I Miss English Anime Openings

From Cardcaptors, to Dragon Ball, to Pokemon, Shaman King, and Yugioh, 4kids & Co may have butchered the heck out of the anime they brought over in the 90s, but they sure gave them some catchy theme songs.
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[@SonictheHedgehog]

*ahem* GOTTA GO FAST

[@Emanuel_0915]

Sonic the Hedgehog *GASP*

[@shaneyy__]

Well hello there.

[@larryvasquez9250]

LOL I was literally just going to comment this, but then I scrolled down and see that none other than Sonic the Hedgehog beat me to it.

[@GamerLogan-ve1vm]

First 10

[@GreenManOG]

Oh darn

[@zmenaczzz3165]

Dubbers: **Dubbs the opening** Everyone: ew why? I liked the Japanese. Dubbers: **doesn't dub the opening** Everyone: *signs, I miss the English dubbed openings..

[@keziahhillard9261]

When you forget about sailor moon:

[@rogerogue7226]

Both, obviously. :P

[@it6647]

The original teen Titans had English op in serious episodes and Japanese op in funny episode

[@mohanadbakain282]

People are never happy

[@Hoshimaru57]

You can’t give them what they want, cause they don’t know themselves. You know what I’m willing to bet it is: People who grew up enjoying dubbed openings miss them, and people who grew up on subs prefer them. It’s the classic battle that will last until the end of time. Sub vs Dub. It will continue on until everyone eventually decides that the true answer is: who cares as long as we get our anime?

[@MrJamma777]

There's gotta be a reason why I can still remember the Lyrics to the english Shaman King Opening even though I've not seen the show in over 10 years haha

[@thebaneofyourexistence]

In germany we got many german intros but kept the shaman king intro. I love it. Smash hiz

[@gregorytokas8721]

We both know the answer to that my friend, you left the show but the show never left you.

[@DaFireman33]

Hehehe that the same thing facing😂😂😂 its over 10 years for tho... I luv the Shaman King opening and wud sing it word for word as a kid so I guess that why I cnt forget it so easily

[@OGEdger]

Everytime I hear the English opening and ending songs of _Ouran High School Host Club,_ a wave of melancholy just washes over me. I love those themes.

[@GenerationWest]

Not a single mention of Sonic X How dare you.

[@elishatea]

YOU MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT ENGLISH OPS AND FAIL TO EVEN REFERENCE THE MEME KING OF 4KIDS DUB INTROS????!!!!??!?!?

[@ProphecyPhrase]

I was wondering where was Sonic X in this.

[@dambust232]

Or any of the Japanese Transformers animated show themes

[@dribbler456pls8]

gotta go fast son gotta go fast son gotta go faster faster faster sonic x

[@abiwonkenabi7027]

GO GOGO GOGO GO GO GO GOTTA GO FAST

[@Cyrilcynder1]

I'm so glad someone recognizes the pure beauty of the 5ds opening.

[@tyresimo]

Cyrilcynder Honestly, truly amazing

[@deadpoolcosplaysstuff3905]

It was honestly amazing. Just the one time in yugioh that I think the japanese intro beat it. Knotlamp did a good job with last train. It fit so perfectly

[@Joshii_Kawashii]

I remember voting for that song when 4kids had the poll on their website, good times, gooood tiiiiimes

[@georgeperoni888]

Bless it and GX openings

[@nerosoul2506]

I CAN HEAR YOU BREATHING AND I CAN SEE YOU COMING AND I CAN FEEL THE WINDS THATS BLOWING OH YEAH!!!!!!!!

[@VarangianGuard13]

I genuinely agree that the ( "Shaman King" ) opening is one of the best ever. It as stuck with me, even as pure potential, asking the question "What can we do if we believe completely in ourselves? How far can we steer our course when we dig our heels in and try out best for others?"

[@MDG-mykys]

Have you listened to the Italian one?

[@VarangianGuard13]

@@MDG-mykys I don't believe so, I'll have to give it a listen.

[@MegaJSK123]

Not gonna lie, I love that One Piece intro! I get why it has so much hate... But I don't care, it's a banger!

[@mysticmind4563]

It's the one good part of that redubbing that 4kids.

[@sapphic.flower]

Why do people hate it??

[@mysticmind4563]

@@sapphic.flower The anime itself took alot of the characters voices and made them either goofy or flat. Sanji for example sounded like if Big the Cat went through puberty, Nami sounded phoned in half the time and they censored a good amount of content (obviously to make it kid friendly but it still damped some the action)

[@mossy6068]

It is tho

[@stevenchen9852]

please you better be kidding that opening literally almost made me stop watching one-piece if I didn't know there was a Japanese version that was pretty decent I would of literally stopped at the first arc because of that Rap song thingy?? tbh the only English opening that I liked was pokemon and maybe yugioh GX (get your game on) every other one the Japanese version was so much better man

[@KHBogWitch]

The English Sailor Moon theme song is a goddamn anthem. There’s a whole generation of millennials who ran around as children, Moon Tiara Magicking their enemies into oblivion while singing that song and getting into heated arguments over whose turn it is to play which Sailor Scout.

[@thealchemisthanna7227]

@Noah Miller the English dub version of sailor moon censored a lot of stuff, the japenese version isn't even that bad I'm the first place too. Sailor Moon has zero naked people :-|

[@dragoncandi3791]

Fuck the 90s dub with a rusty chainsaw

[@javierortiz82]

You kidding right?, that song is fucking attrotious, it's like a freaking TMNT song, in latinamerica we had an almost direct translation of the original japanese Moonlight Dendetsu and it's a damn good song without needing to shout what she does every night, some comic book and child tv tropes of the american tv make me cringe, specially most of the voice actors, it's like every character is a power ranger, they're all teenagers with attitude.

[@dragoncandi3791]

@@javierortiz82 thank you.

