Fun fact, Betterman was one of, if not the FIRST anime to be broadcast in widescreen, albeit in letter-boxed fashion. Also for those who have watched this and are not aware, this anime takes place in the universe of another series that aired a couple years earlier called "King of Braves: GaoGaiGar", which is one of the best mehca shows ever made. It also has a light novel crossover with Betterman called "King of Destruction: GaoGaiGar vs Betterman" that takes place years after the end of Betterman and GGG Final.
@@outlaw451The OP is the GaoGaiGar OP with new lyrics, and the ED is the Betterman ED with new lyrics. Also, there’s a HakaiOh: GaoGaiGar vs Betterman manga, and the mechs from GGG vs Betterman (GaoGaiGo, Betterman Cataphract) also appeared in one of the Chou Robo Taisen games.
@@cardinalhamneggs5253 Super Robot Wars, or Supa Robotto Taisen in Japanese, Idk where you got chou other than it's commonly translated as super lol The crossover is specifically featured in Super Robot Wars 30
Lyrics: Carved within the endless telomeres are the sins of God, engulfed in flames, waiting for the graves to awaken. The spirit, the soul, the voice of solitude The struggle, the parting, a dream on a dark night The craving, the ruination, the time of destiny Roar! scream! release your life! Search for the light of those faraway days! Sing of your rising hope!
@@deepcut7788 man I remember watching Serial experiments Lain, Betterman, Last Exile and a couple others I can't remember. Anime unleashed was actually the first time I had ever watched Anime. Good times, good times.
@@xtrmn8r16 I'd seen kids anime and the stuff on adult swim before, but this stuff was considered obscure and niche even in Japan, it was licensed specifically because it was super cheap, and as a result felt a lot more serious and unique than what we generally think of as anime. Great times.
@@deepcut7788 Except they aired a ton of stuff that was well-known in Japan, namely Crest/Banner of the Stars, Lain, RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Read or Die, and Cromartie High School. And they never "licensed" anything, they were just given broadcast rights to air whatever US distributor worked with them (which was basically Bandai, Pioneer/Geneon, and ADV).
@@garaschneider4808 so they were 'licensed' to broadcast it. Don't split hairs. with the exception of wolfs rain, i think those qualify as niche like I said.
I watched this when I was in highschool I would record it and then watch it while doing homework. Good old vhs tapes! I love this anime and I had a single tear of grief to know it was over. Just like cowboy bebop I loved that show so much!
Do you mind posting a link to were one might be able to watch and or purchase said anime, because I am having a rather difficult time trying to find it.
Ah, this brings back great memories. ^_^ I remember watching Betterman and Banner of the Stars when they use to have Tech TV of Anime Unleashed. ;D Thanks for the upload.
The feels..ours the first anime that made me shed a single tear when it ended. I did cry at the end of cowboy bebop...to me cry is two years one from each eye...ahhh the feels
I always thought this was opening till coming to the anime. Now seeing the actual one. I say anime unleashed made an good move using this as the opening.... (I miss anime unleashed....:()
Thank you so much! I always thought these were on Adult Swim, and I had so much trouble tracking them down, but now that you say that, they were totally on Tech TV.
You're welcome! xD Although, I do remember Adult Swim did play anime as well but the series I remember they have played during the time I was watching Betterman and Banner of the Stars was Big O, Cowboy Bebop, Fooly Cooly, ect. :3 *Laughs* Yeah, Betterman and Banner of the Stars use to play on Tech TV and they use to play it late at night and it was called "Anime Unleashed" before they changed their channel title to G4TV. xD *Giggles* Wow, I feel so old. Can't believe I remember. @_@
Well I'm probably WAY too late to the point that you may know the answer already but, fun fact! It's actually the director of the show himself who sings this song. Yoshitomo Yonetani. He went under a fake name ※-mai when he sang this, he is not a singer professionally. So unfortunately if you want to hear more of this singer their isn't really a way to do that, he's never done concerts, haha. But, he has sung in some other anime he directed. Like the GaoGaiGar Opening (specially the Final version) where it's a choir singing, he's one of the male voices in the choir. Hope this helped! Yonetani is my hero
Fun fact, Betterman was one of, if not the FIRST anime to be broadcast in widescreen, albeit in letter-boxed fashion. Also for those who have watched this and are not aware, this anime takes place in the universe of another series that aired a couple years earlier called "King of Braves: GaoGaiGar", which is one of the best mehca shows ever made. It also has a light novel crossover with Betterman called "King of Destruction: GaoGaiGar vs Betterman" that takes place years after the end of Betterman and GGG Final.
And they had a toy release for a new mech, with the cross over anime that never quite happened. I think it had a dvd with the op or something.
