First Time Hearing Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann | "Libera Me From Hell" OST | ANIME REACTION
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My First Time Reaction to one of the MOST INSANE Anime OSTs I have ever heard! Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Libera Me From Hell and this is like nothing I have ever heard! Not just in anime but in music! I don't even know what to say! Here is my first time reaction to Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Anime OST Libera Me From Hell
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I recommend the aldnoah zero openings and endings
I recommend you to react to Dango Daikazoku, Clannad's ED
Libera me From Hell is inserted in the most epic scenes of this anime, this is one of the classics, giant battle is the right word (maybe too small a word for what that fight is). "Libera" is pronounced with the latin "i", for english speakers is similar with the sound "ee" in "week", "me" is not the english word, is the latin word and sounds like "me" in "mellow".
I dont know why but when you said on the vid at around 10:00 that you never heard something like this i somehow got this crazy nostalgic feeling of a song.
The song in question ? [IS] Let the Beat Drop - Mirajane/Juvia/Erza
You mentioned that the song felt alien, and that's kinda the point. Rap was still pretty new at the time, especially with anime. Often an anime soundtrack fits a single atmosphere at a time, but this is a war of two worlds, opposing themes, clashing points in the universe, the underdog clawing up at the hegemony. That is what the song stands for.
If you didnt read comments under music, it's explanation of why there is this whole duality
"Libera me from Hell" consists of two very distinct music pieces: Opera and rap. Opera is a very somber and traditionally tragic genre, with themes usually centered around inevitability of fate and human mortality. Opera is supposed to make you experience catharsis and accept whatever painful truth it is trying to convey
Rap is different. Very different . It's fundamentaly a rebellious genre, very energetic and defiant of traditions and norms. One of the main themes explored in rap is willpower and how it can overcome pretty much any obstacle that can possibly rise in your way.
"Libera me from Hell" takes this genres and makes them fight to the death. Throughout the whole song rap - symbol of human will, determination and the power of the spiral - struggles against Opera - symbol of fate, depression, stagnation and anti-spiral. At times rap is almost completely drowned by the Opera, only for it to gloriously re-emerge and silence it's opponent.
Yepp and the part where the lyric goes “revolution ain’t ever gonna televise” I always thought was so cool in context of the show especially. The bigger power will always try to hide all attempts of revolution so no one knows what’s happening and comes to unite and join together so the weak never know how strong they are- how many with the same one voice willing to fight
I love this!!!
Thank you for the explanation!
I came to the comments just to see if someone explained the BRILLIANT compositional dichotomy of this piece and it's reference to the villains and the heroes through the use of traditional suppressing and depressing music vs energetic, empowering and almost uplifting rap. It literally tells the story of the show, especially the latter half of the show.
@@GOTGames Its just as he told ya. Basically, its a battle between the inevitable and the revolution. The Opera is the "Antagonist" and the Rap are the "Protagonists" if you pay attention to the way the rap and the opera sing, 1st it starts with the Opera, then changes only to the rap, the battle begins, then at the end they BOTH sing at the same time! struggleing, BUT the rap is so low in volume like they are loosing, until FIGHT THE POWER is like interrupting the opera and screaming! after that part the rap goes higher in volume and the opera is more like the background turning the tables the other way about, flipping the "battle"
@John Mandrake It's also a reference to a Gil Scott-Heron's song "The revolution will not be televised" which has many of the same themes.
Gurren Lagann, the anime about making the impossible possible. Simply amazing!
Row Row fight the power!
Yes, essentially that's what TTGL is all about. I love it.
B-but, by definition, if they do something supposedly "Impossible" It was never Impossible to begin with, making it Possible by definition, meaning they never did the impossible, simply the possible.
@@kamixakadio2441It depends upon the passage of time and the freedom of individual imagination to create the means to do "the impossible" that "the impossible" becomes possible. 150 years ago, it was impossible for self-propelled flight. That is in and of itself a fact. Nobody had the means to build such a machine that could fly until the dawn of the 20th Century. I could come up with dozens of examples where things were impossible, but for time, blood, sweat, and tears that were spent in order to make that impossibility possible.
@@yohannbiimu well said❤
I great message from this anime is to believe in the person others believe you to be. "Believe in the me who believes in you"
Such an inspiring quote.. gave me a whole different meaning to my life. Simply amazing.
not really, that was what simon needed to hear at first because he lacked confidence, the complete phrase was something like "If you lack the self-confidence to believe in yourself, then at least believe in me. Because I believe in you.".
but then the messaged changed to "Believe in you who believes in yourself"
if you only go by the first phrase, then you're not improving your self-confidence.
