Holy crap... that was amazing!

Hi welcome to “This Should Be an Actual Show”

Why in the seven hells of Washington D.C. was this never made into a series from 1984 to 1987, ending with an unsatisfactory cliffhanger, a movie in 1989 with an epic soundtrack that answers nothing, and a revival film in 2008 that didn't capture the feel of the original, only for the Fandom to make an earth-shattering free-to-view movie in 2012 that's entirely computer-graphic'd but with the appearance of proper cell shaded animation, and the surviving voices of the original cast, minus two who tragically passed away already?

"Can I stand by while the world dies?" "I'd gladly give my life for one night as a justice acolyte." "Halfway between the Black and Grey is no place for a life to waste away" "No fate but that of which we make, noble as the oath we undertake" I love the whole song! It just hits all the buttons.

Scifi? Magic? The sexiest of sexbangs? ALL MY MONEY JUST TAKE IT WHERE DO I SIGN

I like to think Ninja Brian pilots his ship with nothing but how intense his expression is.

I have never wanted an animated series to exist so badly before

Every time I come back to this I think "Surely it wasn't THAT amazing, I must be remembering it wrong." Then 4 minutes and 8 seconds later I have full body chills, tears on my face, and a hole in my wall where I punched it out of sheer joy.

*knights of the light table* "so how should ninja brian be portrayed, like how would he look if he was doing something?" *ninja brian* **glares** *KOTLT* "ok, just hold that pose for several hours ok?" *ninja brian* **glares**

I'm heartbroken that this is only a four minute video, the retro anime was an amazing choice for visuals.

Moment of silence for everyone obsessed with this video who've never heard the full version with intact verses and that sweet sax solo

three years on, i still get super emotional at the bit where the brightest star he was following was his own reflection... so fucking powerful

Most of us are probably in agreement here, like all my friends in my town, so you made the intro and hooked us, now where is the show?

Theory: The main character is one of Danny sexbang's distant descendants born from his many space sexcapades

This song inspired me to quit my job that didn’t live up to my moral standard and change the course of my life. The line, “Today, so many moons away, I safely say, that my heart’s true calling was never betrayed,” was calling me out. Much love to TWRP, Dan and The Knights of the Light Table for forcing me to to have some perspective and live up to my own ideals.

One thing I finally noticed, after Goodness knows how many viewings, is that after the shot injures Twinky Elf Dan, the star he reaches for is revealed to be the one visible from his weird chest crystal. Since they were chasing the stars, he was quite literally following his heart.

Starlight brigade was the best anime show of my childhood, that never existed.

Dear wealthy media people: Fund this.

Came here to watch it after reading the Twitter post, I just want to say it again after watching ..... CROWDFUND THIS!!

Still begging on my hands and knees for this as a show

Great song and FUCKING PHENOMENAL ANIMATION! Good lord this was amazing

ILL TAKE 20 MORE FULL-LENGTH EPISODES PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

The ship breakdown has always hit me hard. I cry every time. I once was in a car accident that essentially incapacitated my car, I was sure I'd die. I sat there contemplating my fleeting existence. Then I was like no, Im not going like this, if this semi doesn't kill me, that's my chance. My car started and managed to live long enough to get me to safety... That person certainly died there, but the me now still fights new battles today!

Even after 4 years I still really want this to become a Graphic Novel or Show.

3:19 nice Dark Side of the Moon visual reference

Kickstarter for Starlight Brigade anime when?

This feels like best cartoon I've ever watched growing up that never was. I like how everyone seems to agree that this could be an amazing show... or even a movie. Edit: It just occurred to me, this heavily reminds me of The Last Star Fighter, an old 80's movie.

Love the homage to Pink Floyd's album art at 3:20, this video is like a shot on nostalgia directly into my bloodstream.

I think it's cool that the characters are renditions of TWRP and NSP. I'd love to do a cosplay group of The Starlight Brigade.

I NEED THIS FULL ANIME. More Adventures of The Starlight Brigade, Please!!!

