We're All Gonna Be Stars is season 1, Second Chance is season 2. After the cliffhanger at the end of Shadiest Cicada: The Animation, season 2, titled Shadier Than Shadiest, picks up with the final round of the battle of the bands. Right as our hero, Shady Cicada starts his set, his rival Shiny Locust appears and fucks everything up with some sabotage or something. The episode ends on a dark note, and the Opening plays as the credits roll. It sets the tone of season 2 as a story of revenge and reclaiming lost glory. However, after the credits, your boy Damir B appears from the shadows and helps Shady up from the rain-soaked ground. They look each other in the eyes, give a knowing nod, and run forward into the sunrise, and it ends on a freeze frame. Will Shady get the prize money to fix his blind sister's eyes?! Will he get the big-tittied anime girl?! Get hyped for the final showdown between Shady and Shiny!
*UPDATES* - Consider this part more a "Filler". I have some pretty exciting things I want to try with this genre in future videos. - Your boy, Damir B is back! I revived him from the afterlife just for this video. - I'll be branching out this series pretty soon. Instead of just "genres", we'll also have "styles". This doesn't just go for bands. I'm really excited and motivated to try this out with you guys! I'll explain more in the future. If guitar isn't the only thing you play, this might be for you. - The next How-To will most likely be a new genre and will not take as long to come out. Expect it soon!
At some point, i can see every Angel Beats characters flashing in front of my eyes. And you know what, somehow i can hear LiSA's voice.Great job guys...
Oh boy, i remember when this guy was only at about 1k subs, and i was watching all his cover videos. Now he's making how-to's and more covers than ever. Congrats on making it this far, Shady! Continue to do what you love, and prosper. ^^
No problem bro! It's always nice to see small channels making their ways up to the top. Since i myself want to be a content creator soon, seeing you slowly rise like this gives me confidence, as well as hope for your channel. So yeah, hopefully you can take it further! I'm willing to see the outcome. :)
MC remembers his rival / evil boss and prepares to unsheath his sword while having a really sad / angry expression. Wild jumpcuts showing random frames of supporting characters and minor spoilers, finished by a shot of MC slashing at the fourth wall, followed by a bright visual effect which transitions to the title screen.
I don't know why but that fast complex part makes me feel something. It sounds so cool and its stuck in my head now. Your videos are where my motivation for making music comes from, so thank you.
It's gotten to the point where I just click on the video, like it, and then watch it cause I know it'll be good. And sure enough, I've never been disappointed.
Okay, I made some lyrics for this song just like the last one. If Shady allows covers of this song, feel free to use it (but please show me if you do, i would really love to see it). It starts at 2:00 Who are you now? What do you want? (we're a shooting star) Don't you remember what you left behind? (forget your past) PRE-CHORUS (heavily distorted or gutural): Faaadeeeeeeeeeee Faaaadeeeeeeeeee CHORUS: Rise above the clouds and fly with the sun You'll need to get back to the start You must reconcile day and night inside your heart Take the shot, make count this second chance, oh yeah (i also made lyrics for the other Anime/JRock one, you might find it somewhere in the comment section... did i mention that i have a lot of free time XD )
First you make an action-packed but lighthearted first season, but one of the supporting main characters begins to mentally break down. The protagonist does the whole "bring you out of darkness with friendship" thing and it seems to work. Then right in the second half of the finale episode they are betrayed by the other and killed off permanently.
I've never really been a fan of anime itself but I am always immensely impressed with how cool some anime or anime fighter game soundtracks are. i.e.) Literally all of Cowboy Bebop, Tokyo Ghoul OP, Guilty Gear XRD Revelator 2 (an anime fighting game), etc.
I subbed because of your "Last Surprise" cover, and kinda thought you just did covers of stuff. But these how-to's are actually pretty helpful in getting me out of this creative slump I've been in lately. 😅 So thank you for these. :D
I'm glad you liked them (and I'm glad you find them helpful too)! It's always cool to see someone from the "cover" side come over to the How-To side :)
I wasn't active for a while and i'm impressed how your chanel blew up. I think you deserved it and this song is realy good even if you just call it a "filler".
Woah shady this is crazy awesome work. I'm an aspiring animator I wanted to get permission to some of these tunes make a scene or two. It's just for practice
please make one for j-metal as well :P I know you could probably count j-metal as another form of j-rock but the differences in distortion and heaviness are obvious as well as the complete difference between metal bands based off the western model of music and the japanese model
Hey dude, I really like all your songs and music and i discovered you with the j-rock/anime intro song. I love how they get to sound like the real deal. Do you have any other suggestion or help you can give me? I wish to make some anime-esque songs but i can't nail enough the notes and scales enough and it irks me!! Could you help please?
