People in their early twenties might not catch those references right away- but whether they do or don't seem unimportant at this point. This OP is amazing on its own. Actually, there' something erotic about the "Big O" title (an allusion to "the Story of O" perhaps?) I just wish the uploader labeled this as "anime" rather than "cartoon" since the origins of this fiction is Japan, not the West. In any case, the comments in the threads below are gold. They shouldn't be the reason for listening to this piece- but the context is enough to drive discussions forward so that this anime can be given a second, third, etc. chance to shine again.
@@peppermillers8361 I know. It's just that anime is the Japanese (and Japan "cartoons" fans) way of labeling the same thing to distinguish it from Western and non-Japan-based production.
This show is such a weird amalgamation of other inspirations and references, it shouldn't work but it just *does* so well. Just sad it didn't do better in Japan and get a season 3. The style of Batman. The combat of Godzilla. A dash of Cowboy Bebop. Countless references to other greats from western and anime culture. It was a who's who of show archetypes and references and I loved every minute of it.
It did well in Japan, but only in the home release theater. Like Bebop it got struck with the Bad Timeslot Bug on initial release, but by the early 2000s word of mouth passed enough that the DVD releases were overwhelming successes.
For everyone who is so very heavily reminded of Queen when they hear this, a tidbit; that was *deliberate* on the part of the songwriters/composers when they made this; they took their primary inspiration from Queen songs, and in fact studied them closely in preparation for making this.
Yeah, it’s a total ripoff of Queens song but they get away with plagiarizing it even though these freaks complain about copyright on the internet. Yeah figure that one out. Anime literally has no originality whatsoever. This genre is a complete joke.
>but they get away with it my dude they very literally did not get away with this, the song has very conspicuously not seen any use in anything related to Big O since like 2003.
That's what kinda inspired me to download Big O because I was saying to a few of my friends that Big O is if batman had a big fucking robot....and if Alfred fought....and if Robin was a cute android girl.
It's not merely a reference to "Flash," the song is reminiscent of Queen in numerous ways; the guitar playing is a clear emulation of Brian May in both sound and style.
One of the things that I liked about this show, is how noir it seemed. It seemed like Batman, it looked like Gotham City, and the styles looked a lot like Batman animated. So cool. Plus, I get all nostalgic when I hear this song!
When you think about it, on paper, this show should not have worked. It should have been an utter mess. Theme song homaging Queen, titles homaging one of the Ultraman shows, this series homaging Batman, film noir, giant mecha anime, James Bond, heck, R. Dorothy Wainwright can be seen as a love letter to Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick, but…it did. Those absolute madlads did it. It worked. They made an incredible series out of it. Amazing.
This was my first anime. I grew up in a Christian household, so if it wasn't Disney or Christian Media, with the exception of some musicals like Sound of Music and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, I wasn't allowed to watch it. One day we got Cartoon Network and I stayed up one night and managed to catch it. Became obsessed with Mecha Anime. It eventually evolved and I became obsessed with anything that had giant monsters, giant robots/mechas or a combination of the two. I remember when I was 21 and saw the revised Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on TV. I was so pissed that I had missed it as a kid, it would have been right up my alley with all the giant robots and giant monsters and shit.
kodoku no mune ni hi wo tomoshi mikotoba ni waga mi someru kami yo! Light a light in a lonely heart Dying me with words Ye god! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Cast in the name of God Ye not the guilty We have came to team! Big-O! subete no kako wo nakushita machi towa ni chikaou kodoku no mune ni hi wo tomoshi mikotoba ni waga mi someru Swear an eternal oath to this city that lost all of its past. Light a light in a lonely heart Dying me with words Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Big O just wows me. The opening theme is an homage to Queen, the series itself is a nod to Giant Robo (The Big O's design and weaponry, Roger summoning it via watch, most of the enemy mechs and monsters wouldn't look out of place in Giant Robo) and kaiju movies (the soundtrack during the fight and when the enemy of the week appears), noir (soundtrack, lighting, the shots and setting) and Batman. I'm surprised this only last 1 season in Japan and Cartoon Network dropping it after Season 2.
When you put it that way now I want to go back and re-watch it. I was definitely too young to appreciate it when it came out but I bet you it would do wonders with a remake series.
Love that it's a tribute to Queen and Flash Gordon. This show was awesome and I've always wanted a car or phone that started up with "Cast in the name of God... Ye not guilty."