[@KHBogWitch]

@@javierortiz82 I can see why people don't like the original dub, especially if they didn't grow up with it, but I'm not kidding. I loved it. My 6-year-old self responded 100% the way that Dic intended young American audiences to respond to a foreign cartoon that, frankly, there was probably very little market for. Serena was my hero, and she still is, theme song and all. When I was older I watched the original Japanese language anime with English subs, and I love it for different reasons. But it doesn't discount the value the Dic dub had for those of us who watched it as children.

[@xbotscythe]

Yugioh GX's opening sounds like the dying screams of the 90s I like it

[@dubbingsync]

Oh yeah of course it does... but I don’t really hear anyone defending it so maybe everyone already agrees with that.

[@dubbingsync]

However I was yet to reach that point in the video so... guess I was wrong.

[@meisterschwert5565]

At least the ZeXaL op is good in dub.

[@alecchristiaen4856]

I fondly recall Littlekuriboh tearing the lyrics a proverbial new one because it helps set up how dumb the series is. (nothing wrong with dumb, tho. the entire premise is dumb, might as well go all the way)

[@charizardx5713]

Still good

[@brandonisom2974]

I can't tell you how excited I was when my favorite digimon season was mentioned. The music gave me chills and brought back memories of skipping school just to catch another episode. I also can't tell you how disappointed I was to hear Geoff call it the worst season of the bunch...

[@DDH1me]

Agreed

[@Cloud-dt6xb]

If your referring to frontier no it’s not the worst that honor belongs to everything that came after it at least in terms of the anime, Frontier certainly has flaws that hold it back but it’s a got alot of good things about it too and those things make it pretty good to go back and watch.

[@Erikthedood]

Calling frontier the worst in the series is insane when xros wars/fusion exists.

[@silentangel2259]

"Mediocre" You better not have used that word to describe one of the greatest OPs in anime history. I will fight you on this.

[@chrispyriceee]

What op???

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I literally bought the entire original Dragon Ball series because that opening is so beautiful. Mediocre, my beak.

[@House_Of_Champs]

CHILLIN OUT WITH THE CREW IN THE SCHOOL YARD FINDIN' TROUBLE, NEVER LOOKIN TOO HARD BACK IN CLASS THEY NEVER TAUGHT US THIS SOME THINGS YOU GOTTA LEARN, HIT OR MISS Some USA openers are BANGERS

[@neobretsmith360]

Chaz it up!!

[@phoenix-fireblaze7783]

Chaz it up!

[@House_Of_Champs]

Also something to note from my younger years that I recall- The working in of music in Dragon Ball movies in the USA dubs are insane. The metal music in the Broly movies really give the entire movie a whole different feel.

[@shinyduke1791]

TOUGH TIMES, HARD CLIMBS WE'LL TAKE'EM ON TOGETHER RIGHT NOW, LET'S GO! YU-GI-OH! GX, GENERATION NEXT!

[@user-le7bw9nv7x]

Saw a familiar face in the comment section........

[@giodude92]

"Gotta Go Fast" from Sonic X is one of the best dub openings ever. It's a certified banger!

[@o.j.1263]

Shaman king too

[@EasyFuly]

tell that to the french people who got the original dubbed in french instead of GOTTA GO FAST

[@joshuajosias6476]

"DONT STOP DONT STOP WERE IN LOVE NOW DONT STOP THERES SO MUCH TO BE FOUND!!"

[@voxomnes9537]

Luck?

[@ryzekiv7147]

Im sure the only reason I didn’t care as much for this opener was because I started out with *🎶“DRAGON! DRAGON! ROCK THE DRAGON! Dragon Ball Z!”🎶*

[@tking4470]

Since no one else did it yet. "WE CANT FIND PARADISE.ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GO! GO! FREE YOUR SOUL! DRAGON SOOOOOOUULL!!!"

[@GMaker0507]

I remember Inuyasha having some really good endings. That ferris wheel man!! Also, Naruto switched back to the Japanese openings/endings so i could enjoy "Go!" by Flow (Fighting Dreamers), and some other great things.

[@thattimestampguy]

2:09 The Shaman King 2:49 Magical Do Re Mi 3:24 One Piece 4:05 Pokémon 4:24 Digimon 6:10 Yugioh 7:02 Yugioh GX 7:37 Yugioh 5Ds 8:46 Knights of the zodiac 9:18 Bravemaster 9:43 Spider Riders 10:15 Dragon Ball GT 11:50 🇺🇸 12:15 Dragon Ball Z, Rock The Dragon 🐉 12:46 Card Captures & Esca Flone 14:00 Catch You, Catch Me BubbleGum Crash Irresponsible Captain Tyler 15:08 Sailor Moon 🌙 15:37 Yu Yu Hakashu _Smile Bomb_ 15:58 Funimation *Vic Mignogna* 17:36 Good catchy openings keep viewers attention 18:37 Intro and Outro time 19:13 Fighting Foodons 19:45 Naruto 20:27 Mongolia Knights 20:52 SD Gundam Force & Megaman MT Warrior 21:47 Digimon Data Squad 22:26 22:35 Hamtaro 23:04 Yugioh Zexal & Arc V & VRains 24:03 Beyblade Burst 25:48 Anime Openings purpose has changed 26:32 Music KZbinrs

[@agr0nianTV]

Underrated comment

[@CV_BBS_3303]

Thank you a lot

[@rufioh]

Who was the second KZbinr. I dunno how you spell their name

[@strider1344]

Thank you this is really useful!

[@zigzoinks5493]

Thank you.

[@Kyotosomo]

THANK YOU EVERYBODY HATES ON 4KIDS BUT THEIR OPENINGS WERE THE BOMB

[@JoseSanchez-yp5dp]

Kyotosomo except the one piece rap

[@gojira4life]

Sprinkles on shit doesn't make it any more edible.

[@firemiracle]

I honestly liked them. Sure 4kids was dumb to do unnecessary censoring and all but at least the openings were pretty fun in my opinion ^^

[@SoundDarkness13]

Some of their openings*

[@mistushipper]

YES EXACTLY

[@paytondelaney8316]

Digimon frontier was my favorite opening outta of all of them when I was a kid. I just loved the theme songs from the anime.

