TWRP - Starlight Brigade (feat. Dan Avidan) [Official video]

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  • Опубліковано 22 тра 2019
  • From the album "Together Through Time" available at twrp.bandcamp.com/
    Upcoming tour dates: TWRPband.com
    Follow us:
    / twrpband
    / twrpband
    / twrpband
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    Video by Knights of the Light Table
    Producer - Patrick Stannard ► / lorddirk
    Director - India Swift ► / doigswift // / doigswift
    Art Director - Michael Doig ► / doigswift // / doigswift
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    Song by TWRP
    Vocals & lyrics by Dan Avidan
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    Special thanks to Roger Dean, Hayao Miyazaki, and Moebius for all of their visual inspiration.
    xoxoxo

КОМЕНТАРІ • 25 тис.

  • @markiplier
    @markiplier 5 років тому +65853

    Holy crap... that was amazing!

    • @TherenArima
      @TherenArima 5 років тому +1837

      Markiplier most perfect animation for what is probably the most perfect song.

    • @DeltathRiylaan
      @DeltathRiylaan 5 років тому +393

      I don't like the song at all. The visuals are nice.

    • @TheHugSlug
      @TheHugSlug 5 років тому +244

      RIGHT?!

    • @jenthewen
      @jenthewen 5 років тому +427

      Markiplier hell yeah it was

    • @buddycat7735
      @buddycat7735 5 років тому +180

      Hi Mark

  • @OhNoBohNo
    @OhNoBohNo 5 років тому +13095

    Hi welcome to “This Should Be an Actual Show”

    • @wonderinghost2355
      @wonderinghost2355 5 років тому +249

      Vaultron really changed over the years

    • @Conrad500
      @Conrad500 5 років тому +168

      It's called tengen toppa gurren lagann, you should watch it, it's basically this as a show

    • @greyblackwell9455
      @greyblackwell9455 5 років тому +101

      Tenia toppa gurran laggan is like this but, this would be a awesome anime to watch if it were one

    • @greyblackwell9455
      @greyblackwell9455 5 років тому +11

      Tengen*

    • @Xcycobob56X
      @Xcycobob56X 5 років тому +19

      Well he did used to host show pilots for Mondo so...give them a ring?

  • @calanon534
    @calanon534 Рік тому +5220

    Why in the seven hells of Washington D.C. was this never made into a series from 1984 to 1987, ending with an unsatisfactory cliffhanger, a movie in 1989 with an epic soundtrack that answers nothing, and a revival film in 2008 that didn't capture the feel of the original, only for the Fandom to make an earth-shattering free-to-view movie in 2012 that's entirely computer-graphic'd but with the appearance of proper cell shaded animation, and the surviving voices of the original cast, minus two who tragically passed away already?

    • @dakotasan8719
      @dakotasan8719 Рік тому +679

      Oddly specific but I vibe with it

    • @ragnarvankarel6139
      @ragnarvankarel6139 Рік тому +583

      By the gods, you nailed it so hard the wall of my kitchen just crumbled.

    • @calanon534
      @calanon534 Рік тому +199

      @@ragnarvankarel6139 I have an extra toaster and a coffee machine for ya.

    • @ragnarvankarel6139
      @ragnarvankarel6139 Рік тому +98

      @@calanon534 deal!

    • @Fang_Tooth
      @Fang_Tooth Рік тому +346

      the only aspect you're forgetting is when they did the fanmade movie one of the voice actors no longer sounds like the character anymore and people complained about it online for a few years but then everyone came to sympathize and respect a dedication to carry on working despite no longer having the voice and people start defending it instead.

  • @brandonfaughn3096
    @brandonfaughn3096 Рік тому +2245

    "Can I stand by while the world dies?" "I'd gladly give my life for one night as a justice acolyte." "Halfway between the Black and Grey is no place for a life to waste away" "No fate but that of which we make, noble as the oath we undertake" I love the whole song! It just hits all the buttons.

    • @epsilon6516
      @epsilon6516 Рік тому +16

      "No fate but that of which we make" is blatantly stolen from Terminator 2, but other than that, yeah good stuff

    • @jodysmusicchannel7684
      @jodysmusicchannel7684 Рік тому +54

      @@epsilon6516 I promise you, it's _much_ older than that. "It's all been done before," and all that.

    • @ProffessorYellow
      @ProffessorYellow Рік тому +33

      @@epsilon6516 oh so blatantly stolen, only possibility, that phrase was never once thought of before the gospel that is terminator 2. 😂😂 thank you for the chuckle, good joke.

    • @Bacxaber
      @Bacxaber Рік тому +2

      *the light to waste away

    • @jackwilliamtaylor5656
      @jackwilliamtaylor5656 Рік тому +9

      You know, I’ve never looked up the lyrics, but I puzzled them all out through repeated listenings; all except one. I never knew he was saying “justice acolyte” there. Thank you for making my understanding of the song more complete ❤️

  • @OhMisfit
    @OhMisfit 5 років тому +5134

    Kickstarter for Starlight Brigade anime when?

    • @RhiDElton
      @RhiDElton 5 років тому +77

      Omg yes!

    • @cassidywoodard4562
      @cassidywoodard4562 5 років тому +247

      It can fill the hole left by Voltron season 8

    • @OhMisfit
      @OhMisfit 5 років тому +90

      @@cassidywoodard4562 I refused to watch that season and still haven't 🙃

    • @cameronstbernard
      @cameronstbernard 5 років тому +112

      No but seriously we need to start this thing up.

    • @Faracu
      @Faracu 5 років тому +70

      Shut up and take my money now! hahah!

  • @kasgeroth
    @kasgeroth 5 років тому +4272

    Most of us are probably in agreement here, like all my friends in my town, so you made the intro and hooked us, now where is the show?

    • @clowntown5220
      @clowntown5220 5 років тому +237

      I thought it was like a music video for a show cause of how awsome it was

    • @ambuknight1567
      @ambuknight1567 5 років тому +234

      This whole Video was the show.... I want more seasons... Like now

    • @kaisawatson
      @kaisawatson 2 роки тому +71

      It has a beginning, and an end I don't see what a whole show could do out of this though the concepts and art style would be nice to see together again

    • @DarkWhisper95
      @DarkWhisper95 2 роки тому +32

      In my head I always felt like Black Swan was a sequel to this it just skipped his life and we see his last adventure.

    • @garrettmandujano2996
      @garrettmandujano2996 2 роки тому +27

      A feature film would be perfect

  • @sarahtonin6367
    @sarahtonin6367 28 днів тому +36

    I have never wanted an animated series to exist so badly before

  • @epsilon6516
    @epsilon6516 Рік тому +1810

    Moment of silence for everyone obsessed with this video who've never heard the full version with intact verses and that sweet sax solo

    • @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.
      @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. Рік тому +170

      Can you blame them? The animation is sick.
      Btw yes I will check it out.

    • @epsilon6516
      @epsilon6516 Рік тому +139

      @@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. the animation is indeed sick. And expensive, which is probably why it’s shortened for the video

    • @bobbynesss
      @bobbynesss Рік тому +23

      DAFUUUQQQ. thanks for the heads up

    • @Akiyya
      @Akiyya Рік тому +106

      THIS ISN'T THE FULL SONG WHAT??

    • @epsilon6516
      @epsilon6516 Рік тому

      here’s the link. Enjoy. ua-cam.com/video/j6hAqPdz5lE/v-deo.html

  • @Luceloupgarou
    @Luceloupgarou 5 років тому +9841

    I'm heartbroken that this is only a four minute video, the retro anime was an amazing choice for visuals.

    • @plankton-sama260
      @plankton-sama260 5 років тому +93

      ONLY a 4 minute video? BBBBBBITCH. YOU KNOW HOW LONG ANIMATION TAKES? AND DID YOU SEE THE QUALITY OF THE ANIMATION?

    • @mistersuspiciousshow
      @mistersuspiciousshow 5 років тому +231

      Plankton-Sama I think they meant it more in the tone of “this was so good that, after 4 minutes, I’m jonesin’ for more.”

    • @Luceloupgarou
      @Luceloupgarou 5 років тому +105

      @@plankton-sama260 WAHHHH I KNOW, BUT I WANT MOAR, I DEMAND A SERIES DAMMIT, IM A NEEDY BITCH. (seriously tho, i am completely blown away at how beautifully done this was.)

