Evolution of Mech Anime Openings

[@retrotrollpyrus8171]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan is my favourite anime of all time

[@rubrtt]

It's one of my favorite too

[@harmanpatel8692]

Sama here, peakest of peaks

[@Seirus_The_Undead]

Same here, highest respect since I don't really watch mecha anime but Gurren Lagann is just a whole level on it's own

[@Frionelz]

Since i discivered nick 2 years ago ive been wishing he reacts to This. I always imagined him liking it.

[@Frionelz]

​@@Seirus_The_Undeadas much as AOT made non anime fans watching it, gurren lagann did the same with non mécha fans. I was one of them (even though i likes some. But with gurren i became a fan)

[@briangen0]

For those who're saying "missing what shows", the video missed A LOT of classic mecha shows, especially in 1990s to 2000s. So there're just a lot more mecha anime than you all know.

[@tona4x7]

yeah, was waiting for Full Metal Panic but it never came :(

[@blackreaperkaneki9900]

There was also no 86.

[@TeRey09]

No Gundam Wing unless I'm blind

[@tona4x7]

@@TeRey09 nope, not blind. That was literally my first gundam, and was sad to not see it. No G Gundam either, and was 0083 there?

[@wandering.prince.prajwal]

​@@tona4x7Hey do you remember nicholas reacted to 2 Japanese rappers with a weird white makeup fist take I can't find that video

[@cosmicperspective7]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is absolutely my top 1 anime of all time, heck it's even my favorite in any media that i have ever consumed. Not because something like it has the best plot ever, but just how much impact it gave me. Literally helped me going through depression. The characters, OSTs, fluid animation that brought so many potentials, ridiculous power system that kicks logic to the curb, and especially the quotes that always go so hard! It is the epitome of hype, embodiment of indomitable human spirit, and needless to say, peak fiction. And no i'm not exaggerating, that's just how much impact Gurren Lagann gave me. I really hope someday Nick going to watch this masterpiece.

[@SuperC640]

Same bro it motivates me to do better and this is the anime that I watched before I got my first job.

[@gabrielvaldivia2811]

Code Geass >>>

[@tona4x7]

@@cosmicperspective7 TTGL inspired many people through hard times with it's message. It has a special place in my heart.

[@tonton2615]

kirulakiru(キルラキル)　was produced by same director of gren ragan. if you like gren ragan, you must like it

[@tonton2615]

俺が信じるお前を信じろ！！

[@liverpooldude21]

No Aldnoah Zero or Darling in the Franxx...

[@mrdumb540]

Or Eureka 7

[@-zerxvil-5208]

True

[@Joey22688]

Heavy Object, kuromukuro, buddy complex, 86, sousei no gargantia, ZOE Delores, Gundam Wing, Gundam The Origin

[@Tawi06]

Good.

[@wandering.prince.prajwal]

​@@Tawi06Hey do you remember nicholas reacted to 2 Japanese rappers with a weird white makeup fist take I can't find that video

[@VelvetAura]

Eureka Seven not being here is a crime

[@garychief2338]

Fact!

[@olivercastelan9248]

Eureka seven , it's so nostalgic

[@prayogasiswanto5940]

I agree with you bro, they had a banger OP especially when they start rapping

[@Vendice20]

YOURE SPITTING FAX BROTHER

[@dogdot]

Dancougar TOO

[@タガヤシ]

Turn A Gundam" is a unique work in both Gundam and robot animation, and although it is difficult to understand, it provides an answer to the question of Gundam and a correct answer to the question of robot animation.

[@ViolentVioletViolin]

It’s designed by the Star Wars ship designer. That’s why turn A chest literally is a meliinium falcon. No other gundam has that type of detail

[@TheErsu]

SSSS Gridman is based on live action show from the 90s. SSSS is from the American version, Super Human Samurai Syber Squad. Eir Aoi sings Innocence and Ignite. The second opening theme for Sword Art Online and the first opening theme for Sword Art Online II.

