Cool Anime About Music

Just talkin about some pokemans
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:29 Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
8:21 Ongaku: Our Sound
11:14 Me and the Devil's Blues
12:35 Blue Giant
14:27 Kids on the Slope
15:29 Inu-Oh
17:20 Bocchi the Rock!
20:58 Misc
23:20 Shiori Experience
28:43 Solanin
32:45 Post credits
Song list: i.imgur.com/L6bRDEk.png
Full list of stuff mentioned in any semi notable way I guess: Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Carole & Tuesday, Ongaku: Our Sound, Me and the Devil's Blues, Blue Giant, Kids on the Slope, Inu-Oh, Bocchi the Rock!, K-On, Samuraii Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, Shiori Experience, Solanin, Swings Girls, School of Rock, Sing Street, High Fidelity, Wild Rose, Whiplash, Love & Mercy, Linda Linda Linda, Leto.

[@peach_total]

21:44 ironically i feel like the way that k-on is mostly just friends goofing off and eating snacks and occasionally forcing themselves to play music makes it actually one of the most accurate depictions of trying to be in a band with your friends in highschool

[@NicDoesDumbThings]

replace eating snacks in k-on with smoking weed and it's just every single band ever

[@swagguy7515]

replace smoking weed with doing crack, LSD, heroin, etc and its just every single rock band ever

[@NicDoesDumbThings]

@@swagguy7515 me and my band just get high and watch house md clips :(

[@imsenrenlaao7496]

My friends only drinks tea and plays the heaviest music

[@ShoesInTheDryer]

I both feel awkward responding "thank you" to a bunch of comments, but also feel awkward not saying anything to them. So blanket statement that if you commented a nice thing, I probably saw it and appreciated it.

[@spaghettisauce445]

dont worry you cooked up with this video

[@remyhavoc4463]

Just heart them bro 😂 Every channel does it

[@spookysucc8339]

@@remyhavoc4463

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

You like nu metal? and band such as Linkin Park and you like it?

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

And also imagine an anime opening theme ending and song with nu metal song from nu metal band such as Linkin Park Korn Staind Godsmack Disturbed Deftones Chevelle Evanscence and many more nu metal bands and that will be cool

[@Degenerocity]

Great, now I gotta add even MORE movies to my watch list, Great video btw

[@-redz00]

hey? damn you're real

[@Moircuus]

​@@-redz00crazy

[@jt6716]

I know what you are.

[@zoozoocow123]

omg its the dude whos horny all the time

[@rayycqser001]

@@jt6716i know what you are.

[@TheMFYeti]

The lack of mentioning Detroit Metal City is truly a crime. Such a highly underrated show, as it's an intersection of gag comedy, wild art style, and shockingly good music.

[@f2r14]

Yeah, DMC also pretty amazing. Especially the manga

[@kaeltkottmir]

It's beavis & butthead of anime

[@afaultychromo]

Thank you!!! It's too often dismissed as crude or offensive without appreciating just how tragic the story is.. And yeah, the anime direction does such a good job keeping the spirit of the manga too. One of my fav music stories.. "Sound of Noise" .. a Danish live-action movie, is my other favorite.

[@f4rensabri]

DMC is seriously underappreciated by today's anime community. I don't see anybody doing review or reaction of the series. Both the anime and live action versions were great imo.

[@Ganeralmiridious]

BECK goes so hard the manga is so good, the way they integrate real music figures in the manga is so dope to me

[@Divint12]

I fuckin' LOVE BECK.

[@tasmaniantortoise]

As a jazz musician, Kids on the Slope felt like a gift to anybody who deeply invested themselves in the culture of the music. In my opinion, represented Jazz as an art better than *American films* like Whiplash, which is saying a lot. Shinichiro Wantanabe has such a deep appreciation for western music and art, as does the composer of the show, Yoko Kanno. It's truly a timeless and criminally underappreciated show, so I'm very glad you included it in this video.

