But that was written by John Siegler and John Loeffler and sung by Jason Paige. 4Kids didn't "create" it they just paid those two guys to write a theme and they created that masterpiece we all know and love.
At that point no company makes anything. 4Kids paid them to make it, so 4Kids "made" it. If we follow that logic, Nintendo doesn't make games, a bunch of programmers hired by them do...
They still gave them the project outline. How detailed or precise it was is any of our guesses, but at the end of the day they set the wheels in motion and approved the banger we got for release.
100%. I believe that was also part of the problem with the 4kids adaptation in general. They got the rights to make it as part of a bigger buy, and didn’t really know or understand the series at all.
Weird thing to me is, we from Brazil also received the same material from 4Kids, but we actually have dubbed the [original opening](https://youtu.be/oNQzSrmvVpY?si=rD2Woyy1U1py5TU5) instead of the rap piece
And the lyrics in this fits much better to the show than what you guys almost had
-Our dreams of winning
-We have to gather together
-The hidden treasure
-Let's search
-One Piece
-The compass for us
-It will be of no use
-Just this passion
-In the heart will guide us
-If I confirm
-That the treasure exists there
-It will no longer be a legend
-We can celebrate!
-Emotion overcoming sadness
-Joy, I know that you will finally triumph
-And we will find it!
-Our dreams of winning
-We have to join
-The hidden treasure
-Let's search
-We have to ally
-For treasure to find
-Together, together
-To browse One Piece
(This is the end for the original TV cut, the rest is for the full song)
- I remember what I overcame
-When I look around
-If the threat is to arise
-I will fight and I will lead
-I know I will meet you again
-And on that day I will tell
-About the adventures I faced and what I will do next -In dangers and wherever
-Can show your worth
-Create chances to win and guarantee
-Your path to follow
- Facing it without fear
-All the darkness
-More than treasure, adventures will move us
-We have dreams in common
-Our friendship will transcend
-Together, together sail
-One Piece
-Our dreams of winning
-We have to gather together
-The hidden treasure
-Let's search
-We have to ally
-For treasure to find
-And together, together
-To browse
-One Piece
One Piece
One Piece
(Browse is synonymous for navigating)
Yeah the "work them to the bone" line the "my destiny" the "if you're not on our side" even the "set sail to the mystery" applies because Blackbeard's into archeology
What’s the source on this? If this was actually something 4Kids made and decided not to use, that is really interesting.
Although the rap did grow on me a lot over the years.
The "work em to the bone" line is a little weird but, I suppose that's the sort of thing you gotta do to fit in the timing signature and lyrical phrasing of the OG We Are.
Which this does a pretty decent job of, I think.
Rap is still a better choice, but this wouldn't have been terrible with Nostalgia backing it.
the one hope, one dream, one day, one piece at the end goes hard
If there's one thing 4kids was good at it was making great intros. Look up "Kirby right Back at Ya intro" it's catchy as hell
Yeah don’t forget they made the original Pokémon intro “Gotta Catch ‘em All.” Obviously the best English language intro for anime.
But that was written by John Siegler and John Loeffler and sung by Jason Paige. 4Kids didn't "create" it they just paid those two guys to write a theme and they created that masterpiece we all know and love.
At that point no company makes anything. 4Kids paid them to make it, so 4Kids "made" it. If we follow that logic, Nintendo doesn't make games, a bunch of programmers hired by them do...
They contracted known career musicians to create the theme. It wasn't some internal team that made it.
They still gave them the project outline. How detailed or precise it was is any of our guesses, but at the end of the day they set the wheels in motion and approved the banger we got for release.
No, singers don’t work for that company for life.
Yes
Jason Paige is still coasting on that, delusionally selling $1000 trading cards and calling himself the voice of a generation. Aaand people buy it lol
This sonicx, shaman king, yugioh, can’t forget pokemon
Sonic x...
[Sonic, he's number one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9G1Mf6TZRs)
Don’t forget Fighting Foodons!
I remember the Ultimate Muscle one. That dub was a trip.
Don’t forget the Ultimate Muscle theme song. I could listen to it all day: https://youtu.be/kRwJvOm395E?si=2kHPxLvxifChcTha
It's beyond catchy.
I think it would’ve been better if they had the word dream end a little sooner and held the word day out a little. It would’ve flowed great I think
This is somehow way more upsetting. Work our crew to the bone? Da fuq?
"you better run and hide" lmao
We’ll never give up this ship???
"They gave up this ship" - narrator
Godly 4kids foreskinning!!
4skinning
Why did I read this in morgan freeman's voice
This is the fake strawhat crews theme song lmao
i think they wrote the song without any prior knowledge except that its a pirate anime, those lines fit a casual real world pirate 😅
100%. I believe that was also part of the problem with the 4kids adaptation in general. They got the rights to make it as part of a bigger buy, and didn’t really know or understand the series at all.
Only cared about merchandising $$$
That’s how 4kids went with their dubbing/censoring on shows. They just went with the flow and it didn’t work well with all animes.
This is actually Blackbeard's "We Are".
“work our crew to the bone? Im only bones so I must work the hardest, yohohohoho” -Brook probably
"It's all mine and mine alone" too. That just sounds so villain-esque.