[@greatgasby7090]

I think the switch to keeping Japanese songs was when Saturday cartoon blocks ended and how popular the inuyasha ending songs were.

[@brentramsten249]

that vocalist absolutely nailed the word "BEYBLADE!"

[@cinna1351]

*LET IT RIP*

[@VaughnCamacho]

*fucking insane guitar rift*

[@SnowyWolborg]

Not even just the intro. Beyblade had a fire soundtrack. "Never Gonna Take Me Down" "Switchblade" "Heavyweight Generation Beyblade" All these sounds went hard as fuck back in the day. We may have had to deal with the monster that was 4Kids back in the 90s and 2000s, but anime music had a different kind of original personality back then.

[@xLadyRaine]

@@SnowyWolborg don't forget swing low.

[@sacredblader4424]

I like Chouzetsu/Turbo's opening/theme

[@marqueesound]

As a 36 year old black man, without a doubt I can say that I will still sing along to the Sailor Moon English dub theme.

[@BlueBlazeKing]

As a 17 year old black guy I agree

[@chocolateginger1103]

@@BlueBlazeKing As a 14 year old black girl, I can say that I will do the same thing.

[@sketchstevens5859]

As a 22 year old black guy I support that statement

[@Pearg0ld]

36 year young black man

[@marqueesound]

@@Pearg0ld thanks

[@GenAqua]

Loved the GX and 5DS openings. The 1st season of Beyblade's English opening, Spider Riders theme, Digimon Frontier, Magical Doremi, and the Cardcaptors theme. Also, the We Are English dubbed opening by Vic Mignogna is AWESOME! I like the Japanese opening of Ouran High School Host Club better. Also, I love Yugioh's Music To Duel By music cds from McDonald's, like Time to Duel, One Card Short, and No Matter What. Also, is it just me, or does the Canadian opening of Dragonball GT sound like: 1. David Bowie sang it, and #2, does it sound like the Dragonball Z Kai theme Dragon Soul?

[@GarStazer]

The English Yugioh Openings are my childhood. I prefer them for the og series, gx 5ds and zeal but for arcV I prefer the Japanese openings especially the 2nd and 4th one

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

I Question if he saw the 2nd Zexal op, that song was hype af

[@moka5996]

KISS, KISS, FALL IN LOVE

[@juanpablorobayo3437]

hoo bloo MOOOOOD

[@superkamehameha1744]

Oh the nostalgia!

[@din_5817]

kiss kiss fall in debt

[@e.ggrollg.uacamole4156]

Going fast makes me feel alive, my heart beats in HYPERDRIVE!

[@adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407]

Dreaming don't fuck it up Luffy. Dreaming don't fuck it up Zolo. Dreaming don't fuck it up Nami. Dreaming don't fuck it up fuck it up

[@RefinedSkye]

This was my first time hearing Kirby Right Back at ya's Japanese OP... I'm disappointed

[@RickRodGaming]

Ukulele Skye same lol

[@MalevolentFae]

Jeff spreading his shit taste as usual. The Japanese opening is charming on it's own right. Kirby is suppoused to be cute and cool at the same time, he doesn't need to be westernised to be "cooler". Let the pink ball be cute.

[@RefinedSkye]

@@MalevolentFae this has nothing to do with Geoff. I've always loved the American Opening. And I'm sure if I listen to the Japanese more it will grow on me.

[@Abyzz_Knight]

@@MalevolentFae where is the big push to westernize anime that you seem to think is happening? Also when was the focus of Kirby his cuteness? Obviously we all know Kirby is cute but the focus has always been Kirby defending dreamland while being cute, I have no problem with the cute opening but the Right back at ya opening just fits the monster of the week show style better.

[@MalevolentFae]

Kirby has always been depicted to be "more cool" in western markets. Read more at "censored gaming" for those changes. I get it, you want to emphatize "fun" with the new funky theme, but the new catchphrase "Right back at ya"? Ugh.... *yaa yo* to you too.

[@seijinakaki1860]

Man, most of these I legitimately love but GX just sent me to the precipice of my awkward middle school years and sent some deep chills down my spine 😂

[@HugoSan432]

That hip hop style that was made for so many anime dubs were dope. The up beat music always had me pumped for every episode

[@incogleone9657]

Note to self: check out shaman king

[@tepakira9348]

you should

[@MultiScorpio57]

It’s really good

[@malikharper1549]

Totally worth it

[@jonathanmurray9819]

very good show

[@incogleone9657]

Mike J I usually go straight to gogoanime. They usually have most of the goods.

[@possibly_meta7389]

Me thinking about anime opening. WE ARE FIGHTING DREAMERS

[@kratosorokai1546]

aight naruto

[@chertikinamoto]

LEARNING HOW TO TOUCH THE SKYWAY

[@darkherculeskabuterimon7203]

Yeah, but that's the Japanese dub to.

[@possibly_meta7389]

@@chertikinamoto there is no Japanese "dub" A dub is a copy and in animation and film it's a different language the original is the sub and I never said it was the English dubs opening

[@chertikinamoto]

Cyborg panda 113 Panda ...I was just singing someone’s English cover of the song...

[@blockmore1]

I really liked the English Beyblade openings especially the metal fury one :)

[@jaydencooke1805]

For some reason I got stuck up in almost saying their were only 3 real openings but then I realized how little I grew up with beyblade and watched the original when I was 12

[@highstar_]

my confusion when I watched beyblade in america compared to korea

[@Emily-sq8ec]

I have one problem with the One Piece rap. They freaking said Zolo instead of Zoro, and I cannot forgive them for soing that to my husbando.

[@ExtremeWreck]

Blame the owners of the Zorro franchise.

[@SomeHeroAlex]

Anyone remember just how absolutely "4Kids" the Sonic X OP was? Talk about repetitive. But after all these years, it plagues me every now and then. GOTTA GO FASTER, FASTER, FASTERFASTERFASTER!!!

[@asimplenoob6798]

The good old days

[@TheIvoryDingo]

Or in some regions where the vocalists just said "Sonic X" over and over again.