@Walter I was paraphrasing the line, "Listen up, Simon. Don't believe in yourself. Believe in me! Believe in the Kamina who believes in you!”. So that it was better understood what was being said.
I remember meeting Yuri Lowenthal at a signing in a comic shop in Dublin and asking him to quite that for me , it was amazing having Simon say it
the "Believe in that you who believes in yourself" one is better
Gurren Lagann is an absolute must watch YES and the scene where this song plays is one of my favorite scenes of all time. Despite the lyrics, the emotions that the music alone creates are out of this world
To be fair, the lyrics make a lot more sense in the context of the anime. I won't claim they're amazing, but they're clearly referencing the events of the story from the viewpoint of the lead character.
I hope he uploads this anime reaction to youtube and not just twitch streamed. This anime is that good🔥🔥
Episode 25 my favourite episode of anything
Oh I cannot wait to check out the scene where this song plays! 💯💯
@@starplatinum8266 He uploads all the twitch reactions (though sometimes edited down for copyright purposes) to his second channel, as well as the un-edited ones on his Patreon.
Gurren laagan is a culture milestone in anime. I can promise you won't regret a watch through. Themes of manly speeches, endless growth, and perseverance
I've always considered this song to be a crystallization of one of TTGL's main themes: the opera representing the stagnant, those who would rather fade away in comfort and ease than risk anything vs the rap representing the progressive, willing to be hurt and risk everything on the chance of making things better.
anime aside progress is good but it has to be done intelligently with some careful thought and planning. and while all progress is change not all change is progress.
it is much harder to make anything that is already very good any better, and attempting to do so is highly likely to break what is good.
so while we should continue to advance we need to do so in a more well thought out manner than telling idiot kids to go out and try to change the world, that wont end well.
but reckless change without any serious reasoning being applied is exactly what progressives advocate for in todays age.
Except that's not what the opera is at all.
The latin lyrics talk about: wishing peace on those who have died, talking about an upcoming calamity, and wishing for light to shine on those who are still fighting.
The opera is Nia, the rap is Kamina, two contrasting forces that bind into the double helix of the DNA of the human spirit.
@@Cri_Jackal I've not seen the Latin translation, so I didn't know. It was basically just my interpretation of what I saw/heard on-screen.
@@Cri_Jackal hmm that does sound reasonable
@@robertcartledge826 fun enough, the show addresses this and its part of the core themes throught the whole thing, even giving the perspective of balancing it out but to never stay stagnant
This song is amazing on its own, but when it plays in the context of the anime it's absolutely transcendent. ("Just who the hell do you think we are!")
you should absolutely watch this as your first mech anime, its consider as one of the best anime in general and an amazing entry point for mech anime you wont regret it.
But he already watch Attack on Titan, so this would be his second mech anime
Would be happy to!
@@insertenombreoriginal5897 I laughed way too hard to this joke, congratz xD
@@insertenombreoriginal5897 I keep telling people that AOT is just a Mecha anime. They work pretty much the same way Eva's do. Plug into the neck of a giant biological creature. And they summon them just like in some of the Super Robot Genre series, or Tokusatsu style series.
@@mrmxypltkI’m still surprised people haven’t caught on to that lol
ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWAH!
Yeah the lyrics are the lower part of this song, but it's not that bad when you realize that the people who wrote it probably didn't have the best grasp on English.
Gurren Lagann happens to be one of Mori Calliope and Ironmouse's favorite anime, and a lot of their fans really want them to cover this song, me included!
And funny you mention Pacific Rim - that movie is very much inspired by Mecha/Giant Robot anime, including Gurren Lagann!
Truuuuuue. Those lyrics are basically the white bread of rapping, but it mixes so well with the opera part that I try to ignore them as best as I can xD
Honestly, after the first line and any repeats of "row row fight da power" the rap part is just downright terrible. Calling it white bread is insulting to bread, its the crusts and leftover crumbs. Somehow still a 9.9/10 song just because of how its used in the show.
