MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | One Piece OP 15 - We Go (Full)

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Video Question: Which Anime OST has your favorite guitar playing? 👀 Thank you YikesBradley for the Patreon Request! Patreon 👉 www.patreon.com/drumrolltonyreacts

[@addytw2136]

For me its: Bleach OST - Battle Ignition (E guitar) Bleach OST Nube Negra (Acoustic Flamenco?) Magi OST Valse Hot (E guitar) Basically I love Shiro Sagisu, great osts from him!

[@ericdragon4137]

Valse Hot Magi Ost

[@jarod9115]

FLCL is pretty famous for its OST and features some great guitar work. Also need to give a shoutout to Megalo Box, particularly seaosn 2

[@saim8524]

For me : Naruto Shippuuden-Kokuten

[@Aristaeus89]

You gotta check out music from "Bocchi the Rock!". It's an anime about a Guitarist and her band. The band put out an actual album and an EP. As a guitarist, Bocchi is a legit inspiration. The guitar is showcased in a very tasteful manner. For specific recommendations: - "Seishun Complex" Their most known song and OP. Catchy, very well made song. - "That band" This one is featured in an iconic episode. Guitar SLAPS. I think you'd prefer listening to the full versions btw.

[@gibbs1716]

without spoiling too much, this song is the crew's big return after their darkest points

[@Nastyn1nja808]

Also same Singer as the Very 1st opening. I believe. This dropped 2011.

[@royalfun1031]

​@@Nastyn1nja808u everywhere

[@danielduarte6802]

​@@Nastyn1nja808 Ohh that makes sense, the 0:32 - 0:37 section sounds like a callback to opening 1

[@charliemanning3416]

@@Nastyn1nja808 Such a perfect way to ring in post-timeskip

[@imo098765]

@@danielduarte6802 We are, We go and Over the Top(the opening to Wano) are all Hiroshi Kitadani

[@OPGMitaki]

We gotta encourage this guy to not be so self-conscious about pausing too much. He explains why the music is so good in ways not many music reactors do. He has probably gotten lots of hate for this and that's why he's so conscious about it.

[@Jay_D_Ashe]

Enjoying is better than overexplaining imo That's why people hate nerds

[@franzmikolan4109]

Yukinoshita heyo!

[@AldenEmroch]

@@Jay_D_Ashe but this channel is not just about plain reaction is about explaining music and enjoying it too, i like him stopping to explain, for a regular reaction there's a lot of other channels

[@booey316]

I love it.

[@Jay_D_Ashe]

@@AldenEmroch meh, it makes the music unenjoyable by breaking it. You lose half of what you need to explain, and even like that, it's already too much.

[@thats_a_stupid_nickname1936]

I feel like this is such a criminally under appreciated One Piece song. It is almost never mentioned in the community when discussing the best/most iconic songs from the series, even though it is an absolute banger that symbolises such an important part of the story (I wish I could say more, but that would be spoilers) and is made by the same guy who did the first opening, which is easily the most iconic one piece song. Personally, I adore this song. It is such an incredible musical piece, easily my favourite opening from the show, so it’s absolutely incredible to see that you enjoyed and appreciated it as much as I do! Thank you for listening to it and kudos to YikesBradley for requesting it on Patreon!

[@Druidlover]

It was the opening for a bit too many episodes so I think a lot of people got burnt out on it.

[@akaneki7234]

@@Druidlover We had this opening every week for over 2 years so yeah, the burnout was real.

[@matu6070]

@@Druidloverits my favorite but tbf i read one piece

[@venori5785]

almost 100%%% positive its because it was during the fishman island arc and a lot of people didn't really care about it. If it played for wano or for like marineford or something it would definetly be talked about more than any other opening besides the first i think.

[@amvibes9633]

Very much agree. Even I forget about it in favor of the first opening of the series. Whenever I hear this one again I'm like OH YEA THIS ONE!!!!

[@MyLittleMagneton]

I always loved the refrain in this song: "ichi, ni, sunshine, yon, we go". Because in Japanese 1,2,3,4,5 = ichi, ni, san, yon, go.

[@alansmithee419]

Huh, as someone who doesn't speak Japanese (but knew, ichi, ni, san from a countdown in a game lol) I managed to deduce yon must be 4, but didn't realise "go" meant "five." Two instances of interlingual word play in such a short space is mad.

