I am left in tears every time I rewatch this show... LITERALLY CHEEKS COVERED IN FLOWING CASCADING TEARS *_FLOWING_* IT BREAKS ME EVERYTIME MORE THAN ANY OF THE JO'BROS DEATHS IN JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE!!! AND I DONT CRY EASY LIKE MY DOG I GREW UP WITH MOST OF MY LIFE DIED OF CANCER I WEPT THREE *DROPLETS* AND THIS this... makes me suffer for HALF A MONTH. *_AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA_*
@@xuanhiepluong4798 It would be a spoiler to say just how big they get but yeah, it's pretty impossible to get even bigger than that in terms of mechs.
I think one aspect of the juxtaposition of the brash, rebellious rap, and the pious, pleading opera, is that the rap is speaking in response to the opera's message. The downtrodden people cry, "Save us, God!". And Kamina turns to them, and says, "Save YOURSELF."
Didn't know that this one episode of them finding underground religious cult was so important other than finding one of the additional main characters in this story. This whole song is just how Kamina felt when faced with these people who blindly listen to a man that talks to face in the wall, living in constant hunger and having to sacrifice people because they were afraid their "god" won't save them if they defy him, and Kamina then urging them to take it into their own hands and not some "pray" and take back the earth, because they either die slowly or die trying. Thanks for pointing this out!
You're not alone. I had reached a really really low point in my life where I was almost...not here anymore. This idea, to believe in the people I trusted, to at least assume they had a reason for trusting in me, it helped me when I could not believe in myself. Eventually, you can learn to believe in yourself again, when you surround yourself with people who believe in you, and you trust them to be honest.
Also, if one wants to be technical or religious about the context of the quote in keeping with the operatic choir hymn, God, Jesus and the Holy.Spirit is within everyone. A piece of God and his love resides in all. In doing so, believing in God is also believing in you. To believe in the fact others love and cherish you, shows your value to others and that to reciprocate with love and heart in kind is right. If God can believe in a flawed being that still pushes on, then you can never be someone worthless. Same as if others believe in you or care, you are someone who deserves to be alive.
This line and the Pokemon openings got me through a lot in university honestly. At first my grades were so trash and I just couldn't seem to get a grip on myself. I was overwhelmed and didn't think I could do it. But once day I read that line and I thought to myself "I'll do that instead." So whenever I felt discouraged I'd tell myself to believe in the me who believes in myself. Then I'd queue up the Pokemon theme songs and I felt absolutely unbeatable. My grades turned around completely and emotionally, I felt a lot better because I felt so motivated and more strongly about myself.
@@renshin4603 Can't even begin to see where this is "inspirational" quote, maybe that's a language barier thing but if someone says "believe in you that believes in you" i wouldn't say it's inspirational, i'd say it's schizophrenic - who is this me that believes in me, is he in the same room with us? Just hate implication of "another me" here, sounds like personality disorder and not lifting spirits mantra. Or at least just beating around the bush, just say "believe in yourself" and be done with it, this just sounds to me like "saying a lot to say nothing", a mock quote rather than an actual one, trying to sound mysterious and tough but saying a bunch of gibberish. You can just keep repeating it and it stays the same in meaning: "Believe in yourself -that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you- " - why say more when you can say less? Glad it helped people but it's really odd to me, like imagine seeing people say "Talk tuah podcast helped me at my lowest..." someday in the future and that's how i feel about this one, someone starting to say gibberish in the mid of a life lesson turned into inspirational stuff.
This one composition is the crowning, codified message of the show. "Gurren Lagann Cured My Depression" is more than a meme. The spiral analogy also mimics the incremental, cyclical improvements possible from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy -- and this show's positivity and its message of defiance in the face of impossible odds, or even oblivion, is a sorely needed boost of pure, raw emotion that can be a serious shot in the arm for people in the grip of that sickness.
"Mark my words! This drill will open a hole in the universe! And that hole will be a path for those behind us! The dreams of those who've fallen! The hopes of those who'll follow! Those two sets of dreams weave together into a double helix! Drilling a path towards tomorrow! And that's Tengen Toppa! That's Gurren Lagann!! My drill is the drill... that creates the heavens!!!"
Isn't it "The drill that pierces heavens"? Creates... doesn't sound right for what drills do and the point of the show being go above and beyond and believe in yourself doing so, like a drill that *pierces* trough hard matter (the life problems) to move beyond it, forward, not to... *create* the life problems...
@@alpha-tomahawk532 It is what he said in the last episode after all. The end speech before they defeat the final boss. "The drill that creates the heavens" The drill that creates a new life for the future generations of humanity and beast men. No more anti spiral. That end speech was powerful. Emotional. Brilliant
It is no understatement that Gurren Lagann entered at the lowest point of my life and pretty much saved me from ending it then and there. This song is also part of the reason why I could keep on going. It's incredibly powerful motivational stuff. ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER!
I was not in such a vulnerable state myself when I came across Gurren Lagann, however it still holds as such a definitive, formative story and medium that will always stay with me for as long as I live. Very much of who I aspire to be follows in the steps of our second protag.
"Do you possess the conviction to protect the universe? To destroy your comrades? To halt your own evolution? You don't, you don't, you don't, you don't, you don't, you _absolutely do not!_ " "The future you have laid out for us, is not the future we grasp with our own hands. We choose the future for ourselves."
Submit is an ideologie? I get being "submessive" but you absolutely do not view letting everyone control your life as "ideology". Or you mean like "making people submit to you"? Then it's not really fitting the lyrics of asking forgiveness and stuff.
"Our friends' hopes and dreams are etched into its body, transforming the infinite darkness into light! Unmatched in Heaven and Earth, one machine equal to the gods!" "SUPER GALAXY GURREN LAGANN!" "We're gonna show you the power... of the human race."
