the time.
The first song was sang by the voice actress of the little girl in the picture.. Yuki Aoi had a few very manic / crazy songs under her belt. (not sure if they were all anime) And Yuki herself is pretty tiny in real life, the actress, like 4'10" or something - but her voice carries and she is one of the biggest name in voice acting right now.
43:33 "NHK" is a reference to the Japanese public broadcaster "NHK" (Nippon Hoso Kyokai). In _Welcome to the NHK_ the protagonist believes it's actually a secret conspiracy to turn people into shut-ins called "hikikomori", with the secret meaning being "Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai". As anyone who lives in Japan will tell you though, the only conspiracy the NHK is involved with, is trying to ambush you and make you pay television licence fees, *even though you don't watch the NHK, goddammit!*
A TV addict that watches doom and gloom news probably make them shut-ins. With the recent awareness of the societal impact of social media, I'm very curious what the stats are on multi generational TV addiction.
Kakatte koi yo!! From Megalobox is repeated in the chorus and at the ending, translates to "Bring it on!" Which is super fitting for the boxing anime. I'd recommend giving it a watch!
I absolutely adore the Dead Mount Death Play outro, the intro is also very good. The vocalist is actually the voice actor of the girl shown on screen, and is also the voice actor of Rem from Re:Zero. Fantastic show too, in my opinion. One of the most underrated from last year.
So the thing that is most impressive about the Tanya ED is that the VA is having to sing in the voice of Tanya. Tanya has a very distinct voice from the show and season 2 is the pipeline so we'll probably get another banger.
I appreciate how eloquently you say that some of these songs are.... "draining" as you put it. Definitely hard to analyze songs and want to critique something when you know that its SOMEONE's favorite. much respect that you still get your true thoughts across
If you had fun with Los! Los! Los!, I recommend looking up a lyrics video for it. The song, the chorus, and the inserted spoken word sections are an interesting juxtaposition with the music itself.
Oh wow I knew I recognized Tanya's voice, Aoi Yuuki's the same VA as the main character (and the crazy screaming singer in the OP) for the spider anime. The more you know.
WOW so happy Megalo Box is in this video. Truly one my favorites from that season it came out. Hope you get to watch it as well. The ost for it is awesome!!🔥🔥
Love to see some megalo box representation. I highly recommend the anime and its sequel it’s got that retro anime style with an amazing underdog story!
All you need to know about "Welcome to NHK" that is original novel basically brought the word "hikkikomori" into a dictionaries, it is a psycologycal drama
NHK is great bro, and yes that opening is very fitting for the context of the show. He is a shut in that suffers from paranoia etc, and he sees those little fellas that terrorize him into not leaving his house and making something of himself.
I enjoyed the swing groove and piano in the dead mount one(little bias cuz keys is my main instrument 😂), the chill groove and tasteful bass in apothecary one, and the fun hiphop fusion from megalo box. Hadn’t heard any of those b4 either so it was a nice treat. Saga of Tanya was almost too heavy imo, but it was good. OuranHHC was pretty cookie cutter except for that one switch up, and NHK was good but too goofy for me to add to a playlist lol. Great reactions as always! I always enjoy hearing your opinions to see how they vary from mine
give the series "nana" op and ending a try, rolling girls op, black bullet ost "crisis point" ,break blade op "fate" and the ending too, asura crying op (both) and ending, there's so many song out there lol
endings that should be great to react to: - Mawaru Pengundrum: Dear future - coaltar of the deepers - UN-GO: Fantasy - LAMA - Nagi no Asukara: Aqua terrarium - Nagi Yanagi - Tatamy Galaxy: Kamisama no Iu Toori - Yakushimaru Etsuko - xxxHolic : Kagerou - Buck-tick - Gintama: Pandemonium - DOES
Watching Tony appreciate music while being a pro is very reassuring and it feels rather good to watch these kinds of videos as long as they are from Tony
I don't know if anyone's recommended this one, but I'd love to see you do "Shall we dance?" by ReoNa (it's the OP for the second season of Shadows House). I feel like it's kind of niche but it's got some fun jazzy bits.
