I played Unravel at Harvard University.... (Animenz's version)

[@Leoeoeo]

Hey guys, I also uploaded a different angle (and higher quality) of this performance. Feel free to check it out! Btw I actually read all the comments 👀 Y’all’s comments really motivates me so thank u 🫶 Guys help me let’s try to get Animenz see this video!!!

[@makelan6284]

wow, 6 minutes ago, it was unexpected, hahah. You played great!

[@nubgabriel6655]

Holy fuck dude... The amount of persistence and dedication it must've took... Plus the magnificence of that performance as the sound of the notes echo inside the hall... magnifique!

[@KagayaUbuyashiki0oO]

bro ur underated

[@Leoeoeo]

@@nubgabriel6655 thank u thank u

[@CCC-q9f]

wow it has been 9 monthes

[@aeron299]

"Im just a regular highschool student"

[@Asian_Jesus007]

lol

[@zephyrias]

*cue the title screen and song*

[@PembuatKomentarHandal]

😂

[@cloud-mf1eg]

its a university

[@aeron299]

Sorry for the bad and wrong joke 😞

[@Gamer_GEEKz08]

Audience:is that Mozart?bach? The kid at the corner no its:Toru Kitajima

[@auroravuitton90]

"pushes glasses with middle finger"

[@hashiragamers9321]

*“Light shines off glasses giving off a glare”*

[@aelin1516]

"Smirks mischievously"

[@marcsonic01]

*snorts* "fools..."

[@_sigmaballs69]

*farts violently or somthin*

[@RisingRay]

“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven I can see the passion in your playing man, keep it up. I hope to one day be as good as you ❤

[@mastermazbot]

Hard quote

[@karltheodorruby8518]

@@mastermazbot definitely made me hard

[@Lilo_D._Boom]

@@mastermazbot Obviously, it comes from arguebly the greatest pianist of all time.

[@arneshpal7702]

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[@Jann-oz3pl]

I seen this comment just as soon as he started playing more louder, perfect timing!

[@aneeshs-0]

the mistakes pale in comparison to the sound that you filled the room with tthat day, so honestly excellent performance

[@Leoeoeo]

Thank you so much ❤🫶

[@baloontd6gamer672]

@@Leoeoeour amazing

[@Dylan_is_a_INTJ]

I got the 69th like

[@cxldtea]

yes i agree!! it definitely blended in like it was apart of the act

[@r4y50]

What mistakes? 🔥

[@DOG_EATER_1887]

The fact that this still sounds sad and melancholic shows that even on just a compositional level this song was written to be tragic. Props to you for managing to translate that so well with only the piano, not to mention zero usage of technology to mix & master it. For what it's worth I think your year-long efforts were worth it.

[@DarkFist900]

@@Ojas97 which does not mean they convey melancholy in a better way.

[@vice214]

Greatnperformance by him, but the real legend is animenz who arranged this for the piano.

[@chubs7768]

This is exactly what everybody imagined doing when listening to animenz's version of Unravel

[@rac8n._]

yessss

[@dendron3969]

literally

[@gongbuhaza18]

Exactly

[@RedAstrals]

1:36 those dudes in the front jamming, those guys are so cultured, they know this song!

[@NovaLock]

If you use those emojis ever again I'm finding your location 😭

[@adlyhassan]

Wait how is that a thing 😆

[@IVameless]

@@NovaLock

[@dfhiklnoqr]

@@adlyhassan

[@ererer3r]

@@NovaLock

[@blupengu]

dude, i took one look at the sheets for animenz's arrangement and immediately noped out, holy shit anyone who even *tries* to learn this pieces deserves all my respect, and you did damn good! lmao

[@NathanDanielPrice]

Fr, I have showed so many of my pianist friends animenz sheet music, some took up the challenge and pulled it off but SOOOOO many watched him play, said that looks perfectly fine, then they get the sheet music and realise exactly how detailed it is

[@arious1644]

watching his fucking hands dance across the keys had my eyes like O_O

[@nunyabz9494]

even animenz said it himself, he also have difficulty in reproducing in accurately often hahahaha

[@angelfernando5327]

The excited dudes on second row 😂😂😂

[@Hi-yk4ei]

bro this is literally the BEST performance of Unravel on a piano I have ever heard, and I have heard many

[@scarlett_the_creator]

That’s cap. You should listen to the original cover!