    • @SpiderMonkey20s
      @SpiderMonkey20s 5 років тому +60

      @@Luceloupgarou Right? I desperately want a series or movie about the Starlight Brigade

    • @AchmadAs-sidiq
      @AchmadAs-sidiq 5 років тому +36

      I wish this could be an anime series...

  • @KeroFroggie
    @KeroFroggie 5 років тому +11010

    ILL TAKE 20 MORE FULL-LENGTH EPISODES PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

  • @mackenziecaswell4977
    @mackenziecaswell4977 Рік тому +369

    three years on, i still get super emotional at the bit where the brightest star he was following was his own reflection... so fucking powerful

    • @xxwolfrocksxx1829
      @xxwolfrocksxx1829 7 місяців тому +10

      Omggg I never noticed that! Now I'm crying! 😭

    • @ClavinTheCat
      @ClavinTheCat 6 місяців тому +5

      broooo i never noticed that either oml, and his realization and all that omg

    • @tahrey
      @tahrey 5 місяців тому +2

      (scrolls further down a screen or two) ah heck someone else already pointed that out like an entire year ago XD
      ...and I would have edited that into my original reply but YT is being dumb and wouldn't allow it

  • @joshuabell9705
    @joshuabell9705 Рік тому +894

    This song inspired me to quit my job that didn’t live up to my moral standard and change the course of my life. The line, “Today, so many moons away, I safely say, that my heart’s true calling was never betrayed,” was calling me out. Much love to TWRP, Dan and The Knights of the Light Table for forcing me to to have some perspective and live up to my own ideals.

    • @mollyd4275
      @mollyd4275 Рік тому +26

      Why are you making me cry like this? This song portrays so many emotions and power and is a treasure.

    • @jasperhighwind6119
      @jasperhighwind6119 Рік тому +15

      Good on you, man!

    • @kamikeserpentail3778
      @kamikeserpentail3778 Рік тому +11

      I don't have a calling, don't have a direction, no team, no skills.
      Drifting without a starship.

    • @lydiawhite7266
      @lydiawhite7266 Рік тому +15

      @Kamike Serpentail You have the starlight within, my friend. As do we all. Your starship is a glorious vessel; all you need to do is turn the key. You have everything you think you lack. It's all waiting for you to discover. Just you wait until you find that spark, that inner starlight--and watch as the cosmos is lit ablaze!

    • @mardinandrade1652
      @mardinandrade1652 Рік тому +3

      Hoping that everything is going awesome for you!!!

  • @Loofrewop
    @Loofrewop 5 років тому +12897

    Starlight brigade was the best anime show of my childhood, that never existed.

    • @babywithatank9565
      @babywithatank9565 5 років тому +162

      Same bro

    • @modernantiques9348
      @modernantiques9348 5 років тому +123

      i wanna like this comment but the like count is to dank

    • @nonagon6325
      @nonagon6325 5 років тому +77

      @@modernantiques9348 Not anymore. Feel free to like!

    • @modernantiques9348
      @modernantiques9348 5 років тому +43

      @@nonagon6325 many thanks bruh

    • @Mia-in-Japan
      @Mia-in-Japan 5 років тому +42

      Is this actually based of off a real show ???
      If so I cant find it

  • @RTGame
    @RTGame 5 років тому +21094

    My friend and artist Epifex worked on this! Mad props to the lad, great to finally be able to see it :)

    • @jair4719
      @jair4719 5 років тому +674

      when ur fave gamer man comments on a video by your fave band = most ambitious crossover ever

    • @GeneralMoron
      @GeneralMoron 5 років тому +406

      RT on guest grumps when

    • @jair4719
      @jair4719 5 років тому +140

      @@GeneralMoron hes actually the secret 5th member of twrp didn't you know

    • @pontiff7322
      @pontiff7322 5 років тому +96

      well look at you mr irishman gettin' around hollywood. Jokes aside it's an absolutely marvelous video give him thanks from the many TWRP fans out there while you are at it too RT :)

    • @sarahberry694
      @sarahberry694 5 років тому +28

      Henlo mr gamer boi. This is the best crossover yet, avengers who?

  • @bugbbear
    @bugbbear Місяць тому +11

    Every time I come back to this I think "Surely it wasn't THAT amazing, I must be remembering it wrong." Then 4 minutes and 8 seconds later I have full body chills, tears on my face, and a hole in my wall where I punched it out of sheer joy.

  • @AlkseeyaKC
    @AlkseeyaKC 4 місяці тому +24

    Came here to watch it after reading the Twitter post, I just want to say it again after watching ..... CROWDFUND THIS!!

    • @qwertysub2038
      @qwertysub2038 4 місяці тому +1

      What did the Twitter post say??

    • @AlkseeyaKC
      @AlkseeyaKC 4 місяці тому +3

      @qwertysub2038 They wanted to make Starlight Brigade into a full series. They had a few close calls, but studios turned them down so they don't have hopes it would be made. In away this music video was like a pilot episode. I hope people like them come to realize you don't need to deal with a big Studio that will easily shoot down a series because we have ____ all ready. If people online click with it enough, crowd fund it.

    • @qwertysub2038
      @qwertysub2038 4 місяці тому +2

      @@AlkseeyaKCOh man that’s devastating. As much as I would also want them to go without the need for a big studio it’s quite hard to accomplish that as well. They probably needed a lot more people and a bigger budget which is hard to get with only the 8 of them that worked on this music video. I have to wonder though, did they ever reach out to Adult Swim? I do remember that channel showcasing this music video a couple of years back?

  • @Red-Magic
    @Red-Magic 3 роки тому +3845

    Eight people animated this. *Only **_EIGHT_*

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz 3 роки тому +140

      the amount of people doing the animating means little if time isn't an issue. It can make things turn out better overall sometimes because you have an inherently more unified vision of what you are working towards.

    • @Ironsnake345ify
      @Ironsnake345ify 3 роки тому +96

      It's the perfect number if you ask me. Enough to prevent burnout, but not enough to cause a too many cooks scenario.

    • @danielyoung7534
      @danielyoung7534 3 роки тому +42

      Rip to thier wrists

    • @PixelaGames2000
      @PixelaGames2000 3 роки тому +28

      I wish I could animate like this hopefully I’ll get there someday

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz 3 роки тому +58

      @@PixelaGames2000 start a project, complete it, analyze what mistakes or deficiencies your work has, and aim to have advanced a notable step with your next project.
      The old Madness flash series (which is still ongoing!) did exactly that. You can see a VERY clear progression in quality and effort between each video during the first ten or so. and even after the increase between vids drops off (or perhaps becomes more subtle) later vids continue to come up with new bits here and there that are clear to see.
      Story, sound, choreography, framerate, detail.
      You will definitely be able to reach this level with time and effort, but be sure to complete your projects to avoid a habit of leaving things undone.

  • @CTRLVCatMemes
    @CTRLVCatMemes 5 років тому +3447

    Uh hi yea..
    *IM GONNA NEED AN ANIME OF THIS*

    • @MM-tx3im
      @MM-tx3im 5 років тому +15

      That would ruin the charm

    • @kupolyn4110
      @kupolyn4110 5 років тому +99

      @@MM-tx3im fuck the charm

    • @ZenithKnight
      @ZenithKnight 5 років тому +55

      I dunno what the character's name is, but I'm just going to call him(?) Bridger for rn
      and yes **ANIME IS REQUIRED**

    • @kiwix4015
      @kiwix4015 5 років тому +17

      I would be completely obsessed

    • @tudeslildude
      @tudeslildude 5 років тому +41

      I think the notion of that may give the animators a stroke.

  • @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.
    @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. Рік тому +484

    This feels like best cartoon I've ever watched growing up that never was.
    I like how everyone seems to agree that this could be an amazing show... or even a movie.
    Edit: It just occurred to me, this heavily reminds me of The Last Star Fighter, an old 80's movie.

    • @MansakeLabsOfficial
      @MansakeLabsOfficial Рік тому +13

      I think you meant "An old 80's movie with _the best music ever."_

    • @techticianlarsproductions6180
      @techticianlarsproductions6180 Рік тому +17

      SOMEONE REMEMBERS THE LAST STARFIGHTER?!
      My dad showed me that movie when I was younger and I still consider it my favorite movie of all time. Just so many tropes and one liners I still go back to these days.