Oh imagine them covering this! That'd be awesome!! They could both do it as well!! 💯💯💯
@@GOTGames Calli has mentioned that she knows we want her to cover it with Mousey, and they've looked into it. Its Rights and Permissions that they have to work out before its possible, unfortunately, and these things take time. So at least we know that they've looked into it! I'm hoping Calli can fix up the rap bits a bit, and maybe add a bit more to it. I guess we will see one day!
@@GOTGamesthe lyrics need more context that’s why they don’t make sense
The rap lyrics aren't bad, the entire show is literally about self-esteem. Believe it or not the show saves peoples lives, it's probably changed more people than any other anime so far.
I love the song, but sorry, the lyrics are bad, it's literally broken english
@@Tenryuu19 Hope you realize the music is written to literally parallel the TTGL world. The opera is the vanguard of barely even known old world, pristine and proud like the memories before the wipe of humanity, and the rap - the gnarly, unmastered, amateurish yelling is the people living in dugout villages, barely more than savages, getting together and trying to rise up and battle for freedom...
@@khaoscualdawath I do and love it, but it's still broken english, written by a non-native speaker
@@khaoscualdawathdude it’s broken English stop coping.
@@AragornRespecter The less you can understand the Engrish lyrics, the better the song sounds! Hehe.
The rap portion of this piece is actually taken from another piece of music called "Rap is a Man's Soul" from earlier in the series. "Libera Me From Hell" was sort of them upping the stakes of this pre-existing action theme for the last few episodes of the show.
The composer of this theme is Taku Iwasaki and throughout his career with animes and video games he loved the contrast between styles, if you found this ost interesting if you can listen to the theme Bahasa Palus from the Katanagatari series where he mixes hip hop with music traditional buddhist.
oh that anime is also a heartbreaker and that song is lit too makes me so sad and angry at the same time.
@@serhatkucukberksun3523 Bahasa Palus is sick
Like his bento ost that he made. Or irregular at magic highschool
Damn Katanagari!? Haven't heard about that in ages.
This anime is a classic and is worth seeing! Love the opera style singing of this song and a complete mix of some hip-hip! I love your reactions and confusion of the fusion of this song! 😂
It comes so highly recommended! Can't wait to check it out 💯💯
This show is literally the piece of media with the single most amount of impact on my life. It's given me the ability to conjure an otherworldly amount of willpower out of thin air to tackle any problems that present itself to me. I've regularly scoured the internet for analysis (easily upwards of 200 hours by this point) and almost every time I find more nuance and appreciation for how it incorporates its themes into literally every aspect of its execution.
Its my #1 media period because it has changed my life. Although I have to admit it's just my unbeatable favorite, but other shows I've watched are critically better. I do still think it deserves a 10/10 because of just how deep its themes go, but it could be reduced to a 9/10 since it has quirks that could drive some people away.
Yeah!! This song is pretty awesome! Another fave of mine from Gurren Lagann ost is "Happily Ever After". I hope you get to watch the show someday cause these songs are better when listen while watching the scenes they're used in. Especially in a show like Gureen Lagann.
Anime OP/ED suggestion: Inuyasha. It's a popular anime that many anime fans have watched or at least heard of and the songs are pretty good.
Thank you for the recommendation! Happy to check those out 💯💯
gurren lagann will always be the iconic anime of my childhood. made me cry a million times over.. the nostalgia of its ost always gives me chills
"if you don't believe in yourself, believe in me the one who believes in you" easily one one of the best quotes in anime
Gurren Lagann is one of the few anime that I can rewatch over and over again and still feel the same emotions I’ve felt from watching it the 1st time. Truly one of the best anime I’ve ever seen imo.
This OST is awesome, especially if you understand its meaning. The opera represent the antagonist and the rap the protagonist that don't want to give up and to make a revolution ( row row fight the power)!
At the end, the two song fight against each other and at the and, there is only the rap, simbolizing the protagonists win.
You said your brother loves Kill La Kill. Chances are he loves this too.
Because this series was made by all the same people. And it's equally amazing and batshit insane.
Don't forget Cyberpunk Edgerunners
@@KBgamer2010 Cyberpunk is a bit different since it's not written by Nakashima and it shows.
Still it IS directed by Imaishi so his style does shine through.
The music in anime tends to rely on the context in the show to help guide emotion. I remember very little about this show, but the 'Row Row! Fight the Power!" has lived in my memory. I couldn't even tell you the scene it belongs to, but the message of the show was 'overcome the impossible" and it did that in spades. This song kind of embodies that feeling.