[@fictionfan3699]

We don't talk about that Jetex op.

[@sanfransiscon]

I love the 4Kids Sonic X opening. Japanese version had lyrics like "Inside! Outside! Go, Sonic!" to make you remember *that* part of the fanbase.

[@Yal_Rathol]

the european intro is terrrrrrrrrible, but gotta go fast is pretty good.

[@hollosou335]

4:03 I wanna be the very best That no one ever was But ShoPro's gonna catch me now As their cause is to put me in jail I will travel across the land Searching far and wide But ShoPro's make me understand The power of copyright ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all You're my failiure I know it's my destiny ShoPro! Oh, you're my enemy In a world I must defend ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all A heart so false My courage may make you stop You teach me, and I'll run away ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all, gotta sue 'em all Yeah Every challenge along the way With courage I will face I will battle every day To claim my rightful place Come with me, the time is right There's no better team ShoPro will stop, we'll win the fight It's always been our dream ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all You're my failiure I know it's my destiny ShoPro! Oh, you're my enemy In a world I must defend ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all A heart so false My courage may make you stop You teach me, and I'll run away ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all, gotta sue 'em all Gotta sue 'em all Gotta sue 'em all Gotta sue 'em all Yeah ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all You're my failiure I know it's my destiny ShoPro! Oh, you're my enemy In a world I must defend ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all A heart so false My courage may make you stop You teach me, and I'll run away ShoPro! Gotta sue 'em all, gotta sue 'em all ShoPro!

[@sirrealgaming6913]

and that's why i watch the Johnathan young cover which has the original singer as well it's actually super epic

[@ctfccc2069]

Ever heard the German one piece opening or the German opening of Digimon adventure/or dragonball it's 100 times better than the English one

[@revelle8605]

Dang, I didn't realize how much I missed these. I've been noticing lately, most of the Japanese openings I've seen to recent anime seasons have been unbearably boring--often, they consist of a whole lot of generic action scenes with bland, forgettable rock forced over them. There's no vision and no love in them. Look, for example, at early One Piece openings, vs. new One Piece openings. The early ones are full of emotion and stick in your heart; the new ones feel like nothing. One thing you didn't mention that I also completely miss: the translations of the music that used to accompany Japanese openings when anime played for English audiences. Those translations, scrolling along with the music, always added a magical depth to even a boring opening. And when the Japanese was written out in English letters alongside the translations? Fantastic! Younger me was thrilled to pay attention to these translations and begin recognizing Japanese words and sentence structures.

[@Edwinperaza555]

The Dragón Ball GT in Spanish is one of the most beautiful songs you could ever hear. Thank me later.

[@sidneyrosey]

I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD- I was that early 2000s kid

[@fumarc4501]

Inuyasha was most lit

[@n-extrafries-surprise]

Yo, That Opening is the first anime opening I ever heard and Inuyasha was my introduction to anime, aside from Soul Eater

[@SaraS-jq1ln]

I had that song on my mp3 lol did you know there's an English version of that song too? Same song, just in english

[@JinsainYT]

I'll take the flute OP back please. Jk lol. I haven't heard that Inuyasha OP till just now.

[@remileclerc9627]

Inu-yasha, the first anime that made me want the anime tiddies

[@missseaweed2462]

Your sudden mentioning of Shaman King gave me a nostalgia attack. Time to go rewatch Yoh getting his soul torn from him as he screams in bloody agony-... again.

[@CharBles001]

Ikr, I think I’ve seen it before, but it was on a dvd with tmnt, kirby, and a few others in a giant crossover special. I now definitely need to watch ALL of Shaman King

[@ariaharies3594]

Shaman king was fuckin sweet. Yoh got rekt near the end

[@teacup2849]

same

[@datboii4953]

I hate what they did to the side characters though

[@DamnBan]

They did joco bad, but i fw opacho or however u spell his name

[@TokikoMima]

I still get goosebumps when I hear the OP's from "Mew Mew Power" and "Digimon Tamers". "Through the Night" (from "Key the Metal Idol") is amazing, as is Nicole Oliver's cover of "Galaxy in My Hand" (same series). I could listen to a compilation of English intros and outros (with the full songs, not just 10 seconds of them) and fall into a trance of nostalgic euphoria....

[@TotalCodeMonkey]

funny that after you put this out, Cells at work had an English cover of it's opening for the English BD release

[@chelseaday2605]

Also I love that it wasn't only anime. Code Lyoko was originally a French cartoon that got turned into an American cartoon and got an awesome English opening.

[@bakuhakudraws5603]

O-Ban Star Racers is an almost entirely overlooked gem of French-Japanese collaboration (it might be the complete lack of noses. I know that stopped me from watching it when I was younger) that had an absolute banger of an English OP as well.

[@Alex-vz2jz]

Chelsea Day I missed that show so much. It's been 11 years. Back when I was 7 yr old I saw my cousin watching this, I never told him what he was watching. I later found out the name and as soon as I went home. I went straight into xfinity on-demand and watched ever episode there was.

[@adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407]

Code Lyoko is so beautiful that I can't help but cry when I listen to it *Update*: I just started to cry again off of remembering it

[@N8sLaxLife]

I'll admit, looking back the giant foreheads and overall art style were pretty damn weird, but DAMN do I love it. The original story, the way they covered romance, the strong characters, it was all great. I need to watch it all again

[@kristenmccaig1637]

I watched Code Lyoko every day after school in 3rd grade and was ecstatic to find out that the official english dub put the whole series on KZbin for free.

[@KingRogue]

Do you ever wonder if Japanese people listen to English openings

[@chaoticnachos380]

Well i do now

[@Gio-kg4gb]

I've always wondered that

[@AjieA]

Rogue C yesss 😂😂😂

[@therobotchickenMLP]

Has no one done a series of "Japanese People React to American Anime Openings"?

[@DigiTism]

Rogue C There’s a big debate in Japan over Dubs and Subs for shows like King of the Hill , The Simpson’s, Rick and Morty, etc.. I’m pretty sure they have the English opening debate as well.