[@rotsu2108]

Well said and i completely agree. It just feels like Kids on the slope, and watanabe for that matter, gets it

[@VonRibbitt]

100%, this anime will always be extremely important to me, and its the one that truly make me fell in love with Jazz

[@internetuser9342]

One of my favorite animes of all time.

[@dhan07404]

Some of the music is downright beautiful too aplon blue and YURIKA are so damn beautiful I love listening to them out of the show too

[@kaduvictor1782]

Picked up a guitar after watching BECK during a really bad time and it literally saved my life. Switched to bass just after and its been over 15 years playing in different bands, meeting different people. Sometimes you kinda get down thinking you'll never "make it" but it's not the destination that matters, its the journey. Btw how awesome is AKG right??

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

i used to be a session musician and pub performer, after a motorbike accident left my left hand royally fucked (lost the use of 3 of the fingers and my wrist is fused solid), i gave up on guitar, watched beck, and bought a left handed guiar and relearned everything on my right hand, now im working on my 1st self published album and met my wife after her mom booked me to perform at there club. beck gave me the realisation that "shit happens, so just fucking deal with it" hell i even have a song ive spent the last a year working on called "tokyo" about how the anime fixed my mental health and got me to pick up my old tele

[@kaduvictor1782]

@@bigfrankfraser1391 man, you got some real willpower! Would love listen to that song when it comes out

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

@@kaduvictor1782 never will, im not releasing the song, its a personal song for my wife, but the album im selling 100 copies of when i release just to say i made an album

[@kaduvictor1782]

@@bigfrankfraser1391 I see... some songs are just too personal

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

@@kaduvictor1782 yeah, that and its a shitty song, ive rewritten the thing 187 times

[@mergo573]

As someone who’s always wanted to start a band, deals with bad anxiety, and spends most of my time playing my instrument and recording music, Bocchi the Rock has been one of the most relatable and feel good anime I’ve ever seen. One of the best anime of the year!

[@Roberto-nn6kb]

Same here

[@redmushroomgamer]

good luck to you, i feel the same and i also want to start a band

[@SlyHikari03]

Same

[@TheTriangleOffense47]

Beck Mongolian Chop Squad was one of my favorite animes at one point. I remember falling asleep to Funimation and I woke up in the middle of the night with the music from this show playing. I stood up the rest of the night finishing the episodes

[@Lextorias]

This video is better than 90% of anime content out there

[@othrsdmusic]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@AKFGinstrumental]

yea true it's so perfect i found so much gems here

[@typhoic]

THE SOLANIN CREDIT SCENE IS AMAZING 😭😭😭😭😭

[@mossjps23]

I think you will like Sound! Euphonium by Kyoto Animation. Instead of a band, it is a music anime about wind orchestra in high school. It got a great cast of characters in a good coming of age story. The music performance is breathtaking even for someone not into classical music like me. Remember to watch the movie "Liz and the Blue Bird " after the 2 seasons of TV series.

[@tama9ball]

Hibike is so good!!!! The encore scene in liz and the blue bird hits so hard 😭

[@nothing7286]

Hibike Euph is one of the most touching animes ive ever watched, and Liz and the Blue Bird was just too good!! Can’t wait for ensemble contest and season 3.

[@xrayblaster4874]

As a band kid, I absolutely loved Sound Euphonium! It's become one of my favorite shows. I've had many of the same experiences the characters had, and also the animation is just gorgeous!

[@carrotstews2]

Hibike! Euphonium is god tier. As someone who holds their high school band experience very close to my heart the writing itself is pretty good and it's incredible how well they captured the atmosphere of it all. Every time I watch it actually feels like a time machine. And even if you can't relate to the band experience the production value of the show itself is just insane, I easily think it's KyoAni's magnum opus even if it isn't that mainstream.

[@runespar]

Liz is a damn masterpiece.