So the context is that the rap is the people struggling against the greater will of things, the underdogs per-say, in the anime they are the main character group and the opera is represented as oppressors, the anti spirals. When the main characters work together they are able to defeat the people keeping them down and its portrayed in the music as the rap over powering the already strong opera parts that sometimes muffle the rap (as you pointed out)
THE DEED IS DONE man I have NEVER ran this fast to see a video before in my life, so happy to see your reaction and commentary on the greatest piece of music from the greatest bit of media humanity has ever produced and yeah as always you're absolutely SPOT ON - the entire ideological conflict of Gurren Lagann is "I will protect you by taking away your freedom" vs "I will fight for my freedom even if it kills me", this conflict repeats multiple times through the series in many layers and at ever escalating heights (and BOY does it ESCALATE) I know you're a busy man with a tight schedule but I pray to the power of the spiral that you actually watch the entire extended series - the TV show, the Parallel Works shorts, and both feature films don't believe in us who believe in you Marco, believe in you who believes in yourself!
Gurren Lagann is my FAVOURITE anime of ALL TIME. It helps so much with the theme of loss and recovery, how losing someone can affect your entire life going forward but it doesn't have to be a negative thing. The rapper represents that person who represented so much hope with the opera singer being the absolute world-destroying universe ending misery that saw their prosperity and sought to squash it for fear of evolution and the unknown that comes with that. I recommend watching Gurren Lagann all the way through (although be warned it is from the perspective of a young lad so sometimes the series will focus on fanservice aspects lol but said lad will grow and it'll become less as his focus moves elsewhere). It's one of the most influential anime of all time and you'll start to see Kamina's pointed glasses and his dominant stance everywhere in other shows. It's such an immense cultural influence on storytelling and animation as a whole.
I really like how there's a bit of a shift in the vibes of her part as well, at The start she's doing the libérame in a very... I wouldn't say intimate or personal because it still is a bit of a facade, like, she's talking about liberaME a mi, myself but she's doing it like she wants us to either sing with her to ask for the same or to be put during the performance so that we listen to her but after these meddling children start doing their scandalous rap there's a shift and she no longer feels like she's singing looking at sky while kneeling but it feels like she up in some pedestal looking down on the people that are essentially heckling her, trying to force her view on everyone. the more inviting facade is gone and it's no longer "deliver me" but "grant THEM eternal rest and may the light shine upon them forever" or something like that which in this context just sounds threatening if anything
Finally! Finally, there is so much going on with this song. And it conveys the anime it is written for perfectly. At 9:29. The way "FIGHT THE POWER" cuts through the submission and desperation of the opera after being muffled before coming together. If you have seen all of Gurren Lagaan, there is a specific climax that mirrors this movement of the song and very fittingly it makes the listener want to pierce through anything that dares to try to keep you down
Its awesome to see all the songs we push for get a reaction right away. This song obviously stands out because of its blend of genres, at first one would say what is with this opera in my hip-hop/rap but then overtime you start to love it and its uniqueness. It definitely helps people grow fond of opera.
THE best track from Gurren Lagann, and very fitting for when you first hear it How you analysed the 2 different sides developing over the song is spot on too
asdhjaskj I choked on water when I got this notification, LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOOO, I really hope you check out the Gurren Lagann anime itself because man is it life changing when you're down in the dumps.
"believe in the me that believes in you" can be interpreted as the vocal representation of a loop going between one person to the other and back again, spinning through each other endlessly always moving forward like a drill
Also I can't wait for you to watch the anime and hear your thoughts afterwards its been a light in the howling dark for me and it's still one of my absolute favorite anime alongside fairytale
Can’t tell you how happy I am to see you reacting to one of the greatest pieces of music in anime of all time from the GOAT TTGL! It’s my favorite show in general, let alone anime, overall. ROW! ROW! FIGHT THE POWER!
Oh God. Gurren Lagann is one of the best animes I cannot recommend enough. Pure un-adultered imagination, hot-blooded determination, anti-depression ride of a series. It is one of the shows I rewatch once annually to remind myself that life is worth living and fighting for, as cheesy as it sounds. It also has a lot of wonderful music within that really reflect the characters' themes and growth, and of course intense battle music. I really hope you'll watch it one day.
Gurren Lagann is one of the GOAT, one of the last masterpieces made by the GAINAX dudes. In addition to Sawano, I'd recommend checking out Yuki Hayashi's compositions, such as The Battle of Concepts and Above from the anime Haikyuu!! or You Say Run/Jet Set Run from My Hero Academia.
“WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!” A 2007 anime btw, I can’t express my love for this series enough. When this song plays, you know shit is getting real. ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWAH!!
I have never watched the show, but I'm in a real deep depression rn, and hearing the lyrics and breakdown here is giving me a small feeling of optimism, thank you.
Hey, I would recommend watching the show itself. It's a real gem that CAN help you through difficult times. The whole point of this series is showing that "kicking logic to curb and doing the impossible" is something that anyone can do if they don't give up. You can get out of the sea that tries to drown you, just keep 'fighting the power'.
Man, it's been well over 10 years since I last saw the show and yet any time I hear this song I get teary eyed. One of the best pieces of media I have seen in my life.
I had genuine chills listening to you breaking down this song, Gurren Lagann is my favorite anime, and seeing it being broken down to this day-including its fantastic soundtrack-feels great! You broke this song down perfectly, and encapsulated not only what it conveyed, but I believe you went even further as well. ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER!!!
YES! So glad you looked at this one! One of my favorites of all time, both the show & this piece! This show is the pinnacle of getting in your feels & feeling like you can do anything. HIGHLY recommend it to anyone that hasn't seen it already!
I am very glad you listened to this. One of the favorite, if not, the favorite soundtracks that I've had listened to that made me appreciate opera as a whole.
"Our friend's hopes and dreams are etched into its body, Transforming the infinite darkness into light, Unmatched in heaven and earth... One machine, equal to the gods!"