@@outlaw451 There is much more info in the 20th anniversary box set there.
@@outlaw451The OP is the GaoGaiGar OP with new lyrics, and the ED is the Betterman ED with new lyrics.
Also, there’s a HakaiOh: GaoGaiGar vs Betterman manga, and the mechs from GGG vs Betterman (GaoGaiGo, Betterman Cataphract) also appeared in one of the Chou Robo Taisen games.
@@cardinalhamneggs5253 Super Robot Wars, or Supa Robotto Taisen in Japanese, Idk where you got chou other than it's commonly translated as super lol
The crossover is specifically featured in Super Robot Wars 30
監督が歌ってたってマジですか。こっちがOPでも良かったくらい印象的な曲だよね
I remember this show on the former TechTV/G4 years ago and this was used as the English Opening.
これ歌ってるのが監督自身なんだよね
上手くて草
This show was trippy as hell. I'm glad I was a kid when I watched it; I didn't question half of what I saw back then.
Hell yeah! Also watched this when when I was a kid too!
Toonami veteran I see
Man, this didn’t air on Cartoon Network (Toonami), TechTV aired it.
ポケモンSVで空飛んでるときなぜか口ずさみたくなる
古‐koraidon‐
オーディアンのOpとは別のベクトルで癖になる曲…
っつぅか、普通に歌上手過ぎじゃないッスか監督？(^^;
こんないい声の監督に指示されたらがんばっちゃうわ
Is this Yoshitomo Yonetani's voice?
@@AoiHeartStranger
yes
@@tanakatsu8351 I heard so.
Lyrics: Carved within the endless telomeres are the sins of God,
engulfed in flames, waiting for the graves to awaken.
The spirit, the soul, the voice of solitude
The struggle, the parting, a dream on a dark night
The craving, the ruination, the time of destiny
Roar! scream! release your life!
Search for the light of those faraway days!
Sing of your rising hope!
最近作品内容に沿ったアニソンを作るアーティスト多くなったけど、監督自ら作詞、唱歌となればこれ程作品にマッチしたアニソンはないのだなぁ😊
RIP Anime Unleashed
Oh how that takes me back. It seems like no one ever watched anime unleashed. It seems they licensed anime that weren't even well known in Japan.
@@deepcut7788 man I remember watching Serial experiments Lain, Betterman, Last Exile and a couple others I can't remember. Anime unleashed was actually the first time I had ever watched Anime. Good times, good times.
@@xtrmn8r16 I'd seen kids anime and the stuff on adult swim before, but this stuff was considered obscure and niche even in Japan, it was licensed specifically because it was super cheap, and as a result felt a lot more serious and unique than what we generally think of as anime. Great times.
@@deepcut7788 Except they aired a ton of stuff that was well-known in Japan, namely Crest/Banner of the Stars, Lain, RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Read or Die, and Cromartie High School. And they never "licensed" anything, they were just given broadcast rights to air whatever US distributor worked with them (which was basically Bandai, Pioneer/Geneon, and ADV).
@@garaschneider4808 so they were 'licensed' to broadcast it. Don't split hairs. with the exception of wolfs rain, i think those qualify as niche like I said.
I watched this when I was in highschool I would record it and then watch it while doing homework. Good old vhs tapes! I love this anime and I had a single tear of grief to know it was over. Just like cowboy bebop I loved that show so much!
Fun Fact: Betterman shares the same universe as 3G
Do you mind posting a link to were one might be able to watch and or purchase said anime, because I am having a rather difficult time trying to find it.
***** You should be able to find a lot of 3G (gaogaigar) on youtubeOr you could just watch the GaoGaiGar Final op, it's awesome
triblademaster adfadf That is all I needed, for I had no idea what 3G was. Thanks.
@Adam Razor
I watch this now. Very underrated anime. Needs a fullHD remake.
スパロボ30参戦候補と聴いて来ました〜！コレ戦闘用BGMで流れて欲しー。
見事に流れましたねーwスゲー癖になる名曲(*^^*)
Well you got your wish
深夜眠いながらも起きてた高１
I remember staying up to watch this when I was 12 and thinking it was the coolest shit.
So awesome anime Unleashed used this as the OPENING THEME
It makes sense why. The real OP is so sleep-inducing xD
what still blows my mind is that this is set in the same universe as gaogaigar.
Ah, this brings back great memories. ^_^ I remember watching Betterman and Banner of the Stars when they use to have Tech TV of Anime Unleashed. ;D Thanks for the upload.
The feels..ours the first anime that made me shed a single tear when it ended. I did cry at the end of cowboy bebop...to me cry is two years one from each eye...ahhh the feels
It's back.