Lyrics: When I look up at the sky, what meets my eyes? Can I just stand by while the world dies? (While the world dies) A starship idling nearby, is it my time? I crawl inside and turn the cockpit clockwise, toward the sunrise I hear a voice in the back of my head Screaming "this is suicide! Did you hear what I said?" But then it fades into nothing with the rest of the light and sound I'm on my way out! Lift off! The firestorm ignites Last thoughts of a life by candlelight Inside this speeding satellite Today, so many moons away I safely say We stand as one A bond beyond the vast wave, until the last grave The mission orders typed and lights up our screens Ignition flights A thousand minds move simultaneously Into the night a fleet of firelight jet engines scream Turn the key This is my destiny! Last flight! I'd gladly give my life for one night as a justice acolyte Light shines only for the blind Escape the endless dream of space, black seas that I can't navigate Locate the great Starlight Brigade Starlight within will guide us to the other side Lift off! The firestorm ignites Last thoughts of a life by candlelight Inside this speeding satellite Halfway between the black and gray Is no place for a life to waste away I'll take the road with all the stakes (Starlight Brigade) Black knights and dark side battlecries All die once they're in my line of sight This fight is all I know that's right (whoa yeah) No fate but that of which we make Noble as the oath we undertake We are the great Starlight Brigade! (Starlight Brigade)

I've realised the genius of this, and why so many people have the uncanny feeling it's like a pilot for an amazing show that only ever came to air in an alternative universe ... it's because it's cut like an AMV. And certainly myself and more than a few of us here will have consumed a good few of those and know the feeling caused by a perfectly edited meld of pivotal, highly emotionally charged, action packed (...or just humorous) scenes from an already beloved anime, and a killer piece of music that encapsulates the mood set by the visuals. And there's at least a couple of great shows, and a couple of great bands, that I've been introduced to through that medium, browsing through what people have made for one or the other, or just at random. And coming across this video evokes that emotional memory. So, maybe the show we've discovered through this virtual AMV isn't real, but at least the band is... (This came to me in the scene where they make the first attack and Strive's ship gets hit by a shot from the baddies; I had been playing the tune in the background whilst working, as is the way I normally have KZfaq music going, and just happened to close a tab such that this came to the front a little before that, and I therefore wasn't fully into the visual rhythm. It struck me that if it was an actual movie, or a scene from an episodic show, it would have all played out a _lot_ slower, with interstitial dialogue and moments of dramatic suspense. But as there was a need to both tell a certain chunk of the story within the limited time allowed by the music (yes, I know it's edited down as well due to the ironically appropriate budgetary constraints), and to keep to the beat, most of that was edited out in jumpcut fashion, retaining just the most important and memorable parts, bringing maybe a two minute segment down to... [spins back to check] ...approximately five seconds. Eight if you want to be generous. Which is VERY AMV-ish, particularly for anything that covers a large swath of or even the entirety of a 13-episode show or 90-minute film (never mind anything longer!) with fast paced music over the top. But then the star-chasing part and the renewing of their internal fire is arguably uncut from the "original"... Which again rather puts me in mind of an actual Nausicaa or maybe just multi-classic-Ghibli (looking at you Laputa) video that I once saw. Pick and choose what to spin through quick without actually cutting so you can include that slower moment in full. Kinda get the same feeling from the Rudo animated videos for Siamés' tunes too. Be fun to see a four-way collab between the two studios and two bands...)

I feel like i watched a whole anime and now im left with a void ..welp time to rewatch it a million times

“what’s your favorite anime” me - starlight brigade

The space aesthetic, the 80s vibe… absolutely masterful. Y’all should team up with Savant to produce the ultimate VHS vibe of a track

Why does this make me cry? Its so gorgeous. Probably the best music video I've ever seen tbh.

Danny is the 80's distilled into a person.

Where's my Starlight Brigade comic book series?

When they told this kid to 'reach for the stars', he literally took it to literal heart.

“Halfway between the black and grey is no place for a life to waste away” and “Black knights and dark side battle cries all die once they’re in my line of sight” are a couple of the most awesome lines of lyrics I’ve ever heard. This song and video are both so amazingly good.