[@william_bleak]

Gotta say Bocchi is one of the most accurate depictions of how live shows can go - that "bad gig" depiction felt so real that I got some light PTSD from seeing it. Solanin was absolutely brutal as well, especially if you've ever been the musician boyfriend. Great video overall, man!

[@christopherjackson6345]

Shinichiro Wanatabe (creator of samurai champloo) ties a specific style of music to all of his work. Space Dandy has a surfrock vibe and Carole and Tuesday is a love letter to modern pop. Carole and Tuesday at the very least belongs in this video for sure.

[@cosmicpanda7043]

You're gonna mention Space Dandy, but not Cowboy Bepop? It even has one of its musical influences in the title

[@bao1964]

- Space Dandy - Cowboy Bebop - Samurai Champloo - Carole and Tuesday - Kids on the slope Like how can someone even top that? The man is insane ngl.

[@candygonemad]

Really appreciated the segment about anime with a certain music style even if it's not remotely a music anime. Hearing toe in Sonny Boy throughout the show and then with Sonny Boy Rhapsody during the scene you showed just hit so hard for me

[@SlenderGuitarist]

Beck is probably one of my favorite anime of all time I love it

[@unkonwn499]

FLCL soundtracks are on another level, the pillows changed my life, great video btw

[@Hevvvyyy]

The pillows ... mannnn they're great

[@Marbeary]

As for the Bocchi withdrawal syndrome. So far they have been making a lot of stuff and making a movie. And they are now doing music video with Kita' VA singing with the musical team in Bocchi. Even the Bocchi's VA has a series her learning to play the guitar and playing it in the live house and ending up that her guitar string broke mid performance.

[@Jindomess]

"Those Snow White Notes" is one of my favorite music anime. Not the most original anime, but omg do I love every moment of it

[@eiscube]

I never thought I'd see the day that people forget about Nodame Cantabile when it comes to anime/manga about music. Nice nod to Ajikan btw. Pity about Gotoh's voice. I still miss his trademark wails bc it added so much emotion to their music.

[@Tamthoidedo]

Nodame Cantabile is great❤

[@mmelanoma]

Yes it is! I haven't finished the vid but it's sad to read it won't come up! It portrays the hard life of a music uni student well

[@greif1779]

Fun fact about solanin, the author came up with the name when his then girlfriend mentioned that akg was making a new album called solanin (meaning to say sol-fa). Solanin is the name of the poison in a potato’s shoot and stem (solanine in English)

[@hiei82]

Nodame Cantabile, Bocchi the Rock, and Your Lie In April are probably my favorite music anime

[@StartCodonUST]

I think watching Kids on the Slope set my expectations too high for how much actual practicing was going to happen in K-On. I also still haven't gotten over not being able to watch a new episode of Bocchi every week. Can't wait to take a look at some of the other recommendations. Surprised Scott Pilgrim vs the World wasn't in the post-credits!

[@myochikurinnaoki7179]

Well K-ON isn't necessarily a music-driven anime, it's pretty much just moe, slice-of-life, and comedy. Music is kind of like a quarter of what actually happens in the show. I do feel kind of disappointed in thinking of it that way, but it's definitely not for everyone.

[@Ghi102]

I had exactly the same experience. K-On Season 2 was amazing, but really far from an anime focused on music

[@DeMisterShaggy]

THANK YOU for talking about Shiori Experience, its an amazing manga. Somehow even made me teared up at some point.

[@nullings.]

I never expected 'Given' to be on the list, but I'm still a little disappointed that it wasn't 😂

[@ShoesInTheDryer]

That's actually the series that wasn't here but was closest to being in the video. I watched a few episodes and it seemed good but I wasn't super connecting with it and no particularly interesting points to bring up about it were jumping out at me the way they were for Blue Giant or Devil's Blues, so I opted to just do those. Might watch more of it someday.