[@starcollapse5227]

You need to see more then, this ain't the best one, but it's definitely epic, not to mention in front of all those audiences

[@lilywertee]

the original doesn't have mistakes, and this player took some liberties in changing parts the arrangement

[@Proxy606]

IMO, it’s not the best. But it hit so much harder than the others Maybe because you are seeing the effort from this madlad Or you’re absolutely immersed as if you were there It just hits different

[@scarlett_the_creator]

@@Proxy606 I’ve been play the piano since I was 4 I’m 20 now. I didn’t say it was horrible. Just said it wasn’t the best I’ve heard. And I’ve heard a lot of peoples cover and it was really good

[@Spydrco]

I loved how you blended the different Animenz unravels. So sick

[@ncard00]

This is a perfect example of being too overambitious. Better to play an easy piece well, than struggling to just hit the correct notes in a difficult piece. That's like me on the organ, I have so many film music pieces I wanna learn, but I know I don't have the skill, so my time is better used learning tons of easier pieces, and sourcing out the difficult ones to people who are better than me, and have the church pay these organists to come and perform these pieces in a concert. Know your limits and be smart with your time.

[@Proxy606]

“What would you be playing?” “I’m unraveling my talent in front of you”

[@LuffyToons]

How have i just seen this video 8 months later

[@xitsjulix]

same

[@thechaosofcaffeine]

same lol

[@hugo.9605]

Same

[@TylerSoriano]

same

[@Zocharius]

Same

[@marky_8945]

I bet u felt like the main character while performing this piece good job man

[@Leoeoeo]

Lol I did but it’s more like when I finished and bowed

[@Mr.PopoAbridged]

If u ever get a chance like this again i think they would enjoy jojo openings😆​@@Leoeoeo

[@pokemon6x3]

Out here everyone was imagining this, but this guy actually did it himself

[@ShiroEdits_3812]

fr

[@hakami1426]

Respect for playing the most difficult version of the piece. I admire you're ambition to play something of this difficulty and the courageousness of playing it in front of a crowd.

[@blowclick4596]

Bro lives in everyone's dream

[@Leoeoeo]

Don’t ever stop dreaming cuz it may come true one day. This was my dream three years ago

[@finotrust146]

@@LeoeoeoI really got motivated but you

[@SushiSxn]

So cool ! The mix between the livestream and the original version of Animenz is insane !

[@erckupazo]

I loved the unravel the world part

[@Leoeoeo]

Hahah yes I really liked his intro part

[@pierrotzzz]

I loved the part where he said it's unraveling time and started unraveling all over the place

[@arwin1794]

@@pierrotzzzima edge over you if I ever see you again lil bro😭😭

[@pierrotzzz]

@@arwin1794 ??? 💀

[@ido_artiguess]

My music teacher always told me that mistakes are only seen when you yourself point them out, she always told me to play with so much confidence and emotion that all my mistakes are drowned out by the feelings I put into them. What you did here is exactly that, in ever way of it, in ever sense of it, this performance was beautiful.

[@rotationalshorts9104]

Your Lie in April ahh sentence. True though

[@mineralwassser]

I get you, but didn't you kinda point out some mistakes just now?

[@Astrantium]

The First guy from the left in the 2nd aisle of the middle row was vibing. I would say you did amazing.

[@edenli9630]

you can tell people who know from people who don't know, amazing performance, after ten years is crazy, your skill retension makes me jealous

[@rhodephorus7733]

The audience weren't wondering if he deserves to perform in front of them or not, they were worried if they deserve to watch that kind of talent or not. And the audience proved their worth.

[@sneztchy]

The so called "mistakes" actually makes it better imo, at least in the context of this song. The song is pretty much about Kaneki's inner struggles, so having the "mistakes" in there added a layer of how Kaneki struggles with his ghoul and human half, how he rejects it, but it is also now a part of him that is Irreplaceable. The lower notes going ham in 2:23 also kinda fits. The lyrics in that part is "動けない/Ugokenai" which means "I can't move" the low notes is his Ghoul side trying to taking over, but the high notes keeps playing normally is his Human side trying to stay in control.