[@DarcOfTheShadows]

I've been watching anime since the early 90's and one of my favorite openings of all time is still the English version of Freckles from Rurouni Kenshin. It's a bright, poppy song that manages to be simultaneously cheery and melancholy, and as the intro to an often dead-serious anime about a former assassin samurai, it makes no sense and also somehow fits it perfectly. Plus, they did an absolute bang up job of making it sound almost exactly like the Japanese version while still making perfect sense. I love that shit.

[@shanen.3554]

20:57 Thank you! I've been trying to remember the name of the weird cartoony gundam show from my childhood for years.

[@voganimperium9975]

Q core memory has been unlocked! I knew there was a weird Gundam show I used to watch as a kid but I couldn't remember what it was!

[@hennessya96]

Putting the Shaman king music in was risky. I almost dropped this video to go watch it.

[@terelext]

Hahahaha awesome to find a Shaman King fan on equal level Adam, you sir, are a absolute boss.

[@variksigurdsson1447]

@@terelext Adam H, we are rare but we still somehow exist

[@terelext]

@@variksigurdsson1447 we do indeed. Surely the best anime of its time.

[@variksigurdsson1447]

@@terelext Without a doubt. And one of the best ones period based on Hao/Zeke existing alone.

[@MrBiggeordi]

Whole ass mood bro XD

[@AceUzumazi]

Shaman King's opening was so epic that at one point I imagined that at the end of the series, they would play the OP at the end of the last episode and they would just stretch out the end of it more than the original so it would just be "SHAMAN KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG!" And that's it and you would see Yoh doing whatever and end!

[@phantom99991]

Shaman King's OP is so epic that the Romanian dub did a localized cover of it instead of using the Japanese one. Just a fun fact.

[@lokephoenix1039]

Exactly that happened in the first episode of the Higurashi remake and it was just as hype

[@NightFoxXIII]

MB: *Sings Inuyasha OP* I feel attacked.

[@TianZhaoHeavenlyFortune]

I miss 4Kids actually and especially these openings! I still sing along to them to this day and memorized all their lyrics, especially One Piece, Shaman King, and Ultimate Muscle's English OP lyrics. And I still love singing Card Captor's theme song (not 4Kids, but man, that Card Captor's theme, one of my fav of all-time), yep CC's English OP def got me into the show. Oh man, you're so right about Mon Colle Knights, that opening was so forgettable but the anime I enjoyed. And damn, I miss Monster Rancher, such a good anime... gotta just say, out of all these monster-based shounen-ais, it's Digimon > Monster Rancher > Pokemon for me.

[@alexquinones232]

Ay, The One Piece Rap had my ACTUAL SOUL as a kid

[@hdofu]

yet it's not in the same league with the worst of the opening or ending credits from the original anime.

[@kt53245]

I had honestly forgotten about it until now and I'll never be able to get it out of my head.

[@joaquinmaldonado4210]

I was super pissed when they changed the rap opening as a kid.

[@JustinY.]

"Sasookeh is super cool" "Sakoora the beautyfool " "KOWAGARUNA, NARUTO. SATO O MAMORE"

[@nv_johan8711]

HHAHAHA

[@ryannixon4138]

Before anyone else says it :" HOW ARE YOU IN EVERY VIDEO"

[@TuffLP]

By god what did we poor Germans ever do to deserve this opening? Wait.

[@rockz_in_a_box1841]

Even as a kid I cringed over this so bad

[@yeager1957]

sauce gay, no u

[@1JLegend]

My fav dub anime openings: FMA brotherhood (Equivalent Exchange), Tower of God, Pokémon first season, Medabots, Digimon first season, Yugioh Duel Monsters, etc

[@SohiHien]

FMA brotherhood didn't have dub openings. The songs were the japanese ones.

[@greenpixel_]

For the German dub of Digimon they used the same instrumentals as in the Japanese openings, thus they are pretty good. Also calling Digimon a Pokemon knockoff is really far fetched.

[@siph0r154]

I will never get over that fact that so many Americans call many shows "Pokémon Rip-/Knock-offs". It must have to do with marketing. I can not envision any other reason that makes sense. Never mind Digimon as a comparison, they do it to so many others, too. Monster Rancher is also one they frequently lob into the same bucket. Did those franchises piggyback off each other? For sure, but they started very differently. Calling Digimon a Pokemon Knock off is comparable to calling GoT a Budget LotR. -.-

[@Jay-hb2mu]

Y'know I keep hearing about this German dub that I'm actually kinda curious about it.

[@Anhyways]

@@Jay-hb2mu I used to buy the CDs of the German openings/endings. I love all digimon songs (they translated all soundtracks 😍) one piece, Pokémon, detective Conan ... I feel nostalgic now

[@hopscotch1049]

Actually, after getting super annoyed with people constantly calling Digimon a "Pokémon Knock off", I decided to look into the history of Digimon, and calling it a "Tomogatchi Knock Off" would be far more accurate because, well, it IS. They originally made Digimon as these little digital pets in Tomogatchi-like devices because, back then, Tomogatchi were marketed towards girls and they thought "What if we made some for boys?", and then they sorta just,,, kept making stuff for Digimon, until it turned into a video game and anime and the rest is history. Digimon didn't really have anything to do with Pokemon, they just had unfortunate timing.

[@TheNecrofluff]

Honestly the German OPs for so many different series delivered so much. All digimon OPs s1-4, Gundam Wing, Monster Rancher, etc. I still come back to them sometimes.

[@JustinWPruett]

This is “Nostalgia: The Video” and I am so goddamn here for it.

[@williamheathii3214]

Name of the show @ 17:40?

[@eakoandcompany]

So true, watching this at work has put tears in my eyes and made my mood unbeatably positive.

[@azharpathan196]

@@williamheathii3214 metabots

[@zenak781]

Holy shit I loved 5ds, that intro just hit me with so much nostalgia

[@erdenezaya100]

I love how detective conan opening 1 was either about humbling yourself and believe with your heart and stuff or praising conan

[@mrpakku5000]

Shaman king eng. opening still gives me chills. It was one of my first anime I watched and feels so nostalgic!