This is why i love your insight. I had no idea how important the operatic lyrics were or how impactful they become when set against the rap. I love learning new depth to the anime and music I love. Thank you for covering this!
this anime shaped a majority of my childhood. the amount of times this show inspire me is insane and shaped me for who i am now. this show will always be special for me hope you have the time to watch this amazing show and thank you for another amazing breakdown of it's ost ❤
holy shit ive been wanting this for so long, but never thought itd happen due to you talking about not wanting to do anime music. Glad you made this channel!
HOLY SHIT! I've been wanting to recommend this song to you since literally the day I discovered this channel. But always refrained from it due to how risky anime related music is when it comes to Copyright. I can't describe how overjoyed I was to see this in my feed. Gonna have a watch now!
The clashing of songs is the two voices of humanity as they face a great calamity, at first it’s to beg for mercy and plead for deliverance. But a single voice to stand up against the coming force roars out in opposition, soon more voices join it to stand tall, the pleading song would try to quiet them in hopes for their saving through submission but the song to fight breaks through and takes hold of the majority
Really great to hear a reaction from someone who gets the layers of the song, the contrast between the operatic voice and the rap voice, and how it ties into the plot. The conflict between the desperate voice, fearful of Judgement Day and the trial by fire, and the one that says “No! I will keep fighting and moving forward, and nothing can stop me!”
I will always ALWAYS get chills listening to this song. Gurren Lagann is actually just an always-click on for me, any video I see pop up with it, I'll happily watch and listen. And to hear you analyze this song? Absolute bliss.
Bro, i subbed on the hope that you watch it so I can watch all your reactions to the series. Ive watched it on my own 5x and then rewatched it like 5 more times following reactions from any channel that watches it. I promise to watch all your reclactions to guren lagan. I almost cried during lunch time liatening to the song just now lol
I think the part where the rap and the opera are playing together really represent Kamina well. When things get tough, he doesn't know what he's doing, he isn't smart enough or strong enough to just solve his problems on his own and I think you can say that deep down he has a desire for someone to save him. But at the same time he knows he won't get where he wants to be by rolling over, he still fights the hardest and shouts the loudest out of anyone, inspiring everyone along the way. Marco mentioning the fear of the pilots made me think of this. Simon is the opposite of Kamina. He is outwardly scared of the tough battles and openly wishes someone would just fight them for him, but on the inside he's the strongest Person in the show.
Thank you for breaking down this one. I've honestly been waiting for years to see you deep dive into this track! You're really not that far off in your deductions about what all this is about, and that's saying a lot, knowing how TTGL is an oddity in mecha animes (it doesn't even qualify as such in some aspects, this anime started its own genre). I don't think I'll be able to fully explain how much I enjoy Libera me from hell without heavily spoiling the show but I'll try to be brief. First, both the rap and opera lyrics are completely different, but in the end talking about the same thing, about pain and calamity, faced by rebellion and empowerment. Two musical languages are used here and their "rules" respected to create a unexpected but efficient fusion to elevate the most tense and important moments in the show. A simple yet complex track that many remember from Gurren Lagann. Another reason I love it so much : these two opposite styles also reflect a recurring theme of the show : the two branches of the twin spiral, the past and the future, entertwinned to make the core of what humanity is. Putting this central theme even in the music is incredible! I don't remember hearing something like this in any other anime. Damn, I already feel like I've said too much. I hope you'll have time to watch the anime at some point. I'm sure you'll greatly enjoy it!
I loved this deconstruction of one of my favorites anime songs of all time. Knowing the show very well, it all made perfect sense. The song precisely encapsules the essence of the whole story. Incredible.
OH HELL YEAH MY FAVORITE ANIME. It's one of the most inspirational pieces of fiction I've seen. If you're feeling down, TTGL grabs you by force and gets you up on your feet. Certainly helped me during some of my low points in life. Libera me from Hell is great too I guess 😅
I can't believe how spot on your analysis was to the show! Great work. If there's anything I would add it's at the very end the operatic singing is still there. And in the show, there's still a threat, it's not gone at the end. Humanity still is fighting on. God, I love TTGL and this song. Thanks for going over it!
Oh, I've been waiting for this Marco reaction ...THIS IS THE BREAK DOWN THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!!! The part before the music itself was actually quite interesting. I actually never knew the "Libera Me" in the song's title was from an actual thing. I just thought it was saying something along the lines of "liberate me" from hell. I think that extra context further elevates my opinion on the song. I remember the same kind of thing happening from watching your reaction to Requiem from Arknights. Anyway, as other's have said, you (Marco & anyone else who may be reading this for some reason) absolutely have to watch this show if you haven't yet. The first half is good, the second half is amazing, the ending is simply out-of-this-world, and the show as a whole is life-changing.
MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE!! How I've waited for this day. Evereyone else already say how spot on your are on the meaning and the literal plot of the anime itself. Love to see the reaction when you see it in context if you do watch the show. It did comes on at a very intense part. This will forever be one of my absolute fav both for anime and music. Also thank you for the insight! Also it's a robot show.
Ah Gurren Lagann what an amazing show with an amazing ost. I love this show so much, one of the goats of anime. If I were to give a few recommendations. Blumenkranz from Kill la Kill - German lyrics, techno beat, villain theme. Hiroyuki Sawano... must I say more? Beyond the Quest - From the airing anime Fairy tail 100 year quest - Power metal, hero theme... tbf any of the fairy tail ost slaps hard. You can say what you like about the show itself but you can't deny that.
Best reaction to this theme ive seen. Many people miss the lyrics of the Opera and its juxtaposition with the rap. How the Opera is basically pleading god for mercy but the rap piece faces the unfaceable and does the imposible.
RAAHHH FAVORITE REACTOR REACTS TO PEAK FICTION I’ll gladly be the 100th person here to tell you to watch Gurren Lagann. I’ve watched a LOT of anime, and after watching Gurren Lagann just last summer I already consider it one of if not my favorite anime ever.