    • @MansakeLabsOfficial
      @MansakeLabsOfficial Рік тому +3

      @@techticianlarsproductions6180 Yes.

    • @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.
      @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. Рік тому +2

      @@techticianlarsproductions6180 Agreed. I'll have to rewatch again some time soon.

    • @BYERE
      @BYERE Рік тому +2

      @@techticianlarsproductions6180 It's one of my all-time favourite movies too. I've even gotten to meet Lance Guest (Alex) and Catherine Mary Stewart (Maggie) at a convention.

  • @temporary_name2621
    @temporary_name2621 8 місяців тому +57

    Even after 4 years I still really want this to become a Graphic Novel or Show.

  • @buchini
    @buchini 5 років тому +2970

    “what’s your favorite anime”
    me - starlight brigade

  • @gretchenlemmond9645
    @gretchenlemmond9645 5 років тому +795

    yo I NEED a Starlight Brigade T-shirt

    • @matman1396
      @matman1396 5 років тому +6

      Worms omg YES!

    • @RukoHanaji
      @RukoHanaji 5 років тому +1

      So much this.

    • @Arlacent
      @Arlacent 5 років тому +3

      Yes please. Starlight Brigade Tees!

    • @lucent7000
      @lucent7000 5 років тому +13

      I'd like it as a poster

    • @hjnkhjnk1871
      @hjnkhjnk1871 5 років тому +3

      Yaaaaas!! My money is on the table right now, gimme!

  • @squidhands6941
    @squidhands6941 Рік тому +514

    Why does this make me cry? Its so gorgeous. Probably the best music video I've ever seen tbh.

  • @darkessaiden
    @darkessaiden Рік тому +320

    Love the homage to Pink Floyd's album art at 3:20, this video is like a shot on nostalgia directly into my bloodstream.

    • @hrodga
      @hrodga Рік тому +8

      Speaking of nostalgia, Danny's ship kind of reminds me of 'Flight of the Navigator'... specifically the shape changing and the control scheme.

    • @FrostSylph
      @FrostSylph Рік тому +16

      It lines up with the lyrics "dark side battle cries" too

    • @MrGeoTerra
      @MrGeoTerra 11 місяців тому +1

      You know what they say, "Nostalgia is one hell of a drug. And I want the world's whole supply."

    • @sicksock435446
      @sicksock435446 10 місяців тому +7

      Love the homage to experiments done in 1672 by Isaac Newton at 3:20, this video is like a shot of morphine directly into my humors.

    • @RobertStarr-bt4vf
      @RobertStarr-bt4vf 4 місяці тому

      Dude, their ships bursting through the enemy space station and their exhaust looking like a light going through a prism MAKES this already super sick animation for me!

  • @MyMooha
    @MyMooha 5 років тому +6149

    Danny: Cute little space elf
    TWRP: Cool space pilots
    Ninja Brian: Ninja Brian.

    • @sir_oatmeal2380
      @sir_oatmeal2380 5 років тому +78

      Amy Kinz I could see Arin as one of them

    • @DeusExRequiem
      @DeusExRequiem 5 років тому +78

      @@sir_oatmeal2380 Wouldn't he be a villain though? He's been a few things in the past but there's been a couple instances of that.

    • @FlameDarkfire
      @FlameDarkfire 5 років тому +44

      Ninja Brian Ninja Brian's the best.

    • @AleronWolf
      @AleronWolf 5 років тому +80

      Arin: guy who didn't get invited

    • @ZaydenSkye
      @ZaydenSkye 5 років тому +41

      @@AleronWolf He was too busy with The Protomen announcing a race in Phantom Racer

  • @steelsong2162
    @steelsong2162 4 роки тому +3649

    I like to think Ninja Brian pilots his ship with nothing but how intense his expression is.

    • @herzen9857
      @herzen9857 4 роки тому +111

      Me too.
      I mean...
      THOSE EYES ,DEAR LORD

    • @AugustTheStag
      @AugustTheStag 4 роки тому +60

      Or his middle finger

    • @enderwolf3588
      @enderwolf3588 4 роки тому +82

      He powers it with his own rage, and controls it with his bloodlust

    • @toddkes5890
      @toddkes5890 4 роки тому +50

      Actually, he cheats with foot pedals

    • @BlackDawnYaoiLover
      @BlackDawnYaoiLover 4 роки тому +45

      I'M SORRY BUT NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EXISTENCE I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AT NINJA BRIAN'S EXPRESSION. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE

  • @cameronmcallister7606
    @cameronmcallister7606 Рік тому +110

    One thing I finally noticed, after Goodness knows how many viewings, is that after the shot injures Twinky Elf Dan, the star he reaches for is revealed to be the one visible from his weird chest crystal. Since they were chasing the stars, he was quite literally following his heart.

    • @Psychohistorian42
      @Psychohistorian42 Рік тому +4

      DEEP LORE

    • @EdJonesVideos
      @EdJonesVideos Рік тому +5

      Twinky Elf Dan i love it

    • @namelles2097
      @namelles2097 Рік тому

      thats a guy?

    • @inkspades
      @inkspades Місяць тому

      Also love how the rest of the elves crystals glow when the stars come back- they lost hope, but it came back with the stars released

  • @guest2340
    @guest2340 Рік тому +274

    The space aesthetic, the 80s vibe… absolutely masterful. Y’all should team up with Savant to produce the ultimate VHS vibe of a track

    • @FLJBeliever1776
      @FLJBeliever1776 Рік тому

      Especially when you realize that the image is found a t-shirt.

    • @markpenrice6253
      @markpenrice6253 Рік тому +3

      Somewhat tempting to pull it up on my old laptop that has a TV-out socket and dub it to tape in all honesty. Then leave it somewhere to be found and confuse the absolute hell out of whoever finds and plays it.

    • @sicksock435446
      @sicksock435446 11 місяців тому

      Second this but get Carpenter Brut to give advice but only advice.

  • @plank2490
    @plank2490 4 роки тому +3570

    Ninja Brian's ship doesn't have controls,
    it just knows better.

    • @laurencebrown3822
      @laurencebrown3822 4 роки тому +95

      No, it has controls. Controls that are SWORDS, apparently.

    • @incipimitusiterum4261
      @incipimitusiterum4261 4 роки тому +128

      It does have controls, they're just based off of slight variations in his intense staring 👀👀👀

    • @PH0B0PH1L1A
      @PH0B0PH1L1A 4 роки тому +52

      (captain america voice) i understood that reference

    • @NinjaTyler
      @NinjaTyler 4 роки тому +41

      POPO!

    • @gogogadgetrectalpunch7436
      @gogogadgetrectalpunch7436 4 роки тому +35

      Ninja Brian = Mr. Popo

  • @petrusspinelli6661
    @petrusspinelli6661 3 роки тому +3589

    wow, nice trailer!
    now, where is the full series?
    guys...? where is the full series?
    _why is nobody saying anything?_

  • @atshorlus
    @atshorlus Рік тому +187

    The ship breakdown has always hit me hard. I cry every time. I once was in a car accident that essentially incapacitated my car, I was sure I'd die. I sat there contemplating my fleeting existence. Then I was like no, Im not going like this, if this semi doesn't kill me, that's my chance. My car started and managed to live long enough to get me to safety... That person certainly died there, but the me now still fights new battles today!

  • @saraelliott7103
    @saraelliott7103 3 місяці тому +8

    Still begging on my hands and knees for this as a show

  • @TheNocturnalOracle
    @TheNocturnalOracle 5 років тому +637

    I feel like i watched a whole anime and now im left with a void ..welp time to rewatch it a million times

    • @clowntown5220
      @clowntown5220 5 років тому +4

      Same

    • @nothanks6853
      @nothanks6853 5 років тому +5

      Too accurate

    • @TheHobo64
      @TheHobo64 5 років тому +3

      every anime watcher be like

    • @Damuse8191
      @Damuse8191 5 років тому +3

      I mean this literally sums up 90% of animes with aliens and mechs.