[@ashagner9913]

Eir Aoi also sings Aurora, the fourth opening for Gundam Age

[@Penguin9181]

'I've never been fan of mecha" He looooves Attack on Titan

[@1ycan-eu9ji]

people fail to realize it's literally a flesh mecha show lmao

[@joydeepsinha5463]

​@@1ycan-eu9jiThen dinosaurs are also mecha 😒

[@aeroga6532]

@@joydeepsinha5463 no one is piloting the dinosaurs

[@xenovious]

By definition of Mecha Titans literally have a "pilot" And aot has alot of political topics so yes it is indeed a Mecha show 😂

[@embran8486]

@@aeroga6532 The Power Rangers with first Zords want a word with ya.

[@kamuyking551]

Gridman and Bravern are both excellent! so is Witch From Mercury, but anyone would tell you that. Bravern especially does not at all hint at just how crazy that anime gets from an outside perspective... there's like, one big plot twist in that thing that takes it from already insane, to NEXT LEVEL.

[@ivansolodyankin6820]

Idk, Witch feels kinda meh if you compare it to many other Gundam series, it's an ok show in the vacuum, but when you think of the bigger franchise you can't rate it to high.

[@kamuyking551]

@@ivansolodyankin6820 oh, probably... but that actually makes it a great way to get people introduced to the franchise. it's a solidly good show, and presents well enough to convince people that pursuing more is worth it, but there's still upward to go from there.

[@sanictheedgehog]

Nah, witch is awful, terrible introduction to the series. IBO was a better getway and really hammers in the child soldiers that can get tragically exploded at any second aspect of the OG gundam series.

[@kamuyking551]

@@sanictheedgehog I mostly say that Witch from Mercury is a good starting point because it's self contained, relatively short, and doesn't rely on knowledge of a historically longer canon... and I also think that onboarding media shouldn't hit a new viewer the hardest it possibly could. give a newbie a taste to intrigue them, then offer up the stuff that's more iconic/emblematic of the work. but really, the entry that is most effectively convincing of the work's quality will vary depending on audience. I just think Witch from Mercury has a very broadly accessible plot.

[@tanvu2728]

The singer of Macross Frontier Op 1 was the voice actor of Tamayo, the one that stab Muzan stomach in the last ep of DS S4 XD

[@GreenGo-dm6jb]

Yes! You must watch tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann!

[@diehard667]

> "Watch in 2024, Ichiro Mizuki" that one stings a bit

[@ultave]

It did make me wince a bit

[@KhairulFadzlyAKarim]

There is lot mecha anime that are missing here like Escaflowne, Adnoah Zero, Full Metal Panic, Eureka 7, War in Geminar, Vandread, RahXephon, Heroic Age, Fafner and so much more.

[@NoTraska]

Adnoah Zero, Full Metal Panic. Спасибо тебе за упоминание бро, ты лучший

[@jacobcoates7987]

Mech anime i think you should watch: Evangelion Gurren Lagann FLCL Gunbuster Diebuster And code geass but you already watched that.

[@Ryuu44]

Finally a mention of Daimos on KZbin! Best anime EVER.

[@kennethmana3103]

5:24 One of the oldest Isekai anime

[@ThePeteriarchy]

I remember growing up with Voltes V, Daimos, and Gundam Wing. They were all airing with dubs as far as the late 90s to early 2000s here in Southeast Asia even though they were old af and mostly forgotten in Japan. And god, I still remember how hard both the OPs and the EDs slapped for all these mech shows. As for a Japanese surname I'd want, Miyazaki, bro. Two legends, one in making anime, one in making video games, share that name. To simply be associated with them two bad mfs would be a great honor.

[@arthurcaruel6598]

Gurren Lagann reaction when? Also when 86 ( eighty-six) reaction?