I remember this played one year at "Name That Anime Tune" at Anime Boston .. no one knew what the hell song it was until the first "BIG O!" and then everyones hand shot up with the answer.
I’m not sure if I’ll ever get that feeling of staying up late at night to watch great anime’s like Big O, but I’m glad it happened at all. Ordered the blu ray and I’m so ready to watch again!
As a kid growing up, this would always show on adult swim late at night and I had no idea wtf it was about.. other than the suit guy and.. a Mecha called Big O? Idk I should go back and watch it now that I'm an adult and might find it more interesting. Oh but I always loved the theme song. As a kid I'd legit stay for the theme, then change to Nick at night
hell, we couldn't hear the lyrics it DID have since it was censored on tv. heaven forbid anyone talk about god. we gotta make sure he feels unwelcome so he stays the hell out of our affairs, right? ... and also the rest of the lyrics.. were just unable to be pronounced in anything resembling english.
There are a lot of opening songs that are perfect for the show they were made for, and reall set the tone., but there aren't many that I come back to just for their musical merit. This not only one of the best openers for an anime, it's one of the best songs to come out of Japan at all.
Batman, mixed with Gundam, Phoenix Wright, and a song that sounds like Queen wrote it RIGHT after finishing "Flash Gordon". Truly, this is the best anime I've ever seen.
The first opening theme to the anime series 'The Big O'. Technically, this is actually the second opening, since episode's 1 and 2 used a 19 second long intro of Big O's face appearing in lava and the text 'Cast in the name of God: Ye Not Guilty' appearing on screen. Heavily influenced by the Flash Gordon film (1980) theme, which was composed by Queen. The intro is also visually similar to the opening credits of ''Ultra Seven (1967)''.
The main character is also similar do Batman, since it was animated by the studio behind Batman The Animated Series. Big O is basically a great celebration of several icons from the 70's and 80's.
It already exists. It’s called Batman and this show is a ripoff of Batman. I mean, the guy literally looks exactly like Bruce Wayne. Are you kidding me?
I definitely see what you're talking about- the beginning kind of reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody. And it has the beat and singing style (kind of) of Queen.
Yeah you can tell that this was a far cry from other mech anime shows of the time just by the theme song and opening. Most Mech shows of the time have either a J-Pop or J-Rock theme, and an opening which depicts mechs doing cool stuff and shows off the cast. The Big O? Queen-inspired theme music about how awesome the protagonist and mech is and opening sequence inspired by the Ultraman franchise.
Yeah, I thought of Queen right away. The first 20 seconds reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody. The thumping throughout the rest reminds me of the theme from the movie Flash Gordon, with Queen recording the soundtrack for that movie. I have to admit it's been nearly 20 years since I've heard this theme song. I watched The Big O on Adult Swim back in 2003 and 2004, catching it by complete accident, and liked it enough to watch all 26 episodes. To be honest, I prefer the one minute and seven second long version that was the opening theme for the series as it ran on TV back in the day.
graphkid No, it sucks. It’s a ripoff of Batman, Cowboy Bebop, and James Bond altogether into a train wreck of a series. This show is just pathetic garbage plagiarizing better works of fiction.
@Tsukasamacleod The protagonist wasn't being whiny. The protagonist was being believable. Shinji experienced quite a lot, and people never give him credit for it. The story was about him overcoming things, but the sad thing is, many people don't, especially when they're fourteen and have the weight of all of humanity placed on them. There was only one plot hole, which was Kaoru talking to the monoliths before he met them, and they patched it up later. Also, two things can have similar endings.
If people are wondering why the theme sounds like Flash Gordon, it's because it was done on purpose, paying homage to the song.
And it's a damn good tribute. I'm a life long Queen fan and this makes my inner Freddie Mercury smile. :-)
I've been listening to Queen since I was five. Watched anime since about that same time too. This merges both and makes me so happy!
If Freddie Mercury we’re alive I would see him making a English dub of this
@@cirkuitknight Also him and Queen approving this song.
The second OP is based on the UFO theme song also
This song is like if Queen did an Ultraman opening and you can definitely tell from the opening’s aesthetic they were going for that
People in their early twenties might not catch those references right away- but whether they do or don't seem unimportant at this point. This OP is amazing on its own. Actually, there' something erotic about the "Big O" title (an allusion to "the Story of O" perhaps?) I just wish the uploader labeled this as "anime" rather than "cartoon" since the origins of this fiction is Japan, not the West.
