The world of anime has become extremely famous in Italy in the past decade thanks to the advent of the Internet, which has contributed to the spread of these works. In particular, we have passed from the time when the souls could only be dubbed on TV and seen with personalized acronyms to those with subtitles and original material.
This change undoubtedly had its advantages and disadvantages, but we would like to remember one aspect that has surely won over many, namely the creation of some ad hoc acronyms for these broadcasts, with Japanese songs sometimes being adapted on the same basis, sometimes by From scratch. We have selected ten historical Italian acronyms for animation in Italy that you will find later. However, we decided to exclude the songs by Giorgio Vanni and Cristina D’Avena, which are given a separate list.
- He is about to return with an unexpected remake, and then there is nothing better than to remember him except for his Italian theme song. The first on the list is the Acronym of Shaman King sung by Marco Masini. Until the remake of Shaman King, we like to remember a historical topic from the 2000s.
- We stay at the same time as Digimon Adventure, a historical anime that airs on RAI with all of its series. We chose only one of Digimon’s acronyms Decide on the first series sung by the Manga Boys.
- In the 80s, the famous robots were in fashion that have long stood out in Japan and are still very popular. One of those who caused more sensation in Italy is Goldrake, famous in Italy for the acronym “Ufo Robot” by Daisuke.
- We’re sticking with an anime these years that is much more violent instead. At the end of this decade, Buronson and Tetsuo Hara’s product came to Italy in some regional networks: Kenshiro shouted his “Uatta!” but it was anticipated by the acronym that still makes you tremble. You will never forget Ken the warrior.
- Another fairly light cartoon that aired on RAI in the 2000s was Guru Guru, whose abbreviation “Guru Guru the circle of magic“is remembered today.
- For 37 years, this acronym has been half a mystery because the singer’s identity was unknown. Only then did it become clear that it was Noam Kaniel who sang LamΓΉ’s opening in a historical motif.
- Not all songs in Italy were original because sometimes a text was sung over the Japanese base. Among these exponents is Pegasus Fantasy, makeup song that has become one of the historical abbreviations of The Knights of the Zodiac – Saint Seiya also in Italy before Giorgio Vanni.
- Let us return to the 2000s with the return of Lupine III. After the series with a green and red jacket, a new anime started, this time with the thief in a pink jacket. And for a new series, a new theme was needed that Enzo Draghi made in Italy. “”The incorrigible lupine“will always remain in our hearts.
- We stay at the same time with a manga that has written the history of the past few years. It is about Hunter X Hunter that remains one of the best-selling products on the Japanese scene despite Togashi’s breaks. Two animated series were drawn from it, and only the 1999 series arrived in Italy, opened by Silvio Pozzoli’s theme song, which probably surpasses its Japanese counterpart with an unforgettable song.
- Finally, we return to a great classic that digs between the soul piles of the old millennium. The King’s Knights played The Tiger Man with a beat that is still very familiar today.
These are the ten acronyms we chose, but it would of course take much more, which underscores how much high-quality opening songs have existed even in Italy. What are your favorites?