This work contains the entire plot of the anime. This is a struggle between weak but spirited people and the prevailing soulless force. It is a symbol of the fact that the power of the spirit and the inspiration of humanity are stronger than cosmic dread and fate itself. Again, it's a battle of something divine and descending from above, pictured by opera, against humanity rising from below (from under the earth to heaven as in plot). in the end, the brotherhood wins, united by spiritual uplift. And just as Kamina encouraged humanity to this uplift, so anime encourages viewers to remember that faith and fervor allow them to do the impossible. Gurren Lagann is my favorite show of all time. It made me come through tough times as a kid and gave me a picture of courage and positive masculinity. I tear up every time I listen to this because of the personal connection. I'm so glad to see it here too.
What I like about the entire set of OSTs is that they all are a representation of specific characters and their identity and beliefs. And those ideas are taken and clash together. There are usually two distinct genres with one of them being "Row Row Fight the Power" as the main driving force representing the main character and how they literally clash and fight over a set of ideas in the music as well as on screen.
LET'S GO. This anime is one of my favourite. So happy you listened to it. I feel as if Gurren Lagann was made as an answer to Evangelion. They are both mech anime and deal with themes of oppression and a otherworldy force that drives it. But unlike Eva, TTGL goes with the idea that if you BELIEVE you can overcome, you WILL overcome. It's a truly inspiring anime that I highly recommend everyone watches at least once (plus it's only 25 episodes or you can watch the 2 movies they made for their anniversary, same plot just condensed and made some scenes better) I think this song is truly one of those "you don't need context" songs. Does the animation help amplify the feeling. Yes But what makes this song so powerful is that every single person can listen to this and just FEEL the emotions. FEEL THE POWER. FEEL the overwhelming flow of the indomitable human spirit.
the whole show overall is about the strength of humanity pushing forward through impossible odds bit by bit in a world that keeps trying to suppress them. starting out slowly and building up bigger and bigger obstacles to overcome, theres a big focus on drills throughout the show because the main characters start out literally drilling through the dirt underground never having seen the sky.
Speaking of oratorio and anime, I always instantly remember The World God Only Knows and its OPs. Those remained stand-outs as the full versions clocked in 8 and 12 minutes for OP1 and OP3 respectively. Oratorio was chosen there as it fit the theme and the main character of the series really well.
As soon as I saw this video pop up in my feed, I instantly went to the comment section to type the context. Everyone here has explained it so much more eloquently but I need to echo those comments. There is no greater satisfaction in life than working day after day, hour after hour, just to achieve a minute goal. Gurenn Lagann elevates this theme into its most beautiful and bare essentials. Just an absolute raw masterpiece. There is nothing you cannot do, pierce the heavens themselves!
Holy Moly my teenhood! Absolutely loved this show (and this entire studio). Formerly GAINAX responsible for many great and big names in anime, now known as Trigger who did Kill la Kill or the Cyberpunk anime. TTGL has some of the best sound tracks and bad ass moments. So many cool little lines. Definitely a highly recommended show to check out if you want to watch something that's just simply entertaining. "Our drill will pierce the heavens!"
"it's just a big loop"
yeah, but it's always moving forward.
because that's how a drill works.
DAMN STRAIGHT!!
A "SPIRAL", if you will
It's not a loop. It's a spiral.
well now I have to go watch it again
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Playing alan wake 2 now
"I will not be reduced to nothing" IS LITERALLY THE PLOT, but man I can't wait for you to experience this show...cause mannnnnnnnnnnnnnn
The show is so goofy and cheesy at times, but man it is a fun ride.
@@Malficious It's also so uplifting
@@tartoflan definitely!
Who the hell do you think I am?
I am left in tears every time I rewatch this show...
LITERALLY CHEEKS COVERED IN FLOWING CASCADING TEARS
*_FLOWING_*
IT
BREAKS ME
EVERYTIME
MORE THAN ANY OF THE JO'BROS DEATHS IN JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE!!!
AND I DONT CRY EASY
LIKE MY DOG I GREW UP WITH MOST OF MY LIFE DIED OF CANCER
I WEPT THREE *DROPLETS*
AND THIS
this...
makes me suffer for HALF A MONTH.
*_AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA_*
this actually telling the WHOLE plot of the show!!!
the show itself is about perseverance, defiance, sacrifice, and doing the impossible
the mecha is so big , every mecha zise comprasion video all show top 1
@@xuanhiepluong4798 It would be a spoiler to say just how big they get but yeah, it's pretty impossible to get even bigger than that in terms of mechs.
@@ROFLWAFFLELAWL4 Demonbane walking in, destroying entire universes just by its sheer size:
@@wymarsane7305 SuperTTGL Vs Demonbane would literally never end bruh
I think one aspect of the juxtaposition of the brash, rebellious rap, and the pious, pleading opera, is that the rap is speaking in response to the opera's message.
The downtrodden people cry, "Save us, God!". And Kamina turns to them, and says, "Save YOURSELF."
also worth noting, the opera gets quieter and the rap gets louder as the song goes on
Didn't know that this one episode of them finding underground religious cult was so important other than finding one of the additional main characters in this story.
This whole song is just how Kamina felt when faced with these people who blindly listen to a man that talks to face in the wall, living in constant hunger and having to sacrifice people because they were afraid their "god" won't save them if they defy him, and Kamina then urging them to take it into their own hands and not some "pray" and take back the earth, because they either die slowly or die trying.
Thanks for pointing this out!
I HAS BEEN LITERALLY SUMMONED
RAW RAW FIGHT THE POWAH
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Its "row", as in rowing a boat
@@DarkG7X RAWH RAWH, FOIGHT DA POWAH
We all have
Hey, I've been summoned too ! Got caught in anti spiral traffic tho...😂
Unironically the 'Believe in the me who believes in you" help me a ton when I was a kid going through self steem issues.
“Don't forget. Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself.”
You're not alone.
I had reached a really really low point in my life where I was almost...not here anymore.
This idea, to believe in the people I trusted, to at least assume they had a reason for trusting in me, it helped me when I could not believe in myself.
Eventually, you can learn to believe in yourself again, when you surround yourself with people who believe in you, and you trust them to be honest.
