Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A To Z: Naruto Shippuden "Man of the World"


For my first A to Z Challenge ever, I'm highlighting a favorite track from various science fiction and fantasy movies, games, and TV shows. Feel free to press play and listen while you visit other A to Z participants.

Considered the Game of Thrones of Anime, in terms of epicness, Naruto: Shippuden is a seriously epic series that will take years to catch up if you haven't watched from the beginning. Yasuharu Takanashi has a great ear for drawing the right notes to pique the emotion from the viewer, to which this track has to be among the saddest I've ever heard.


There will be a new track tomorrow. Thank you for stopping by!

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21 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughApril 16, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    Good use of the violin. I haven't watched that series.

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  2. UnknownApril 16, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    My brother's are HUGE fans of Naruto. I agree on the use of the violin. This is a haunting track.

    BTW, I meant to mention the other day that your blog background is rad! :)

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  3. Hilary Melton-ButcherApril 16, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    Hi David .. As you mention Yasuharu Takanashi certainly has a great feel for the emotion to this scene .. I wonder what is happening .. great empathy one assumes for the scene unfolding ...

    Cheers Hilary

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  4. ilimaApril 16, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    I've never seen this one but I've heard good things about it. Great song.

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  5. Chrys FeyApril 16, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    I just love violin pieces. :) This is beautiful.

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  6. JakApril 16, 2014 at 10:47 AM

    Love the song, and like most say here, I can always get behind a violin piece.

    But Naruto... man... Naruto... Given the very reason you mentioned, I have strayed from watching this anime. Along the same lines of Dragon Ball Z. There is just such a volume that it would take me ages to watch them all and it sounds like it's still ongoing? Both series even maybe.

    Being it's been awhile since I've watched much anime, I will likely resume with some series that aren't as epic and are already wrapped up, so they can be viewed in their entirety. No waiting :)

    Jak at The Cryton Chronicles & Dreams in the Shade of Ink

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  7. Stephanie FarisApril 16, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    Love the music. It's so haunting.

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  8. the little princessApril 16, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    ah! this is soulful!!

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  9. Liz BlockerApril 16, 2014 at 11:40 AM

    My chakra is now extremely sad. But I still love this :)

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  10. MysteryApril 16, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    Love the music. :) For some reason, Naruto at a glance has never struck me as emotional, but more along the lines of DBZ; dramatic moments, but mostly just fighting...episodes and episodes to a single fight in DBZ's case. But a lot of anime is like that in that it's hard to tell at a glance how serious the story line might be.

    The Immarcescible Word

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  11. debi o'neilleApril 16, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    You're right. It is very sad. But thanks for letting us listen.

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  12. S. L. HennessyApril 16, 2014 at 1:42 PM

    The Game of Thrones of anime? I've never heard of this before.

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  13. Jean Katherine BaldridgeApril 16, 2014 at 4:01 PM

    I am jean ;) and my throat chakra is a little choked up. thanks that is beautiful! You make great selections!!!

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  14. J E OneilApril 16, 2014 at 4:24 PM

    I probably wouldn't go as far as calling it the Game of Thrones of anime, but it is a good song :)

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  15. LuAnn @ BackPorchervationsApril 16, 2014 at 6:04 PM

    That's one of my kids' favorites! They will be so impressed when I bring it up! :O) Thanks David!

    LuAnn Braley
    AJ's Hooligans @AtoZChallenge
    Back Porchervations

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  16. TrishaApril 16, 2014 at 6:21 PM

    I haven't seen this show at all, so I guess if I were to start I'd be going for quite a few years :)

    Beautiful music!

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  17. Leslie S. RoseApril 16, 2014 at 11:03 PM

    Did you say GAME OF THRONES? Squirrel. Oh, nice music.

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  18. Sheena-kay GrahamApril 16, 2014 at 11:39 PM

    My chakra needs a tissue. This is totally the tune for a death scene or complete destruction of a village. Proud watcher of the series. One of the best anime series of all time.

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  19. RobinApril 17, 2014 at 7:03 AM

    That violin sounds like it is crying. It amazes me that the same instrument that can produce a rollicking merry tune can also squeeze out something this sad. In my mind, I can see the violinist crying as he draws the bow across the strings. It would make me sad to play it. Wonderful song.

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  20. Laura ClipsonApril 17, 2014 at 11:13 AM

    I love Naruto, it's one of my favourite anime's. I'm all caught up on it now, and it's killing me having to wait a week for each new episode. I have loads of the tracks from it on my youtube playlist, including this one. I listen to them when I'm writing :)

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  21. Donna K. WeaverApril 17, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    Purty. Kind of sad.

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