[@minhminer]

jesus the sound is just so clean, pls don't quit piano, I love your performance 😭😭😭

[@BrayzePiano]

Animenz arrangement in Harvard 😨

[@hellopsp180]

its a FLIPPING HARD Piece so Well done on you for even doing this LIVE in front of so many people !!!

[@NinjaChan-f5i]

I'm here to judge you the good way. The nervousness that you feel is the longing of sharing your joy of something combined with fear of negative criticism/ruining what you want it to personally be. Speeding up in a live performance can add to the musical effect, if you're not performing a strict classical piece for a snob society I don't think it really matters. It can be a bad habit or a good one, in this case it wasn't particularly bad at all. Playing something perfectly that you did not personally create is like saying "I can basically do what no human can do to begin with". Quite literally perfection does not exist except in a subjective world. Objectively perfection is the quality you wish to achieve which is a personal (subjective) thing just the same. Like it's technically bad practice to want to be like a robot. It really takes away dynamic context completely to do-so. I.E when composers create a modern solo piano composition or arrangement they generally say "I would like to see x interpretation of this" which quite literally means they WANT other pianists to play it differently to gather more depth of perspective! (Or in many cases as simple as wanting to appreciate their creations in a different way.) There are more ways to bring a SINGLE musical works to life than there are stars in the sky. Now that we have cleared up your position, the origins position, the reality of perfection, and the importance of perspective-- This only leaves the audience. The audience in 99% of cases are nowhere near the level you are neither physically nor mentally. They have no idea when you make a mistake, they have no idea what speed it's supposed to be, they don't know what key you are playing in, they don't even know what Tokyo Hhoul even is or what the original composition sounds like!!! None of this matters to an untrained listener. What matters is what you did, rocked it in a way any normal listener could enjoy in a 5 minute sitting. With all that said, BRAVO!!!!!!!!!! It was an excellent performance of an extremely high level postmodern piano arrangement, even including MULTIPLE variations of arrangements. There are people who would only "do better" because people know their names, rather than "they played it better". There are people who could literally "play it better" but they don't matter, they weren't sitting at the grand piano that night, you were!

[@NinjaChan-f5i]

@@Pescen1517 To judge something is to develop an opinion/conclusion about something. It doesn't mean literally to look down on somebody or to think negatively about them. It's just more common in humans to develop negative conclusions so people take that as a given. You're possibly mistaking a dismissive comparison as a "consolation" which is simply to exclaim that ones relationship with their instrument and affect on the audience has nothing to do with anybody else bu themselves. Or perhaps you read like 10 words and arrived at conclusions to judge my words without taking the time to understand what I have said.

[@NinjaChan-f5i]

​@@Pescen1517 In fact, i'll humor myself by replying to this more literally: Feedback points I made in my previous comment: 1. Nervousness is normal 2. Tempo that doesn't comply with an original score/arrangement marking does not = bad for solo performance typically. 3. Humans are humans and perfection is a matter of perspective. (Literally means it isn't real, it's just one persons ideal of what is perfect to them!) 4. Not playing like a robot is a good thing. (I don't think this requires clarification? I hope not anyway it's pretty obvious from how I worded it in the original comment.) 5. Any given piece of music is subject to difference and no single human is subject to impose a change against the creativity of another musician. (Literally means you can do whatever you want with music, including making your own genre destroying arrangements of any given piece of music....... Need I say more?) 6. Non-musicians do not hear/notice/realize the things trained ears do. Criticism of ones own self is common in redundant aspects when the reality of live performance pertains to what the audience hears/sees. Not what the top 1% of musical minds in the world think. 7. My final feedback was a combo of "wow that's multiple advanced arrangements nobody has ever actually played like this before, the audience enjoyed it, and so did I." Not a simple "excellent performance of an extremely high level" You aren't even interpreting the words here correctly in how the sentence is arranged. While english mechanics aren't exactly my speciality... It isn't all that complicated. It refers to being a postmodern piece that literally only the top % of pianists in the world even try...? I mean are you just trying to be negative when I commented to be positive & uplifting?