Also, if one wants to be technical or religious about the context of the quote in keeping with the operatic choir hymn, God, Jesus and the Holy.Spirit is within everyone. A piece of God and his love resides in all.
In doing so, believing in God is also believing in you. To believe in the fact others love and cherish you, shows your value to others and that to reciprocate with love and heart in kind is right.
If God can believe in a flawed being that still pushes on, then you can never be someone worthless. Same as if others believe in you or care, you are someone who deserves to be alive.
This line and the Pokemon openings got me through a lot in university honestly. At first my grades were so trash and I just couldn't seem to get a grip on myself. I was overwhelmed and didn't think I could do it. But once day I read that line and I thought to myself "I'll do that instead." So whenever I felt discouraged I'd tell myself to believe in the me who believes in myself. Then I'd queue up the Pokemon theme songs and I felt absolutely unbeatable. My grades turned around completely and emotionally, I felt a lot better because I felt so motivated and more strongly about myself.
@@renshin4603 Can't even begin to see where this is "inspirational" quote, maybe that's a language barier thing but if someone says "believe in you that believes in you" i wouldn't say it's inspirational, i'd say it's schizophrenic - who is this me that believes in me, is he in the same room with us? Just hate implication of "another me" here, sounds like personality disorder and not lifting spirits mantra. Or at least just beating around the bush, just say "believe in yourself" and be done with it, this just sounds to me like "saying a lot to say nothing", a mock quote rather than an actual one, trying to sound mysterious and tough but saying a bunch of gibberish. You can just keep repeating it and it stays the same in meaning: "Believe in yourself -that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you that believes in you- " - why say more when you can say less?
Glad it helped people but it's really odd to me, like imagine seeing people say "Talk tuah podcast helped me at my lowest..." someday in the future and that's how i feel about this one, someone starting to say gibberish in the mid of a life lesson turned into inspirational stuff.
This one composition is the crowning, codified message of the show. "Gurren Lagann Cured My Depression" is more than a meme. The spiral analogy also mimics the incremental, cyclical improvements possible from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy -- and this show's positivity and its message of defiance in the face of impossible odds, or even oblivion, is a sorely needed boost of pure, raw emotion that can be a serious shot in the arm for people in the grip of that sickness.
The show, PEAK, the animation, PEAK, The music, PEAK.
It’s just peak all the way down
Up. All the way up. Cuz the drill will pierce the heaven.
@ You know it!
"Mark my words! This drill will open a hole in the universe! And that hole will be a path for those behind us! The dreams of those who've fallen! The hopes of those who'll follow! Those two sets of dreams weave together into a double helix! Drilling a path towards tomorrow! And that's Tengen Toppa! That's Gurren Lagann!! My drill is the drill... that creates the heavens!!!"
That speech is very emotional. Back when I watched gurren lagann and even now.
Everytime I hear this. Tears....
I want to rewatch this anime
Yuri Lowenthal knocked this line out of the park. Absolute chills just remembering it.
Isn't it "The drill that pierces heavens"? Creates... doesn't sound right for what drills do and the point of the show being go above and beyond and believe in yourself doing so, like a drill that *pierces* trough hard matter (the life problems) to move beyond it, forward, not to... *create* the life problems...
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It is what he said in the last episode after all. The end speech before they defeat the final boss.
"The drill that creates the heavens"
The drill that creates a new life for the future generations of humanity and beast men. No more anti spiral.
That end speech was powerful. Emotional.
Brilliant
OH FUCK YEAH GURREN LAGANN
YOU DID IT, YOU CRAZY MADMAN YOU DID IT, I'M SO HAPPY
It is no understatement that Gurren Lagann entered at the lowest point of my life and pretty much saved me from ending it then and there. This song is also part of the reason why I could keep on going. It's incredibly powerful motivational stuff.
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER!
I was not in such a vulnerable state myself when I came across Gurren Lagann, however it still holds as such a definitive, formative story and medium that will always stay with me for as long as I live. Very much of who I aspire to be follows in the steps of our second protag.
Mood kindred, same.
It's like a lyrical 'fight' between the two ideologies.
Submit
And
Defy.
"Do you possess the conviction to protect the universe? To destroy your comrades? To halt your own evolution? You don't, you don't, you don't, you don't, you don't, you _absolutely do not!_ "
"The future you have laid out for us, is not the future we grasp with our own hands. We choose the future for ourselves."
Submit is an ideologie? I get being "submessive" but you absolutely do not view letting everyone control your life as "ideology". Or you mean like "making people submit to you"? Then it's not really fitting the lyrics of asking forgiveness and stuff.
@@alpha-tomahawk532 Submit to outside authority. Allowing others to tell you what to do and who to be.
vs
Defying that outside influence.
@@Talon1124 Can't really say that's "ideology", that's just people being led astray, mostly to use them.
"Our friends' hopes and dreams are etched into its body, transforming the infinite darkness into light!
Unmatched in Heaven and Earth, one machine equal to the gods!"
"SUPER GALAXY GURREN LAGANN!"
"We're gonna show you the power... of the human race."
Not just of the human race, but spiral power life forms!
So the context is that the rap is the people struggling against the greater will of things, the underdogs per-say, in the anime they are the main character group and the opera is represented as oppressors, the anti spirals. When the main characters work together they are able to defeat the people keeping them down and its portrayed in the music as the rap over powering the already strong opera parts that sometimes muffle the rap (as you pointed out)
THE DEED IS DONE
man I have NEVER ran this fast to see a video before in my life, so happy to see your reaction and commentary on the greatest piece of music from the greatest bit of media humanity has ever produced
and yeah as always you're absolutely SPOT ON - the entire ideological conflict of Gurren Lagann is "I will protect you by taking away your freedom" vs "I will fight for my freedom even if it kills me", this conflict repeats multiple times through the series in many layers and at ever escalating heights (and BOY does it ESCALATE)
I know you're a busy man with a tight schedule but I pray to the power of the spiral that you actually watch the entire extended series - the TV show, the Parallel Works shorts, and both feature films
don't believe in us who believe in you Marco, believe in you who believes in yourself!
