Hiroshi Kitadani 5 Song Discovery: 'We Are!'/'We Go!'/'We Can!'/'Over the Top'/'Uuuuus!'

"its like an anthem, its so good" yeah cause it is xD

Okay so I do gotta say... Kitadani has made a few english covers of his earlier One Piece material, namely We Are! You may consider checking that out. Also, if you like Us, One of the english voice actors did a pretty good cover of it on her youtube channel. Her handle is Megami33.

Late to this but YIPPEE HIROSHI KITADANI!! I've been watching/reading One Piece since I was a kid, and it's stuck with me to this day (a whole 22ish years I've been a fan, thanks 4kids dub). Needless to say that I think the series is very special and there's something in there for everyone. THAT SAID- it's so... so long. As much as I'd love for you to consume the series in its entirety it is much more realistic for you to check out Film: Red or the live action adaptation from Netflix. There's something so special about his openings, We Are! and We Go! in particular are able to invoke a sense of nostalgia even on first listen.

I'd HIGHLY recommend live action of One Piece, since it's extremely respectful to the source material, because anime is ABSURDLY long (1000+ episodes) and while it's WORTH IT, one of the best stories in fiction ever, dare I say, pacing can get terrible. And ALSO! A new anime is coming out next year!!! I think that'd be best, to check out this series through live action and then watching the new anime.

As others have said, One Piece is one of the longest running animes. "Over the top" is the intro for one of the more recent arcs in the show that was airing within the past year. Its an amazing show and these openings really showcase the energy in the anime.

Omg I'm just get to this channel because of Hiroshi Kitadani.. Dam it.. But awesome reaction 🩷🩷🩷

If my memory serves me correctly, I believe Hiroshi Kitadani was at a very low point in his career after being told he was no longer needed by his label and was being let go from his band. Around that time, someone he had previously worked with in the industry asked him if he could record a temporary vocal track for "We Are!", the first opening of One Piece. They eventually decided to keep him as the official singer, and the song went on to become both his and the anime's biggest and most iconic track and the breakthrough that launched his career.

One Piece is a phenomenal story that’s now entering its final saga after running for more than 28 years. It began serialization in 1997 and has since become the best selling manga series and comic series of all time, with over 1170 chapters released so far. The anime is currently around episode 1150, and while the adaptation does many things well and I absolutely love it, it does suffer from serious pacing issues because scenes are often stretched out to avoid catching up to the manga. I usually recommend newcomers read the manga first since the story flows much better there, though you do obviously miss out on a lot of the great stuff the anime has to offer (OST, voice acting, animation). That said, a full remake is scheduled for next February by the studio behind Attack on Titan and it’s expected to adapt the source material with much smoother pacing so thats probably a great place for new people to join in. There’s also the recent live action adaptation from Netflix. It simplifies, condenses and rearranges parts of the story but it still captures the world, themes, and atmosphere of One Piece since the mangas creator, Eiichiro Oda, is directly involved in its production. It's a great introduction to the world of One Piece as its only 16 hour-long episodes across two seasons so far, covering roughly the first 154 chapters. A lot of people get intimidated by the length of the series but I think the best way to approach One Piece is to take it one arc at a time instead of focusing on catching up. as the journey is really the best part of it all and each arc has a lot to offer. (Also worth mentioning One Piece is not a music based anime although the movie One Piece: Film Red features ADO and has a lot of singing in it.)

YAY!!!! Thank you! And I did not expect a 5-song breakdown!!! I just finished watching the new season of the live-action One Piece today, and was feeling the One Piece withdrawal, so this came at the perfect time. The One Piece manga started in 1997 (next year is 30 years!), the anime in 1999, and it still is not over. One Piece is actually about pirates and the journey of a pirate crew looking for the ultimate treasure called the One Piece. You're thinking of the One Piece Film: Red when you think singing is involved in the show, because Ado sings for one of the characters. The release dates for all the songs are We Are (1999), We Go (2011), Over the Top (2019), and UUUUUS (2024). I am embarrassed to say I don't know much about Hiroshi Kitadani as an artist besides the anime openers :( As much as I would love for you to watch One Piece, the original anime currently has 1100+ episodes and no end in sight. And it does drag a lot (because the manga is still ongoing, so the anime will add a lot of filler to avoid outpacing it). Netflix just announced that, together with Whit Studio (the same studio that produced Attack on Titan), it is remaking the anime with faster pacing. The first season will be released next year, so perhaps that may be a better option, but the opening songs will all be different.

We are not watching one piece show on this patreon/channel. Now I am not sure about how self contained the one piece movie red is or what it is about. But the show currently has 1159 episode and with the pace of 2 episodes per week, we would be looking at about 11 years of reacting.

Tim in regards to watching one piece media. The original anime is still ongoing and has 1000+ episodes which will take an absurdly long time to watch weekly. Also it is not that musical so I would not recommend the entire show. However I would love us to check out Onepiece the film red .The movie is largely self contained so you do not need to worry about spoilers from the main show. It is also where Ado's onepiece songs are from.