The duality of this song is thematically emblematic of the show. The opera the struggles of man, depression, sweeping emotions and orchestras. Opera is a genre defined by sweeping emotions, epochs, tragedies, and then having it broken apart by a strictly rebellious HIP HOP, not just rap but specifically 90's hip hop. The composition of this song, as far as the rap parts go are are heavily inspired by 90's political action hip hop. The themes of this show are about overcoming tragedy through will, digging a path to a brighter and better future for later generations, so having the hip hop kick back in in layers, it lends to the scenery, the imagery and messages of gurren lagann. The way it works, its supposed to clash and blend together in this nonsensical over the top representation of the show.
I remember watching this anime on Adult Swim back when that was really the only way for me to watch anime. This was such a fantastic show!
2:20
Man didn't think the opera would kick back in LMAO
6:37 PACIFIC RIM!😃
I love Pacific Rim (just the first one... not so much the second one) and tbh, that movie is SUCH an homage to mecha anime as a genre. Guillermo Del Toro is a huge mecha and Godzilla fan, and it shows in the film. not in that it's referential _to_ anything in particular... he wanted the film to be its own creation entirely. but a lot of the core tenants of mecha anime are used in terms of the themes and aesthetics. giant robots powered by the connection between two people, pitted against these giant alien biological threats... it's like a playground for anyone who likes designing cool shit, and I think that movie did the absolute MOST where that's concerned. in a way, you tangentially have experienced a taste of mecha anime before... you just might not have known it at the time.
(I suggest Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury... it's very good, and you can jump in from the first episode without needing any prior knowledge of the Gundam franchise!)
Oh the first one is awesome! Great film! Just epic and fun!
@@GOTGames all of this is such a soft spot for me because one of my brothers really likes kaiju and mecha stuff... so shoutout to that whole genre☺
I felt so betrayed when GL lost to Spy x Family lol
😂
I mean, the Lyrics are by someone who is not a native english speaker. You can get the intent but it's clearly not their first language.
Iwasaki Taku is a great composer that mix genres and instrumentals in the ost he makes.
Katanagatari Bahasa Palus
Soul Eater Konfrontation
Gatchaman Crowds Unbeatable Network
Bungou Stray Dogs - Eye of the Tiger (or Wake Up Call)
Wow, I know all of this, but I didn't know the composer of them, also partially that at the time I watched it on crappy website without much of details about them.
Katanagatari! That's an anime I haven't heard in a long time.
Rurouni Kenshin OVA soundtrack as well, which was fantastic.
It's worth noting that this song also first debuts in the series in episode 25, comes in during a real downer of a scene that continues through to what is probably one of the three most iconic scenes in the series. It's just such a hugely emotional hit and I loooooove it.
Should you watch Gurren Lagann? Yes Yes YEEEEEES!!!! It's total insanity and I love every second of it, this anime is amazing. The Lyrics about doing the impossible breaking the unbreakable is what the whole anime is about, piercing the heavens, not being limited by your own limitations, reaching for the stars and then going even further beyond.
The Latin words look like it's from a mass, and they are very well structured. The English lines look like they were written by a Japanese person who ran them through Google Translate. They probably made more sense in Japanese, but much was lost in translation.
EDIT: "...you've got this fu**ing operatic music swelling in the background, I can already visualize what scene is getting ready to happen, everybody is getting ready for some giant fu**ing war..."
YES! That is precisely what's about to happen while this music is playing.
This song means everything to this anime. "Breaking the unbreakable" refers to the weapon, the drill.
Let's go. ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER.
The duality of this song is amazing! Fight The Power!
This is one of the most hype animes that you'll ever watch. It Just gets bigger and bigger the more episode you go through.
I'd defiantly check out Gurren Lagan's opening, Sorairo Days, it's pure hype, hope, and determination.
He’s already reacted to all of its Op’s and Ed’s
Except Minna no Peace
This song give me chills every time. I love it. This anime is a masterpiece, looks like no other stuff and this song is the perfect epitome of that.
The classical part is more than an opera piece, it's a "Dies Irae" , a part of classic requiem. They made a Hip-Hop Requiem, Hip-Hop Sacred Music, just so crazy but it's work so well. It's powerfull, beautiful, amazing.
To this day, this song brings a tear to my eye from the sheer emotional memory it brings. It’s a beautiful song that completely encapsulates the show. If you ever decide to watch it, I guarantee you will never regret it.