[@Apoorz]

10:06 Evangelion 🔥

[@rubrtt]

@@Apoorz idk if you care or not but in apex there's a revenant skin that's supposed to be a evangelion reference, but I think it looks not really similar cuz they didn't get the copyright stuff

[@rubrtt]

@@Apoorz bro why did my comments go here ☠️

[@Apoorz]

@@rubrtt what you even talking bout 🫥

[@rubrtt]

@@Apoorz nvm, it was a visual KZbin glitch, I was commenting on other videos and it showed them here but now there not here anymore

[@キヨ-o3l]

ガンダムシリーズ、マクロスシリーズだけでもまだまだ沢山あります☆ パトレイバー フルメタルパニック ゾイド ラーゼフォン 蒼穹のファフナー まだまだ出ていないAnimeで有名なのが沢山あります(^^)

[@yohannbiimu]

I was hoping that "Dangaioh" would be on this video. There are a lot of mecha anime shows that are missing here. この動画に「ダンガイオー」が出てくるのではないかと期待していました。 ここには欠けているメカアニメ番組がたくさんあります。

[@イーオ]

それは鉄板ですね(*´･ω･｀)b 後、好みは分かれるが、押さえておきたい音楽が良いロボットアニメ↓ ガサラキ 天空のエスカフローネ 機動戦艦ナデシコ ギカンティック・フォーミュラ アルドノアゼロ 86 天元突破グレンラガン 翠星のガルガンディア ガンソード 輝きのタクト マジェスティック・プリンス バスカッシュ シドニア

[@Zysperro]

Looked up "Mazinger Z" op for bass boosted lulz, but got a fkn banger "Shin Mazinger Z Opening - Kanjite Knight", holy sht it rocks hard.

[@DaniTorres-u9r]

The second op “The guardian” is even better.

[@hara9511]

Genesis of Aquarion is my first mecha anime and it was frickin' have sad ending. I still haven't recovered the damage it gave me.

[@sanictheedgehog]

It was legitimately the worse anime I've ever seen. Like I absolutely and utterly HATE that show, it drove my insane at how bad it was and the pretentious wise dude throwing some stupid life lesson all the time and the creepy sister obsessed with her brother. Not a swipe at you, just wild seeing someone enjoy the series and felt I needed to add my unsolicited opinion.

[@hara9511]

@sanictheedgehog I was young back then when I watched this show. Concept as anime is also new to me. Isn't this a popular show? at least song is still well-known to these days. Aquarion is one of my first ever anime including with Crono crusade, black cat and ah! My goddess.

[@budlitebeer8070]

Gurren Lagaan was one of my first when I started anime no-lifing at like, 13-14 and holy shit...it's still a favorite to this day, 15 years later.

[@lucckyZ]

Nick has to watch Bang Brave Bravern's Ending if he hasn't watched it yet.

[@OutletDinner]

It was an experience

[@gyokuhaichizou5749]

このジャンルだけでも無数にある日本は特殊なんだなと実感します。やっぱりみんな勢いがいい。ロボアニメ縛りでカラオケ大会とかありそう。直近だとブレイバーンが歌いたくなるｗ

[@にゃんだばだー]

昔こんなにもロボットアニメ多かったなんて、ビックリしたよwワタルなくて残念😢

[@TylerSafford]

where the fuck is eureka7 >:(

[@xX3deez96Xx]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING

[@RudiTheMan]

I used to watch Daimos when I was a kid,

[@kopjevla]

Brave bang brave bravern anime of the year (wins the goofy prize for being absolutely whimsical) It’s still insane to think such a stupid idea could be executed so unbelievably well, I knew it would be amazing the moment the mc could hear the ost start playing during the first battle I still haven’t recovered from that scene months later

[@100yencoin]

15:59 Sakamoto Maaya is Tamayo voice actor.

[@harapeco-ojousama]

Personally, I would like to add "Mobile Battleship Nadesico" to the list of recommendations. It's an anime series from around the 00's, but it's a must-see if you want to see great animation, as Japanese animation during this period was in transition from celluloid to CG.

[@EdrickV]

The English title is Martian Successor Nadesico, and it's in the video at 1996. No mention of Gekigangar III though. (Original anime run was 1996-1997 with the movie in 1998.)