    • @clowntown5220
      @clowntown5220 5 років тому +1

      @@Damuse8191 to true

  • @TheRuneTail
    @TheRuneTail 5 років тому +4721

    Great song and FUCKING PHENOMENAL ANIMATION!
    Good lord this was amazing

    • @N8RT8R
      @N8RT8R 5 років тому +16

      Agreed. Such a great metaphor for leaving behind a life of stagnation to pursue an art form

    • @N8RT8R
      @N8RT8R 5 років тому +4

      ie. dan’s whole deal 😄

    • @brodydodson918
      @brodydodson918 5 років тому +12

      Im kinda waiting for the ships to combine

    • @theshadymage8366
      @theshadymage8366 5 років тому +3

      @@brodydodson918 like voltron

    • @Csky1988
      @Csky1988 5 років тому +23

      @@brodydodson918 I'm kinda waiting for a Netflix series. Jesus this would make an amazing intro.

  • @Warkon
    @Warkon Рік тому +182

    Lyrics:
    When I look up at the sky, what meets my eyes?
    Can I just stand by while the world dies?
    (While the world dies)
    A starship idling nearby, is it my time?
    I crawl inside and turn the cockpit clockwise, toward the sunrise
    I hear a voice in the back of my head
    Screaming "this is suicide! Did you hear what I said?"
    But then it fades into nothing with the rest of the light and sound
    I'm on my way out!
    Lift off!
    The firestorm ignites
    Last thoughts of a life by candlelight
    Inside this speeding satellite
    Today, so many moons away
    I safely say
    We stand as one
    A bond beyond the vast wave, until the last grave
    The mission orders typed and lights up our screens
    Ignition flights
    A thousand minds move simultaneously
    Into the night a fleet of firelight jet engines scream
    Turn the key
    This is my destiny!
    Last flight!
    I'd gladly give my life for one night as a justice acolyte
    Light shines only for the blind
    Escape the endless dream of space, black seas that I can't navigate
    Locate the great Starlight Brigade
    Starlight within will guide us to the other side
    Lift off!
    The firestorm ignites
    Last thoughts of a life by candlelight
    Inside this speeding satellite
    Halfway between the black and gray
    Is no place for a life to waste away
    I'll take the road with all the stakes (Starlight Brigade)
    Black knights and dark side battlecries
    All die once they're in my line of sight
    This fight is all I know that's right (whoa yeah)
    No fate but that of which we make
    Noble as the oath we undertake
    We are the great Starlight Brigade!
    (Starlight Brigade)

  • @mik9napkin598
    @mik9napkin598 Рік тому +61

    When they told this kid to 'reach for the stars', he literally took it to literal heart.

    • @paulsmart4672
      @paulsmart4672 10 місяців тому +3

      Strive saves the universe by reaching for the stars - and this is the really important part - not by actually touching them. He only ever touches the stars in a dream/vision.
      It is the striving, in and of itself, that changes everything.

    • @MostlyPennyCat
      @MostlyPennyCat 3 місяці тому

      Grandfather: _"NO NOT THAT FAR!!"_

  • @havelock5619
    @havelock5619 5 років тому +1256

    Alright, lets see if this song is any go...
    *Synth starts*
    ...take me Danny.

    • @xultra_violetx
      @xultra_violetx 5 років тому +3

      lol

    • @GiskardRevenlov
      @GiskardRevenlov 5 років тому +5

      Honestly not a huge fan of the vocals, but I'll be jamming out to the instrumental for sure

    • @quantumjoss
      @quantumjoss 5 років тому +11

      "lets see if this song is any good" you knew it was good when you saw TWRP ft. Dan Avidan

    • @hjalmarnilsson1756
      @hjalmarnilsson1756 5 років тому +1

      I love the synth

  • @SensaiRyu
    @SensaiRyu 5 років тому +688

    Danny is the 80's distilled into a person.

  • @proskkywhitestorm5865
    @proskkywhitestorm5865 Рік тому +140

    I’m honestly kinda surprised no one has even attempted to make a series or even a fanfic of this. This could end up being a really great series. It’s sets up a nice being, have characters that you can somewhat tell their personalities of from how they react to certain situations, the connections they share with each other, the antagonist of the story, an underlying theme, and a nice ending that people can get behind.

    • @lunamiko9536
      @lunamiko9536 Рік тому +25

      There are actually some good fanfics, and a fan-comic as well

    • @YukoValis
      @YukoValis Рік тому +3

      Or even a video game. It could make a good half VN half 2D shooter. Different ships having different attributes.

    • @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.
      @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. Рік тому +17

      @@lunamiko9536 "WHERE'S THE SAUCE. WHERE DO I FIND IT?!?!" Dumbledore asked calmly.

    • @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.
      @DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. Рік тому +1

      @@lunamiko9536 Seriously tho, where do I find it.

    • @lunamiko9536
      @lunamiko9536 Рік тому +11

      @@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. damn, youtube keeps deleting my comment and won't let me leave a link
      Ghosta-r, makes fan-comic

  • @markpenrice6253
    @markpenrice6253 9 місяців тому +35

    I've realised the genius of this, and why so many people have the uncanny feeling it's like a pilot for an amazing show that only ever came to air in an alternative universe ... it's because it's cut like an AMV. And certainly myself and more than a few of us here will have consumed a good few of those and know the feeling caused by a perfectly edited meld of pivotal, highly emotionally charged, action packed (...or just humorous) scenes from an already beloved anime, and a killer piece of music that encapsulates the mood set by the visuals.
    And there's at least a couple of great shows, and a couple of great bands, that I've been introduced to through that medium, browsing through what people have made for one or the other, or just at random. And coming across this video evokes that emotional memory.
    So, maybe the show we've discovered through this virtual AMV isn't real, but at least the band is...
    (This came to me in the scene where they make the first attack and Strive's ship gets hit by a shot from the baddies; I had been playing the tune in the background whilst working, as is the way I normally have UA-cam music going, and just happened to close a tab such that this came to the front a little before that, and I therefore wasn't fully into the visual rhythm.
    It struck me that if it was an actual movie, or a scene from an episodic show, it would have all played out a _lot_ slower, with interstitial dialogue and moments of dramatic suspense. But as there was a need to both tell a certain chunk of the story within the limited time allowed by the music (yes, I know it's edited down as well due to the ironically appropriate budgetary constraints), and to keep to the beat, most of that was edited out in jumpcut fashion, retaining just the most important and memorable parts, bringing maybe a two minute segment down to... [spins back to check] ...approximately five seconds. Eight if you want to be generous.
    Which is VERY AMV-ish, particularly for anything that covers a large swath of or even the entirety of a 13-episode show or 90-minute film (never mind anything longer!) with fast paced music over the top. But then the star-chasing part and the renewing of their internal fire is arguably uncut from the "original"... Which again rather puts me in mind of an actual Nausicaa or maybe just multi-classic-Ghibli (looking at you Laputa) video that I once saw. Pick and choose what to spin through quick without actually cutting so you can include that slower moment in full.
    Kinda get the same feeling from the Rudo animated videos for Siamés' tunes too. Be fun to see a four-way collab between the two studios and two bands...)

    • @lynchie2073
      @lynchie2073 7 місяців тому +1

      i never noticed that, youre so right! even keeping in mind the time and budget constraints, i cant think of another animated music video ive seen that was cut like this, other than AMVs. everything feels like theres less breathing room, even the moments that are slower. it really does feel like something larger that had all the fat trimmed so only the most important and flashy stuff remained. its super cool, and honestly impressive they pulled it off so well without there being a preexisting show people already know, so they cant rely on fans already being familiar with the story, they have to land it on their own. its probably why they used such a familiar story structure (aside from it matching the lyrics), it makes it way easier for us to follow

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 5 місяців тому

      I dunno. It reminds me more of Daft Punk's Interstella.

  • @DantheGif
    @DantheGif 4 роки тому +3847

    The fact that this isn't a kickstarter to make a full length musical animated movie is criminal.

    • @BudPixels
      @BudPixels 4 роки тому +33

      I agree TvT

    • @brentacomoose
      @brentacomoose 4 роки тому +62

      Or at least some kind of rock opera

    • @generalagondray
      @generalagondray 4 роки тому +74

      AGREED we need a damn anime or something similar to interstella 555

    • @fireflash1596
      @fireflash1596 3 роки тому +10

      @@generalagondray or something like voltron

    • @Steampunkfox143
      @Steampunkfox143 3 роки тому +8

      This would be an amazing anime as well!

  • @codofwisdom
    @codofwisdom 5 років тому +3165

    I heard this was originally going to be done with live actors, but it had to be scrapped because the scene where Ninja Brian sweats was impossible to recreate.

