ozureon

If I may get sentimental for a minute here... I know I've gotten the opportunity to see countless dreams come true in my life and my career. I've done work for so many different IPs I love with all my heart, honors I never thought I'd see through in my life. But this one is a little different, because I don't love any IP more than this one. Gurren Lagann changed my life about 19 years ago, when I was a very lost and disturbed kid trying to make it through just the simple act of growing up. But it was there for me in my dark moments, and the message this compact and yet perfectly complete series left me with fundamentally altered the way that I look at life, chasing success, and daring to go past your limits and fight to become a "you" that you only could have dreamed of. A "you" that you never thought you could be. It's the story of the impossible dream of a two friends that goes on to become the shared dream of a future for humanity- evolving beyond what is reasonable and beyond what is possible, through what can only be described as boundless hope and belief in the potential of humankind- spiral energy, our passion and the strength of our souls. And somehow, maybe through the sheer power of the universal will (to be dramatic about it), I was fated to meet Liz and sing this song with her. I'm glad I waited until the time was perfectly right. To get a chance to OFFICIALLY work on this cover thanks to AniplexUSA and also my fantastic kouhai Liz, this means more to me than I could ever describe with words. So, I hope that by listening to the passion we put into this song, those feelings will come through to you. This meant more to me than you know. Not only that, but Taku Iwasaki-san's work has been a part of my life since childhood. I'm just so glad. I hope you dead beats can see the reason why I am the way that I am, the ambitious and ceaseless mori who aims to surpass every single version of herself, even as seconds tick by. I want to become a "me" even greater than the greatest I can be. Always aiming to be more than I am, because that's what this series taught me when I had absolutely no belief in myself. And look at all the dreams that came true because of it.