[@kittatro]

​@@ShoesInTheDryerthere's also a drama version of it that was hilariously bad to watch if you'd rather suffer

[@oliverlopez3191]

Gotta say one of the most underrated soundtracks is Megalobox S2. Blew my mind completely, & while I normally skip intros i replayed it multiple times lol

[@tuco.442]

I love Beck

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

I still think about how Greg Ayers, the dub actor for Koyuki in Beck, said in a panel that he was PISSED that they couldn't afford the Beatles cover. Lol

[@Yangeth]

Beck was hugely influential for me in highschool, so much so that I bought a bass and practiced enough to fill in for the bassist in my friend's band for a gig. I sucked ass, never had the chance to play live again, and kinda fell off it after a few years, but I still look back at it and think to myself "I had an absolute blast."

[@Achromatic_0]

oh my god, its the first time ive heard anyone else say that theyre scared to watch something because of how cool it is!!!!!!! i feel the exact same way about so many animes that it saddens me. also i was scared to finish bocchi the rock for the same reason. they might make a season 2, which im really hoping for because its probably the most relatable anime that ive watched so far (not to mention the reason why i decided to pick up guitar). thank you so much for making this, i love stuff like this so much. this video has spawned such deep emotions in me that are so overwhelmingly hard to describe, im so sorry that i cant put them into words, but thank you, a lot

[@roviverdandelarosa2181]

Nice video. You've even included 2 of my favorite Japanese movies, Linda Linda Linda and Swing Girls. I've watched and read almost everything here aside from the Sing Street movie which I'm inclined to watch now haha! A few titles I liked that wasn't mentioned here are: Detroit Metal City (Has an anime, live action movie and manga. A guy that wanted to be a pop star but reluctantly became a death metal singer) Black Heaven (Space opera anime about a frustrated rocker guy) Sora no Aosa o Shiru Hito yo (Anime movie. Bassist girl) Taiyo no Uta (A movie about a singer girl with an illness where she can't be exposed to the sun. Starring Yui) Brass Knuckle Boys (Japanese movie. A girl working for a record label discovered a punk band and wanted to sign them. She didn't know that they're old guys now and has long been inactive) Fish Story (Japanese movie, though not really about bands or musicians at its core, it revolves around a mysterious punk song) Almost Famous (A teen journalist covering an up and coming band) Rock Star (Mark Wahlberg movie about a guy kicked out of his own cover band) Yesterday (Cool premise. A guy transported to a parallel universe where The Beatles didn't exist so he got famous singing their songs) Other animes: Nana(also have live action), Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Hibike Emporium, Ao no Orchestra (currently ongoing), BanG Dream.

[@BlackLotusW3]

BECK:the Mongolian Chop Squad !! an epic series about a boy learning to play guitar

[@notationmusical]

21:53 That's what I thought when watching Heikei Monogatari. It's kind of like Inu-Oh, with the mix of traditional instruments such as the Biwa mixed with the modern electric guitar sometimes. Even the main character is named after the Biwa. But the anime also just tells its story through the use of music.

[@Sceppyo]

Solanin hits man

[@benoitlamirault6456]

Yeah, seems really eye-opening

[@Boywhocriedrainbow]

Thanks man! I really needed this!

[@ulrikgrini2248]

Thank you for the recs, awesome video👍

[@sometoastedcat]

Now I have a lot more music related anime and manga to read. Also reminds me I still need to watch All About Lily Chou-Chou. Great list and video!

[@onoderarintaro5179]

so glad i found your channel

[@patrickwilson1392]

That was a great video I love you’re story telling style Keep it up!

[@bykazna1075]

your content is quality dude, keep it up

[@cjsdizzy]

This was awesome thanks for such good recommendations 🤘

[@albertalexander3095]

Amazing video! Did not expect to find Kino at the post credit part

[@jaidenbrown511]

Dude your videos are amazing please keep it up it’s extremely refreshing

[@vvvmarko]

Ongaku was a heartwarming surprise for me, love that movie.

[@morningbell3690]

Thank you for covering Inu-Oh, such an incredible piece of work.