Trigger studios just does whatever they want and make animes that just shouldn't work but turn out incredible (both Kill la Kill and Gurren Lagann are from Trigger). And the soundtracks have just as much uniqueness and badass-ness. If you're going to watch a mech anime, Gurren Lagaan is a great place to start, but it might just ruin all other mech anime for you XD
Technically Gurren Lagann is from Gainax, Not Trigger. That said, the team at Gainax that made Gurren Laggan did leave Gainax after they completed it, then formed Trigger, and made Kill La Kill as their first series as an Independent Studio. So it's sort of like an Honorary Trigger series?
and dont forget cyyberpunk edgerunner
@@mrmxypltk a Trigger was form after Panty and Stocking came out not Gurren Laggan, and the first OVA of Little witch academia was made before Kill la Kill
@@franciscoarzapalozapata4610 That is true, Trigger was formed after Hiroyuki Imaishi also made Panty and Stocking at Gainax, which is also after he made Gurren Lagann. I was leaving some details out to keep things simpler.
Kill La Kill is absolutely the first *Series* Trigger made. The Little Witch Academia short film was their first project. They didn't make the Little Witch Academia *Series* until 2017, three years after Kill La Kill.
The lyrics make sense in context to the show but I don't listen to rap so I don't know how they are compared to other rap lyrics
React please on these anime OP-ED:
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite
Initial D
Btooom!
Kakegurui
Shiki
Aldnoah Zero
Kokkoku
Classroom of the Elite
The Irregular at Magic High School/Mahouka
-Violet Evergarden-
-Steins;Gate-
-death parade-
-Durarara-
-Evangelion-
-Another-
-Yofukashi no Uta-
-Akame ga kill-
-Guilty Crown-
-psycho-pass-
-The Promised Neverland-
-Angel beats!-
The feeling you felt when hearing this song, and its clash of genres, /IS/ what it feels like to watch Gurren Lagann. It is absolutely a top tier anime and worth making your first mech anime, imo. Gurren Lagann is a love letter to mecha anime of the past while mecha anime of today try to emulate the emotion that is Gurren Lagann. Also, the lyricism in the rap isn't the best, but it does make more sense when you have the context that the series adds.
This show is seriously amazing. Its just so hype and at times inspirational and has a huge cast of incredible characters.
if you haven't already you should look into the history of studio Gainax(Evangelion, Gurren Lagann) and its successor studio trigger(Kill la Kill, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) it is fascinating.
both studio's are known for works that are epic, sexy and existential at the same time.
Also, Anno Hideaki broke off from GAINAX to form Studio Khara, where he continued making Evangelion films and live-action projects. Anno apparently owns that title.
@@yohannbiimu I heard about that too.
“In terms of making you cry, lyrics are important.” Bruh, if you’ve watched the show, the intro of this song will make you cry, yell, and feel like you can move mountains and shatter galaxies, all at the same time. This song will give you the manliest sob of your entire life. Just who the hell do you think we are?!
It always puts a smile on my face when someone new discovers one of the best anime of its generation, Gurren Lagann. Gurren Lagann has one of the best soundtracks of its generation as well.
Also, Gurren Lagann is unique among mecha anime, in that it doesn't feel like you're watching mecha. Believe me, I do not like mecha, but my two favorite anime of all time are both mecha. Eureka 7 and Gurren Lagann. And conveniently, both also have insanely good soundtracks.
Great Anime and Fantastic Song
I got viscerally angry when you paused before the last "Row row fight the power!" Like, I actually screamed out loud "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT, THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Then I realized what an insane reaction that was and I dialed myself back lmao. This song kind of operates with the same etiquette of a sick guitar solo, though. In that last bit of the song, you gotta let the music play without pause. Getting people that riled up without the bit of closure at the end can cause some issues lol. But yes, yes, 1,000 times yes, react to Gurren Lagann. You NEED to watch it.
ah G means gurren which translates to crimson"
Gurren is the name of the group or gang in the anime who basically comes through or literally pierces and drills through advercity and i mean LITERALLY lol
every single gurren lagann ost is absolute fire. the G stands for Gurren lagann
Episdoe One: i dig hole
Episode 27: Ok *GOD* !!! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!?!
This song is so perfect for Gurren Laggan, since it embodies 2 types the show was representing.
