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January 21, 2016 9:11 PM   Subscribe

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Anime Opening, courtesy of Tumblr user and Star Wars fan KyloRenIsAPunkBitch.
posted by Hermione Granger (20 comments total) 15 users marked this as a favorite
 
needs a reprise of the refrain at the end with sponsors' names superimposed over a still from the video
posted by DoctorFedora at 9:15 PM on January 21, 2016 [13 favorites]


Given the limited footage from the previews and teasers, this was pretty well done. Ganbatte! がんばって!
posted by filthy light thief at 9:17 PM on January 21, 2016 [1 favorite]


(a minimum of one of the sponsors should be Kenner)
posted by DoctorFedora at 9:20 PM on January 21, 2016 [1 favorite]


They nailed it with the happy music.
posted by valkane at 9:24 PM on January 21, 2016


Nice, but: needs more rapid-fire montages of images of characters smiling into the camera, characters flying into a perfect sunny blue sky, giant text that fills up the entire screen, and an ensemble photo of the entire cast (including Kylo Ren and Supreme Master Snoke) standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
posted by suedehead at 9:26 PM on January 21, 2016 [18 favorites]


I mean, because what it boils down to is killing people.
posted by valkane at 9:26 PM on January 21, 2016


This song is the actual opening theme for Code Geass.
posted by thefoxgod at 9:31 PM on January 21, 2016 [3 favorites]


Also: needs more images of Rey walking dramatically in slow motion superimposed over a space backdrop, more shots of all the flight controls and interface of Tie Fighters and X-Wings, and a whole lot more sexy super detailed shots of said fighters being launched out of hangers and air bases. Basically, just copy any Gundam Opening.
posted by FJT at 9:55 PM on January 21, 2016 [3 favorites]


Nice! One of my favorite anime openings ever, from a real shitshow anime (but such an entertaining one), Code Geass. It's worth checking out, to anyone who hasn't watched it yet.
posted by yueliang at 10:19 PM on January 21, 2016


Change Rey to Rei and there's a great choice of kanji for it:
冷 (cool)
霊 (soul, spirit)
礼 (gratitude)
例 (example)
令 (command, decree)
零 (zero)
posted by kurumi at 10:20 PM on January 21, 2016 [7 favorites]


This song is the actual opening theme for Code Geass .

But I still thought it might have been one of the OPs of that other, better giant fighting robots anime with an OP from flow.

It's also missing a scene where like a million missiles are chasing the main character and they deftly avoid them all they all explode, possibly into one another.
posted by pwnguin at 10:44 PM on January 21, 2016 [1 favorite]


If we're talking old songs repurposed, Re:Re: is opening for Erased this season. Really surprised me when I heard it.
posted by halifix at 12:20 AM on January 22, 2016


more shots of all the flight controls and interface of Tie Fighters and X-Wings, and a whole lot more sexy super detailed shots of said fighters being launched out of hangers and air bases. Basically, just copy any Gundam Opening.

Previously
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:10 AM on January 22, 2016 [2 favorites]


Aww man, i was hoping for something like this :(
posted by emptythought at 4:23 AM on January 22, 2016


...Which got its own FPP, and was mentioned in the comment directly above me. Ha.
posted by emptythought at 4:23 AM on January 22, 2016 [1 favorite]


man, i really loved that movie more than i expected or should have
posted by bitteroldman at 5:08 AM on January 22, 2016 [1 favorite]


I thought this was pretty good! Laughed out loud when the music came on. As mentioned above, there are probably a few extra things they could've thrown in there, but it seemed to hit most of the notes.

I can't take that "Rey looks up from a thing" shot anymore, though, because I've seen this and now it's all I can see.
posted by curious nu at 6:14 AM on January 22, 2016 [1 favorite]


Change Rey to Rei and there's a great choice of kanji for it

EPISODE 8 SPOILER: Rey's last name is revealed as "Ayanami".
posted by Strange Interlude at 7:06 AM on January 22, 2016 [4 favorites]


Anime opening and ending themes are one of my favorite parts of the genre. Even better that most shows change them from season to season (something I wish western TV would adopt). I like this one. It's all about getting the watcher pumped up, and it works.
posted by codacorolla at 7:27 AM on January 22, 2016 [1 favorite]


I was struck by how well it worked with the Code Geass opening song, and how much it echoed the Code Geass opening, and then realized how trope-y the Code Geass opening was.

> Basically, just copy any Gundam Opening.

I think this Gundam 00 opening and its song would have worked, too, the mood of the song alluding nicely to Kylo Ren's emo-ness.

Kylo Ren would probably fit in well with Tokyo Ghoul's opening (Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul √A both had striking opening and ending themes - Tokyo Ghoul ending, Tokyo Ghoul √A opening, ending).
posted by needled at 8:08 AM on January 22, 2016 [1 favorite]


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