[@theonordahl]

I really enjoyed this video!! Keep doing what you’re doing!! Also the credits sequence was really funny

[@aplanebagel]

Thanks I needed this video ; hopefully my own rock-opera-anime will be in your list one day ! :D

[@COLORMIND.mp4]

thank you for filling up my queue for the next month bro, excellent analysis!

[@robertjohnson1973]

One of the most wonderful videos I’ve seen in a long time

[@KhaPiano]

Fantastically curated list. Thank you for sharing!

[@TheKing4427]

Thank you for this, I’ve been looking for some new music anime to check out

[@ConstantineGaming]

Thank you for posting this, I've been trying to find more music related animes.

[@ShodiNao]

Jesus man, so many good recommendations from your videos, i CANT keep up!! Its giving me fomo!

[@gamersupreme1235]

Another great video. Your passion shines through as usual man, more si this time cause your taking about 2 things I love:) keep it up

[@meyou9417]

Oh im losing it at the ending credits!! Great video genuinely makesme wanna read/watch all these shows!!!!

[@alexrocha6174]

First video ive ever seen from you, except to have a long lasting fan right here

[@aaaababab]

bro, you are my new favorite anituber

[@isabelaldersey]

this has to be my new favorite video. i tend to rewatch long videos like this occasionally and ill be sure to have the memory of it well up inside me after a few months and smlie just as i have the fist time i watch it. youve made an incredible thing and i cant wait to see what you do next. also your credits made me chuckle i love it

[@asap.6283]

Bro what a great video my man

[@THE-CRT]

You know then made a signature guitar for beck. It’s the beck orange mustang

[@BonaLudanto]

The one second of Survivor showing up in the intro just jettisoned my brain into orbit

[@legalbreadspread7857]

fucken well put together. beginning with beck made me remember my childhood.

[@MisterDillPickle]

cant stop rewatching the solanin section, you articulated why I love the manga so well

[@TNT-Thin]

The KZbin algorithm hit me with the best recommendation. You got yourself a new subscriber!

[@CompHigh]

Waiting for this video to blow up - it's so damn good for its level of recognition

[@silluete]

Solid recommendation video. 10/10 will watch again.

[@pikab4ss646]

BROOO im waiting your video about flcl, best soundtrack EVER

[@sadeairbender1129]

Loved Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad! I’ll have to watch these other ones

[@raikou8157]

stumbled upon this video randomly and I'm glad I checked it out. You explained kids on the slope, blue giant and shiori experience perfectly. And thanks to you I'm about to read Solanin. Keep up the good work my guy!

[@tsukkikei571]

This is the content that I really needed. Cause looking for music-related animes on MAL myself was kinda pain in the S

[@acworm]

Great job and thank you. I'm the Beck fans as well. I will try other series in your review

[@lon6ing]

12 rods mentioned! been eyeing to get that cd myself for a while now, great taste :)

[@Ich_Neko]

I don't often leave comments, but this video was really good, the commentary was entertaining and video itself was really interesting, good job

[@yokaii7109]

new subscriber! these are so cool, thanks for the great video

[@anishsawan6496]

Lovely video man... I genuinely hope u get tons of views. All the love!

[@Kahba916]

I knew I HAD to watch when I saw Solanin in the thumbnail. It's one of my personal favorite movies / mangas, thank you so much for talking about it 🙏 Hearing you ramble at the end about my favorite band made me very happy, too.

[@wolfochungo]

Ongaku our sound is fantastic ty for all the recommendations

[@TheBlueMoments]

Love this video man

[@minimina1313]

Kids on the slope was my intro to jazz and I've loved it since. It's such a powerful and varied genre

[@PenmanLupine]

I remember when I was learning guitar that I would always first watch an episode of Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, and right after I was in the mood to put even more work into my practice. Its such a good series and I really wish they continued with the anime to go even further.