[@dudeyaybruh3076]

​@@NinjaChan-f5i🤓🤡

[@dudeyaybruh3076]

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[@NinjaChan-f5i]

​@@Pescen1517 Have you nothing more to say of your troll nonsensical statement being debunked into the ground? Edit: I mean I could start ranting about how you misused the term feedback to begin with by providing an unrelated example for context. Saying someone enjoyed a performance is not constructive criticism, it is expression of appreciation. Stating the level of a piece is not a form of constructive criticism. It is simply a theoretical measurement of difficulty...? Hard to put that any more simply. Fact is, my entire message is littered with messages that could help them improve in countless ways. I don't know why negative little youtube trolls like you need to come along and spread negativity to people even in small corners like this. It's disturbing and regressive. In fact it makes 0 sense at all. I would assume the following about you: 1. You probably don't play piano at all 2. You likely have no education in music nor performance 3. You apparently don't know basic english words such as "judge" (to form an opinion/conclusion) and "feedback" (a form of reaction/interaction which directly correlates to input that provides outlets towards improvement) 4. You're probably a perpetual societal plague who lives off of other peoples misery. 5. I would even go as far as saying you probably don't have any friends or anybody to talk about meaningful things with. Kindly take a moment to consider your words/actions with a logical point of view instead of your personally biased point of view. You might realize you can be a better person soon after!

[@mrwoodcat]

1:30 guy in the center is one of us

[@Arty77777]

this was what yt was meant to be . a place to showcase ur talent and efforts and bro really bought it back. hats off to u mate it was an amazing performance i dunno much abt piano but that looked like a lot of effort it was absolutely worth it.

[@faramirchevlonski6152]

man thats my dream IRL. You have just let me see it a bit more clearly, thank you amazing performance

[@Leoeoeo]

My pleasure! Hope ur dream comes true one day!!

[@Leoeoeo]

New angle of this performance uploaded! It’s clearer than this video lol

[@thesuccinsuccess]

Im dying at how the audience's applause and cheers got louder when he pulled out his phone for selfies LMAO Bros a celebrity now and deserved too. What an incredible and passionate performance

[@duh_abbyy]

I absolutely loved this. Playing this legendary anime opening at Harvard is iconic. The guys on the second row having the time of their lives is soo wholesome.

[@AverageGator]

the way the audience perked up when they recognize it

[@T_W_O_D]

I was just skipping my lesson while checking KZbin, now I got goosebumps and my feelings can't be described... Man, i really love what you've done there, thanks to you, I'm feeling a lot better after my stressful morning

[@YunarinPianoStudio]

The reverb 🤤

[@lune勇]

i watched this on tiktok before and now it was recommended on my youtube, i'm glad i listened to this again

[@Leoeoeo]

This is fate man

[@syl.x1827]

I mean, the raw emotions from just the piano are mind blowing. Your efforts were not wasted, if you were able to reproduce the emotions and the atmosphere like that.

[@icescremegood6869]

You had a 10 year pause? That's insane man. Awesome playing!

[@TheCorruptedPrime]

The first ever anime i watched as a kid. Ahhh the nostolgia is so strong. This is absolutely amazing my guy. Hoping to learn it some day myself. Never been happier to listen/watch a performance.

[@Kkbdomainexpansion]

Makes me cry every freaking time mann u r great 🫡🫶

[@violetkingsley2625]

Frrr

[@revzsilva1486]

to this day, I still search unravel covers. damn this performance was perfect. you managed to send the feeling, that feeling we all felt when we first listened to this masterpiece.

[@ceaser7697]

although you made many mistakes, you did your best. what a excellent performance, good job man .

[@faramirchevlonski6152]

which ones?

[@galileo6554]

@@faramirchevlonski6152well for starters, the entire sequence at 1:04 if you can’t tell, ya can’t tell he still did a really really amazing job :)

[@elijahrockett99]

@@faramirchevlonski6152 its all just minor note misses, doesnt affect the performance at all in the small amount of times he made the mistakes

[@neeksu9482]

@@faramirchevlonski6152 I mean there are hundreds of misplayed notes but this piece is borderline impossible to play to perfection with Animenz's composition. Doesn't change the fact that it was an amazing performance overall

[@lukastace3154]

Didn't notice many of them personally

[@GlockerGlocked]

The emotions that can be displayed on a piano is just insane, as a guitarist i am always blown away by the way piano can literally paint a colorful image with just black and white keys.