I’d love to watch it!
@@Marcoweebballplease do
Gurren Lagann is my FAVOURITE anime of ALL TIME. It helps so much with the theme of loss and recovery, how losing someone can affect your entire life going forward but it doesn't have to be a negative thing. The rapper represents that person who represented so much hope with the opera singer being the absolute world-destroying universe ending misery that saw their prosperity and sought to squash it for fear of evolution and the unknown that comes with that. I recommend watching Gurren Lagann all the way through (although be warned it is from the perspective of a young lad so sometimes the series will focus on fanservice aspects lol but said lad will grow and it'll become less as his focus moves elsewhere). It's one of the most influential anime of all time and you'll start to see Kamina's pointed glasses and his dominant stance everywhere in other shows. It's such an immense cultural influence on storytelling and animation as a whole.
I really like how there's a bit of a shift in the vibes of her part as well, at The start she's doing the libérame in a very... I wouldn't say intimate or personal because it still is a bit of a facade, like, she's talking about liberaME a mi, myself but she's doing it like she wants us to either sing with her to ask for the same or to be put during the performance so that we listen to her but after these meddling children start doing their scandalous rap there's a shift and she no longer feels like she's singing looking at sky while kneeling but it feels like she up in some pedestal looking down on the people that are essentially heckling her, trying to force her view on everyone. the more inviting facade is gone and it's no longer "deliver me" but "grant THEM eternal rest and may the light shine upon them forever" or something like that which in this context just sounds threatening if anything
Totally. Great listening on your part!
Every time I'm amazed at how deep into the plot you can look just by hearing the music.
Finally! Finally, there is so much going on with this song. And it conveys the anime it is written for perfectly.
At 9:29. The way "FIGHT THE POWER" cuts through the submission and desperation of the opera after being muffled before coming together. If you have seen all of Gurren Lagaan, there is a specific climax that mirrors this movement of the song and very fittingly it makes the listener want to pierce through anything that dares to try to keep you down
That moment always makes my breath catch in my throat.
Its awesome to see all the songs we push for get a reaction right away. This song obviously stands out because of its blend of genres, at first one would say what is with this opera in my hip-hop/rap but then overtime you start to love it and its uniqueness. It definitely helps people grow fond of opera.
THE best track from Gurren Lagann, and very fitting for when you first hear it
How you analysed the 2 different sides developing over the song is spot on too
asdhjaskj I choked on water when I got this notification, LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOOO, I really hope you check out the Gurren Lagann anime itself because man is it life changing when you're down in the dumps.
Are you okay?
@@Marcoweebballyeah man this show was huge when it came out. You’re bringing the fandom out of hibernation with this.
"believe in the me that believes in you" can be interpreted as the vocal representation of a loop going between one person to the other and back again, spinning through each other endlessly
always moving forward
like a drill
I WILL BE THE DRILL THAT PIERCE THE HEAVENS!
Also I can't wait for you to watch the anime and hear your thoughts afterwards its been a light in the howling dark for me and it's still one of my absolute favorite anime alongside fairytale
Marco reaction to anime OST?
Gureen Lagann no less?
We piercing the heavens with this one
МАГМА ТЕЧЕТ В НАШИХ ВЕНАХ, РАСКАЛЯЯ СЕРДЦА!!!
ТЫ ЗА КОГО МЕНЯ ДЕРЖИШЬ ?
Can’t tell you how happy I am to see you reacting to one of the greatest pieces of music in anime of all time from the GOAT TTGL! It’s my favorite show in general, let alone anime, overall.
ROW! ROW! FIGHT THE POWER!
Oh God. Gurren Lagann is one of the best animes I cannot recommend enough. Pure un-adultered imagination, hot-blooded determination, anti-depression ride of a series. It is one of the shows I rewatch once annually to remind myself that life is worth living and fighting for, as cheesy as it sounds. It also has a lot of wonderful music within that really reflect the characters' themes and growth, and of course intense battle music. I really hope you'll watch it one day.
I listen to you analyze the song and make me remember how much this anime carried me through tougher times.
I'm near tears, thanks for the video.
Gurren Lagann is one of the GOAT, one of the last masterpieces made by the GAINAX dudes.
In addition to Sawano, I'd recommend checking out Yuki Hayashi's compositions, such as The Battle of Concepts and Above from the anime Haikyuu!! or You Say Run/Jet Set Run from My Hero Academia.
Man, I never realized there was so much meaning and storytelling behind this song. Thanks a ton for this breakdown Marco!!
Last video had a comment recommending this, and I was like upvote 6, super glad that it was already in the works it seems
It was ;) 17 videos filmed
An amazing OST for one of the most inspirational anime OF ALL TIME!
The context for this piece has so many emotions.. sadness, hype, anger, shock, badass & relief
It's mind boggling that there's not more songs like this.
There are just not in anime
“WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!”
A 2007 anime btw, I can’t express my love for this series enough. When this song plays, you know shit is getting real.
ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWAH!!
This OST is timeless
OMG YOU ACTUALLY LISTENED TO IT! The wait was worth it!!!
I have never watched the show, but I'm in a real deep depression rn, and hearing the lyrics and breakdown here is giving me a small feeling of optimism, thank you.
stay strong
Hey, I would recommend watching the show itself. It's a real gem that CAN help you through difficult times. The whole point of this series is showing that "kicking logic to curb and doing the impossible" is something that anyone can do if they don't give up. You can get out of the sea that tries to drown you, just keep 'fighting the power'.
GO WATCH IT.
Watch the show, you may relate to the main character quite a lot and how he overcomes his own depression.🙂
Man, it's been well over 10 years since I last saw the show and yet any time I hear this song I get teary eyed.
One of the best pieces of media I have seen in my life.
I had genuine chills listening to you breaking down this song, Gurren Lagann is my favorite anime, and seeing it being broken down to this day-including its fantastic soundtrack-feels great! You broke this song down perfectly, and encapsulated not only what it conveyed, but I believe you went even further as well.