[@blurr3d999]

I've gotta say this video kept me hooked, my zoomer brain watched the whole thing and now i've got more music stuff to watch. Your explanations for each anime/manga never lasted too long and felt just right. Love this video!

[@thisperson345]

This is such a fucking well done video, so underrated.

[@jonathanbrooks1651]

Sigh... looks like I got more anime/manga to add to my ever-growing "Plan to Watch/Read" list. Blue Giant, Shiori Experience, and Solanin in particular look worth checking out. Great work as always!

[@Uiluy]

Shiori experience is absolutely amazing

[@breadeggg]

absolutely love beck its my favourite of all time, great vid.

[@richard4096]

The algorithm has gotten so good that as soon as I felt nostalgic about Beck, began listening and watching highlights, it brought me here. I dig it.

[@Cwinkle]

Lol you brought me back when you played that little bit of typhoon

[@pedipanol]

After watching Bocchi the Rock and reading Hibike! Euphonium's Novel, I got this drive to go through japanese media about music and writing some thoughts about the way music is portrayed and how it's communicated in language (going through them in japanese), so I really felt represented by your video because it shared a lot of my own thoughts, specially on the halfway point of the frustration with how much media is classified under the "music" category in anime sites when it's a show that happens to have music in it (was a surprise to find out that Nana fell into that category for me when i heard for years about it being one of the best music anime ever)

[@emilialovesbedroomcommunity]

this was a great video!! i really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work and u deserve the sub

[@8MINNE]

I've seen and read quite a few of these, like Beck and Ongaku: Our Sound, Kids on the Slope, and Linda Linda Linda. Great how you've put them all together like this. And definitely some more to check out! So nice you included Samurai Champloo, which you made me think of while talking about Inu-Oh. SC is one of my favorite anime, not least because of the music. Yes the hip hop, I mean... Nujabes !!... But what really resonated with me was that song by Asazaki Ikue during Mugen's story. Beautiful. Thanks for a great video !!! Afterthought: I’d add Kono Oto Tomare!, just because the koto is an amazing instrument. The manga really does a good job conveying music in drawings. The anime art is a little simpler, but the music is fantastic. And I’d maybe add Given. It’s more about the personal stories of the band members, but the songs are great.

[@faux3401]

DUDE YOU GET IT!! I've been scared to watch Bocchi ever since it came out, even though its perfect for me. Maybe now I can finally start it. Great video!

[@HEWHOTAWNS]

also you mentioned shiori experience. i love you

[@sp1rlspelledweirdly322]

9:10 The word there, ganbaru, is less "good luck" and more "keep at it" or "keep trying". I think its a little funnier that he's like "tf you mean try?".

[@thatfrackinguy3005]

thank you for this edit: also can totally relate to not wanting to finish a series cuz i dont wanna lose it. felt that way with samurai champloo

[@spncryang]

Just want to say thank you for all these jpop videos. it's really helping to explain to my bandmates why i listen to it and why it influences my playing.

[@MetagrossOverlordX]

Got this in my recommendation and I just saw Asobi Seksu's Citrus (fav album and one i will not stfu about) in the first few seconds, so this is pretty much an automatic like+comment+subscribe 🤠

[@yeetmychicken]

i really love Beck:mcs its was the second manga i read that was about music and it had me hooked after i read the first volume i really enjoyed it

[@Friedensp4nzer]

I am actually glad I already know half the stuff on this list. I think the first I'll check out is Bocchi~ Great video, your passion for the subject is contagious as always. (: Now excuse me, this gave me motivation to continue writing these half-finished lyrics I started a week ago.

[@PeterOHanrahaHanrahan]

Your Lie in April would've been great for this list, but great video that has put many more things onto my plan to watch/read list.

[@ManlyTSwizzleFan]

Was going to add another comment about how great this video is but really wanted to say the comment about not wanting to start a show I'd like, just because I know it will be over, really resonated with me. This was Samurai Champloo and Violet Evergarden for me. Again, great vid, keep it up