[@Gold-qt9xm]

All gundam openings reaction when?

[@mr44mag]

They skipped a lot of the good music and most of the good shows. 😨

[@wandering.prince.prajwal]

​@@mr44magHey do you remember nicholas reacted to 2 Japanese rappers with a weird white makeup fist take I can't find that video

[@13erzerker33]

Get ready for massive copyright lmao. Gundam is kinda strict with its music for some reason.

[@ViolentVioletViolin]

@@13erzerker33it’s Bandai.

[@rizqiefajar]

21:09 This opening is so underrated. I dropped the show after like 3 eps, but I've listened to the op so many times

[@tona4x7]

16:19 there's actually a really funny anime called "Haven't you heard? I'm Sakamoto," and he is 110% cool, cooler, and coolest of all.

[@sakidickerson]

Whoever made this list has a very distinct certain kind of taste

[@ultave]

I LOVE SUPER ROBOTS

[@Rictos]

Super funny video 🤣 Earlier anime OP were song about the anime itself, from 80s onward they got pop/rock music with some theme barely related to the show, JAM Project got the old style [the music/lyrics related to the show] into newer anime, like Onepunch Man. Mech anime kind of held that tradition 'for some reason' until mid 90s Regarding Ichiru Mizuki - kind of the king of anime music of the old, passed away recently, famous for a 24h live show since the setlist was so vast. He also was an original member of Jam Project along with Kageyama [singer of Dragon Ball Z]

[@CK_0verLord1102]

14:49 2006, The year I was Born. Happy I got to be born the same year as that fuckin' anime.

[@weyfey]

makoto ito

[@Cheza-aka-Rozetta]

How did they miss "RahXephon"?!

[@Vendice20]

TRUEEEEEE

[@JackgarPrime]

Because 2002 was the same year as Gundam SEED, and (except for 2004 for some reason) they only do one per year. RahXephon's OP is god-tier, though.

[@bennywark3103]

SSSS Gridman is great! It is an anime adaptation of the tokusastu series Gridman. Or in America, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad.

[@KamenRide-Dogi]

YESSIR MY FAV SERIES

[@lesterchan1872]

Oh you should really check out all Gundam ops and eds, especially Seed and OO, these ops are fire🔥

[@magus1d14]

I really wish the legend, Ichirou Mizuki was still with us. But sadly he passed away in 2022.

[@yohannbiimu]

I'm a little disappointed that they didn't include "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman". They didn't fight in robots but they killed a lot of monster robots. Hmmm...there are a LOT of mecha shows that are missing here. I was about to say that maybe they skipped the OVAs but "Gunbuster" is an OVA. PS: If I could have a Japanese surname I'd want "Anno".

[@ultave]

Yeah, I wish I included Gatchaman, that was my bad. I wanted to avoid OVAs, but I knew if I didn't include Gunbuster, people would be angry. Little did I know, there'd be plenty of other series people would want anyway lol

[@fromia1]

Astroboy is OG and I like the remake in the early 2000s.

[@rynox19]

Think Bravern was the most fun I've had with a mech anime so far this year. I miss those characters

[@BlueBlazeKing]

9:36 Honestly love seeing people get hyped up on Victory’s theme knowing what lies beyond

[@futurist999]

I saved like 20 songs from this video holy shitt😭😭 I need to get into mecha AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

[@wandering.prince.prajwal]

Hey do you remember nicholas reacted to 2 Japanese rappers with a weird white makeup fist take I can't find that video

[@eulersservant7895]

23:04 Name spelt differently. His name is Masayoshi Oishi. He is one of the most popular recent anime song singers in Japan.

[@BOZxDOG]

Tengen toppa gurren lagann was the anime that changed me and made me so invested in it. I REALLY HOPE NICK GIVES IT A GO. I can die happy then

[@chikoy191]

I was waiting for gundam 00 to show up😩

[@EphemeralBlitz]

ROBOTS! PEAK! HYPE! GOATED FICTION!