Danny: Cute little space elf TWRP: Cool space pilots Ninja Brian: Ninja Brian.

DISCLAIMER: Not every meteorite contains a badass ship that takes you to an adventure full of starlight and introduces to you a colorful cast of pilot pals.

I’m honestly kinda surprised no one has even attempted to make a series or even a fanfic of this. This could end up being a really great series. It’s sets up a nice being, have characters that you can somewhat tell their personalities of from how they react to certain situations, the connections they share with each other, the antagonist of the story, an underlying theme, and a nice ending that people can get behind.

Every time I watch this I get on the verge of tears with just how beautiful the animation is, I get chills to this day ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

100% of this comment section is "ANIME WEN PLZ AND THANKU" and I gotta agree.

Stars 10\10 Song: 10\10 Animation: 11\10

There is something in all of us that is exactly this. I hope one day we can all grasp it and pull it fully into our hearts.

One of my favorite things in this video is that you barely got a glance at each character, but you got the entire personallity understood. The other 5 of the crew have so much personallity without uttering a single word. For example, at 1:40, the samurai ninja snake guy on the left draws out his knife. Such a tiny detail gives him so much more personallity, showing that he's keen and skilled, but also won't back down from a fight. Fantastic!

I love that everyone is physically flying their ships. Except for Ninja Brian. He just glares at the controls and the ship does what he wants.

Ah, I get it now. I've found my specific aesthetic. This is it.

They are actually pitching this as a show! We should try getting this up to 20 million vews, minimum. Maybe the stars will actually align and we'll get an actual show!

Every night my 6yo says "Papa, in the morning if I'm still sleeping play this loudly to wake me up!". He comes out of the hallway bleary eyed, but dancing none the less. Thanks TWRP and NSP.

yo I NEED a Starlight Brigade T-shirt

Alright, lets see if this song is any go... *Synth starts* ...take me Danny.

It feels like I watched an entire series, fully understand every detail, and it tied off all loose ends and ended perfectly. All while never knowning a single characters name, and in 1/100th of the time

0:46 Strive's handprint is on the black object before it transforms into a spacecraft. After it transforms, some water falls down from the spacecraft's tail. 1:24 Havve Hogan hits his drumsticks in sync with the music. 1:32 Judging by his hand movements, this character probably tells our heros to hit the barrier with their spacecrafts and they do so at 2:07 1:39 This is a miniature figurine of the spaceship our heroes are currently in. We saw this spaceship at 1:26 2:20 This might be the same star we saw at the beginning of the video. 0:09

Ninja Brian's ship doesn't have controls, it just knows better.

High key want's a full series where Dan voices the main character.

I see im not alone when i say i want the full series

I love how you can seamlessly go from the pure off the wall humor of NSP, to the sheer epicness of TWRP, into something like Magnum Bullets and its all Danny. This song hits that perfect vibe that brings the dreams of childhood back and somehow is still so epic that the adult side of me gets pumped up about it. I love this music.

The animation is absolutely gorgeous! Hope Danny cosplays his elfsona someday

At 3:19, Danny sings "Darkside" and the animation shows a 'Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon' album reference. Absolutely beautiful.

This song is so important to me. I came across it by chance right after I unexpectedly scored my dream job at the time: working at a huge science museum. I listened to it along with other TWRP songs on the way to work most days and that was how I celebrated my success and encouraged myself to enjoy every moment and give it all my effort. Now, I've moved on to another, even bigger dream: becoming a pilot. I've been in flight school for a month, and when reconnecting with this song recently, I realized the spaceship Strive (the "main character" of the animated video) finds looks just like a sci-fi version of the airplane I happen to fly, the Diamond DA-20 (look it up, hopefully you'll see what I mean). And when I took my first flight in it, I felt just like I was experiencing the start of my own "Starlight Brigade" journey. Follow your dreams, people. They're calling you for a reason.

This is the sickest thing I've seen in a while. STARLIGHT BRIGADE NEVER DIES!

