In a bit less than a month, on July 9, 2026, will be the 20th anniversary of the anime adaptation of Welcome to the N.H.K.As a way to celebrate it, I wanted to host another /a/ sings for it.The OP and ED were already covered 13 years ago. (I'm not the anon who mixed them.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXNeWCQ_45shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_jUR7eZF_kThis time, let's sing THE one and only most depressing /a/nison, "Youkoso! Hitori bocchi" by Pearl Kyoudai.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZuIMcmNZnU>ResourcesThe starter pack with song, instrumental and lyrics can be found therehttps://files.catbox.moe/ne7bhw.zip>SubmissionSend your vocal tracks toanon524287@gmail.comor upload it on catbox.moe and post the link hereMore instructions in the starter pack>Deadline?Soft deadline is set to July 9, 2026I'm a bit late in organizing this so I might give more time
Holy fuck I will definitely be participating
>>288774642What happened to the Yurikima Arashi /a/ sings? Anyway Hitori Bocchi is one of my favorite anime songs ever, pretty insane an /a/ sings hasn't been done by the 20yh anniversary is a perfect opportunity
>>288774802>What happened to the Yurikima Arashi /a/ sings?Not really sure. I'm not in contact with any of the previous /a/ sings mixers so you might want to mail that anon for more info.I suppose /a/ sings aren't really popular enough anymore. The last project that actually got finished was more than a year ago. A bunch died without any words from their organizer.
>>288774993What were the other ones that died? The Yurikima Arashi one was the last I saw in a while? I don't think anyone has organized many in the last year (from what I saw)I hope this is successful cause Hitori Bocchi is such an iconic song. A bad part of /a/ being less active is an increased difficulty in getting these projects off the ground I guess
Never wanted more to sing in one of these
>>288774642Nice, I'll give it a goand hope that my sobbing doesn't ruin the song
>>288775209The one before Yurikuma OP was Brave Shine from Fate UBW. I'm not sure if that lead to anything in the end.I wish I could host more /a/ sings of seasonal anime overall, but it's always difficult to determine if one really "deserves" an /a/ sings before it's already forgotten. And it's not like I'm always watching the most popular shows on /a/ every season.
>>288776138There's a lot of iconic, beloved anime on /a/ with OPs that should have /a/ sings for them desu
>>288776028It could add to the flavor
>>288776138Seasonals are pretty difficult unless it's like Bocchi or I remember Spy x Family getting one
>>288776138>Brave Shine from Fate UBWHuh, must have missed this
>>288774642It's been 20 years? That's depressing on its own
Keep the threads alive pls, I need to be reminded to sing
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>>288778580I'll try
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>>288774642The anime version was shit, so I won't be doing it
i cant sing cause my nose is stuffedgonna pump it full of my nose meds and hope it clears upbump
OP here. Thanks to the anon that was bumping but you don't really have to do it. If there is little discussion, so be it.
>>288774642>20 year anniversary Fuck....
>>288785401ganbatte anon!
>>288786198Maybe wait for Misaki Monday.
>>288784185Even if you believe that, the song was great!>>288786198Multiple people are bumping it actually
>>288774802Did anyone even submit anything to the Yurikuma one? I feel like the threads died really fast
>>288786198no worries
>>288774642Don't /a/ sing openings? However I hate NHK, It would have been better to choose something more universally popular and loved
>>288790061>Don't /a/ sing openings?/a/ sings anything iconic, like Libera me from Hell from TTGL>to choose something more universally popular and lovedThat's NHK
bros im starting to think there is no misaki coming to save me
>>288790185Be your own Misaki
>>288790061Feel free to suggest anything. Maybe this will motivate some anon to organize something if they see there is demand.There are a lot of songs that would totally deserve an /a/ sings, but the real issue is that they have to be somehow relevant for anons to care enough. I wanted to do Youkoso Hitoribocchi for years, and I thought the 20th anniversary would be a good timing.But I don't really like celebrating something just because it's popular, mainstream or iconic personally. I'd rather make OC for anime more niche but that left an impression on me to be honest, but it's not easy for cooperative projects.