[@kabutokouji01]

とうとうガオガイガーを見つけてしまいましたね

[@gamerotaku6465]

ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWAHHHH

[@HullsColby]

The SSSS series originates from a Tokusatsu show (Ultraman, Godzilla, SuperSentai, KamenRider, and such) from the 90s. The Gridman Anime is a loose sequel to the OG Toku show with some references to the OG kaijus here and there, and the Dynazenon Anime is set in different universe where they fight with Dynazenon (a friend of Gridman from the Toku show) instead of Gridman.

[@Hogokare]

I paused to go and listen to the whole SSSS.GRIDMAN op because I forgot it existed despite loving it oh so much.

[@amuro9624]

9:20 look how happy and carefree the opening sounds then when you watch the anime it's just child soldiers experiencing trauma for 50 episodes 😂

[@Frionelz]

Gurren lagann is definitly one of ly favorite of all time. Maybe even my top 1. And i always wanted you to react to it

[@TheErsu]

80s mech anime had the best songs. Macross, Zeta Gundam, Gundam Double Zeta, Heavy Metal L-Gaim, and Metal Armor Dragonar. I found the Matchless Raijin-Oh soundtrack while looking for Megumi Hayashibara songs on Itunes.

[@MrShaDowAnDub]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan is one of those animes i have a special place in my heart. Maybe some day...

[@WeareCreative360]

some of the older shows became i believe the inspiration/precursor to shows like Voltron, Power Rangers, Robotech, while some got revamped for newer generations of anime watchers.

[@ANunes06]

This really puts into perspective how much of a kick to the nards Evangelion was at the time. It's like it took 2 years for people to process wtf just happened before the industry sat up abruptly and said in unison "Wait... you can just ... do that?"

[@amuro9624]

4:27 the full version of this song is such a banger. I can never skip it on Spotify

[@farmerjohnTV]

I grew up watching half of these anime back in the 80s

[@AlanMooreisawizard]

I popped so hard for Getter Robo Armageddon you don't even know, lol. In fact, the entire OST of that series is top tier.

[@msxbrc]

No Escaflown, No GD Wings, No GD 00, what a shame.

[@flawedandnotperfect]

23:11 my first Gundam anime and by far my favourite like the OP, ED and OSTs hit HARD

[@yohannbiimu]

You think you've heard most Anime OPs? You've barely scratched the surface.

[@CheeseGrater05]

What’s your beef with Specialz?

[@arnim_zola]

Tenten toppa gurren lagan 🎉❤📌

[@r_eva_jpn]

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is another BBBB that was secretly enjoyed in Japan in 2024.

[@Omni_G]

Oh nice! Genesis of Aquarion is in here! Been hoping you'd react to its OP/ED a while back. The 1st 2 seasons aren't really that bad. What I will say, is that the songs absolutely slap. The song "Genesis of Aquarion" (the a capella version) by AKINO from bless4 might just be my no. 1 favourite anime song of all time. Really hyped for its upcoming season, Myth of Emotions & hoping it goes back to its roots & not give us another Logos.

[@frikismos5512]

13:56 mi primer anime yuri así como también la primera canción que escuché de kotoko 😢❤

[@Vendice20]

18:51 @Nicholas Dark TV, i sent you a while ago during one of your streams a donate with a request of that song! (but you ignored it 🥺) OP 1 & 2 SLAP (thanks to Rasmus Faber) Also, where the F**K are Full Metal Panic OPS AND EDS?! Eureka Seven??? HELLO?

[@eni2373]

Yooo I remember I watched ssss gridman like 3-4 years ago and I forgot all about it man it's nostalgia but also sadness cuz I keep forgetting alot of anime

[@IsaiahNickJrAlvarez]

we need an all gundam openings reaction right now

[@Attor715]

Surprised and pleased to see both Knights&Magic and SSSS.Gridman on this list! Both are pretty good in their own way but definitely aren't as suspenseful or dramatic as most of the other shows on this list. Knights&Magic is an isekai mecha that's fairly light-hearted and fun to watch casually while SSSS.Gridman's premise is pretty interesting (can't explain further as it'd spoil the show). I will say Gridman leaned quite a bit into live action nostalgia with some of the fights/progression/camera angles which works great for fans who grew up watching shows like Ultraman (or the original gridman) but might not come across as well for people that aren't familiar with those tropes/shows.