[@alansmithee1412]

What's fun about that brassy opener is that it is accompanied in the anime by the initial narration that kicked off the first opening, "We Are"/the series as a whole ("Wealth. Fame. Power.", etc. etc.), with the buildup as the narrator exclaims the final lines ("This is the time known as the Great Pirate Era!") emphasizing just how grand of a tale the viewer is about to embark upon.

[@humanoidfrog4645]

jiiiiiiii- dekinai

[@Nastyn1nja808]

WE GOOOOOOOO! To the New World!!!!!!!!!!

[@seastian_]

We need more one piece openings reactions!

[@hotdogdoodoowater]

Also something fun about the lyrics is the japanese/english wordplay in the chorus. Ichi(1), ni(2), sun(san(3)) shine, yon (4), we Go(5).

[@All4cheese]

I didn't realized that, that's smart 😮

[@RenderingUser]

shine also sounds like "shi" (4)

[@MrVokiman]

@@RenderingUser not really - japanese "shi" (4) is pronounced like english "she", whith english "shine" sounding very very different, sorry bud

[@Tysurgemeh]

Just realized this it’s so fricken cool!!

[@Shiftarus]

@@MrVokiman you cant think of any similarities between the sound of "shee" and the sound of "shy"? Heres an answer and also some free advice. Shhhhhh

[@doubleB3102]

I could listen to you break down these songs all day, absolutely love your insight on one my absolute favorite anime openings!

[@LironYan]

So fun seeing One Piece here! Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼 So many good OSTs and OP/EN, feel free to do more. The first ending is so darn good and emotional, I can cry every time I listen.

[@DrOctavius99]

It never occurred to me that I've never listened to the full version of this song so that guitar solo threw me for a loop

[@dmonki6585]

It has more than 1 thousand episodes. And yet, sometimes you wish it has 1 thousand more. Its such an amazing and magical journey. Just glad i was born in this era.

[@GhostMan407]

the beginning is the crew when they were inexperienced, the guitar is the timeskip, the clean sound is their triumphant return

[@Ryans_tryin]

I have never screamed so loud in excitement as when I saw this uploaded!! Please, if you keep doing more anime stuff, by all means, MAKE THEM 35 MINUTES!! lol

[@tsugu9146]

This opening is in a way dedicated to the half point of the journey, the title itself calling back to the very first opening "We Are". And even after the series changes to a new opening some chapters later, this song stays in a way as the "theme" of the series by being what you hear at the next episode preview at the very end of every episode

[@Luis-te3ov]

If you liked this one PLEASE check out "Over the Top!" by the same artist (One Piece OP22).

[@SadBirbHours]

Hiroshi Kitadani is the singer and the man is dedicated to the 80s era of hair metal. He even looks the part. The best example of this (And in my honest opinion the absolute best opening he made for One Piece) is Over The Top, which has this big energetic almost ska arrangement and he's going absolutely nuts on the vocals. Absolute banger.

[@supersonic4863]

one fun thing to know about this opening, is that it came right after a break in the series' airing, and was made by the same band that did the very first opening. on top of that, the first opening is called "We Are".

[@aussieboy4279]

Every opening Hiroshi Kitadani has made for One Piece is an absolute banger and perfectly encapsulates the vibe of One Piece. My favourite piece he has done is called Over The Top which I think is op 22, would highly recommend checking it out as well!

[@eydie__]

We Go is, putting nostalgia for the first opening aside, musically the best One Piece opening, probably.

[@occultteachings6261]

vouch

[@sassybaka3150]

Can you do the “Opening 13 - One Day”. I have a feeling you’ll like this 🥰

[@johnsonj1936]

This guy is speaking the real deal. That song is marvellous.

[@FunkatronicGeek]

@@johnsonj1936 The trauma and the tears

[@bendover7841]

My favorite

[@davidyodo24]

oh yes

[@stephencurry4835]

Best OP song

[@Keledai_tampan]

Wooooaaaaahh! Can't believe it you found and react to this song. Your analysis always fun to hear, thank you for this video!👍

[@drumandbassonvinyl]

One of the greatest stories in fiction. It's built such a wide-spread reach in popular culture that any officially associated media is given the blank check to achieve excellence! Thanks for doing the analysis! If you ever find yourself ready to plunge in, be ready to be taken on an emotional and exciting journey with the crew! Then the next time you hear this song, it will hit even harder. Promise.