[@astrogaming9002]

When I hear yugioh I instinctively get my cards and listen to an Egyptian flute for an hour

[@mrnubbones8626]

Astro Gaming ok then yugioh

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Egyptian flutes are also popular and common in Arabic music.

[@DarkJake525]

ITS TIME TO DUEL

[@KingOfGaymes]

I appreciate this

[@dasher3532]

Your mo... your mo... your move... your move... *your move!*

[@h3nder]

5Ds is something else, it's a really good show considering it's a kids show.

[@theiconofmemes5779]

Card games on motorcycles

[@zawarudo4517]

It hit different

[@silvertipstudio9622]

The main villain cut off his own arm to replace it his brothers arm! Also basically slavery is everywhere.

[@connormccarthy6741]

h3nder The one thing I didn’t like about 4Kids doing Yu-Gi-Oh! was that it was so dumbed down that people only see it is for kids, even though every series is filled with Death, torture, psychological Horror, PTSD, etc

[@KingOfGaymes]

“Kids show” Mmm I personally don’t like Yu-Gi-Oh being called a kids show because that’s really only the dub. I mean the original Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh is targeted for teens and older. It’s more mature than people realize because most people only saw the dub. Which took out a lot of stuff. ESPECIALLY Toei’s Yu-Gi-Oh... that is in no way for children.. 👀

[@thelonewolfronstringer6266]

I have 5ds hyperdrive in my Playlist right now and still listen to it to this day

[@ToyRanno]

Digimon Frontier's op always makes me cry idk why but I love it

[@neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms6680]

Don't stop, Don't stop, we're in luck now Don't stop, there's so much to be found We can find paradise All we have to do is go, go! Free your soul! Mysteries abound, made up a deep energy (Energy) Foes all around, but I will go fearless and free I'll give you strength, you give me love, thats how we'll live (That's how we'll live) My courage won't fade, if you're with me my enemies can never win We will fight for love and glory We will live to tell the story There is nothing we cant live through Nothing ever dies, we will rise again! Don't stop, Don't stop, we're in luck now Don't stop, keep your spirit proud And ride upon the wind All we have to do is go! Don't stop, Don't stop, we're in luck now Don't stop, there's so much to be found We can find paradise All we have to do is go, go! Free your soul Dragon Soul!

[@matthewpraayjr.9797]

FUCKING YES... HELL YEAH!!!!

[@tazariarobinson5666]

I sung that whole thing... twice

[@erakunnn]

YESSSSSS THANK YOU

[@devenp.5508]

*GOING FAST MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE*

[@sealofquality1999]

MY HEART BEATS

[@arcsoulphantom2678]

Seal of Quality IN HYPERDRIVE

[@justindavis6377]

This is the best Yu-Gi-Oh! theme song ever

[@blizzardhero1375]

*MY HEART BEATS IN HYPER DRIVE!!!!!!*

[@Arohan71]

I feel bad because I voted for that one back in the day and Ride to Survive would have fit the opening MUCH better.

[@TheRichmaster24]

this was a great topic to cover; some of these really felt like my childhood Digimon Frontiers and Yugioh 5ds definitely had an impact on me

[@FizzleBurger]

Welp, you covered my two favorites (Shaman King and Johto Journeys). I'll just shout out Mew Mew Power (the dub of Tokyo Mew Mew) for lyrics that have remained stuck in my head to this day. "Team up, team up, are you up for it? / Put your hand in mine, it's a perfect fit!" And, misleading as it was, I liked the Escaflowne dub's OP. It had this air of epic fantasy that pulled me back into the series a decade after watching its original airing.

[@epicthecandydragon6079]

My childhood summarized: I wanna be the very best, like no one ever waaaaas Everybody wants to be a master, everybody wants to show their skills Kirby, Kirby, Kirby, that’s a name you should know! Kirby, Kirby, Kirby, he’s the star of the show! Your move! (Yu-Go-Oh!) Gotta go fast! Gotta go fast! Gotta go faster, faster, faster faster faster! Beyblade, Beyblade, let it rip! Digimon, digital monsters, Digimon are the champions!

[@fressejetzt840]

That's sad

[@dimitris1601]

@@fressejetzt840 why

[@kdm1234gmail]

is it bad when i was little i couldn't make out the word champions in the song and thought it was something like digimon are the jump yons?

[@jeffbrehove2614]

I genuinely enjoy One Piece's rap opening. I was around 10 when I first heard it. It got me hooked onto the show.

[@Andy-roid]

Me too. It really hooks you in.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

I own a one piece DVD of the 4kids dub.

[@niichigary8609]

GEICO GEICO that's a Ad lol

[@alwaysinsweats]

Yea I miss that opening

[@iainmcdonalds4018]

Yup, that and Yugioh I legit just miss.

[@fernando98322]

In Latin America we most of the time got a rough translation (or a very similar sentiment) to the original japanese openings and endings and we also keep all the OST. We were blessed.

[@thomaspaterson1354]

15 years since 5ds im stillwanting a 3 minute version of hyperdrive also why cantvi have it on Spotify it would be perfect for my workout playlist

[@laloasaelrios7239]

I clicked on the video just because you had Medabots in the thumbnail, and then i realize you just used some footage without addressing the op. Man, i feel clickbaited

[@nixodemus1]

medabots op is actually god like.

[@BlackFox9765]

Tell me about. I know how that feels.

[@zerokura]

I dont know all of it just remember "its time to rrrrooolll battle" wish we got the other medabot games than the one rpg and battle game i guess the other rpg on gamecube but all those 3ds games fans could of been playing 😢

[@dabbingtoast7743]

I went down a Google rabbit hole trying to remember the name of Medabots because of that thumbnail. Thank God for you my friend. Man that RPG when I was a kid was the shit.

[@zerokura]

@@dabbingtoast7743 i still play the rpg on a gba emulator getting pretty far and i realize how werid the dub was with translation stuff.

