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Toonami |Jan14| See you, Space Cowboy. Hello, Space Dandy
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Doctor Decimate
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also, as Youtube sucks me into watching anime openings and endings, i'd like to mention Bleach's first opening is still cool as hell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt4r932kYvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt4r932kYvM
Don't forget, here's the One Piece ending that Funimation couldn't get. Mirai Kokai.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRJndbrn13A
What's weird is that the group behind that song did Crazy Rainbow, and Funimation managed to get that song.
I really hope they get
in the 10 or so years it will take to get to that point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRJndbrn13A
What's weird is that the group behind that song did Crazy Rainbow, and Funimation managed to get that song.
I really hope they get
Hands Up!
I always loved this version of YYH second ending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQEpfL2iZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQEpfL2iZI
BassForever
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I wonder if the rights to songs are funky when its a simulcast or airing before Japan.
chicagocubsfan
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Yep one of my favorite openings I've ever seen, even if I never really got into Bleach.
My favorite OP is Great Teacher Onizuka's though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4khYLRDAFA
Doctor Decimate
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i can't find the second ending in a version that's not higher-pitched than normal ;-;
Schadenfreude
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BassForever
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Bleach has so many awesome OP's its insane. Honestly it feels wrong starting Toonami without an epic Bleach OP
Doctor Decimate
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YESSSSSSSSS
My best friend and I have an eternal debate over which GTO opening is better.
I (like most rational people on the planet) am a Driver's High sort of guy.
He likes the Second one more. Which is a fine opening, don't get me wrong, but it's no Driver's High.
BassForever
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Any dubbed opening discussion isn't complete without the top 3 dub openings ever of all time
Pokemon Theme Song
Rock The Dragon
Digimon Theme Song
Pokemon Theme Song
Rock The Dragon
Digimon Theme Song
My fav in recent memory is the ultra cheesey one from Hunter x Hunter
http://youtu.be/KVHa89Jpgs8
http://youtu.be/KVHa89Jpgs8
chicagocubsfan
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TBH I hated it when I first saw it, because I was shocked they changed it. But it definitely grew on me.
I won't post the current HxH ending for fear of spoiling people, but it is by far and away my favorite. Straight cash money
This one might blow your mind.
There exists an OFFICIAL dub of the second Mobile Fighter G Gundam opening ~ I'll Trust You Forever.
It's decent! Pretty sure it's sung by someone with very little English.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-WuBmDTV_Y
There exists an OFFICIAL dub of the second Mobile Fighter G Gundam opening ~ I'll Trust You Forever.
It's decent! Pretty sure it's sung by someone with very little English.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-WuBmDTV_Y
Wait, that's the English version? I could swear it was the Japanese version...
Gucci Messiah
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I'm impressed with how consistently awesome the OPs in Bleach are. Here are my favorites:
OP 3 - Ichirin no Hana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0HfqAek-yc
OP 4 - Tonight Tonight Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMxoLmPRziY
OP 8 - Chu Bara (Best part of a really shitty filler arc, even by my standards)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7fjflzioOo
OP 9 - Velonica (Song sucks but the visuals are cool)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxn9VHgJM-U
OP 13 - Ranbu no Melody (AKA Andrex's theme and my personal favorite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2JlTdTiG8
I'd classify those as cheesy yet strangely catchy, or 'so bad it's actually good'
OP 3 - Ichirin no Hana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0HfqAek-yc
OP 4 - Tonight Tonight Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMxoLmPRziY
OP 8 - Chu Bara (Best part of a really shitty filler arc, even by my standards)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7fjflzioOo
OP 9 - Velonica (Song sucks but the visuals are cool)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxn9VHgJM-U
OP 13 - Ranbu no Melody (AKA Andrex's theme and my personal favorite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2JlTdTiG8
I'd classify those as cheesy yet strangely catchy, or 'so bad it's actually good'
Sailor Moon US theme needs to be there.
chicagocubsfan
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Don't get me wrong, this ending is great.
But Hunting for you Dream(Ending 2) is just epic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05nwhQSgaG4
Doctor Decimate
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the G Gundam opening has my favorite instance of really goofy English. at 1:00 the singer just belts out "BRIGHT YOU NOW" with so much confidence, it's hilarious and for some reason it sounds awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrWu3SnGqSw
This is the original. I should know, it's been my alarm clock for the past five years.
BassForever
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Its in my top 10 dubbed openings/endings
I love that one. Especially when the episode segways into it after some epic moments.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
I honestly can't tell the difference, I do know one thing though. They got the same exact guy to sing both versions.
BassForever
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I'm surprised HxH is still using the same OP 100 episodes in
Absolutely.
One is clearly entirely in english and the other is Japanese with one or two English phrases thrown in.
G Gundam has this amazing soundtrack overall. Part normal Gundam sort of stuff, part cheesy awesome HK kung fu movie amazingness.
Schadenfreude
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Man, all those Youtube links were killing my Gamepad. All better now.
chicagocubsfan
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Pretty funny that both of Togashi's series have had the same opening throughout the entire series.
I agree with you on the soundtrack, it's perfect for the series.
Doctor Decimate
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it hurts me that even if (ok, WHEN) Gundam is licensed, G Gundam will probably never ever be on TV again
Gucci Messiah
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Rolling Star by Yui?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlkiLhH0tG8
Here's the actual music video by her band, I watched it a lot in high school
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G77VSY5CJgc
That's actually my favorite part of posting on the Gamepad, I can see what youtube links are without clicking on them.
Yep, the mix on this one is fucked to try and mess with the automated content filler. It sounds horrible.