The Opera
-The bleakness of existence
-Accepting the inevitable and represent how futile to go against it
-Controlling everything
The Rap
-Finding beauty in existence, no matter how small it is
-The indominable human spirit and Fighting until the very end no matter how futile it is
-Breaking through those shackles
DO IMPOSSIBLE SEE THE INVISIBLE! ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH!!!!!!!
Gurren Lagann has been my favorite anime ever since i watched it, i will ALWAYS highly recommend it considering its so short and sweet. a show about a kid making an impossible dream come true through sheer force of willpower and determination, it'll get your feels pumping REAL quick
If there's one song you're really going to love out of the entire Gurren Lagann soundtrack, it's going to be Nikopol, the theme song to one of the series' best antagonists, Viral.
I don't know if everyone makes this reading, if it really is the meaning of the music or whatever, but the way I hear it is that the operatic part is the crushing cold and uncaring nature of the universe, and the rap part is the indomitable human spirit emerging from and bursting through it
ok, this is a legendary anime. I mean legendary. If you can find time to watch this you should, it could change your life. It takes a few episodes to really get going, but basically back in the day this was the show that taught weeb-curious outsiders that anime can be some of the hypest, sickest, manliest shit ever.
Basically if Evangelion's message is "nothing matters and you can't do anything" then Gurren Lagann's message is "NAH JUST DO IT BRO, YOU GOT THIS."
Omg this song brings me so many feels. Please watch it, because If you don't, I'm gonna have to binge it once again
Taku iwasaki is a mad lad. I still love his soundtrack from a lesser known show called Jormungard. I still hum and listen to the theme that is for the character koko from time to time. Gurren Lagann has a legendary soundtrack as well.
"I'm getting Pacific Rim vibes".
Yes, you got the show theme
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!!
Just such an amazing anime. Can’t recommend this enough.
Gurren Lagann is the coming of age of a meek kid who stands in the shadow of his hero and absolutely dedicated companion. The second season is about the discovery of his meaning of life and way to be. I know that's incredibly vague, but as a guy who's watched it repeatedly for over 10 years, it's most interesting as a follow-up to Evangelion, which has a similar character arc, but terminates on a mentally depressive point.
Gurren Lagann says "wait. no. no I'll fight you. no I won't give up. watch me. let's GO"
My god I love this series so much.
This is a very short anime, but it's very good. Definitely a good one to add to the list in these early days where you don't have many different anime under your belt yet
The OPERA refers to those who accepts their sad fate and give up and the RAP refers to those who fight against the ones that forces them to accept that sad fate. Both of them combined, it’s a perfect example of our world. Also, At the end the Opera and rap are playing simultaneously. And then the Opera starts to get overwhelming and overshadows the rap but slowly..very slowly the rap gets louder and louder till it's at equal volume to the Opera until finally it utterly drowns it out.
G.O.T Games, definitely did not imagine the fight this song was placed with.
Gurren Lagann is not only a mech anime, but an anime about evolution, determination, and will.
The imagery of the drill, ever moving forward, is plastered all over the series for a reason.
Also every single scene overflows with boasting cockiness.
I guess you can categorize mecha anime into 2 types. Either some degree of tragic war stories or feel good power fantasies. Gurren Lagann is definitely in the second category. Not saying it doesn't have it's emotional parts, and it is a great ride, but it gets beyond ridiculous at times. Still, if you can turn off your brain, it's a great ride. I think shows like Code Geass or Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans are more in the depressing war tragedy side. A really good mecha nobody talks about though is The Vision of Escaflowne. It was a medieval fantasy mech anime made in 1996
I'd definitely recommend watching the show. One of my all time favorites
Dude! Really need you to watch this. ❤ It's the very definition of Hype in Anime
7:06 Code Geass is a must watch anime with mechs, hands down, its just like that.
Luke, btw, same animation as Kill La Kill ;)
The song have much more sense when you saw all the anime. Thanks for the reaction!
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER!!!!! This has always sounded so cool!!!!!
This is why you have to hear the music in-context and not taken out of the anime. The lyrics make sense if you know the plot of the story. It's describing what you see happening in the anime.
Yes you need to watch this anime.
Taku Iwasaki is a god amongst man. The massive balls it takes to even attempt this kind of thing just boggles my mind.
OH YEAH ! I listened and sung this OST so many times ! It's so EPIC !!! I simply LOVE this show, I love the scenes of the show where this OST is playing ! ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER !!