    • @moemuxhagi
      @moemuxhagi 4 роки тому +131

      A Ninja does not sweat.

    • @KindaGrump
      @KindaGrump 4 роки тому +119

      I also heard that it was impossible to capture any shots of Doctor Sung's incredible charisma with a simple camera.

    • @kittymeyers315
      @kittymeyers315 4 роки тому +24

      Dara McMahon just get him in my car in Alabama summer 👌🏻

    • @partlyfire
      @partlyfire 4 роки тому +45

      @@kittymeyers315 we want him to sweat not die

    • @elisabethvictoria5324
      @elisabethvictoria5324 4 роки тому +13

      They are W E A K
      You just get a little eyedropper full of water
      Simple

  • @chrismalone5325
    @chrismalone5325 Рік тому +48

    “Halfway between the black and grey is no place for a life to waste away” and “Black knights and dark side battle cries all die once they’re in my line of sight” are a couple of the most awesome lines of lyrics I’ve ever heard. This song and video are both so amazingly good.

  • @DiggerNick100
    @DiggerNick100 3 місяці тому +6

    There is something in all of us that is exactly this. I hope one day we can all grasp it and pull it fully into our hearts.

    • @MegaRhyz
      @MegaRhyz 3 місяці тому +2

      on that day, man will truly fly.

  • @melissak1525
    @melissak1525 5 років тому +7427

    It has to be known that only eight people created this almost 4 minute masterpiece of animation (according to the credits).
    EIGHT. PEOPLE.

    • @ThelastProdigy
      @ThelastProdigy 5 років тому +96

      Bruh

    • @ivydignity6894
      @ivydignity6894 5 років тому +197

      I counted around 18 people that worked towards the final product

    • @melissak1525
      @melissak1525 5 років тому +56

      @@ivydignity6894 Wow...that's so impressive

    • @DaemosDaen
      @DaemosDaen 5 років тому +260

      I believe they were referring to the animation which was only 8 people
      Patrick Stannard
      Producer
      India Swift
      Director
      Story Artists
      Character/Ship Designer
      Animator
      Cleanup Artist
      Michael Doig
      Art Director
      Background Art
      Post Production
      Elle Power
      Story Artists
      Character/Ship Designer
      Lead Animator
      Cleanup Artist
      Renee Violet
      Background Artists
      Noitibmar
      Character/Ship Designer
      Animator
      Lead FX Animator
      David Lu
      FX Animator
      Lead Cleanup Artist
      Thomas Pool
      FX Animator

    • @Zartexal
      @Zartexal 5 років тому +142

      Is it bad that this came out the same year as Sonic The Hedgehog Movie.... With no doubt a smaller budget than said movie?

  • @offlineable
    @offlineable 5 років тому +337

    3:19 nice Dark Side of the Moon visual reference

    • @ResidualChaos
      @ResidualChaos 5 років тому +8

      The Voltron nod a few seconds later is on par, as well.

    • @CarlSigeback
      @CarlSigeback 5 років тому +3

      They sang it at the same time too, very cool

    • @flowersbyphone2554
      @flowersbyphone2554 5 років тому

      that was so cool (and they said "dark side" !!)

  • @aniflowers1998
    @aniflowers1998 3 місяці тому +9

    They are actually pitching this as a show! We should try getting this up to 20 million vews, minimum. Maybe the stars will actually align and we'll get an actual show!

  • @matthewbergeron3641
    @matthewbergeron3641 3 місяці тому +4

    It feels like I watched an entire series, fully understand every detail, and it tied off all loose ends and ended perfectly. All while never knowning a single characters name, and in 1/100th of the time

  • @RealestShaggyRogers
    @RealestShaggyRogers 3 роки тому +4818

    I would unironically binge this if it was a series

  • @shinjikurosawa957
    @shinjikurosawa957 5 років тому +3120

    I love that everyone is physically flying their ships. Except for Ninja Brian. He just glares at the controls and the ship does what he wants.

    • @AndMesq-ww5gs
      @AndMesq-ww5gs 5 років тому +309

      The power of sheer murderous intent

    • @pentagonofpeople
      @pentagonofpeople 5 років тому +107

      @@AndMesq-ww5gs All you have to do is say the password and it'll do whatever you want: Popo

    • @theirontitan
      @theirontitan 5 років тому +107

      I think we would all do the same if he glared at us

    • @windmil607
      @windmil607 5 років тому +82

      @@pentagonofpeople it just knows better

    • @glick7192
      @glick7192 5 років тому +43

      He doesnt need controls. The ship is a pussy and gets scared,therefor doing what he wants.

  • @JpodTM
    @JpodTM Рік тому +53

    One of my favorite things in this video is that you barely got a glance at each character, but you got the entire personallity understood. The other 5 of the crew have so much personallity without uttering a single word.
    For example, at 1:40, the samurai ninja snake guy on the left draws out his knife. Such a tiny detail gives him so much more personallity, showing that he's keen and skilled, but also won't back down from a fight. Fantastic!

    • @markpenrice6253
      @markpenrice6253 9 місяців тому +8

      And does it _fast_ ... like I think it's basically one frame - no knife, next frame - possibly a flash of light or movement, third frame - knife.
      Plus whilst they're flying through the realm of pure _nothing_ at the heart of the enemy tetrahedron, that little bead of sweat ... showing that he can feel fear, or at least anxiety, just normally keeps it under perfect control. But this time a tiny bit leaked out... things must be really intense.

    • @serenkeating7672
      @serenkeating7672 4 місяці тому +3

      His name is Space Ninja Brian, which I personally think makes it even better

    • @jessicanaegler3904
      @jessicanaegler3904 4 місяці тому +2

      @@markpenrice6253 The only other time he has a little bead of sweat like that, and you have to look cause it goes by fast is when Strife's ship gets shot and starts falling.

  • @forresttherunner4092
    @forresttherunner4092 Рік тому +58

    Every time I watch this I get on the verge of tears with just how beautiful the animation is, I get chills to this day
    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

  • @doogusbroogus1079
    @doogusbroogus1079 5 років тому +644

    How can I not trust the starlight brigade? One of them has a PhD.

    • @billfred9411
      @billfred9411 5 років тому +26

      That's why he was sweating when they broke thru and went warp speed. He was the only one who truly knew the danger they were in.

    • @TheTrueDeadFingers
      @TheTrueDeadFingers 5 років тому +28

      Fun fact, every single member of the Starlight Brigade has a PhD, but it stands for something entirely different for each of them.

    • @vanspoorsveeplays357
      @vanspoorsveeplays357 5 років тому +9

      That would be Danny, with his Pretty Huge Dick. He does sing about it alot.

    • @jennifercavenee7572
      @jennifercavenee7572 5 років тому +1

      It's Brian. Brian has a PhD.

    • @doogusbroogus1079
      @doogusbroogus1079 5 років тому

      @@jennifercavenee7572 ding ding ding

  • @DMAN99
    @DMAN99 4 роки тому +2806

    Nice to know Dan is living his dreams of being a cute anime boy.

    • @whitemonoblos3605
      @whitemonoblos3605 4 роки тому +25

      Don't think that's a dude

    • @Nekufan1000000
      @Nekufan1000000 4 роки тому +119

      It's... alien Dan. Jew fro and all.

    • @pedro-dc8yy
      @pedro-dc8yy 4 роки тому +29

      @@whitemonoblos3605 it is

    • @whitemonoblos3605
      @whitemonoblos3605 4 роки тому +14

      @@pedro-dc8yy Really?
      Look so much like a girl tho

    • @pedro-dc8yy
      @pedro-dc8yy 4 роки тому +6

      @@whitemonoblos3605 yeah at first I thought it was a girl too my guy xD

  • @PlaceHolder994
    @PlaceHolder994 Місяць тому +4

    Coming back to this kind of videos with little over a year of practice drawing, I am able to see details that i didn't even notice the first time around, and it makes watching even more enjoyable now. I still have a long way to go, but boy does this inspire me to keep going!

  • @arishiakoneko
    @arishiakoneko 2 місяці тому +3

    I come back to this a few times a year and still, to this day, wish this could have been picked up for 6 seasons and a movie. The song is fantastic, but the animation and what we get of the story line just begs for elaboration. It's just so good. I want to know more about this universe and the races of beings within it.