[@someoneelse1048]

Easily my top 3 opening of One Piece, the energy this song has is incredible

[@Jollyinha]

This is one of my favorite openings in OP, and probably is the one I'm the most emotionally attached to. Criminally underrated!

[@NocnaGlizda]

One of the best openings. Love it. New and nostalgic in the same time. We Go!

[@Uricch10]

You can see the live version of this song, it's amazing

[@gamerbear84]

Absolutely up there among my favorite opening themes in the series.

[@ocha4443]

I laughed way more than I should have at the 1000 piece lol

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

😆 good. That was the goal haha

[@jenerix5257]

I love the energy in this song. One thing I want to point out is when they really stretch the "Ze" and "Ji" syllables; Those are serving double duty as the end of the previous line and the start of the next. It plays into the energetic and playful vibe that One Piece is about.

[@booey316]

Another thing that a lot of people don't mention about this song is the incredible wordplay. When it says ichi ni sunshine yon we go, it is a playoff of the fact that counting in Japanese goes ichi ni san yon go.

[@Cornberry]

God I haven’t heard this song in a decade??? Like wow nostalgia rush 😅 I used to wake up early weekend mornings to watch OP before sports or music practice or whatever

[@piskipa]

This opening marks the start of the "second part" of one piece, as such they decided to make an homage to the first opening, the artist here (Hiroshi Kitadani) is the same as the first opening "We are". He's also a member on the popular group "JAM Project" who made the opening to one punch man.

[@aeonise]

The influence of late 70s through early 90s western music on the the Japanese anime music scene is strong, and I love it. Most of my favorite music to come out in the past ten or fifteen years has been from anime OSTs.

[@Malenia_BladeOfMiquella]

This is my favorite One Piece opening..Ever! Coming out of a sad arc they put this absolute banger out.. It's just pure perfection.

[@shiroko6333]

I had literall chills when this song played in the episode and you could feel that excitement that the journey start again 🎉😊

[@PotatoSofi]

Japanese music has SO MUCH that you don't hear anywhere in western music!! It's like a mixed bag of styles that grab your lowest feelings and throw them up high with so much energy that you can't just sing along.

[@PotatoSofi]

Can't just not*

[@questionable_live]

Bruh I never cry but this song actually gets me choked up I actually love listening to it

[@Nastyn1nja808]

We here for the breakdown! Ive listened to this sing hundreds of times lol

[@omnimon91]

In terms of guitar solo in anime music my favourite one is not in an opening but in an OST from Digimon Adventure, the song is Brave Heart, you should really check it out

[@NobuNobuSimp]

I love the anime reactions content, because a lot of the songs are genuinely insane. They have really good composers.

[@bigfoot4392]

I’m glad to hear you liked this song I’ve heard many people don’t like it but I really enjoy this song so much

[@x201xXtreme]

I love this opening a ton, but it would be great to watch a video on my actual favorite One Piece opening which is Over The Top. Same artist and similar style in many aspects, but also the song has a really meaningful context where everybody is on their way to become the very best version of themselves and the lyrics and melody certainly carry that feeling. Great video!

[@nkriggg2254]

Waiting him to hit the pause button like a jump scare in the movie

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

🤣🤣🤣💀

[@Evra98]

💀

[@emmamiller3993]

Crazy timing, I just got to the episodes where this opening is in the show

[@ANunes06]

AND the lyrics slap. You got rhyme. You got meter. You got multilingual puns. It's just ... chefs kiss. Addendum: This, and Bon Voyage are objectively the best songs. But Over The Top will forever be my favorite intro.

[@falkarios2944]

I've somehow never heard the full version of this song. That guitar solo was awesome!

[@TheKidneyStoneMarch]

Out of all animes, I'm genuinely suprised he hasn't reacted to Assassination Classroom OP's yet, with the voice actors singing all of the OP's and it's so good.

[@Tora_thor]

the way u enjoying this song without knowing anything about it, the more i appreciate one piece even more, and i never watch someone doing like this to one piece song i think, so good for u and thank you sir. u should do "react to all one piece opening" and yes i know its alot, maybe u can make it part 2 part 3, thats okay, i still gonna watch it.