My interface that I use for guitar recording is a Line 6 Pod UX2. For tones, I use Pod Farm 2 (and BIAS FX). My DAW is Cubase 5, and the drums are programmed by me with a program called "Superior Drummer 2.0". Hope that helps!
Animes where I see this working: Dragon Ball Super My Hero Academia (Stain arc) SAO Nanatsu no Taizai Food Wars(oddly) insert song for AOT fate series and most battle shonen
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We're All Gonna Be Stars is season 1, Second Chance is season 2.
After the cliffhanger at the end of Shadiest Cicada: The Animation, season 2, titled Shadier Than Shadiest, picks up with the final round of the battle of the bands. Right as our hero, Shady Cicada starts his set, his rival Shiny Locust appears and fucks everything up with some sabotage or something. The episode ends on a dark note, and the Opening plays as the credits roll. It sets the tone of season 2 as a story of revenge and reclaiming lost glory. However, after the credits, your boy Damir B appears from the shadows and helps Shady up from the rain-soaked ground. They look each other in the eyes, give a knowing nod, and run forward into the sunrise, and it ends on a freeze frame. Will Shady get the prize money to fix his blind sister's eyes?! Will he get the big-tittied anime girl?! Get hyped for the final showdown between Shady and Shiny!
Lololol
Ace the Alchemist my new OTP Shashi ♡♡♡♡
Seems interesting... i would watch it
Bitch is genius
Nailed it! I almost can see the characters looking at "nowhere" ..while generic birds are flying up.
Don't forget the endless running.
Oh yeah! This screams, "Tournament arc's over, the real shit's about to go down!"
"First, save him."
Eric Dewell TOOOOOUUUUUUUUUURNAMENT AAAAARRRRRRRC!!!
Is that a ghost fighter reference?
I can see a character standing on a building, looking at the sky. then falling down with some weird effects and background shit
lmfaoo sounds like Parasyte The Maxim
Nah, that looks like Naruto Shippuden OP 3 if you think about it
Your j-rock anime stuff is amazing, all you need is a nice japanese vocals in front of it and you could take it somewhere
Thanks, man! I may have some vocals for these songs soon!
Shady Cicada yeah, vocals is needed
Shady Cicada sweet!
not just somewhere...
but anywhere.
and the possibility of it being an actual anime song.
I hope this is the TV-sized version, because the world needs a longer version of this lol
Hits every "dark action shounen" trope possible. Kudos, man, this was brilliant!
Thank you very much, bud!
You have a good ear and I'm impressed with your music analysis skills. Not to mention you make great originals!
"bend your beliefs in 3D women" HAHAHA! I feel you Shady.
*UPDATES*
- Consider this part more a "Filler". I have some pretty exciting things I want to try with this genre in future videos.
- Your boy, Damir B is back! I revived him from the afterlife just for this video.
- I'll be branching out this series pretty soon. Instead of just "genres", we'll also have "styles". This doesn't just go for bands. I'm really excited and motivated to try this out with you guys! I'll explain more in the future. If guitar isn't the only thing you play, this might be for you.
- The next How-To will most likely be a new genre and will not take as long to come out. Expect it soon!
yay! thank you! i actually learn from this videos, and since im inspired by visual kei, this one was one of my favs
Shady Cicada So that means you will re-upload the halloween video with the "How to create an Avenged Sevenfold song in 5 minutes or less" title?
Yo shady, this song needs lyrics.
Shady Cicada I'm new to your channel. Thanks for the tutorials.
Will be waiting
*SONO CHI NO SADAME*
I heard it ;)
Zenkai Kuro 1:37
*JOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*
*JO*
DesmondDoes Yeah !
Zenkai Kuro i fucking screamed like if someone cut my dick off
XDD That's how you have to say Jooojo anyways ;)
Zenkai Kuro one can never just go by sono chi no sadame without saying *JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJO*
At the end of it
You actually gave the invisible bass player a chance to have fun! Very Anime OP-ish!
Yeah! I would have done more, but I'm still learning how to play bass. Hopefully I can go a little wilder in the next one!
You could also get a bass player and have the 3 of you play the whole song at the end, no?
Just sayin
At some point, i can see every Angel Beats characters flashing in front of my eyes. And you know what, somehow i can hear LiSA's voice.Great job guys...
Needmore27 😂😂😂 Same here, I thought it sounded like the first SAO opening.
...dangit, you successfully got my brain to go SONO CHI NO SADAME at the video opening.
SONO CHI NO SADAME!
*JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJO*
That Sono Chi no Sadame at the beginning though
Oh boy, i remember when this guy was only at about 1k subs, and i was watching all his cover videos. Now he's making how-to's and more covers than ever. Congrats on making it this far, Shady! Continue to do what you love, and prosper. ^^
Thank you so much, man! Your words mean a lot. Hopefully I can continue to take this further! :D
No problem bro! It's always nice to see small channels making their ways up to the top. Since i myself want to be a content creator soon, seeing you slowly rise like this gives me confidence, as well as hope for your channel. So yeah, hopefully you can take it further! I'm willing to see the outcome. :)
MC remembers his rival / evil boss and prepares to unsheath his sword while having a really sad / angry expression. Wild jumpcuts showing random frames of supporting characters and minor spoilers, finished by a shot of MC slashing at the fourth wall, followed by a bright visual effect which transitions to the title screen.
This music + Taka's vocal = HEAVEN
You still forgot the overly complicated bass lines
Still learning bass. We'll get there
hope to see that in your next anime opening theme video. Cheers
But hey, at least he let the bass have more notes in the chorus!
Awesome original as always man. (Bend those notes like you bend your beliefs in 3D women) holy shit
I don't know why but that fast complex part makes me feel something. It sounds so cool and its stuck in my head now. Your videos are where my motivation for making music comes from, so thank you.
i can see the characters was jumping in the middle and standing with pride-smile face😂😂
*WHO THE FUCK JUST ATE MY LAST BAG OF NARUTOS?!*
I adore these kind of vids. They're so on-point!
I'm glad you like them!
Shady Cicada You're the guitakage
Is that a JoJo reference?
Sidetrax EVERYTHING is a JoJo reference :')
no
Sidetrax IKR?
Sidetrax Sono CHI NO SADAME
When is anything NOT a JoJo reference?
that tapping riff is really awesome
great song :-)
That intro is the most anime thing I have ever heard in my life.
Tapping jutsu mixed with sweeping jutsu can do wonders too
It's gotten to the point where I just click on the video, like it, and then watch it cause I know it'll be good. And sure enough, I've never been disappointed.
Another song that makes me wanna write a song like it. Nice job man. Keep shreddin' and writing BADASS SHIT
Thanks so much, dude! I'll be sure to keep it up and try my best! :D
"bend that note like you bend your beliefs in 3d women" lost my shit😂😂
Coming back to this gem 5 years later
Miss my boi
dude this song is jamming!
I like how they both just start shredding it as it fades away
Man that tapping part sounds so awesome
Holy shit, HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD AT THIS? I DON'T EVEN PLAY GUITAR AND I STILL LOVE YOUR VIDEOS
Now you gotta make that classic pop-y harem/ecchi show opening
I really Imagined those Scenes!
These could easily be a real anime theme song, great work!
Thanks a lot, dude!
The character-standing-in-front-of-a-lake-with-a-different-reflection thing is on point! I am actually learning from this, no kidding OwO
2:25 I could totally hear some good ol' Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas screams during this part. Honestly this whole song should be done by them.
0:00-0:07 sono chi no sadame JOOOOJO.
Okay, I made some lyrics for this song just like the last one. If Shady allows covers of this song, feel free to use it (but please show me if you do, i would really love to see it). It starts at 2:00
Who are you now? What do you want?
(we're a shooting star)
Don't you remember what you left behind?
(forget your past)
PRE-CHORUS (heavily distorted or gutural):
Faaadeeeeeeeeeee
Faaaadeeeeeeeeee
CHORUS:
Rise above the clouds and fly with the sun
You'll need to get back to the start
You must reconcile day and night inside your heart
Take the shot, make count this second chance, oh yeah
(i also made lyrics for the other Anime/JRock one, you might find it somewhere in the comment section... did i mention that i have a lot of free time XD )
That tapping is f-ing awesome
that tapping part was badass!!!!
JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJOOO
To this day I still do not know the name of the gentleman assisting with this one.
that tapping is awesome
"Speedy chords for an intro. People can tell this is some season 2 shit"
I died.
"Bend those notes like you bend your belief in 3D women" You sir, have won a subscriber
First you make an action-packed but lighthearted first season, but one of the supporting main characters begins to mentally break down. The protagonist does the whole "bring you out of darkness with friendship" thing and it seems to work. Then right in the second half of the finale episode they are betrayed by the other and killed off permanently.
Please make this a full length! Possibly add it to the How to Album as well!
I've never really been a fan of anime itself but I am always immensely impressed with how cool some anime or anime fighter game soundtracks are. i.e.) Literally all of Cowboy Bebop, Tokyo Ghoul OP, Guilty Gear XRD Revelator 2 (an anime fighting game), etc.