  • @ThatGreyGentleman
    @ThatGreyGentleman 5 років тому +613

    I NEED THIS FULL ANIME. More Adventures of The Starlight Brigade, Please!!!

    • @sgc25
      @sgc25 5 років тому +1

      PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

    • @negasonic2064
      @negasonic2064 5 років тому +5

      Just this video could be stretched out into a whole show. I would watch all of it!

    • @nightwing179
      @nightwing179 5 років тому +7

      If this was an anime, I would love to watch it. Dan should be the protagonist.

    • @leeviheiskanen1271
      @leeviheiskanen1271 4 роки тому +2

      I suggest watching Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

    • @ECharlesSSnow
      @ECharlesSSnow 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah they should talk to Netflix about this. :p

  • @WantingNot
    @WantingNot 5 років тому +474

    High key want's a full series where Dan voices the main character.

    • @michaelgillespie8097
      @michaelgillespie8097 5 років тому +7

      Damn now you've given me hope, even though it'll never happen.

    • @TheWhiteLord94
      @TheWhiteLord94 5 років тому +3

      Pleeeeease oh my god i would die for this!!!

    • @megaman3rd
      @megaman3rd 5 років тому +4

      or at least make this the open for it. I would love to see Dan do the main voice but he does have alot on his plate.

    • @Takastrapi
      @Takastrapi 5 років тому +2

      ObsessiveBookworm yessss

    • @graciemow5374
      @graciemow5374 5 років тому +2

      ObsessiveBookworm same

  • @hozerius5590
    @hozerius5590 2 роки тому +35

    I will blink and be 50 and I would love to see a Star Light Brigade series or mini-series. This was the kind of scifi/fantasy stuff I grew up on in the 80s and I still love it today! I hope you guys get a chance to expand upon this!

  • @pentagonalman
    @pentagonalman 3 місяці тому +3

    Just found out there was an animated series in the works for years before it was given up on, absolutely devo'd

  • @spencersegler
    @spencersegler 5 років тому +720

    I think it's cool that the characters are renditions of TWRP and NSP. I'd love to do a cosplay group of The Starlight Brigade.

    • @firstpersonfinatic
      @firstpersonfinatic 5 років тому +9

      Yeah, and Dan is the furry

    • @sunfeatherX3
      @sunfeatherX3 5 років тому +9

      @@firstpersonfinatic Pretty sure Dan was the blue guy that wore Dan's costume as a small child.

    • @firstpersonfinatic
      @firstpersonfinatic 5 років тому +8

      @@sunfeatherX3 Someone isn't up to date on the lore

    • @Kil408
      @Kil408 5 років тому

      IKR

    • @natashas8707
      @natashas8707 5 років тому

      TheGingerBeardMan a small reminder that this even hit 1 mil be because UA-cam is a cucklord.

  • @aquamarinedagger
    @aquamarinedagger 5 років тому +1373

    100% of this comment section is
    "ANIME WEN PLZ AND THANKU"
    and I gotta agree.

    • @ElricGurl
      @ElricGurl 5 років тому +3

      Agreed this needs to be done.

    • @yowwww4088
      @yowwww4088 5 років тому +1

      This gives me Darling in the Franxx vibes tho

    • @yowwww4088
      @yowwww4088 5 років тому +1

      Just the better ending xd

    • @argenteus8314
      @argenteus8314 5 років тому +7

      Gurren Lagann has very similar vibes, would highly recommend. It's mechs instead of ships, but it's without a doubt one of the best animes of all time.

    • @dragonwingskeratin2980
      @dragonwingskeratin2980 5 років тому

      This is a Mood If I've ever seen one.

  • @jamessmith-oi1lz
    @jamessmith-oi1lz Рік тому +21

    I love how you can seamlessly go from the pure off the wall humor of NSP, to the sheer epicness of TWRP, into something like Magnum Bullets and its all Danny. This song hits that perfect vibe that brings the dreams of childhood back and somehow is still so epic that the adult side of me gets pumped up about it. I love this music.

  • @blackdragon7431
    @blackdragon7431 2 місяці тому +3

    This music video should be a real show; it made me feel joy for once. Thank you for this amazing piece of art.

  • @Star_Rattler
    @Star_Rattler 5 років тому +319

    Ah, I get it now.
    I've found my specific aesthetic. This is it.

    • @shinbeet.5708
      @shinbeet.5708 5 років тому +3

      Then you'll love the Macross series!

    • @VYxFrost
      @VYxFrost 5 років тому +1

      late 20th century sci-fi with the laserbeats of the 80s?
      ...yeah, that's a pretty solid aesthetic >w>

    • @IamBHM
      @IamBHM 5 років тому

      _Interstella 5555_ should pop up on your recommendeds list then as well.

    • @FasterthanLight11
      @FasterthanLight11 5 років тому

      retro pastel 90s OVA anime? Yeah its pretty cool. I'm glad they are doing Game Gyaru in the style.

  • @mondopartyman1484
    @mondopartyman1484 5 років тому +262

    Theory: The main character is one of Danny sexbang's distant descendants born from his many space sexcapades

    • @ambuknight1567
      @ambuknight1567 5 років тому +4

      I beileve that.

    • @bubbajack9544
      @bubbajack9544 5 років тому +16

      And ninja brian is immortal and helping her.

    • @jakebreaks3034
      @jakebreaks3034 5 років тому +3

      Not even a theory, just a fact

    • @emmapolcyn9505
      @emmapolcyn9505 5 років тому +3

      I assume he was born in the year 6969

    • @peterwhite6415
      @peterwhite6415 5 років тому +1

      @@bubbajack9544 Nah, this is one of his descendents, they all simply share past memorys. How ya think Brain got a PhD?

  • @timcleveland154
    @timcleveland154 Рік тому +7

    2:05 I don't know what it is, but aggressively pushing a handle forward to make my ship fly faster has been a very specific fantasy of mine.
    I just believe it'd be so cathartic.
    "Punch it" *neuooom*

  • @duaspontes3716
    @duaspontes3716 5 місяців тому +3

    who would've known the peaks of character design would be found in a 4min music video on yt

  • @Alexander59059
    @Alexander59059 4 роки тому +2045

    “Sir, how do we break their shield?”
    “Fly into it”
    “... okay”

    • @cenewulf
      @cenewulf 4 роки тому +27

      Works for me in Elite Dangerous LOL

    • @leeviheiskanen1271
      @leeviheiskanen1271 4 роки тому +9

      Push it until the limit breaks !

    • @matthewbergeron3641
      @matthewbergeron3641 4 роки тому +2

      @@leeviheiskanen1271 Is this a black clover reference?

    • @leeviheiskanen1271
      @leeviheiskanen1271 4 роки тому +12

      @@matthewbergeron3641 Nope, Gurren Lagann

    • @pandorascrow
      @pandorascrow 4 роки тому +10

      Isnt that how you break all shields in videogames? I mean I know in Halo you can fuck someone over with just a Ghost or maybe its that I shouldn't be allowed to drive them

  • @bunkieboy3052
    @bunkieboy3052 5 років тому +5405

    I like giving the character's dad the voice of Dan's actual dad.
    "Ehhhh, Dahn! You better not go to that meteor! Come inside and have some of this sick cantaloupe!"

    • @dragonpuff1732
      @dragonpuff1732 5 років тому +131

      Debunk Duo underrated comment omg

    • @ok-yv9dd
      @ok-yv9dd 5 років тому +185

      DAEYN, NO, HAVE SOME PANCAKES IBSTEAD

    • @ZeldonPlays
      @ZeldonPlays 5 років тому +243

      "You can always come inside and decompose while listening to some Peeweedidi on spoofi... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok bye Dayn!"

    • @taler5112
      @taler5112 5 років тому +72

      Come in and decompose now would you?

    • @bunkieboy3052
      @bunkieboy3052 5 років тому +170

      As his ship takes off he hears the slowly fading sound of his dad saying "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh BAI!

  • @MercurySteel
    @MercurySteel Рік тому +56

    0:46 Strive's handprint is on the black object before it transforms into a spacecraft. After it transforms, some water falls down from the spacecraft's tail.
    1:24 Havve Hogan hits his drumsticks in sync with the music.
    1:32 Judging by his hand movements, this character probably tells our heros to hit the barrier with their spacecrafts and they do so at 2:07
    1:39 This is a miniature figurine of the spaceship our heroes are currently in. We saw this spaceship at 1:26
    2:20 This might be the same star we saw at the beginning of the video. 0:09

    • @randomlifeunit
      @randomlifeunit Рік тому +2

      Ooh! That handprint was so cool to see! Thanks for all the tidbits!