[@freedom43774]

no lol .. guitar and violin can convey and do a lot more emotion than piano lol...piana don't even have bending and or sustain sound

[@T_S_x_x]

i had quit playing the piano 2 years ago due to increased study pressure and other reasons. after hearing this, i am motivated to play this song myself. thanks for putting be back on track my guy amazing performance!

[@smileymehh1208]

the 2 homies in the front knows and just vibin

[@victorivan_a.c.285]

the selfie at the end HAHHAH bro that was amazing, congrats

[@じゅげむ-s6b]

just know that your video made me go back down the spiral of unravel rabbit hole that I went through years ago

[@pianogirl6179]

This video just showed up on my fyp and I clicked on it thinking:"let's give it a try" But the way you played was absolutely stunning. You've got my respect. (And not just because I love the opening😂)

[@angeldoesthingss]

The part around 4:00 sounded like a cry, which was so amazing to listen to omg!! Wonderful performance!

[@wruil8574]

This is actually extremely good. I aspire to be this talented at piano.

[@emIynwhite]

This is soo good, don't ever quit piano dude

[@FiXsy_]

I hope this video gets recommended to more people, absolutely stunning performance!!

[@8-bit_Ronin]

I loved this. It’s one of my favorite themes from one of my favorite anime. I felt it. Every key every note. Please keep it up, you’re very talented.

[@Leoeoeo]

Thank u sm!!

[@AyaanYaps]

We need animenz himself to comment

[@Ken-Jin-W00]

Lyrics playing in my head as I hear the melody, absolutely beautiful

[@stephaniesek8640]

This shook me to my core dude, don't fret those mistakes; you played your heart out and I felt how much this piece means to you. It moved you to practice again after so long away from the piano; and I can tell that you felt that this piece, complex as it was, was worth the effort. I'd be in tears if I was lucky enough to be in that concert hall. Amazing work.

[@GamyIan]

This is sometimes what my day dreams look like

[@toucane2124]

hot damn bro this is fucking awesome! was trying to read comments but just couldnt. hearing the music pulled me back to the top everytime. Hats off to you my guy

[@ShlokIshan]

I'm learning this RN and this kinda gives me motivation

[@Leoeoeo]

I'm glad!!

[@ionlyswimfree9387]

The few "sloppy"/sped-up parts you had are actually fine, because it feels like it fits the tone of the song. Well done 👍

[@rk-li9ks]

Crazy that you quit for almost 10 years. Glad that you found your passion for it again :) Keep it up, I hope you find more arrangements and songs that will catch you like this one has.

[@fallenzxuan6039]

dude ur amazing man. u played it so well. don't quit piano!

[@t_j.04]

Animenz made a SO good work with this adaptation ! Gg for your incredible performance ! 👏

[@minnie-piano3969]

this was so amazing, love the dynamics and I can tell you put a lot of feeling into it!

[@Leoeoeo]

Thank you so much!!

[@kounkieinc3714]

Apparently there were some mistakes, but as someone with absolutely 0 sense of rythm and muscial talent I hadn't noticed any. Just a banger piece played by a madlad.

[@wolfonic]

This is a beautiful rendition. It doesn't matter if you didn't play every note perfectly- I feel like it captures the songs intense nature even better. Mad respect to you for learning the song for an entire year and also being able to play it with composure in front of a crowd! (I'm currently learning the song on the drumset.)

[@HerrGreencoat]

I Love this connection between these parts of humanity. Anime is still frowned upon by so many people, because they don't know what kind of beauty it can bring to us, that it is not a genre, but an art form which combines brilliant storytelling, astounding visuals and incredible pieces of music to make us smile, laugh, scream and cry. On that day you shook the world and ripped cracks into the walls of ignorance that still divides so many people. Great job, I bow to you.

[@MonkeySaiyans]

Yo why this doesn't have more views, truly underrated!!! Anyway i hope you still keep going harder than last time!!

[@forgiveriri]

here from the algorithm. amazing job friend

[@bardstool7838]

It's true, the only difference between us normal folk and the Harvard and Stanford fold is our capability to express our emotions. Love the rendition, makes me feel.

[@Shootingie]

That's so sick man! Great playing! It's such a difficult song to play

[@JinCervantes]

man you are absolutely awesome for playing this live. Hands down!