In short, the context of Welcome to the NHK is how many episodes you can watch without depression making you want to jump off a bridge. It has its positive and overcoming message at the end, but seriously, that series is like a knife cutting veins. All the social anxiety, paranoia, social criticism and existential anguish that is shoved down your throat is not easy to digest.
Finally some Nakamura Emi here! I'm such a fan of hers, all because of this song. I definitely recommend searching for the lyrics for this song, they are very inspiring. Also, check out some others songs of Emi: "I", "Yamabiko" and "don't". I'm sure y'all gonna enjoy.
The NHK Ending is actually ingenius (besides just the fact it's a cool song). It fits into the context of the story on multiple levels. The protagonist of the story is an infantilie shut-in, and his main love interest is equally infantile girl with a savior-complex who both, due to their unique circumstances, have been isolated from society and couldn't exactly grow up into normal responsible adults. And the story of the anime basically describes a book-case co-dependent relationship between them. The song is prety much their hymn (more so of the protagonist than the love interest, admittedly). It's so EDGY exactly because that's how the characters see the world. It's lyrics are about how the world is cruel to grown-ups and it's better to stay a baby forever to be loved, as all the babies are loved regardless of their "worth". While also going into the territory of delusions of grandeur (as in "We babies will conquer the world!"), which represents a very common feeling of underserved entitlement baby-adults have in real life. I watched the anime in my early 20s (and read the original novel around the same time too) and it was one of my favorite anime for a long time. Back then all I could think about it was "wow, this is literally me!". All the context described above was completely lost on me. Now, in my 30s, it's very apparent. The finale of the anime feels completely different now. Back then I used to think of it as a "happy ending". But no... it's more like the ending of The Graduate. I still love the anime and the novel to this day, but for very different reasons. Apparently, the author of the original novel wrote it based on his own experinces. And as far as I know, he never published anything else ever since.
I want to recommend a couple of anime songs, the first being 'Broken Games' by 'FZMZ' from the anime 'Shangri-La Frontier', the second being 'Keep Your Fire Burning' by 'Mao Abe' from the anime 'The Unwanted Undead Adventurer'. I'm only new here so I haven't seen you react to a song like the second one before, but it is a beautiful song rather than the busy/chaotic ones I know you'd normally react to
I fucking love welcome to the nhk and I feel like the song perfectly encapsulates what the show is about, it is both serious and weird. I feel like the song is very unique aswell so it has stuck with me ever since I watched the show which makes me really like it for what it is and what it is trying to be
If you have the time, watching tanya the evil may be worthwhile for you. Her voice actor is awesome. (Also does the mc voice for apothecary diaries) which has a good op theme and is really worth watching.
If I'm not wrong the ending to 'Welcome to the NHK' is made by the same artist who has done all of the OPs to 'Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei'. The dude really has the talent of making super weird but same time amazing music.
I had not heard the NHK song before but immediately recognized the artist because of the unique sound. The same group did the first and second openings to a fantastic show called Ushio and Tora, and both songs go for a more conventional rock/metal feel but still with their unique sound.
Never left a comment on any of your videos before but I just got done watching your Bocchi the Rock and Sound Euphonium reactions over on patreon and I cannot recommend enough an anime called Kids on the Slope. It's a short 12 episode drama about an introverted classical pianist in 1960's Japan learning to break out of his shell after discovering a new found love for western jazz. This show is criminally underrated and is genuinely one of my favorite shows of all time. I don't really know shit about playing music but I think it has some of the most realistic and well animated music playing I've ever seen, it's animated by the same studio that did Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, and Hell's Paradise. Anyways, awesome video as always and would love to see you react to Kids on the Slope sometime in the future.
Welcome to the NHK is one of my favorite anime of the last 20 years. I stumbled upon it for cheap one day and gave it a chance. It's crazy, chaotic, funny, sad and interesting. It's fantastic.