[@ProjectSNT]

Tokyo Mew Mew may have had a terrible dub thanks to 4kids, but the opening "Team Up" is still a banger, along with the group transformation theme "Animal Instinct."

[@mintybin]

uuh I´ll have to listen to dat

[@UnNuclear]

It's hard to save the world when you're falling in love

[@MisakaMisaka0202]

I sang along with those songs every. single. time. I watched the show. And no one could forget... WE GOT THE ANIMAL INSTINCTS. NOTHING CAN STAND IN OUR WAY

[@cinnanyan]

I've never seen it in English, but I loved that English opening when I found it back in the early days of KZbin.

[@datawolf39]

I loved those songs especially team up since that was where I learned the word collaborate.

[@ChibiRiku]

You are my favorite person ever!!!!!!! Thank you for the memories!!! I loved it thank you for making my night 🥰

[@minimumcan]

Thanks for reminding me about the Johto intro. That's a golden piece of nostalgia I didn't even realize I forgot until this video.

[@OsvaldoG521]

I’ll always be triggered by someone calling Digimon a Pokémon knockoff.

[@40DanieljeaN40]

Ignorance my man, Ignorance. 😪

[@xeryd6037]

It was made by pokemon ex employees tho

[@processinginformation]

digimon? whats that?

[@bee515]

@@xeryd6037 that doesn't make it a knock-off though

[@cakehatcolt5969]

@@xeryd6037 my dude. Thats like saying Bakuga was a rip off of beyblade because it was made by ex beyblade empolyees. They ain't ripping off pokemon. They just part of a genre that pokemon started.

[@KokoroHane]

I just finished watching Digimon: Data Squad, and honestly, when I first heard it I found it pretty generic too and "meh".... but when you're binge watching, the more you hear it, you go from "meh it's okay", to downright singing it outloud "NEVER SURRENDER! NEVER BE OUTDONE!" every time it plays lol.

[@phoenixkh93]

I completely forgot about that show, I freaking loved it as a kid. I think I also liked that the main character was voiced by the same guy who voiced Axel in Kingdom hearts, and they made a reference to it in the show

[@kdm1234gmail]

I still gotta find the other seasons as i only saw the first season or so aired on a channel parents had, but i always remember the theme thinking about the show.

[@melsteeb4194]

Yep I agree

[@ElainaLikesManga]

and that's the gospel truth

[@Dean123123100]

I always liked the data squad opening and always sang along

[@janjanisbored]

Well that was a trip down memory lane 😭❤️

[@Peppermint0M]

Man, such a nostalgia bomb, I watched so many of these and the openings are in my head for life.

[@d3ad_p1ant]

you know an anime op is good when your eager to watch the show but can't bring yourself to skipping the op

[@Ultimatik]

What are u gonna do? The odds are stacked against you Back against a wall Gotta give it your all This is the final stand The powers in your hand Two worlds collide! On the inside! You gotta fight for what's right Before its gone gone gone This is Bakugan!

[@dannyakins8742]

Bakugan Battle Brawlers opening was bomb af

[@dararooney4711]

That show was my childhood, especially Season 2

[@der1767]

TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

[@dararooney4711]

ON THE INSIDE

[@dararooney4711]

Before it’s Gone, Gone, Gone

[@MaryamWebsterDictionary]

Cells at Work is a fairly recent anime (2018 or 2019, I forgot) with an English opening

[@HeyJanaebers]

I have never felt a video more deeply than this one lol Lol I’m always going back and listening to the English versions of anime openings from my childhood! Now I’m just stuck wondering what 4kids would’ve done for Boku no hero!

[@CuteTaiChan]

I LITERALLY CHOKED ON MY SODA WHEN I SAW ZATCH BELL GOD BLESS YOU

[@knightwolf3511]

i chocked when i seen the uncensored version for first time, yap some of those episodes are never going to happen or get censored, i was expecting some certain things but wasn't expecting that much i know culture differences and such so it doesn't bother me at all just ya wasn't expecting that much nudity.

[@steven310250]

follow the light my brothers and sisters!

[@JoshtheOverlander]

*COURAGE AND HEART CANNOT BE LOST OR TORN APART, TOGETHER WE WILL PULL EACH OTHER THROUGH*

[@giawallace6983]

My sister loves Zatch bell plus me Zatch is the cutest thing ever to exist!!!!

[@JCREDFANG]

JoshtheOverlander YOU KNOW WHOS GOT THE POWER??!!

[@snazzydrew]

Ohkay... hearing the first few seconds of the YuGiOh theme should not have made me tear up the way it did. GOOD JOB PANDERING TO MY NOSTALGIA! Fuck.

[@Shrooblord]

It's time to d-d-d--d-d-ddd-DUEL!

[@governor_explosion]

I genuinely loved the dubbed Pokémon and original YGO (I never watched past the ones where Yugi was the protagonist) openings. Weirdly enough, I worked at a toy store in the past year or so, and literally no one who was buying Beyblades knew an anime even existed. I think the toys have eclipsed the anime to become their own thing at this point.

[@rosario_rose455]

Just gotta say thanks for putting me onto the Shaman King op cuz its fire! Same with other theme songs you talked about the Yugioh theme song, Rock the Dragon, the Sailor Moon op, Smile Bomb, Kiss Kiss Fall in Love, Dragon Soul, and the classic Beyblade theme song

[@StarChargerStudios]

him: English dub. me: DON'T GIVE IT UP LUFFAAAAYYYY

[@brycevo]

English Openings are entertaining. Either genuinely or accidentally. Pokemon, Beyblade, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Bakugan had Rocking openings. But Hamtaro was good... With Rose tinted glasses

[@duane_313]

The original Japanese yugioh opening is AWFUL!

[@jono_gantz9946]

Thank you Bryce I watched this video and thought of an opening that, the anime he didn’t list and I was not gonna go to sleep until I figured it out and you said bakugan and I knew it was the ONE so I liked your comment and then listened to the song and finally a genuine smile came to me and now Im back sharing this with you!! Cheers man! Holy shit what a moment!