[@alexiso6215]

you MUST hear the first opening, this opening feels like a big reference to that song

[@KumoKumiko]

this song is so good, it hits two key vibes: we've come so far, and we're SO FUCKING BACK LETS GOOOOOO

[@Jezreele]

I gotta say we are not annoyed when you pause, like id love this video to be 30 min, it feels good when you praise a song we love, so please pause more :)

[@content_watcher_only]

There are lots of anime songs that are treasure in your ears. Enjoy

[@BboyKeny]

Something I like about a lot of "modern" Japanese music is that they really know the music ideas that the west has developed and they sprinkle in ideas without going overboard. Very detail oriented and clean while keeping the spirit of raw rock.

[@AlexSeraphim]

Man, it’s funny you say that, cuz one piece as a whole is a wholesome goofy show, but with a serious and really dark undertone, so it makes sense for the moment in the story as well as the story as a whole 🤘🏻

[@SquareJ86]

man tony Ill sit here for the 30 minute break down for this amazing piece! that would be awesome but anyways great breakdown and I learned a lot! thanks mate.

[@Nastyn1nja808]

Im ready Captain.

[@thoughtfulfreespace]

Some fun facts: The manga for One Piece started in 1997, the anime in '99, and yes currently has over 1k episodes (1075). It's the 2nd most sold comic currently (Superman being number 1, Batman #3). Definitely recommend reacting to more One Piece songs. Would be interested on your take of the 1st opening named We Are, and the 10th (which is a remix). Thanks for the video.

[@meraketh]

However the Superman you are talking about started in 1938, just about 70 years earlier and had 15.000 issues. If we are talking about collected comic book format then One Piece is #1 by a large margin.

[@thoughtfulfreespace]

@@meraketh You're correct about how old superman is, but OP is not #1 for total sales. One Piece is at over 500mil atm, Superman is over 600mil. I think One Piece will eventually surpass it, but currently it hasn't done so.

[@kneau]

Perplexing fact: instead of an anime adaptation, the One Piece animated series is one of many supplementary works belonging to the franchise -- with manga being the sole canon.

[@LawlietKun11]

Im addict to this reaction!! I love this song and I feel that you need a “Tony Tony Chopper” in your set

[@JackM645]

Hey Tony, there's a live version of this song on youtube and all of the musicians go crazy!

[@supersonic4863]

We're gonna need bleach's first opening, "Asterisk" by Orange Range, too.

[@geektrash180]

So glad your channel showed up in my sidebar! I got to listen to We Go! by a live symphony for the 25th anniversary concert. In a hall full of fans, it was nearly magical. You have to react to full version of OP 25 (The Peak by Sekari no Owari).

[@maiz_kolbe5030]

This is one of my fav openings from the show and it's so fun being able to enjoy it even more when you call out stuff that ive yet to notice!

[@SeanTFlynn]

As a classic rock fan this guitar solo spoke to me

[@blope_]

I love your detailed dissection of the song! There's a band called SPYAIR that is very popular within the anime openings. They have a song called "Sakura mitsutsuki", which is one of their best songs with a very nice guitar solo. I'd love to see you dissect/react to it

[@learning-og4to]

Whenever I listen to openings I get shifted to back then and how I felt while watching. Not knowing what lied ahead and the feeling to have reached it that far (this openings the first of "Part 2")

[@vaclavkadlec23]

This is just how most 90s anime songs theme is like for all i remember Perfection

[@Farawyn98]

Whats noteworthy about the song: Ichi, ni Sunshine, yo ... we go references to someone counting from 1-5, ichi means 1, ni means 2, and then "San" would be the word for 3, "Shin" can mean 4 and "go" is also the word for 5. Remembered that when you mentioned the stuff happening in the end of the song :)

[@KevinLopez-cz9xs]

‘Over the top (extended)’ is another good song I’d recommend since it’s also by the same singer.

[@9clawtiger]

Since we're here taking about One Piece: Overtaken. Its a a piece of music everyone loves. Builds anticipation on the absolute hypest moments. Overtaken.

[@lukaszabojnik778]

i have seen video of this man performing ,,we go" on live stage, he is amazing

[@YetiCoolBrother]

This is definitely my favorite One Piece OP, IIRC this is the one you get when the characters first return after the series halfway point. It's also a "sequel" to the original/first One Piece OP "We Are," hence the name.

[@HeartlandHunny]

Have you reacted to the original One Piece theme “We Are” before? It’d be cool to see you do a video breaking it down. You could also include a reaction to the live action soundtrack version of the song and compare how they adapted it. There’s even a version of it that’s sung by the voice actors as their characters, which is so charming.