[@user-ox8wi4nb8l]

Watching Gurren Lagann with friends on a home projector was a lot of fun. I couldn't help but scream🤣

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

2 openings I wish were included are Medabots and Eureka Seven.

[@Omrxx]

Aldnoah Zero needs to be added to the Mech list

[@ThePurpleFantum]

They missed a ton of mech anime, and some good/popular ones too. Dangioh, Escaflowne, Detonator Orgun, Giant Robo, Big O, Appleseed, Patlabour to name a few.

[@michaelmazzajr6234]

Are you doing reactions of all Gundam op

[@ポロポロ-s8f]

Nice to meet you. I'm a fan of the Japanese Transformers series, and while some of the Transformers series are actually developed and manufactured by Japanese companies, and some of the animated series are also Japanese-led (such as Master Force, Beast Wars II, etc., which are currently available for free on KZbin...), do you think that the Japanese-led Transformers series and their theme songs count as Japanese anime? I'm curious because most of the robot anime reactions and videos from overseas skip this area.

[@bigmacgd]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is FANTASTIC. It's not talked about enough. Watch it.

[@Late_Guy]

Gurren Lagann is very underrated, recently finished it and it was great.... i wish i could rewatch it again for the first time

[@sanictheedgehog]

How is it underrated? It's the most hyped up super robot mecha series of all time that the most normie of normies into anime know about.

[@mafiatirad47]

12:35, ah gundam seed, definitely one of the best out there. I would definitely check out the other openings as well as its sequel gundam seed destiny. A lot of banger opening songs

[@lucaspittman9067]

Someone get this man reacting to witch from mercury and gurren laggan asap, both peak shows.

[@Steven-eu7pi]

He thinks he can talk shit when he got that forehead XD

[@codykoston7134]

OMG I love Genesis of Aquarion! It is my favorite anime of all time. I am so happy to see it in this list.

[@sanictheedgehog]

Bro, complete opposite for me, It's my least favorite anime of all time and I've been telling people for years how much my hatred runs deep for that show.

[@bigqandlil]

As you guys love Transformers, we Japanese love mechs with cockpits and pilots.

[@gamerboy7820]

Make this guy watch evangelion

[@nwaarmalek6242]

Sakura wars , seed and destiny is my childhood. Goated opening

[@Rexxsar101]

Nick, watch Gurren lagan. That anime will change your mind on mech anime. Its only 26 eps.

[@domthemod6380]

Video 285 of trying to get Nicholas to react to an amazing Japanese band, called Mucc. Truly underated. 🙌

[@シャークロック鮫鰐]

4:54 マクロスはとんでもない作画でお話もキレイにまとまってる劇場版があるので、そちらがオススメ

[@erenkun8712]

No Knight Lamune series, that my first anime watching But Webdiver still my favorite mecha anime

[@mercey2425]

I was hoping they would put my favorite Astro boy opening for 2003 also knight & magic is a fun show that I rewatched many times

[@user-9ta]

ニコラス兄貴は叛逆のルルーシュとグレンラガン視聴済みなの？ 是非リアクションを見てみたいなぁ

[@Vanshaj_Raghuvanshi]

surprised cross ange was even mentioned when darling in the franxx wasnt, cross ange is such a guilty pleasure anime for me, I'll take all the cgi dragons, music was good in it

[@MH-rh1zc]

they missed A LOT of shows. but it was due to video length and being unable to include them.

[@urekatakeru]

16:02 Sung by the voice actress of Tamayo 24:22 Sung by the voice actress of Obanai These two are a couple

[@GIL春菊]

Astroboy in 2003 is The OP in the latter half is incredibly cool!

[@ryansurya4724]

Gundam "my best mecha anime of all Time"