After listening to the 1st ending and jumping to the host club one I was so disoriented. I honestly couldn't wait for the powerchords to finish and then the bridge hit and I could hear the vocals. That's when I started liking the song till the end. I feel if I listen to it repeatedly I'll start liking it more and more lol. Wow then we get hit with Lolite, that was so nice to listen to! I agree with the fact that I would love to listen to more of the instrumental licks but the fact it was just sprinkled here and there also makes me like it. My request is to please check out the Megalobox OST! I'm sure you'll enjoy it and it's so amazing. Perfect for a Boxing anime. I have no words for the NHK ending lol that was an experience. Finally Aina the end loved it, the atmosphere they create gives me chills, but yea overall very relaxing and nice to listen.
I highly suggest giving welcome to the nhk a try one of these days. I've been watching anime for 5 years and it remains to be one of my favorite animes. One of its strengths in my opinion in particular is their soundtrack. Everything about the soundtrack was tailor-made to fit with the themes present and enhance the viewing experience and I think in general the show simply does what it needs to do at a very high level and it's quite underappreciated for how good it is.
The reason for the ending of NHK being so chaotic is because the show is basically a huge anxiety. It touches upon alot of real world struggles especially with anime culture in Japan and mental illnesses. I highly recommend it as its a crazy mix of Extremely realistic characters and motives but has alot of surreal moments. It'll change your world view
Megalobox ending is soo godd i always thought counting in song was kinda representing when someone was ko in anime and ref was counting how much time he has to get up soo cool
To add some additional context to Welcome to the NHK, "NHK" stands for Nippon Housou Kyoukai which means Japan Broadcasting Corporation. It exclusively owns rights to all forms of broadcasting in Japan, making it effectively a state-approved private monopoly. The main character believes that the NHK is responsible for a conspiracy to monitor and control his life, hence the title of the show.
I would say the second ending of dead mount death play is even better than the first, I think it would deserve a video. But you really need to check out Shangri La Frontier second opening, its nutty good.
When talking about anime endings Shadows House's must be included - NaiNai by Reona and Masquerade by Claris. And I'd also recommend all of Overlord endings
I highly recommend listening to the first opening song of Apothecary diaries, it's a great fusion of rock guitar and traditional instruments with some great delivery from the vocalist.
I'll have to look it up later to see if its true but the singers for saga of tanya the evil song and the dead mount death play one sound like the voice actors of those characters on screen, if so that's pretty cool
Like said in other comments, NHK ni youkosou is about a depressif neet and his hourney to a healthier lifestyle, but also about other mental conditions like schizophrenia, imposter syndrom, saviour/ god syndrome and others.. All these are pottayer throughout the show through the characters and we witness how they interact et evolve together. This anime is also a journey to a simpler mindset, where the characters look back to their roots and what caused them to become like this, to return to more 'innocent' simple state. Thats why the ending is about babies, and weird af with how it sounds
Tony, you have made me learn to appreciate music is a whole new way these past few months. I highly recommend you checkout the song the song “kishi ou no hokori.” It’s one of the best Melodies I’ve come to appreciate.
I don't know if you'll even see this, but I highly recommend listening to the music from Bungo Stray Dogs if you haven't already! It has some of my absolute favorite openings (especially the one from season 5, Tetsu No Ori) and I think you'd enjoy them!
Love The Apothecary Diaries, one of those ones that might be an interesting watch for you despite not being music themed. Since you liked the ED, I also recommend Aina The End's ED for The Witch from Mercury season 2, "Red:birthmark". Not as pleasing on the ears, much more electronic and dramatic, but has a lot of cool stuff going on.
It would be amazing if you could do a reaction to the Japanese band RADWIMPS! They are most famous for their musical work in anime films such as Your Name and Weathering With You, but they also have an extensive discography outside of that which is a lot of various types of rock. I would HIGHLY recommend listening to Hyperventilation, Tayuta, and Dada. The guitarist and bassist are insanely talented, I think you'll love it!
apotakery diaris ending seems like the artist took inspiration from anna tsuchia from previous decades , you just can imagine Nana singing that, although not punk enough for black stones :P heavy kuroi namida vibesclean highs and raspy middle