Schadenfreude
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Gotta check places that aren't Youtube: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/6735165/bleach_opening_5/
Gucci Messiah
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For all the shit Bleach gets you've got to admit that the music is pretty darn incredible
It's never changing. If they used it during Fucked x Fucked part of the series, it's sticking around.
Also, while super cheesy, I still love this one from Naruto
Schadenfreude
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Gucci Messiah
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What did you think of Dandy's soundtrack?
This is the one I associate with Naruto, it might be the first /anything/ of Naruto I saw, which is probably the reason.
Like it so far.
Reading over the last pages of "Fanservice" discussion... I really have to wonder how the creators of shows view some of their decisions. If looked at by the content of each half of the show, Dandy looks like a mess, and a juvenile one at that. As if some execs said "Guys like this stuff, right? Lets put that in there, that'll get their attention!"
At it's core, fanservice isn't purely sexual. It's ANYTHING done in excess as a service to those watching, that has no purpose to the story.
Fanservice includes things like
Looking at it in that way, I think Dandy was pure "fanservice".
The first part of the episode was kinda lax in animation, and basically just did enough to get by. But we jumped between a lot of minimally-animated stills of various styles and personality. It was all about vocal jokes, a few "sexy" scenes, and blowing your expectations out of the water with it's ridiculousness. "Boobies" wasn't just a space station... It was a space station trapped witin 2 huge flesh-colored spheres with pink lights on the ends. The girls weren't just human... they had aliens with multi-boobs. They ranged from extremely pretty and charming, to extremely butch and masculine (to the human eye). It just got that "man's first desire in space... is to find hot alien women, and ogle them!" bit out of the way, but in a bit of a fun way. Meow and Dandy, being 2 vastly different beings, but with a similar passion for the ladies, is a nice bridge between 2 distinctly different characters.
In between this, we're introduced to a possible antagonist, who'se oddly riding around with a Statue of Liberty-inspired ship mass, is a giant ape, speaking to a skeleton-guy, while acting as if Dandy is the best main character ever. Someone forgot to tell him what show we're in, because as far as he's concerned, Dandy is Sasuke, and he's awesome, and needs to be stopped! For some reason, there was a space war in this sequence, too. A large scale battle, reduced to the most insignificant of things within this episode...
And then we get to the next part, which is pretty much action-fanservice. The animation and designs went crazy, and no expense was spared on ANYTHING. We got more beast designs in these few minutes, than exist in some entire series. The animations for Dandy and Meow being on fire, drowning, and Dandy swinging around and shooting his gun were just off the charts. There were pocket references to everything space and sci-fi related that they could get their hands on.
I feel like this first episode was basically trying to tell me "regardless of what you like in your anime, or shows... we can handle it, and we'll do it big... but in our own way! Hope you enjoy the ride!"
The whole show just seems to be a big spoof of classic and modern space and sci-fi themes, rolled into a show with just enough plot glue to let them reference whatever the creators fancy. It's not taking itself seriously at ALL yet, and I have to think one might be missing the point of the whole thing, if they try to read too far into what's been presented.
At it's core, fanservice isn't purely sexual. It's ANYTHING done in excess as a service to those watching, that has no purpose to the story.
Fanservice includes things like
- Transformation sequences
- Overly detailed brandishing of weapons
- Insanely well drawn pans over cityscapes, landmarks, etc
- stupid-fluid animation on actions that could be illustrated much more simply
- Highly detailed drawings during closeups, that are obviously of a quality above the usual art
- Making references to other shows, with background characters and art.
- Scriptwriting that calls out to anything the creators or viewers are passionate about.
Looking at it in that way, I think Dandy was pure "fanservice".
The first part of the episode was kinda lax in animation, and basically just did enough to get by. But we jumped between a lot of minimally-animated stills of various styles and personality. It was all about vocal jokes, a few "sexy" scenes, and blowing your expectations out of the water with it's ridiculousness. "Boobies" wasn't just a space station... It was a space station trapped witin 2 huge flesh-colored spheres with pink lights on the ends. The girls weren't just human... they had aliens with multi-boobs. They ranged from extremely pretty and charming, to extremely butch and masculine (to the human eye). It just got that "man's first desire in space... is to find hot alien women, and ogle them!" bit out of the way, but in a bit of a fun way. Meow and Dandy, being 2 vastly different beings, but with a similar passion for the ladies, is a nice bridge between 2 distinctly different characters.
In between this, we're introduced to a possible antagonist, who'se oddly riding around with a Statue of Liberty-inspired ship mass, is a giant ape, speaking to a skeleton-guy, while acting as if Dandy is the best main character ever. Someone forgot to tell him what show we're in, because as far as he's concerned, Dandy is Sasuke, and he's awesome, and needs to be stopped! For some reason, there was a space war in this sequence, too. A large scale battle, reduced to the most insignificant of things within this episode...
And then we get to the next part, which is pretty much action-fanservice. The animation and designs went crazy, and no expense was spared on ANYTHING. We got more beast designs in these few minutes, than exist in some entire series. The animations for Dandy and Meow being on fire, drowning, and Dandy swinging around and shooting his gun were just off the charts. There were pocket references to everything space and sci-fi related that they could get their hands on.
I feel like this first episode was basically trying to tell me "regardless of what you like in your anime, or shows... we can handle it, and we'll do it big... but in our own way! Hope you enjoy the ride!"
The whole show just seems to be a big spoof of classic and modern space and sci-fi themes, rolled into a show with just enough plot glue to let them reference whatever the creators fancy. It's not taking itself seriously at ALL yet, and I have to think one might be missing the point of the whole thing, if they try to read too far into what's been presented.
No joke, the first thing that came up under j-pop the first time I ever used iTunes Radio
BassForever
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Togashi has had 3 animes based upon his series
And one has one of the greatest troll moments of all time
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