[@jopdancing7320]

I highly recommend looking in Dragon balls z Arabic OP it's ridiculously good and fit the show perfectly seriously look up the Arabic OP for Dragon balls z it's beautiful.

[@rafsolo]

Jetix, 4Kids, and Toonami. The good old days. I miss them

[@razkable]

fox kids/box as well

[@rafsolo]

Asmosis Jones forgot about that. Thanks for the catch

[@Dominickudo]

Specially jetix and Toonami I mean toonami still around but it's not as good as before, or just Saturday morning cartoons in general I miss him so much😢😪

[@SirBlackReeds]

We still have Toonami, thankfully. 4Kids still exists. Now its a subsidiary of Konami, amusingly enough. Jetix is Disney XD now, but admittingly it's not the same.

[@nullakjg767]

Eh this video is just low effort nostalgia bait.

[@KitsuneAdorable]

I remember the intro that we got for Dragon Ball here in Canada. I’m not the biggest fan of DB but I remember liking the theme. 🙂

[@bewearstar9462]

You can thank France for that song

[@cianandez]

They literally dubbed the Fire Force opening which is currently airing though simulcast- I heard on adult swim on Cartoon Network and I was shocked

[@CosplayCore]

The original Pokemon English opening actually rocks. Fight me.

[@kylefelipedasilva2432]

Ngl I think it's the best. I haven't watched it in years and I still remember the lyrics

[@DarkJake525]

I kinda prefer the X and Y cover version. But I will not deny the greatness of the original

[@frost94]

The Original song is soooo iconic! Also “We will be heroes” from DP is just amazing. Honestly Pokemon has had great soundtrack throughout its entire series

[@xLadyRaine]

Pokemon johto journey’s tho. Or Unbeatable from the advanced era

[@KingOfGaymes]

Nobody is going to fight you on that dude

[@fangirlofeverything5040]

Follows "Pokemon's" knockoffs with Digimon Me: *a little offended, but then starts to jam to Frontier's opening*

[@R.Rileys-BION_Patreon-Podcast]

Me: Subscribe. Follows "Pokemon's" knockoffs with Digimon Me: Unsub. Dislike. Me: a little offended, but then starts to jam to Frontier's opening

[@NotTheCIA1961]

Digimon Frontier was hands down one of my favorite shows as a kid. It was so freaking good. In other news I think I need to rewatch it.

[@wisewillow7530]

Right, I was like, um excuse me, ill knock you off that fucking idea that its a knockoff of pokemon.

[@theonlyhikaru]

The fact that he called it "the worst season of Digimon" makes me mad because seriously?? Has he seen Xros Wars?? Has he seen Data Squad?? The only thing that had Adventure 02 going for it was the coattails of the original Adventure it was riding on. And still, I enjoyed it. And don't even get me started on his misinformed Beyblade dub theme review. The original English dub soundtrack for Beyblad won against Pokemon back in the day for the catchiest dub soundtracks title.

[@inamdaryasin]

@@theonlyhikaru what is wrong with Xros wars and Data squad? Personally I like both more than Frontier because some seasons like Adventure 01/02 and Frontier give all the importance to only leader and his rival but Data squad give all 4 main characters mega evolution plus burst mode, Xros wars start with something new I like Taiki as much I like Taichi, he is really smart, athletic and great leader compare to all the previous heroes. they introduce new concept Digixros

[@death-by-ego]

I remember the overpriced anime dvds from best buy. I partook in that for a while back in the day. It was a happy day when I discovered private trackers and bakabt in the before time.

[@moonrose221]

The English dubs for Digimon, Pokemon and serveral others are awesome! No matter what some people say. I love the Beyblade Burst Turbo is epic!

[@liofotia]

BEYBLADE BEYBLADE LET IT RIP LETS FIGHT IN AN EPIC BATTLE FACE OFF AND SPIN THE METAL

[@cyber502]

NO TIME FOR DOUBT NOW

[@Ultimatik]

@@cyber502 NO PLACE FOR BACKING DOWN

[@MystiqueWolf]

BEYBLADE BEYBLADE LET IT RIP

[@nellewoodruff6337]

Spin out for blade now! Bring on the power!

[@daydaybraswell64]

Lex Yt HERE COMES HERE COMES ... METAL FUSION!!

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I think a lot of us rag on 4kids too much. You can complain about their dubbing and censoring all you want but the fact is many of us were introduced and familiarized to anime because of 4kids. 4kids exposed Western audiences to anime and there is a very real possibility that anime would not be as popular as it is today if 4kids had not transformed shows like Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh into household names.

[@wolfox7776]

Issue is, if they had to censor them that much, maybe they weren't really meant for kids. Plus, censoring death with a hell of eternal suffering...

[@ryannvolner7676]

Netflix introduced me. When was 4kids a thing btw?

[@hypershock0storm479]

@@ryannvolner7676 4kids had been dubbing anime since the early 2000's. They ceased operations somewhere around 2014 or 2015.

[@AzureKing963]

@@wolfox7776 To be fair, they got worse with censoring since they got in a lot of trouble for not censoring Shaman King enough.

[@micahthecomfortablehuman1324]

General Kenobi.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

The Shaman King Dub Opening goes hard. When I first heard it, I was mesmerised and knew I was in for a ride.

[@kurtmeyermann7209]

The Sonic X intro was so cool I'd watch all the Sonic cartoons intro but not Sonic Underground because I did not know about it but I watch the wole show and loved it.

[@seg162]

Just realized that the American Kirby OP is just proof that we can't escape "American Kirby is Badass" syndrome.

[@Mewchu14]

Uh, because he is badass

[@revolvingworld2676]

He's the name you should know

[@isaacbryce2748]

0/10 didn't talk about the Shaman King Op enough.

[@Saintzel]

0/10 talked over the best part

[@LikeACrouton]

I will say: watching the Yugioh Marathon on Twitch a couple years back along with Twitch Chat was an experience I didn't know I needed.

[@veemonfan8102]

So how do you feel about The Journey Starts Today of Pokémon Journeys. Personally I feel they upped their game after Sun and Moon.