Another good song from the Gurren Lagann OST is Viral's theme "Nikopol"
I don't know who made this work together but it does... and does it so well
Except for the Sawano suite you haven't reacted to a Anisong with only German lyrics yet . And that makes me very sadge .Example Blumenkrantz ,Baukötze , Bios .
the whole gurren lagann anime can be summed up in one sentence. "who the hell do you think i am?" that said, it's worth the watch
this is one of my most loved OST.
personally I explained this OST this way:
Rap side - main characters, they’re not perfect, start from weak and nothing
Opera side - God like opposite, dominate everything at first
the OST start with opera, then introducing the rap, raise the phase step by step, then finally contrast of both side
perfectly represent the whole show
The entire gurren lagann ost is inspirational, a s iconic.
Fun Fact! When this song is playing the opera and classical musical section represents the villan dominating the humans and the rap section comes in when the humans are gaining power and fighting back
Theres probally some comments that dive into this theme a lot deeper than this, but I dont want to give any spoilers xD YOU MUST WATCH THIS ANIME ASAP!!!!!
also the rap lyrics fit very well with the theme of the humans in this anime :) Warning moderate spoiler ahead about the enemies motivation
As the humans advance more and more they litterally start breaking the laws of physics against an enemy that has mastered how to do this and is opposed to the point of genocide against anyone being able to do this, which is why the lines like "do the impossible, touch the untouchable break the unbreakable" fit really well
I would highly recommend watching Gurren Lagann before Kill La Kill. Both made by the same teams of people and Kill La Kill was the first one they made once they split from Gainax and started their own studio, Studio Trigger. Again, they also made Cyberpunk Edgerunners
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As a non native English speaker I can say that is is actually decent one. At least lyrics makes some sense as a projection of the things that happening in the plot of the show XD
You need to react to "God eater" OSTs. They are the real definition of "Song is fire, but it doesn't make any sense".
Ese piano inicial indicó siempre cuando épico iba a llegar, junto con el op qué canto Shoko creo que algo más épico no sería posible con facilidad, Gurren Lagan será eterno
There are few animes you HAVE to watch, Gurren Lagann is one of them. Alongside Evangelion.
About the lyrics: In Japan, they kinda have problems with the English language, you can see that whenever a foreign character appears on screen and is voiced by a Japanese VA, so most of the openings with English lyrics won't make much sense.
First you hear the piano riff, and you'll see how things get powered up, and then you hear the main characters shout "Who do you think we are?!" and then things escalate drastically!
Another great song from TTGL is Happily Ever After by Nakagawa Shouko. It's an insert song (a song with lyrics that appears during the episode) that appears in one of the most epic moments of the series. Don't expect Liberame from Hell, it's not that experimental, but it still epic AF.
EDIT: I will recommend the openings and endings from a series that's in a completely different field. Sakurasou no pet na kanojo (the pet girl of Sakurasou) it has a beautiful OST.
Rap with opera classic is "Warren G & Sissel - Prince Igor". If you interested in some more modern take on mixing symphonic music with rap - i'd recommend you to check "Apashe - Renaissance 2.0 With Live Orchestra"
ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA!!!
I'll Never Forget This Minute, This Second😢
I believe when the lyrics mention "This is the theme of G coming through baby" the G is meant to be like "The BIG G" as in God.
So fully it would be like this: "This is the theme of GOD coming through baby"
Yes, you need to watch this. I swear, this's going to be the craziest thing you'll ever watch, this is perfection.
this song is basically 2 force fighting each other sybolize by a rap battle between the rebelious (rap) and fate (opera)
Most people who hear the song for the first time will say: "The lyrics makes no sense", "Mixing opera with rapped, never hear anything like this before."
You guys are getting it, do the impossible, see the invisible.
"Kittan I accept your last wish. Buta, viral let's do this"
"My friends hopes and dreams are etched into it's body, carving the infinite darkness into light, one machine equal to the gods"
"SUPER GALAXY GURREN LAGANN! WE'LL SHOW THE POWER OF THE HUMAN RACE!"
the rap lyrics for the most part arent great until they blend with the operatic portion and the lyrics are far better and blend so well it feels like a pure compliment
The final verse of *Libera me from Hell* plays and Simon Becomes Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
You are finally reacting to this. Good job!
finally! Thank you!