In any case, the comments in the threads below are gold. They shouldn't be the reason for listening to this piece- but the context is enough to drive discussions forward so that this anime can be given a second, third, etc. chance to shine again.
@@turquoisemoon3654 anime are cartoons.
@@peppermillers8361 I know. It's just that anime is the Japanese (and Japan "cartoons" fans) way of labeling the same thing to distinguish it from Western and non-Japan-based production.
This show is such a weird amalgamation of other inspirations and references, it shouldn't work but it just *does* so well. Just sad it didn't do better in Japan and get a season 3. The style of Batman. The combat of Godzilla. A dash of Cowboy Bebop. Countless references to other greats from western and anime culture. It was a who's who of show archetypes and references and I loved every minute of it.
It did well in Japan, but only in the home release theater. Like Bebop it got struck with the Bad Timeslot Bug on initial release, but by the early 2000s word of mouth passed enough that the DVD releases were overwhelming successes.
You're thinking of Season 1.
Season 2 was a flop in both US and Japanese Markets.
@@TheAntiSantafrom what I've read, it didn’t seem like S2 flopped all that much. In fact, it probably got about as much as needed.
@peppermillers8361 Season 2 wasn't bad either, and the ending only didn't make sense to people who weren't paying attention.
@@LordMalice6d9it made sense, I'm just not a huge fan of those type of endings. I've come to terms with the ending by now.
For everyone who is so very heavily reminded of Queen when they hear this, a tidbit; that was *deliberate* on the part of the songwriters/composers when they made this; they took their primary inspiration from Queen songs, and in fact studied them closely in preparation for making this.
And it's a damn good tribute. I'm a life long Queen fan and this makes my inner Freddie Mercury smile. :-)
And thats why its so bad ass
Freddie would be happy sadly the dvd doesn't have this theme song
I didn't catch any other Queen songs besides the theme to Flash Gordon.
I’d love to see this theme performed live with Brian May and Roger Taylor playing guitar and drums.
Its like the Japanese version of Queen, so good. Miss the late nights this would come on.
I with you on this one
Yeah same here
Yeah, it’s a total ripoff of Queens song but they get away with plagiarizing it even though these freaks complain about copyright on the internet. Yeah figure that one out. Anime literally has no originality whatsoever. This genre is a complete joke.
>but they get away with it
my dude they very literally did not get away with this, the song has very conspicuously not seen any use in anything related to Big O since like 2003.
@@TheShinyFeraligatr yeah and it's a homage. The song isn't really stolen because queen never made one lol.
Imagine if Freddie Mercury was still with us, loved this opening, gave Queen’s blessing, and personally covered it...
His Royal Highness probably would have sung back up lol.
Big O. He saved everyone of us.
stand for everyone of us
Fought for Everyone of Us!
This song never gets old for me. NEVER.
Hope you still jam to this, I sure do! Let's keep it going 🤘
That's what kinda inspired me to download Big O because I was saying to a few of my friends that Big O is if batman had a big fucking robot....and if Alfred fought....and if Robin was a cute android girl.
Lol I thought the same 😄
Dorothy as Oracle/Batgirl, just sayin'
@@TempestWind87 nah she can take a bullet to the spine.
The team that made big O actually did the background work on batman the animated series. Clearly that rubbed off on them
@@nubreed13 I actually didn't know that but that's pretty kick ass
It's not merely a reference to "Flash," the song is reminiscent of Queen in numerous ways; the guitar playing is a clear emulation of Brian May in both sound and style.
The opening is very reminiscent of the way Queen would harmonize their vocals, as well.
Only Brian May himself can pull the guitar orchestrations perfectively. HE plays his traditional red special.
One of the things that I liked about this show, is how noir it seemed. It seemed like Batman, it looked like Gotham City, and the styles looked a lot like Batman animated. So cool. Plus, I get all nostalgic when I hear this song!
This show was animated by one of the studios that worked on Batman: The Animated Series. The influence is very clear.
When you think about it, on paper, this show should not have worked. It should have been an utter mess. Theme song homaging Queen, titles homaging one of the Ultraman shows, this series homaging Batman, film noir, giant mecha anime, James Bond, heck, R. Dorothy Wainwright can be seen as a love letter to Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick, but…it did. Those absolute madlads did it. It worked. They made an incredible series out of it. Amazing.