[@Visem-Piano]

Welldone! I cant believe you played so well after that 10 stop. Love the vibe at the end ❤😂

[@Ken_Yamato]

What a beautiful performance. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you! 🥲❤️

[@Leoeoeo]

Aww thank you!

[@quantamia2818]

It sounds like you have 20 fingers, insane play man!

[@Elatet107]

Im gonna learn Unravel after watching this! love when ppl do awesome talent shows like this!

[@Yuan0287W]

Even though this song is overplayed in memes and stuff, your performance brings me back to the first time I heard it in the anime...chills

[@richardjavier7236]

This was beautiful. Brought a tear to my eye

[@acanthus_et_adonis8922]

ahhh!! you took a photo with the crowd afterwards, that's so cute!! youtube recommended this a bit late to me, but I'd like to say that you played really, really well, especially for someone who hasn't been playing for nearly a decade, it was an incredible performance 💌

[@idkjustkmp3075]

Amazing performance and taking your phone out to take a picture is another level of courage! The crowd also loved it!!!

[@haneulyey]

Bro that was majestic. I'm watching it like i was in there you're actually one of the best musicians I've ever listened to

[@RemusRomul]

YES, FINALLY, A VIDEO WHERE SOMEONE PUTS EMOTION BEHIND IT, NEVER SEE IT ON KZbin OR ANYWHERE ELSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PEOPLE WANNA PLAY IT SAFE, BRAVO KID, DID WELL IN MY BOOKS

[@Leoeoeo]

Hahaha thank u so much ❤❤

[@marchbelongee]

this was bro's moment and i'm here for it absolutely

[@hakuhakuheh]

sir. you just became my life goal for piano. i cant explain it. thank you

[@Leoeoeo]

Thank u so much I’m so glad to hear that! Just never give up and you’ll accomplish amazing things!!

[@hakuhakuheh]

@ thank you sm ♥️😭

[@jvever4904]

The amount of hard work you put into practicing this piece really shows itself with your performance! Lots of passion. I was smiling so hard throughout the entire video just by seeing how you played, and you did so well! Kudos!

[@MidoriStars]

Okay, but why am I crying now? 😭 Congrats, it's absolutely beautiful!

[@Chrisickle]

That was fucking amazing, I loved the selfie at the end and the applauding for it hahah.

[@scepticalRICE]

thank you for doing this beautiful thing for us anime fans out there!

[@SmallCat2358]

You’re so fxxking amazing!

[@vivalus]

wow. just wow. words cannot fully explain my instantaneous adoration for this version of unravel. the wrong notes and tempo increases (and decreases) for phenomenal, it felt so passionate i shed a tear. truly, you're a fantastic pianist. tl;dr oh shit that was dope

[@sarthakChandra793]

At 2:26 it wasssssssss bangerrrrrr brooooo howewwwww never in my journey ever seen such variation of a song like I was surprised i saw that scene 6-7 times I loved it!

[@Player819]

it's so beautiful... I had a lot of frightening!!! 🌸🙏🏼🌸🌸🙏🏼🌸😭

[@wise7978]

The guy at the second row rlly got entertained Wp, u got the guts to do it in theses kind of circumstances. respect

[@AcceptableAsGenerallyDecent]

when he misses notes he does it so confidently that they dont even sound wrong

[@sihirliressam]

Im truly proud. Im sure that ur children in the future will be very happy to have such a successful father.

[@xRukasux]

I swear you play it by yourself and your like wow I can do this perfectly every single time and go to play in front of a crowd and your like wtf am I doing. Anyways that required a great amount of hard work great job man.

[@shiskele3273]

Damn bro, i didnt even know unravel could be played so good on piano! Like i literally could feel the sadness and hate apart from anime etc. Like just the melody was beautiful

[@struggler-Makoto]

This was so good! The selfie at the end is the best part❤😂

[@AzilxDd]

in love with this !! it's soo amazing

[@aidaafifah3405]

4:50 im 100% sure that this is a dare 😂😂😂😂 lmfao either way you did awesome and this finale itself is masterpiece 😂😂😂

[@Leoeoeo]

Nooo it’s actually not. I just thought it’ll be fun to do it lol