My Dearest Guilty Crown OP 【10 Year Anniversary Edition】 【Piano】
Today is a very special anniversary.
Exactly 10 years ago, on 15th January 2010, the first YouTube Video was uploaded to this channel. It was a piano arrangement of Hikari no Senritsu, the opening song of Sora no Woto.
Equipped with only a simple camcorder, I recorded my very first piano arrangement on my old upright piano which was in my parents' living room. Back then I was simply playing every single piece of music I would came across on the piano because I was able to play songs by ear.
But one specific type of music had always fascinated me since my teenage years: Anime OPs and EDs. And therefore the idea was born: to create my own YouTube channel dedicated to Anime piano arrangements only.
A lot of things have happened since then. I reached the 1 million subscriber milestone, one of my videos exceeded 50 million views, and I made arrangements of over 150 songs while gradually upgrading the audio equipment. Eventually, I started holding Animenz Live concerts all over the world where I had the opportunity to play live on the stage in front of my fans. It has truly been a fantastic time.
And during these years, YouTube has also changed a lot. Anime piano channels came and went, the "stuckon301views" bug has finally been purged and many new functions have been added.
But even 10 years later, the core idea of this YouTube Channel Animenz Piano Sheets hasn't changed at all: it is and it will always be about Anime piano arrangements.
With the 10th anniversary around the corner, I knew exactly which song I would upload: "My Dearest" the OP song of Guilty Crown. Because back in 2013, when I was having a dark time period in my life, this was the piece that showed me the possible future of Anime piano. It was an experiment, a prototype for a new type of music: By combining classical music elements with Japanese anime music, I have managed to create something new on my own.
Without this piece, "Animenz" wouldn't be what it is today.
For this channel's 10th Anniversary, I have decided to rearrange "My Dearest" by merging both the earlier 2013 arrangement with additional enhancements inspired by the original "My Dearest" song from Supercell.
This new version serves as a culmination of everything I have learnt in the past 10 years of creating piano arrangements, starting from my 20112013 era when I was still using a lot of classical music references to the current 20172020 era with my own orchestral arrangement style. This is the definitive, final version of "My Dearest".
Last but not least, I have also included a personal message for the listeners by adding the final Coda part at 6:58. This is my way to say "Thank you for these 10 years. Thank you for making my dream come true by being an Anime pianist".
Well then, it is time to wrap things up.
But before I go, there is one more thing I wanted to get off my chest: I want to dedicate this Anniversary video to all the people who have supported me during all these years:
to my parents who gave me the opportunity to choose my own path,
to my piano teachers who cultivated my classical piano skills,
to my friends and anime bros who I can always rely on in times of need,
to TheIshter, a fellow Anime pianist and a lifetime good friend,
to all the other Anime pianists on Youtube, who are contributing to the anime piano community on YouTube,
and last but not least:
You, dear watchers.
For always watching my videos. And for always giving me your support.
Thank you.
Here's to another 10 years of anime piano on YouTube.
I have planned many exciting projects for this year, so stay tuned!
Animenz
Today is a very special anniversary.
Exactly 10 years ago, on 15th January 2010, the first YouTube Video was uploaded to this channel. It was a piano arrangement of Hikari no Senritsu, the opening song of Sora no Woto.
Equipped with only a simple camcorder, I recorded my very first piano arrangement on my old upright piano which was in my parents' living room. Back then I was simply playing every single piece of music I would came across on the piano because I was able to play songs by ear.
But one specific type of music had always fascinated me since my teenage years: Anime OPs and EDs. And therefore the idea was born: to create my own YouTube channel dedicated to Anime piano arrangements only.
A lot of things have happened since then. I reached the 1 million subscriber milestone, one of my videos exceeded 50 million views, and I made arrangements of over 150 songs while gradually upgrading the audio equipment. Eventually, I started holding Animenz Live concerts all over the world where I had the opportunity to play live on the stage in front of my fans. It has truly been a fantastic time.
And during these years, YouTube has also changed a lot. Anime piano channels came and went, the "stuckon301views" bug has finally been purged and many new functions have been added.
But even 10 years later, the core idea of this YouTube Channel Animenz Piano Sheets hasn't changed at all: it is and it will always be about Anime piano arrangements.
With the 10th anniversary around the corner, I knew exactly which song I would upload: "My Dearest" the OP song of Guilty Crown. Because back in 2013, when I was having a dark time period in my life, this was the piece that showed me the possible future of Anime piano. It was an experiment, a prototype for a new type of music: By combining classical music elements with Japanese anime music, I have managed to create something new on my own.
Without this piece, "Animenz" wouldn't be what it is today.
For this channel's 10th Anniversary, I have decided to rearrange "My Dearest" by merging both the earlier 2013 arrangement with additional enhancements inspired by the original "My Dearest" song from Supercell.
This new version serves as a culmination of everything I have learnt in the past 10 years of creating piano arrangements, starting from my 20112013 era when I was still using a lot of classical music references to the current 20172020 era with my own orchestral arrangement style. This is the definitive, final version of "My Dearest".
Last but not least, I have also included a personal message for the listeners by adding the final Coda part at 6:58. This is my way to say "Thank you for these 10 years. Thank you for making my dream come true by being an Anime pianist".
Well then, it is time to wrap things up.
But before I go, there is one more thing I wanted to get off my chest: I want to dedicate this Anniversary video to all the people who have supported me during all these years:
to my parents who gave me the opportunity to choose my own path,
to my piano teachers who cultivated my classical piano skills,
to my friends and anime bros who I can always rely on in times of need,
to TheIshter, a fellow Anime pianist and a lifetime good friend,
to all the other Anime pianists on Youtube, who are contributing to the anime piano community on YouTube,
and last but not least:
You, dear watchers.
For always watching my videos. And for always giving me your support.
Thank you.
Here's to another 10 years of anime piano on YouTube.
I have planned many exciting projects for this year, so stay tuned!
Animenz