Big-O! Big-O, I love you; but we only have 14 hours to save the earth!
What do you mean "BIG O APPROACHING?!"
OPEN FIRE ALL WEAPONS!!
SMITH'S ALIVE!?
xneet00 DISPATCH WAR ROCKET DUO TO BRING BACK HIS BODY!!
+MrGbere777 Awww, I was going to say "DISPATCH SCHWARZWALD AND GABRIEL TO BRING BACK HIS BODY!!"
This was my first anime. I grew up in a Christian household, so if it wasn't Disney or Christian Media, with the exception of some musicals like Sound of Music and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, I wasn't allowed to watch it. One day we got Cartoon Network and I stayed up one night and managed to catch it. Became obsessed with Mecha Anime. It eventually evolved and I became obsessed with anything that had giant monsters, giant robots/mechas or a combination of the two. I remember when I was 21 and saw the revised Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on TV. I was so pissed that I had missed it as a kid, it would have been right up my alley with all the giant robots and giant monsters and shit.
Same here. I grew up in a hyper religious household and this anime among others during that time slot was my escape. Thanks for sharing.
Big O.... If Batman was an anime and had a giant robot. Lol
I mean. The same studio made Batman The Animated Series. Both were done By Sunrise, but Batman TAS was distributed to America
And decided today I will be james bond
@LaVerdadEsMuyCatólica I'd watch it! Lol
To be fair, Rodger looks like Bruce Wayne.
Flash Gordon + Bohemian Rhapsody = Big O theme
+nervmeister yeah pretty much lol
Queen was the direct inspiration for this, so, yeah. Makes sense.
Facts lol😅🤣😂
Flash! Aaaaaaah! Sa--shit wrong song.
Well, you're not wrong
I am the opposite I hear Flash and I think of this song!
"Good guys still ware black".
- one of the promos from toonami
WEAR*
I always imagine the piston punch at the end.
that punch is called sudden impact
Best-punch-in-mecha-anime is what I call it
Yes!
I imagine Norman with the Machine Gun.
This show was highly underrated.
kodoku no mune ni hi wo tomoshi
mikotoba ni waga mi someru kami yo!
Light a light in a lonely heart
Dying me with words Ye god!
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Cast in the name of God
Ye not the guilty
We have came to team!
Big-O!
subete no kako wo nakushita machi
towa ni chikaou
kodoku no mune ni hi wo tomoshi
mikotoba ni waga mi someru
Swear an eternal oath
to this city that lost all of its past.
Light a light in a lonely heart
Dying me with words
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! -O! -O! Big-O!
Big-O! Big-O! Big-O! Big-O!
It's actually We Have Come To Terms, Big O.
best tribute to Queen you've ever heard
Big O just wows me. The opening theme is an homage to Queen, the series itself is a nod to Giant Robo (The Big O's design and weaponry, Roger summoning it via watch, most of the enemy mechs and monsters wouldn't look out of place in Giant Robo) and kaiju movies (the soundtrack during the fight and when the enemy of the week appears), noir (soundtrack, lighting, the shots and setting) and Batman. I'm surprised this only last 1 season in Japan and Cartoon Network dropping it after Season 2.
They actually did the background animation for batman the animated series.
When you put it that way now I want to go back and re-watch it. I was definitely too young to appreciate it when it came out but I bet you it would do wonders with a remake series.
@@nubreed13no shit. That's so cool!
Batman TAS is one of my favorite works of animation I've ever seen. So well done.
Love that it's a tribute to Queen and Flash Gordon. This show was awesome and I've always wanted a car or phone that started up with "Cast in the name of God... Ye not guilty."
I remember this played one year at "Name That Anime Tune" at Anime Boston .. no one knew what the hell song it was until the first "BIG O!" and then everyones hand shot up with the answer.
Paradigm city had so much destruction I am amazed that they even had a city budget lol
I’m not sure if I’ll ever get that feeling of staying up late at night to watch great anime’s like Big O, but I’m glad it happened at all. Ordered the blu ray and I’m so ready to watch again!
as good as you remembered?
If FLCL got a S2/S3 15 years later... maybe just maybe we'll get a big O season 3
Yes please
And a Certain Magical Index
I don't think he shood get one it ended good
Now I want a cereal called "The Big Oat" and this will be the commercial jingle.