    • @Piemur1
      @Piemur1 Рік тому +1

      I don't think 2:20 is the same star. Actually to be more accurate, I think he was seeing the star within his heart, because as the light faded, it was his reflection he saw the light within there. I think the star he was reaching for at the beginning of the video WAS the ship that crashed and he took it within his heart when he activated it. He had the starlight within him the whole time!

    • @MercurySteel
      @MercurySteel Рік тому +1

      ​​@@Piemur1That star and all the other stars were absorbed by the dark prism when Strive was a child.

    • @Piemur1
      @Piemur1 Рік тому +2

      @@MercurySteel Yeah, but I like to think that the enemy prism ships probably contain a star to power them and when one of them crash landed on his planet that was the same ship. It all seems to be the same material, right?

    • @MercurySteel
      @MercurySteel 2 місяці тому

      ​@@Piemur1 Reflecting on it now, the object that crashed does resemble an enemy spacecraft. While you're likely right about that aspect, the video doesn't provide any evidence indicating that the spaceships contain stars within them. However, you're free to interpret it as a personal headcanon.

  • @beni5616
    @beni5616 9 місяців тому +6

    as an animation student, every time i feel stuck, or like everything is too much, i play this video and feel my chest burst with joy and child like wonder, and remember why i'm doing all of this. i aspire to make someone feel the way this piece of art makes me feel, every second makes my hair stand on end and my eyes sparkle

  • @bradandmawm3630
    @bradandmawm3630 5 років тому +442

    The animation is absolutely gorgeous! Hope Danny cosplays his elfsona someday

    • @peachesplease5461
      @peachesplease5461 5 років тому +3

      And Arin as this guy: 1:18

    • @KylerJones
      @KylerJones 5 років тому +3

      Dan Elfidan

    • @grubbernut5862
      @grubbernut5862 5 років тому +2

      @@peachesplease5461 that's Doctor Sung though

    • @dinovrsrobot
      @dinovrsrobot 5 років тому +1

      @@peachesplease5461 i didn't even notice that the first time. So cute!

    • @peachesplease5461
      @peachesplease5461 5 років тому +1

      Papi Potassium You right. I just think if Dan were to cosplay as Dan Elfidan Arin would get jealous and want to go as someone from the video too 😂

  • @Dae-D-Ellis
    @Dae-D-Ellis 4 роки тому +3459

    My theory is that Ninja Brian has no Controls. He just squints at different level and the ship knows to obey

    • @bizarreocean8537
      @bizarreocean8537 4 роки тому +75

      ManicMethod But that’s just a theory a film theory

    • @PandoraSystem
      @PandoraSystem 4 роки тому +132

      @Anto That implies those aren't just actual katanas lying around in the cockpit.

    • @jdpiper
      @jdpiper 4 роки тому +97

      "POPO!" "Oh wow, your name opens the ship?" "POPO!" "And closes it too?" "No, it just knows better."

    • @nickmack2689
      @nickmack2689 4 роки тому +44

      Lol reminds me of that scene with popo and bulma in DBZ abridged, "oh the ship is voice controlled?"
      "POPOOOOO"
      The ship yeets backs to earth in seconds
      "No it just knows better"

    • @toddkes5890
      @toddkes5890 4 роки тому +22

      I figure foot controls. That could have been an interesting idea for the character, where his arms are paralyzed, so he does everything with his feet. That would have been why the drummer-bot waved to him, the drummer-bot was his hands back at the base. Unfortunately, his arms moved in the scene where everyone was getting in their ships

  • @Endgame7
    @Endgame7 Рік тому +22

    I have seen TWRP many times live. They deserve all the success they get. Not only are they ridiculous musicians, they came out to talk to everyone after the show at every show I have been to. Good dudes.

  • @Orthais
    @Orthais Рік тому +18

    Years later and this song and music video still gives me chills. It is a masterpiece.

  • @carsongiles7024
    @carsongiles7024 4 роки тому +3902

    I like how everyone is changed to be more space-y and then there’s ninja Brian who is exactly the same no matter the universe

  • @SubCheat
    @SubCheat 5 років тому +739

    A youthful main character who never gives up ✓
    Weird geometric aliens that steal the stars from the sky ✓
    Epic space wars ✓
    An amazing final battle in space ✓
    I can see Studio Trigger making this into an anime.

    • @captviper2100
      @captviper2100 5 років тому +9

      SubCheat Trigger would be the best people for the job

    • @ZenithKnight
      @ZenithKnight 5 років тому

      Please don't let trigger touch this, they ruined Franxx too badly... -_-

    • @captviper2100
      @captviper2100 5 років тому +7

      ZenithKnight true...but they were also the mastermind behind KILL LA KILL and Little Witch Academia, so despite that screw-up I’m sure they figured out what not to do next time they make a series. Not only that KILL LA KILL’s getting a game called KILL LA KILL:IF and so far it looks f$%king amazing!! (Though I guess that isn’t that relevant to this conversation in the first place)

    • @ForestofCicadas
      @ForestofCicadas 5 років тому +6

      @@captviper2100 I believe the main similarity and why trigger would be good is Gurren Lagann.

    • @ZenithKnight
      @ZenithKnight 5 років тому +3

      @@captviper2100 haven't KILL LA KILL, but i adore LWA.
      PS: NETFLIX, GIVE US MORE LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA ALREADY, i need mooooooore!

  • @sorenroeser
    @sorenroeser 5 місяців тому +9

    This song is so important to me. I came across it by chance right after I unexpectedly scored my dream job at the time: working at a huge science museum. I listened to it along with other TWRP songs on the way to work most days and that was how I celebrated my success and encouraged myself to enjoy every moment and give it all my effort. Now, I've moved on to another, even bigger dream: becoming a pilot. I've been in flight school for a month, and when reconnecting with this song recently, I realized the spaceship Strive (the "main character" of the animated video) finds looks just like a sci-fi version of the airplane I happen to fly, the Diamond DA-20 (look it up, hopefully you'll see what I mean). And when I took my first flight in it, I felt just like I was experiencing the start of my own "Starlight Brigade" journey.
    Follow your dreams, people. They're calling you for a reason.

    • @veryananduren8513
      @veryananduren8513 5 місяців тому

      Amen to that. And congratulations on your journey !

    • @DoigSwift
      @DoigSwift 4 місяці тому

      That's amazing, we can see the similarity to the Diamond, wow! That's so cool you're becoming a pilot!

  • @SandTiger42
    @SandTiger42 Рік тому +74

    Every night my 6yo says "Papa, in the morning if I'm still sleeping play this loudly to wake me up!". He comes out of the hallway bleary eyed, but dancing none the less. Thanks TWRP and NSP.

    • @DoigSwift
      @DoigSwift 9 місяців тому

      That's amazing, heck yeah!!

    • @RainStripes
      @RainStripes 9 місяців тому +1

      r/thathappened

  • @anthonyrangel7239
    @anthonyrangel7239 5 років тому +696

    Scifi?
    Magic?
    The sexiest of sexbangs?
    ALL MY MONEY JUST TAKE IT WHERE DO I SIGN

  • @Eneov
    @Eneov 5 років тому +2783

    Cool intro, but somethings weird the rest of the episode didn't play it just stopped at 4:08 🙁

    • @EADE78
      @EADE78 5 років тому +47

      Nope not this time!! I've fallen for this trick so many times but not this time you sinister son of a Bitcoin!!!

    • @paireon3419
      @paireon3419 5 років тому +83

      It's because they spent all their budget on that 4-and-change-minute sequence. They didn't have any money left for the rest of the episode. Anime budgets are much smaller than western cartoon budgets.

    • @Ukiyowo
      @Ukiyowo 5 років тому +14

      @@paireon3419 its,,,, joke

    • @racerdgs
      @racerdgs 5 років тому +55

      @@Ukiyowo r/whoooosh

    • @yesno973
      @yesno973 5 років тому +20

      Your wi-fi is just crap

  • @enternamehere5498
    @enternamehere5498 5 місяців тому +5

    I am late to the party on finding the band. But holy cats, this might be one of the best music videos I've ever seen.