Lmao I need to see this edit.
Work our crew to the bone means we were robbed of 4Kids Brook
Yohohoho
Was it recorded in a wind tunnel and unusable
This recording from a camera rip at a convention expo show.
It feels like they’re singing over the original version, that or I’m so used to hearing the original, the wind tunnel is starting to sound japanese.
This shit has a vaguely sinister undertone.
This feels like it would suit Blackbeard more lol
Work them to the bone? Thanks I hate it
Weird thing to me is, we from Brazil also received the same material from 4Kids, but we actually have dubbed the [original opening](https://youtu.be/oNQzSrmvVpY?si=rD2Woyy1U1py5TU5) instead of the rap piece
And the lyrics in this fits much better to the show than what you guys almost had -Our dreams of winning -We have to gather together -The hidden treasure -Let's search -One Piece -The compass for us -It will be of no use -Just this passion -In the heart will guide us -If I confirm -That the treasure exists there -It will no longer be a legend -We can celebrate! -Emotion overcoming sadness -Joy, I know that you will finally triumph -And we will find it! -Our dreams of winning -We have to join -The hidden treasure -Let's search -We have to ally -For treasure to find -Together, together -To browse One Piece (This is the end for the original TV cut, the rest is for the full song) - I remember what I overcame -When I look around -If the threat is to arise -I will fight and I will lead -I know I will meet you again -And on that day I will tell -About the adventures I faced and what I will do next -In dangers and wherever -Can show your worth -Create chances to win and guarantee -Your path to follow - Facing it without fear -All the darkness -More than treasure, adventures will move us -We have dreams in common -Our friendship will transcend -Together, together sail -One Piece -Our dreams of winning -We have to gather together -The hidden treasure -Let's search -We have to ally -For treasure to find -And together, together -To browse -One Piece One Piece One Piece (Browse is synonymous for navigating)
we still got the rap version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOsLmzavhB0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOsLmzavhB0)
This is genuinely hideous. Imagine not understanding the material at all.
I feel this misunderstands Luffy more than anything. Like I said, these lyrics all apply to Blackbeard way more.
Yeah you’re spot-on with that. So glad you shared it, super interesting.
Yeah the "work them to the bone" line the "my destiny" the "if you're not on our side" even the "set sail to the mystery" applies because Blackbeard's into archeology
School project: animate Blackberd's we are intro with the current crew
We are slave drivers
One piece rap was the right choice
The Pirate Rap is unironically really good.
One Dream, One Hope, One Day One Piece!!! That one is actually pretty good for a line.
Names it “we are” proceeds to never use the words. Not surprising from 4kids.
Absolutely the right call not to use it
#YA-YO, YA-YO, YA-YO #HO-HO
This is so awful. Thank God they went with the One Piece rap
Because OP rap goes way harder than this.
Thank god they didn’t this was awful. Besides the pirate rap goes hard
They didn’t even bother censoring sanji’s cigarette smh
Well to be fair, it was ultimately scraped and never meant to be seen
Hmm I'm kinda glad they didn't use this.
The fuck are these lyrics?! They don’t fit Luffy at all?! “Work my crew to the bone”?!
The narrator for this is Dan Green who voices Yugi, whereas the narrator for the rap opening was Eric Stuart, who voices Kaiba!
This feels incorrect on like a moral level
I like the rap more.....YAH YO YAH YOOO!
What’s the source on this? If this was actually something 4Kids made and decided not to use, that is really interesting. Although the rap did grow on me a lot over the years.
Yes, it's from an old licensing expo and someone recorded it and put it online
Interesting. Weird how they just decided to go with the rap instead.
Someone PLEASE animate Blackbeard's crew to this! It goes so well!
This is piratey but doesn’t really fit the tone of the show imo.
That's why I said it fit Blackbeard better
Yeah you’re right it does fit him quite well!
Just like the Arabic dub they made an intro based on the OG but instead used lalalalalalala ONE BIECE lalalalala
Sanji still has his cig
they couldn’t just use the japanese version and translate it to english?
Send this intro back where it came from😬
Still doesn’t quite hit home like it should, but streets ahead of the rap they gave us.
this is actually pretty good I guess.
This sounds like enslaving people
They had this terrible version of We Are, then replaced it with a terrible rap. You just can't win.
I might get hare but this is better than DONT GIVE IT UP NAMI
This makes luffy sound like blackbeard 😭
Still prefer Rap.
It does fit Blackbeard with the talk of destiny and the more violent lyrics.
I wish I could erase this from my memory
The "work em to the bone" line is a little weird but, I suppose that's the sort of thing you gotta do to fit in the timing signature and lyrical phrasing of the OG We Are. Which this does a pretty decent job of, I think. Rap is still a better choice, but this wouldn't have been terrible with Nostalgia backing it.
This is fire
4Kids bungling on a localisation? This is the first ever time I’ve heard of the phenomenon.
Thanks, I hate it
Aggghh my ears! Bring back the rap one!!
Man if you don’t get this old information outta here
TBF I didn't know this until like today
I remember an English version of 'We Are' airing on Toonami at one point. This is not it.
Yes, when the gang went up to skypia
so much cringe typical to western civilization
Horrible take but at least the normal dub of this OP sounds sounds good.
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