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER!!!
YES! So glad you looked at this one! One of my favorites of all time, both the show & this piece! This show is the pinnacle of getting in your feels & feeling like you can do anything. HIGHLY recommend it to anyone that hasn't seen it already!
I am very glad you listened to this. One of the favorite, if not, the favorite soundtracks that I've had listened to that made me appreciate opera as a whole.
Gurren Lagann. My favourite anime of all time, I watch it and the movie versions at least once a year. I'm so glad you tackled this one!
"Our friend's hopes and dreams are etched into its body,
Transforming the infinite darkness into light,
Unmatched in heaven and earth...
One machine, equal to the gods!"
This is why i love your insight. I had no idea how important the operatic lyrics were or how impactful they become when set against the rap.
I love learning new depth to the anime and music I love. Thank you for covering this!
this anime shaped a majority of my childhood. the amount of times this show inspire me is insane and shaped me for who i am now. this show will always be special for me hope you have the time to watch this amazing show and thank you for another amazing breakdown of it's ost ❤
holy shit ive been wanting this for so long, but never thought itd happen due to you talking about not wanting to do anime music. Glad you made this channel!
This piece was a cool and bold choice in a soundtrack full of cool and bold choices for a show full of cool and bold choices. And most of it works!
WE ARE SO BACK.
I’ve been waiting for this
This exactly what I was waiting for on this channel
HOLY SHIT! I've been wanting to recommend this song to you since literally the day I discovered this channel. But always refrained from it due to how risky anime related music is when it comes to Copyright. I can't describe how overjoyed I was to see this in my feed. Gonna have a watch now!
This song motivates me like no other!
The clashing of songs is the two voices of humanity as they face a great calamity, at first it’s to beg for mercy and plead for deliverance. But a single voice to stand up against the coming force roars out in opposition, soon more voices join it to stand tall, the pleading song would try to quiet them in hopes for their saving through submission but the song to fight breaks through and takes hold of the majority
Really great to hear a reaction from someone who gets the layers of the song, the contrast between the operatic voice and the rap voice, and how it ties into the plot. The conflict between the desperate voice, fearful of Judgement Day and the trial by fire, and the one that says “No! I will keep fighting and moving forward, and nothing can stop me!”
"Is this a mech anime?"
Yes. VERY MUCH YES!
I will always ALWAYS get chills listening to this song. Gurren Lagann is actually just an always-click on for me, any video I see pop up with it, I'll happily watch and listen. And to hear you analyze this song?
Absolute bliss.
OMG! what a surprise you hearing and reviewing this one!
LET’S SEE YOU GRIT THOSE TEETH!
God damn, Gurren Lagan slaps so hard.
Bro, i subbed on the hope that you watch it so I can watch all your reactions to the series. Ive watched it on my own 5x and then rewatched it like 5 more times following reactions from any channel that watches it.
I promise to watch all your reclactions to guren lagan.
I almost cried during lunch time liatening to the song just now lol
Ive never clicked so hard! I was soooooo waiting to see your reaction to this!
I think the part where the rap and the opera are playing together really represent Kamina well. When things get tough, he doesn't know what he's doing, he isn't smart enough or strong enough to just solve his problems on his own and I think you can say that deep down he has a desire for someone to save him. But at the same time he knows he won't get where he wants to be by rolling over, he still fights the hardest and shouts the loudest out of anyone, inspiring everyone along the way. Marco mentioning the fear of the pilots made me think of this. Simon is the opposite of Kamina. He is outwardly scared of the tough battles and openly wishes someone would just fight them for him, but on the inside he's the strongest Person in the show.
One of my favourite songs of all time in three decades
Thank you for breaking down this one. I've honestly been waiting for years to see you deep dive into this track! You're really not that far off in your deductions about what all this is about, and that's saying a lot, knowing how TTGL is an oddity in mecha animes (it doesn't even qualify as such in some aspects, this anime started its own genre).
I don't think I'll be able to fully explain how much I enjoy Libera me from hell without heavily spoiling the show but I'll try to be brief.
First, both the rap and opera lyrics are completely different, but in the end talking about the same thing, about pain and calamity, faced by rebellion and empowerment. Two musical languages are used here and their "rules" respected to create a unexpected but efficient fusion to elevate the most tense and important moments in the show. A simple yet complex track that many remember from Gurren Lagann.
Another reason I love it so much : these two opposite styles also reflect a recurring theme of the show : the two branches of the twin spiral, the past and the future, entertwinned to make the core of what humanity is. Putting this central theme even in the music is incredible! I don't remember hearing something like this in any other anime.
Damn, I already feel like I've said too much. I hope you'll have time to watch the anime at some point. I'm sure you'll greatly enjoy it!
This show is in my top 3 easily. Love it so much.
I loved this deconstruction of one of my favorites anime songs of all time. Knowing the show very well, it all made perfect sense. The song precisely encapsules the essence of the whole story. Incredible.
I'm surprised you didn't react to this sooner lol, given the big opera influence in this one
Yeah I think it's time for a rewatch, thanks for giving me a reason to!
FINALLY
YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN WANTING YOU TO CHECK THIS OUT
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER!!!!!
OH HELL YEAH MY FAVORITE ANIME. It's one of the most inspirational pieces of fiction I've seen. If you're feeling down, TTGL grabs you by force and gets you up on your feet. Certainly helped me during some of my low points in life.
Libera me from Hell is great too I guess 😅
thank you for enriching a piece of music that was already beautiful for me
WE ARE HERE! So happy to see people still talking about aspects of this show.
I can't believe how spot on your analysis was to the show! Great work.
If there's anything I would add it's at the very end the operatic singing is still there. And in the show, there's still a threat, it's not gone at the end. Humanity still is fighting on. God, I love TTGL and this song. Thanks for going over it!
CHILLS
Oh, I've been waiting for this Marco reaction ...THIS IS THE BREAK DOWN THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!!!