  • @intentionaldisasterdisaste6637
    @intentionaldisasterdisaste6637 3 місяці тому +3

    This is the second space themed music video I've seen recently that deserves a show of it's own. Why isn't this a show?

  • @imhappy5266
    @imhappy5266 5 років тому +909

    How long until I can get a starlight brigade poster??

    • @Suckeychicken
      @Suckeychicken 5 років тому +8

      You can get a poster of anything as long as you don’t sell it

    • @Suckeychicken
      @Suckeychicken 5 років тому +6

      Find someone who has a poster printer and print out a high res screenshot from the video

    • @nothingnothing8681
      @nothingnothing8681 5 років тому +14

      they would be stupid not to sell an official poster of this. also i’d rather support them than make one myself

    • @AislinKageno
      @AislinKageno 5 років тому +8

      Hi TWRP - I would pay good money for a poster from this video as well. Like, a full size one, like a wall scroll size. Actually, how much for a wall scroll???

    • @imhappy5266
      @imhappy5266 5 років тому +3

      @@AislinKageno a full sized poster would be rockin

  • @TheOnlyFin
    @TheOnlyFin 5 років тому +434

    Where is the Kickstarter to get this made into a limited series. TAKE MY MONEY!

    • @Arosukir6
      @Arosukir6 5 років тому +17

      As long as Danny, Brian and TWRP do the voices!

    • @brynnsparrow8476
      @brynnsparrow8476 5 років тому +3

      @@Arosukir6 You really want Ninja Brian to speak?

    • @Arosukir6
      @Arosukir6 5 років тому +4

      @@brynnsparrow8476 Of course not! He just needs to stand in the recording booth and exude awesomeness and a threatening air. Maybe breathe into the mic a few times.

    • @trident042
      @trident042 5 років тому +4

      I would absolutely watch the Blu-Ray behind the scenes showing Brian in the recording booth, glaring at the mic.

    • @Arosukir6
      @Arosukir6 5 років тому +2

      @@trident042 Exactly! Watch the mics burst into flames.

  • @OutoMaisteri
    @OutoMaisteri Місяць тому +3

    This is the sickest thing I've seen in a while. STARLIGHT BRIGADE NEVER DIES!

  • @overreactengine
    @overreactengine 3 місяці тому +4

    Animators really just made every frame wallpaper-worthy huh

  • @MoreImbaThanYou
    @MoreImbaThanYou 3 роки тому +2737

    I have no idea what is happening. But I can tell for sure that mustache guy is a real bro.

    • @cometvaudin2850
      @cometvaudin2850 3 роки тому +136

      I think this is the first time I’ve heard Doctor Sung not be referenced by ‘traffic-cone guy’ lol

    • @Nobody-yj8yq
      @Nobody-yj8yq 3 роки тому +37

      Captain Falcon: *Texas style!*

    • @burnunit
      @burnunit 3 роки тому +8

      dudes rock

    • @BYERE
      @BYERE 3 роки тому +59

      As someone else commented... "They greatest anime of my childhood, that never existed"

    • @OkraOdyssey
      @OkraOdyssey 3 роки тому +3

      Lets go my guy. Semper fi!!!

  • @DoigSwift
    @DoigSwift 5 років тому +2831

    Thank you so much TWRP for the adventure and the memories. Our team were amazing and everyone at Knights of the Light Table brought their everything to bring this together. So proud to have worked on Starlight with you!

    • @JoshuaTomar
      @JoshuaTomar 5 років тому +58

      You guys did a phenomenal job! Blew my mind when I saw how small the team was.

    • @pantack5112
      @pantack5112 5 років тому +12

      I didn't realize I was watching some anime when i clicked on this video amazing job guys!

    • @nickes1176
      @nickes1176 5 років тому +33

      This is on another level! The hard work that you and everyone at Knights did really paid off. Hand drawn, million frame animation seemed to be a dying art and I'm so glad you guys went with this style.

    • @TreeDragon
      @TreeDragon 5 років тому +18

      Like, and I say this with 0 offense to TWRP & co., the music was secondary to this holy shitballs animated short!!

    • @supervenom1
      @supervenom1 5 років тому +4

      I watched your stream... Sadly not live. But I was captivated by the character.. But never did I know how wonderfully it would be animated... Absoloutly f.. ING fantastic job. I'm in awe of your group. Def got a new fan here. And the Band.. Well awesome as always. Can you animate star bombs regreatroid lol?

  • @jacopocasini2246
    @jacopocasini2246 Рік тому +21

    The struggles of real life take their toll but every time I go to sleep I listen to this song, admire this masterpiece of video and keep the embers of dreams alive.
    I discovered this by total chance and I'm totally loving it, may any superior entity bless the people who made this, keeping bad things at bay.
    Thank you very much!

  • @heathertalbot3631
    @heathertalbot3631 Місяць тому +3

    Happy Five Year Anniversary! Strange to think it's been five years since such an iconic song and video! Here's to more galactic adventures :)

  • @Gebunator
    @Gebunator 5 років тому +515

    DISCLAIMER: Not every meteorite contains a badass ship that takes you to an adventure full of starlight and introduces to you a colorful cast of pilot pals.

    • @Hexaderp
      @Hexaderp 5 років тому +29

      You can't convince me otherwise

    • @trianglehead6890
      @trianglehead6890 5 років тому +12

      But some do

    • @codec862
      @codec862 5 років тому +13

      Not to mention we're all missing the magical chest crystal to control the ship and cheat death

    • @joshkary5040
      @joshkary5040 5 років тому +7

      You can't PROVE THAT

    • @MikeWallibo
      @MikeWallibo 5 років тому +6

      So you're sayin' there's a chance!

  • @doctorbitchcraft85
    @doctorbitchcraft85 5 років тому +2259

    WHO NEEDS VOLTRON WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MASTERPIECE

    • @EyeOfEquality
      @EyeOfEquality 5 років тому +18

      ur damn right

    • @Mordh4us
      @Mordh4us 5 років тому +133

      Voltron crawled so Starlight Brigade could run

    • @calzonio9888
      @calzonio9888 5 років тому +20

      I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE SOMETIME LIKE THIS ON HERE BUT AACCCCUUUURRRRAAAAAATTTTTEEEEEE

    • @leimmortalraven3246
      @leimmortalraven3246 5 років тому +44

      I was wondering if I was the only one who got extreme Voltron vibes from it xD

    • @sheppin_
      @sheppin_ 5 років тому +5

      captain YES

  • @izzyposada1909
    @izzyposada1909 6 днів тому +1

    5 years later and I'm still mourning over the fact this STILL isn't a real show or at least a comic book/ web comic. I don't think I'll ever emotionally recover. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @rhetz1562
    @rhetz1562 3 місяці тому +3

    I see im not alone when i say i want the full series

  • @Cowwideox
    @Cowwideox 5 років тому +1786

    I feel like this would rock more than Voltron. Oh my god i need 20 seasons please

  • @gaberiddle6627
    @gaberiddle6627 5 років тому +660

    I physically need this to be an actual anime, and I need Danny to voice the main character

    • @ymmijx6061
      @ymmijx6061 5 років тому +31

      someone contact netflix

    • @gaberiddle6627
      @gaberiddle6627 5 років тому +13

      @@ymmijx6061 this needs to be set up and now

    • @kegmonkey5648
      @kegmonkey5648 5 років тому +11

      Working on it. Tell Arin to answer my email.

    • @AJ-ix6yi
      @AJ-ix6yi 5 років тому +3

      Massive agree

    • @CJAchatz
      @CJAchatz 5 років тому +3

      Absolutely

  • @Overthinking_Media
    @Overthinking_Media Рік тому +22

    Running some numbers, I've probably listened to this song around 1500 times since release, not including when it first came out and I probably listened to it on repeat, whilst at the gym and whilst just listening to music, and even so this song still gives me chills.
    IT'S FUCKING AWESOME!

  • @leoismaking
    @leoismaking Рік тому +7

    I am relieved to note that humanity's representative to the Starlight Brigade has a suitably impressive mustache.

    • @lunamiko9536
      @lunamiko9536 Рік тому +2

      Sung (with a cone) is not human, buddy, Brian is (ninja) x)

    • @leoismaking
      @leoismaking Рік тому

      @@lunamiko9536 Wait, hold on... there's lore? Where do I go find it?