Oh yeah, man. The music is in a realm of it's own. Very energetic and catchy. You can't go wrong!
well that was so emotional and fast wich is something REALLY AWESOME!!
this is more than creative this is super analytice
Your dedication will bring you success my boy, keep up the great work!!
Came back after several months just to listen to and watch 2:51 "Insert Character standing by a lake, but the reflection is of someone else"
Nice tapping arpeggios sounds good
I FREAKED OUT WHEN SONO CHI NO SADAME STARTED PLAYING!!
s2 looks good
I subbed because of your "Last Surprise" cover, and kinda thought you just did covers of stuff. But these how-to's are actually pretty helpful in getting me out of this creative slump I've been in lately. 😅
So thank you for these. :D
I'm glad you liked them (and I'm glad you find them helpful too)! It's always cool to see someone from the "cover" side come over to the How-To side :)
e d g i n e s s o v e r 9 0 0 0
Loved it, rock on!
I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT
Laughed out loud at *Tapping Jutsu* LOL xP
you actually made a good song.
and im fucking stealing your ideas. jhahahahahha
Yeah... good luck with explaining how this video was uploaded before you made this a song.
1 minute 30 seconds is about standard for anime OPs. Many good OPs do have a full version, but 1 minute 30 seconds is good enough for an intro.
I want to watch it!
I wasn't active for a while and i'm impressed how your chanel blew up. I think you deserved it and this song is realy good even if you just call it a "filler".
Thanks so much, man. That seriously means a lot. Hopefully we can take it even higher! Glad you enjoyed the song!
Shady Cicada Thank you for the music. ✌
You were right. This is totally a hyped intro for some season 2 'shits going down on this half' show lmao
Need a whole album of this plz.
so basically a metalcore song
this is fucking awesome, you had me with We're All Gonna Be Stars, awesome AWESOME originals man, keep it up!
somehow, it tastes like tokusatsu (kamen rider, etc) opening, however it's superb!
in my opinion, you guys deserve to join jam project
1:08
I saw that
Ey i see u lowkey playing the first jojo opening in the begining
i have been waiting for this
i love you Cicada :')))
Woah shady this is crazy awesome work. I'm an aspiring animator I wanted to get permission to some of these tunes make a scene or two. It's just for practice
AHHHH HE MADE ANOTHER ONE YAY!!! LOL THE COMMENT SECTION ON THE LAST ONE WAS SO FUNNY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE SHIT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY.
Sounds great! Loving it
A nice little TV-size nugget of awesome. :D
this is a hella great.keep making these types of music please.
please make one for j-metal as well :P I know you could probably count j-metal as another form of j-rock but the differences in distortion and heaviness are obvious as well as the complete difference between metal bands based off the western model of music and the japanese model
Bad ass! I like the tapping in the intro.
Wht are the guitar effects used in the video...?!😊😊
Hey dude, I really like all your songs and music and i discovered you with the j-rock/anime intro song.
I love how they get to sound like the real deal. Do you have any other suggestion or help you can give me? I wish to make some anime-esque songs but i can't nail enough the notes and scales enough and it irks me!! Could you help please?
The shapes again, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. These songs are too good.
Sugoi sugoi!
Nice one :D
I'd like to watch "How to: Make an avant-garde metal song", too. That's definitely gonna be great :D
Holy shit... I mean, I've never been a fan of anime, but this is sick
That's pure entertainment!!!
Why isn't this song available on Spotify along with all your other how to anime songs? :(
I really love this one!
I can really feel the senpai flowing
How to write a Sithu Aye ''Senpai EP'' song in 5 minutes or less
Some season 2 shit right there ;-)
Sick dude one of your best in my opinion
Thank you very much! It makes me happy to hear that!
This is good tbh I feel a lot of some Sithu Aye vibes from this
Shady if you don't mind me asking, what do you use to record and make your guitar/drum tracks?
My interface that I use for guitar recording is a Line 6 Pod UX2. For tones, I use Pod Farm 2 (and BIAS FX). My DAW is Cubase 5, and the drums are programmed by me with a program called "Superior Drummer 2.0". Hope that helps!
i literally just discovered your channel and i'm very impressed.
does..does that mean you're my Senpai now?
Thank you very much! I do not mind being Senpai Cicada
Animes where I see this working:
Dragon Ball Super
My Hero Academia (Stain arc)
SAO
Nanatsu no Taizai
Food Wars(oddly)
insert song for AOT
fate series
and most battle shonen
Absolutly nanatsu no taizai