GUEST TALK with MASAAKI ENDOH | ANIME SONGS PARTY! (with EN subtitles) Part 1

Here is a question from the Indonesian pop culture site called “GwiGwi”. Thank you so much! Is there any difference between the “Anime song” and the “Original song” in the process when you create them? If so, could you tell me what exactly is the difference? When you create your original song you can simply make what you like. But anime songs are for the anime, so you must create a song for the particular anime story. So, that is the fundamental difference. We, as artists, can’t just sing a song

even if we think like “I want to sing for the anime story.” We just have a chance to create a song when we are asked for it. So, I always learn about the anime first and then I watch the anime and try to like it. If I don’t love the anime the listener would not receive anything from the song. So, I try to love the anime first, then I start to create the song. It will definitely take some time though. I don’t think the process of making anime songs is that simple. But then you love it more if yo

u take a longer time to create, don’t you? But it is often the case that our work doesn’t have that much time to finish. Isn't it? (Laugh) Yeah, honestly, I agree with you. (Laugh) People say things like “Make it by this day!” without any thought. Don’t they? (Laugh). But we need to give them some kind of “answer” for them so… The theme song which Mr. Endo was in charge of… When I listen to your song, with its lyrics and the music, l can easily understand what the anime is all about. The vocalis

t is the only part who can really convey things with words in the band. So, I believe it's the principle to use the words precisely… I don’t really change the way of singing when I sing original songs and anime songs. The meaning of the words… I don’t think I can sing things which I have never experienced before. So, I still want to experience many different things even at my age.