Old animé shows’ opening themes inspire
Yeah, I grew up with them, loved them, and suddenly found myself alone without them after the Philippine government of then president Ferdinand Marcos banned local stations from airing them purportedly because it got in the way of children’s studies.
Now what does this have to do with Re:Retro? Well, I’m currently away from home and don’t have my trusty (and rusty) ol’ consoles to give me enough play time to write an effective story. So I’ll settle on putting out a “commercial break”-type post. This blog is, after all, about classic and retro gaming, and these old animés from Japan are true classics that have spawned dozens of video game titles across several platforms in the last three decades.
In this, my first commercial break post, I give tribute to the opening themes of several 1970s-1980s Japanese animés, including my personal favorites Voltes V, Mazinger Z, and Daimos. Listen to the music very well and check out how they jibe with the animation. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take the opening themes of these classic animé over the opening themes of today’s generation of cartoons any day.
Voltes V
Mazinger Z
Great Mazinger Z
Daimos
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