The part before the music itself was actually quite interesting. I actually never knew the "Libera Me" in the song's title was from an actual thing. I just thought it was saying something along the lines of "liberate me" from hell. I think that extra context further elevates my opinion on the song. I remember the same kind of thing happening from watching your reaction to Requiem from Arknights.
Anyway, as other's have said, you (Marco & anyone else who may be reading this for some reason) absolutely have to watch this show if you haven't yet. The first half is good, the second half is amazing, the ending is simply out-of-this-world, and the show as a whole is life-changing.
The song is so fitting for Gurren-Lagann. Especially as Gurren-Lagann relates to Evangelion.
MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE!!
How I've waited for this day.
Evereyone else already say how spot on your are on the meaning and the literal plot of the anime itself.
Love to see the reaction when you see it in context if you do watch the show. It did comes on at a very intense part.
This will forever be one of my absolute fav both for anime and music.
Also thank you for the insight! Also it's a robot show.
Ah Gurren Lagann what an amazing show with an amazing ost. I love this show so much, one of the goats of anime. If I were to give a few recommendations.
Blumenkranz from Kill la Kill - German lyrics, techno beat, villain theme. Hiroyuki Sawano... must I say more?
Beyond the Quest - From the airing anime Fairy tail 100 year quest - Power metal, hero theme... tbf any of the fairy tail ost slaps hard. You can say what you like about the show itself but you can't deny that.
+1 for Blumenkranz
fairy tail ost is one of my favorites and beyond the quest is another banger
Best reaction to this theme ive seen. Many people miss the lyrics of the Opera and its juxtaposition with the rap. How the Opera is basically pleading god for mercy but the rap piece faces the unfaceable and does the imposible.
RAAHHH FAVORITE REACTOR REACTS TO PEAK FICTION
I’ll gladly be the 100th person here to tell you to watch Gurren Lagann. I’ve watched a LOT of anime, and after watching Gurren Lagann just last summer I already consider it one of if not my favorite anime ever.
This work contains the entire plot of the anime. This is a struggle between weak but spirited people and the prevailing soulless force. It is a symbol of the fact that the power of the spirit and the inspiration of humanity are stronger than cosmic dread and fate itself. Again, it's a battle of something divine and descending from above, pictured by opera, against humanity rising from below (from under the earth to heaven as in plot). in the end, the brotherhood wins, united by spiritual uplift. And just as Kamina encouraged humanity to this uplift, so anime encourages viewers to remember that faith and fervor allow them to do the impossible.
Gurren Lagann is my favorite show of all time. It made me come through tough times as a kid and gave me a picture of courage and positive masculinity. I tear up every time I listen to this because of the personal connection. I'm so glad to see it here too.
What I like about the entire set of OSTs is that they all are a representation of specific characters and their identity and beliefs. And those ideas are taken and clash together. There are usually two distinct genres with one of them being "Row Row Fight the Power" as the main driving force representing the main character and how they literally clash and fight over a set of ideas in the music as well as on screen.
Marco, if you ever have the time, this show is really something special.
When this song starts you know things are about to get awesome! Absolutely love this series, it's probably about time to watch it again.
Hell yeah Marco this one still gets me hype.
LET'S GO. This anime is one of my favourite. So happy you listened to it. I feel as if Gurren Lagann was made as an answer to Evangelion. They are both mech anime and deal with themes of oppression and a otherworldy force that drives it. But unlike Eva, TTGL goes with the idea that if you BELIEVE you can overcome, you WILL overcome. It's a truly inspiring anime that I highly recommend everyone watches at least once (plus it's only 25 episodes or you can watch the 2 movies they made for their anniversary, same plot just condensed and made some scenes better)
I think this song is truly one of those "you don't need context" songs. Does the animation help amplify the feeling. Yes
But what makes this song so powerful is that every single person can listen to this and just FEEL the emotions. FEEL THE POWER. FEEL the overwhelming flow of the indomitable human spirit.
Lemme tell you, the part where this plays is one of the most emotional moments for me. I can't help but cry every damn time I hear this song.
the whole show overall is about the strength of humanity pushing forward through impossible odds bit by bit in a world that keeps trying to suppress them. starting out slowly and building up bigger and bigger obstacles to overcome, theres a big focus on drills throughout the show because the main characters start out literally drilling through the dirt underground never having seen the sky.
Let's go!!! Gurren Lagann is the best. I'll totally watch this after work
Speaking of oratorio and anime, I always instantly remember The World God Only Knows and its OPs. Those remained stand-outs as the full versions clocked in 8 and 12 minutes for OP1 and OP3 respectively. Oratorio was chosen there as it fit the theme and the main character of the series really well.
Gurren Lagann is "The indomitable human spirit vs the universe" the anime. Watch it immediately.
As soon as I saw this video pop up in my feed, I instantly went to the comment section to type the context.
Everyone here has explained it so much more eloquently but I need to echo those comments.
There is no greater satisfaction in life than working day after day, hour after hour, just to achieve a minute goal. Gurenn Lagann elevates this theme into its most beautiful and bare essentials. Just an absolute raw masterpiece. There is nothing you cannot do, pierce the heavens themselves!
Epic! Iwasaki Taku is an amazing composer. He did stuff for JoJo and Soul Eater too 😊
I've been waiting for this! My absolutely my favourite anime song ever made haha
I was waiting for this moment for sooooo long...
YES YOU REVIEWED IT
I thought you wouldn't after replying to my comment, a couple months back, but I'm happy that you did!
YESSSSSSSSSSS I LOVE YOU MARCO LET'S GO BESTIEEEEEEEEE
Holy Moly my teenhood! Absolutely loved this show (and this entire studio). Formerly GAINAX responsible for many great and big names in anime, now known as Trigger who did Kill la Kill or the Cyberpunk anime.
TTGL has some of the best sound tracks and bad ass moments. So many cool little lines.
Definitely a highly recommended show to check out if you want to watch something that's just simply entertaining.
"Our drill will pierce the heavens!"