The Big Quaker Oats 😜
"Roger. I love you. But we only have 14 hours to save Paradigm City."
pmprofflmao
This song still hits all the right notes!
What a great show
I have a strange love for this series.
All your loves are strange and a little scary @mtdewramen, noodle mushroom.
who sang this? japanese queen?
Jeen*
In case you haven't found out yet it's performed by Rui Nagai, the official title being BIG O!
Empress Queen
Your Mom You messed it up. Should've just said Empress. :|
Jimmy Venus and Empress made this beautiful song
I love Big O so much. They just did whatever the hell they wanted and it fuzzed into this strange, goofy, wonderful, insightful show!
those first 20 seconds... gives me goosebumps!!
As a kid growing up, this would always show on adult swim late at night and I had no idea wtf it was about.. other than the suit guy and.. a Mecha called Big O? Idk I should go back and watch it now that I'm an adult and might find it more interesting. Oh but I always loved the theme song. As a kid I'd legit stay for the theme, then change to Nick at night
You should. It’s a great anime
I hated Big O at first but after giving it a chance it grew on me as a fan of Gundam and Batman
Definitely queen influence here
I can almost here Freddy and Queen singing this.
Paying tribute to Batman the animated series and Queen...what an amazing combination this show was.
Sunrise was one of the studios that worked on this show. They also worked on Batman: The Animated Series.
Big.... Ohhhhhh savior of the universe..
This and the Outlaw Star intro are my all time favorites.
Who knew this song had more lyrics....never heard this full version....kinda reminds me of a 80's type"Queen" flash Gordon song. Pretty cool :)
ya think?
what gave it away? it couldnt be the insanely similar parts of the melody now could it?
Maybe they hired Brian May (Queen) since HE has the original Red Special Guitar.
sounds like a fusion of two great Queen songs Bohemian Rhapsody and Flash
hell, we couldn't hear the lyrics it DID have since it was censored on tv.
heaven forbid anyone talk about god. we gotta make sure he feels unwelcome so he stays the hell out of our affairs, right?
... and also the rest of the lyrics.. were just unable to be pronounced in anything resembling english.
Nice Catchy Song from This Classic Anime TV Series in 1999 - 2003!!!
CAST IN THE NAME OF GOD
YE NOT GUILTY
Man fuck all of these new animes, older ones actually meant something, the theme song is even amazing
What I’m saying
we need a petition to bring this back!
Cheesy song as fuck! BUT I FREAKING LOVE IT! Guilty pleasure of mine. xD LOL
I like how it starts off cool then gets kinda creepy.
All three of those shows are great, and made my childhood great.
P.S I miss the old lineup as well.
loved this show. Lupin the third big o cowboy beebop good times.
OH MY GOD!
THAT FREAKING SOLO!
Best opening ever.
There are a lot of opening songs that are perfect for the show they were made for, and reall set the tone., but there aren't many that I come back to just for their musical merit. This not only one of the best openers for an anime, it's one of the best songs to come out of Japan at all.
GIANT ROBOT
BATMAN A.S. 90
THE BAND: QUEEN
This MIX Results in BIG-O.
This might explain why Roger seems like a pointier Bruce Wayne...
Big O! Showtime! [said mech pops out of the ground and I jump in and the screen flashes "Cast in the name of God! Ye Not Guilty"] Big O! And Action!
Queens Flash Gordon Tribute
Michael Landsman yo listen to the Queen cover album by THE PROTOMEN it's all like this but higher sound quality
Batman, mixed with Gundam, Phoenix Wright, and a song that sounds like Queen wrote it RIGHT after finishing "Flash Gordon". Truly, this is the best anime I've ever seen.
If you play this in the club, guaranteed somebody is getting shot
If this EVER came on in a club, I would legit lose control. I'd get completely hype and not even care.
The first opening theme to the anime series 'The Big O'. Technically, this is actually the second opening, since episode's 1 and 2 used a 19 second long intro of Big O's face appearing in lava and the text 'Cast in the name of God: Ye Not Guilty' appearing on screen.
Heavily influenced by the Flash Gordon film (1980) theme, which was composed by Queen.
The intro is also visually similar to the opening credits of ''Ultra Seven (1967)''.
The main character is also similar do Batman, since it was animated by the studio behind Batman The Animated Series.