Eight people animated this. *Only **_EIGHT_*

A youthful main character who never gives up ✓ Weird geometric aliens that steal the stars from the sky ✓ Epic space wars ✓ An amazing final battle in space ✓ I can see Studio Trigger making this into an anime.

This music video should be a real show; it made me feel joy for once. Thank you for this amazing piece of art.

Just found out there was an animated series in the works for years before it was given up on, absolutely devo'd

I feel like this would rock more than Voltron. Oh my god i need 20 seasons please

The fact that this isn't a kickstarter to make a full length musical animated movie is criminal.

This is the second space themed music video I've seen recently that deserves a show of it's own. Why isn't this a show?

as an animation student, every time i feel stuck, or like everything is too much, i play this video and feel my chest burst with joy and child like wonder, and remember why i'm doing all of this. i aspire to make someone feel the way this piece of art makes me feel, every second makes my hair stand on end and my eyes sparkle

The production quality of this video makes me sad that there isn't an entire feature length film of it.

How can I not trust the starlight brigade? One of them has a PhD.

Coming back to this kind of videos with little over a year of practice drawing, I am able to see details that i didn't even notice the first time around, and it makes watching even more enjoyable now. I still have a long way to go, but boy does this inspire me to keep going!

I am relieved to note that humanity's representative to the Starlight Brigade has a suitably impressive mustache.

"How many emotions do we want to pack into 4 minutes?" "Yes."

I physically need this to be an actual anime, and I need Danny to voice the main character

Years later and this song and music video still gives me chills. It is a masterpiece.

2:05 I don't know what it is, but aggressively pushing a handle forward to make my ship fly faster has been a very specific fantasy of mine. I just believe it'd be so cathartic. "Punch it" *neuooom*

I like giving the character's dad the voice of Dan's actual dad. "Ehhhh, Dahn! You better not go to that meteor! Come inside and have some of this sick cantaloupe!"

WHO NEEDS VOLTRON WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MASTERPIECE

Animators really just made every frame wallpaper-worthy huh

I come back to this a few times a year and still, to this day, wish this could have been picked up for 6 seasons and a movie. The song is fantastic, but the animation and what we get of the story line just begs for elaboration. It's just so good. I want to know more about this universe and the races of beings within it.

Uh hi yea.. *IM GONNA NEED AN ANIME OF THIS*

Petition to have Starlight Brigade turned into a short series OR if possible continue the theme for future music videos so its like episode but shorter

I have seen TWRP many times live. They deserve all the success they get. Not only are they ridiculous musicians, they came out to talk to everyone after the show at every show I have been to. Good dudes.

who would've known the peaks of character design would be found in a 4min music video on yt

Wow, I can't believe they got Danny Elf Man on this project Stellar job, everyone, 10/10

I am late to the party on finding the band. But holy cats, this might be one of the best music videos I've ever seen.

Running some numbers, I've probably listened to this song around 1500 times since release, not including when it first came out and I probably listened to it on repeat, whilst at the gym and whilst just listening to music, and even so this song still gives me chills. IT'S FUCKING AWESOME!

Now I want 6 seasons and a movie of this! Amazing job you guys!

It has to be known that only eight people created this almost 4 minute masterpiece of animation (according to the credits). EIGHT. PEOPLE.

I would give a not-small amount of money to have this be an actual series

"Halfway between the black and grey is no place for a life to waste away" is great

These TWRP redesigns are so tasty fresh

I heard this was originally going to be done with live actors, but it had to be scrapped because the scene where Ninja Brian sweats was impossible to recreate.

They are trying to make this into an actual series!!! I say they should do kickstarter alot would jump at the chance to support this!!!

The struggles of real life take their toll but every time I go to sleep I listen to this song, admire this masterpiece of video and keep the embers of dreams alive. I discovered this by total chance and I'm totally loving it, may any superior entity bless the people who made this, keeping bad things at bay. Thank you very much!

Starship Piloting types Dan: angelic voice TWRP smooth Rhythm and jams Ninja Brian: PURE MALICE