I remember seeing this ending once on TV when I was VERY young. o.o
Kinda cool how I just stumbled upon it again for the first time in ages.
0:32
サビ入る前、最高すぐる
ATXで放送中
ruclips.net/video/okVALChvHs0/видео.html
I always thought this was opening till coming to the anime. Now seeing the actual one. I say anime unleashed made an good move using this as the opening.... (I miss anime unleashed....:()
anime unleashed you just had to be there
Thank you so much! I always thought these were on Adult Swim, and I had so much trouble tracking them down, but now that you say that, they were totally on Tech TV.
Betterman's director, Yoshitomo Yonetani, sung this under the name "Mai."
RIP Anime Unleashed :'(
Yuusha Betterman
Still need to watch this. Heard some good stuff about it
I like the intro to the series. It fit the series very well.
I love this anime so much...
米たにさん凄いっすね…
You're welcome! xD Although, I do remember Adult Swim did play anime as well but the series I remember they have played during the time I was watching Betterman and Banner of the Stars was Big O, Cowboy Bebop, Fooly Cooly, ect. :3 *Laughs* Yeah, Betterman and Banner of the Stars use to play on Tech TV and they use to play it late at night and it was called "Anime Unleashed" before they changed their channel title to G4TV. xD *Giggles* Wow, I feel so old. Can't believe I remember. @_@
Likewise... Now I'm wondering just how many people got started on anime via G4.
No, TechTV. G4 was cancer, lol.
@@jayjaydeth G4 was fucking awesome, it had the best and most badass shows.
@@BlueWhiteLion2011 Everything good it had it stole from TechTV aside from maybe Attack of the Show.
This has stuck with me as the best themes in an anime, next to Gurren Laggan's opening theme
The intro was garbage, I might have not watched this without this being the intro. That was something that drew me in back then lol.
A 2024 greetings
DUN DUN
DUN
DUN
Chin ~Requiem by mai
this anime aired on tv on anime unleashed
ガオガイガー対ベターマンアニメ化してほしいです。
@saintseiya002 absolutely! My all time fave anime was Betterman. Started the series before TechTv got canned. Man I miss those days...
NOSTALGIA
OMG! Thank you so much!
I watched an episode of this show when I was like 10 on American TV and it traumatized me lmao
I remember Crest/Banner of the Stars!! :D Still need to finish the series..
でっかい円盤買ったなぁ・・・
Memories ....love this
It was very dark but its story was very good.
I'm dizzy....
It was very strange but an awesome concept.
Kinda weird how this shares a universe with King of Braves GaoGaiGar
Yeah, but in some way it works
and now we all have to wait for Proyect Z
@@hazeplatinum264 or just read Hakaioh
You need a PhD in biology to watch this
@GreenKitsuneTheOG in english its "Tranquilize ~Requiem" or Japanese title "Chin ~Requiem"
Well the animation was awesome really sets the tone of the show, the song was a little cheesy but still really good.
You are the cheesy one here.
Girl be dizzy as fuck.
Use to love this show.
Es epico este anime
@OddDeity I saw this on G4, thats how I kinda got started on anime..
for some reason this reminds me of Charlie Parra Del Riego's style
Speen
Nostalgia Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ
@FatYogi Thank you SO much!! :D
Miss the animes from the 90s. Ones like this one, lain, evangelion, cowboy bebop, and trigun were so fun and deep at the same time.
Outlaw Star too!
GaoGaiGar too!
The First Anime to air in Widescreen!!!
Before that crappy Vandread anime series.
I'm still confused by this anime.
:D nice
I realized something: jpop songs sound better in Japanese
Great anime tho
Me encanta esta canción, ¿alguien sabe como se llama?
Chin REQUIEM
loltomino
ベターマン電撃コミック版新装版発売してほしいです。
I assume the reasoning was such a nonsensical opening
Radha & Krishna ;)
betterman was the original japanese name???
adri2shadow yes
Is your avatar a picture of Parvati and Shiva? :>
I like the G4 version better.
Oh god...please tell me who sings this song!! I've been trying to find out for YEARS!!!! (TT^TT)
Well I'm probably WAY too late to the point that you may know the answer already but, fun fact!
It's actually the director of the show himself who sings this song. Yoshitomo Yonetani. He went under a fake name ※-mai when he sang this, he is not a singer professionally. So unfortunately if you want to hear more of this singer their isn't really a way to do that, he's never done concerts, haha. But, he has sung in some other anime he directed. Like the GaoGaiGar Opening (specially the Final version) where it's a choir singing, he's one of the male voices in the choir. Hope this helped! Yonetani is my hero
The song is called Reqeuim by Chin.
@@RentonElric85 Thank you!!!!! 🥳