[@taigathesilly]

i'd love to see you listen to the other one piece openings by hiroshi kitadani, those being 1 (we are), 19 (we can), and 22 (over the top). they bring me nothing but pure joy

[@superkamisenzubean]

Watching this again because I am on this opening in the show. It’s been worth the watch. Got over 500 episodes left, gotta catch up while the Egghead arc is on pause!

[@PowerSpirit50]

This is my favourite opening, it gives me energy :)

[@amvibes9633]

This is the "We've been out of the game for 2 years and yall thought we were dead. WE BACK BITCHES AND NOTHING STOPPING US THIS TIME" song

[@fenikkusu5467]

I literally came back to One Piece today after a two months break, exactly where this is the opening

[@nintendopug6023]

I feel like you would really like the one piece opening 22, Over the top, which is also by Hitoshi kitadani, it has a similar vibe to this song

[@xNova503x]

Always nice to see more OP appreciation! Welcome to the Grand Line, my friend!!

[@Falkyuu]

the last 20 seconds of the song are just gold

[@zuzu7308]

me so ready to sing along, mr drumrolltony perma pausing xD jajas Always in for OP content

[@chinoxiox]

Now, that's an insane guitar solo. 🔥

[@compton_cranchy8922]

Still haven’t heard an an anime op this good anywhere else

[@dario93metal]

One of the best OP One Piece ever had.

[@RegalPremium]

There's a bit of a throwing back in the intro to the first opening of one. It's very subtle, but it's a nostalgia boost

[@UncensoredScion]

It's VERY difficult to explain without spoiling things for any who are getting into OP, but...the moment you hear Hiroshi Kitadani's voice belting out "jitto dekinai tomarenai" every One Piece fan lost their minds the first time hearing this. Kitadani's the guy who did the very first Opening (We Are) that defined OP as the high action fun bright and colourful world of Oda perfectly and before this Opening was heard we'd seen one of the darkest moments of the series, death violence, loss and a worsening of the world in all aspects. So Kitadani's opening here is to show that yes things have changed but it's still One Piece, it's still going to be fun and adventure and action with Oda's colourful world and it was sort of the perfect breath of fresh air that the fans needed.

[@ideo6834]

You should react to the others openings, they are all crazy. Especially 11,13,6,9,18,20

[@ApplePi._.]

I really love that minute trumpet line at 0:35 that's just three descending notes and then it resolves to a quick little note of that lip technique I don't know the name of but there's an example of what I'm talking about being blasted at 0:32 edit: just noticed it actually goes does and plays two of those lip-trilled(?) notes in line with the synth

[@easthen]

Bro I love this music

[@joshuana5132]

Since you said you don't know where this is... to put simply: Big tragic event leads captain to decide for the crew, after forcefully been scattered, have them remain temporarily disbanded for two years to train, having learned firsthand just how dangerous the second half of their journey will be compared to the first. And this opening... is upon them reuniting to re-start their journey after re-uniting at the halfway point after those two years, much stronger than they were before.

[@ReindeerDan]

These anime openings are made usually to be music first but be themed for a show. The music can usually be swapped to a different show if a deal falls through. For instances, the song “Fighting Dreamers”used for the show Naruto was originally meant for the show One Piece where fighting was originally meant to be Pirate.

[@asharpiesniffer7553]

The part where roger becomes shanks and gives the hat to luffy is just so fire (I’m referring to the animation btw)

[@lordsceptile6181]

One Piece started in 1997 and countinues to this day releasing episodes still. I believe this song came out in 2011.

[@nanojump338]

Thanks for recomending this sir 👍

[@davidyodo24]

One of my favorite One Piece Opening!!

[@satsuitez]

omg u NEED to listen to all the one piece openings you will literally love them all so much HAHA this is so exciting!!!!

[@kokotuck74]

this song released around 2010

[@DustinDLuffy]

Well the guitar solo wasn't in the actual opening for the show... its the first time i heard the full song haha

[@calinegro5]

After enough openings, I hop DRT does a DRT Awards video, where he picks the top 3 in different categories, i.e best guitar solos in anime, best vocalist, best composers, etc. 🔥🔥🔥

[@rheeceblom4518]

i love it so much when he gets stuck on one amazing piece of the song xd, ♥