Big O is basically a great celebration of several icons from the 70's and 80's.
Glad someone actually mention the Ultraseven reference.
Man I missed this show alot while it came out on Adult Swim/Toonami.
we need a live action big o movie. big o its showtime!!!!
I agree!
Zack Harris Imagine if Pacific Rim had a shout-out to The Big O, it wouldn't have been too out-of-place considering what the Jägers do.
We did it was called Pacific rim
That would've been so cool!
It already exists. It’s called Batman and this show is a ripoff of Batman. I mean, the guy literally looks exactly like Bruce Wayne. Are you kidding me?
this song lived in my winamp playlist all through high school and college lmao
I definitely see what you're talking about- the beginning kind of reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody. And it has the beat and singing style (kind of) of Queen.
I always get the urge to give a cheeky wink with every chime in this song... it just.... it's a reflex and I don't know why
I now appreciate this theme a lot more now. I love this theme.
@Raioku 9 years later, and not even 1 like lol.
Cast in the name of God, Ye not guilty!!!!!!!!
Aw yiss. The synthesis of this is delicious.
Play this and play the Pacific Rim trailer at the same time, muted. Do it now. You're welcome.
Why would I sully such an awesome song with such a ter... Shit! 6 Years ago!? Damn!
"General Kala, Big-O approaching. WHAT DO YOU MEAN Big-O APPROACHING?!"
Nothing but a man...... who can never fail.........
Happy 20th anniversary Big O!!!
BIG O SHOW TIME
-stand in awesome way-
Great show! Great song!
Batman meet gundam
Yeah you can tell that this was a far cry from other mech anime shows of the time just by the theme song and opening.
Most Mech shows of the time have either a J-Pop or J-Rock theme, and an opening which depicts mechs doing cool stuff and shows off the cast.
The Big O? Queen-inspired theme music about how awesome the protagonist and mech is and opening sequence inspired by the Ultraman franchise.
Shit I almost forgot how epic this Big O theme is takes me right back to my childhood. Also that fucking 🎸 at 2:00 is beyond epic and 🔥.
When I was growing up, I watched a little bit of The Big O, but not all of it.
Dustin Nunn I just finished it this morning actually. It is definitely worth finishing from start to end.
BIG O!!! AAAAAAHHHH!!! Savior of the Universe!
I wish Spotify had this
Next to " Tank " this is one of my favorite Anime songs. Such a simple but epic song.
Hey you can't forget H.T. From Trigun! Or Through the Night from Outlaw Star!
Sunrise was the animation studio. The Writer was Chiaki J. Konaka and the Director was Kazuyoshi Katayama
This theme definitely has a QUEEN vibe.
Is this Japan's version of Queen?!
its actually different but maintains the same amount of awesome...awesomeness.........
This song is dripping Freddie Mucury
Pretty great homage to Queen here.
Yeah, I thought of Queen right away.
The first 20 seconds reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody.
The thumping throughout the rest reminds me of the theme from the movie Flash Gordon, with Queen recording the soundtrack for that movie.
I have to admit it's been nearly 20 years since I've heard this theme song.
I watched The Big O on Adult Swim back in 2003 and 2004, catching it by complete accident, and liked it enough to watch all 26 episodes.
To be honest, I prefer the one minute and seven second long version that was the opening theme for the series as it ran on TV back in the day.
Best anime ever
graphkid No, it sucks. It’s a ripoff of Batman, Cowboy Bebop, and James Bond altogether into a train wreck of a series. This show is just pathetic garbage plagiarizing better works of fiction.
Man this takes me back... I wish they'd go back and "fix" the ending.. they did our man dirty boys.
This might be the perfect Queen tribute.
Top favorite of my list of theme songs
Allrighty then! That sounds like a winner.
If Brian May or Roger Taylor heard this theme song, they would think of calling a lawyer.
This is what happen when you give Bruce Wayne a giant robot
I love this
Cool Queen mash-up
@Tsukasamacleod The protagonist wasn't being whiny. The protagonist was being believable. Shinji experienced quite a lot, and people never give him credit for it. The story was about him overcoming things, but the sad thing is, many people don't, especially when they're fourteen and have the weight of all of humanity placed on them. There was only one plot hole, which was Kaoru talking to the monoliths before he met them, and they patched it up later. Also, two things can have similar endings.
yooooo I thought this song just didn't have a full version, cant believe I only just found this