>>288790483>But I don't really like celebrating something just because it's popular, mainstream or iconic personally. I'd rather make OC for anime more nicheWith that kind of logic, no one will contribute, I also don't think it's right to create for the sake of “celebration” rather than for the process itself https://youtu.be/WEN4qOcVKeM?si=i7IQqQQGm5iDHbqQ
>>288790483>I wanted to do Youkoso Hitoribocchi for years, and I thought the 20th anniversary would be a good timing.It's an amazing song and perfect timing indeed
>>288790677>bleachfag thinks his opinion matters
>>288790677Welcome to the NHK isn't niche, it's one of the most culturally relevant anime to /a/ ever. Certainly more universally popular and beloved on /a/ than Bleach of all things...
>>288790749>bleachNo one watches battle shounen.
>>288790697I dropped Bleach on the rancar arc>>288790749>Certainly more universally popular and beloved on /a/Apparently, still not popular enough
>>288790858>Apparently, still not popular enoughHuh? Welcome to the NHK gets constant threads on /a/.
OP I'll send mine hopefully by the end of this week. Thanks for doing this
>>288790677Just to be clear, "/a/ sings" isn't the initiative of any sort of established group or off-site community. It's most often one anon saying "I can mix. Let's do this". There is no selection committee, vote, poll or anything.The only reason this project is a thing is because I liked Welcome to the NHK and that song in particular. That's it. Not because it would be popular on /a/ or on Youtube. It's completely selfish.If you want a project organized, you should find somebody that is motivated or do it yourself. If you can start something in Bleach threads, good for you. I will always be happy to see more cooperative OCs emerge.
What about Modokashii Sekai no Ue de?
>>288790901That's why anons had to necrobump this thread?>>288791001>The only reason this project is a thing is because I liked Welcome to the NHK and that song in particular. That's it. Not because it would be popular on /a/ or on Youtube. It's completely selfishI understand that no one is being organized or warned, but do you expect the project to be completed? I suppose you know better. Also, I've never been in the bleach threads, this is just the first big thing I saw in the catalog
>>288791197>That's why anons had to necrobump this thread?not him but necrobumping is pretty normal for these sort of projects and pretty common for non-WSJ manga threads on /a/
>>288791151Not OP, but I feel like Hitori Bocchi is the shows most iconic song.
>>288791791Yeah which is why I was surprised it never got an /a/ sings before
>>288774642which song goes "bah bah bah bah"?
>>288792143https://youtu.be/6mnvu1PLlRcI want Misaki to end my painful life.
>>288792143ikasuze! positive thinking
>>288792263>>288792272awesome
>>288774642if I lost my sex drive and love for waifus I would probably genuinely have nothing left to live for and kill myself
>>288792594Good thing that's never happening right?
>>288785401Singing this song while sick would be funny though
>>288790185One day a girl will fall into my arms and save me
>>288774642My summer vacation ends tonight so I can't even get shitfaced while singing and what's the point doing this sober? At the very I have four days off next week so I have more than enought time to practice
>>288794810We await your performance
If you think you won't have the time or you can't really sing where you are, you can simply record the "knock knock knock" or "hitori bocchi" part and still send it to me. I'll include it in the mix.The song is fairly easy though so give it a try if you can.
>>288796055No need cause you're getting the entire song
>>288774642The fuck's an .opus file?
>>288796556It's an audio format, like .mp3. I actually ripped the audio from Youtube videos for that starter pack, which are encoded in opus. It was less of a pain at the time. You can find a lossless audio on nyaa if you really need it.I didn't think of it but maybe not all media player can read them. Tell me if you can't, I'll try to reencode the files.
>>288774642I'm terrible at full lines, but I'll at least submit for the chorus and such. NHK was an early watch of mine, and watching it again in 2024 was a fantastic experience, so I know I gotta send SOMETHING in
>>288796879It being terrible is part of the charm anon
>>288796556seem them in use for past /a/ sings a bunch for some reason
bumperoonie
record yourselves anons, feel no fear. believe in the you that believes in yourself!!with vocalist/instrumentalhttps://files.catbox.moe/wwueqt.flacme onlyhttps://files.catbox.moe/fmdog6.flac>Kuchi mo mimi mo me mo kouzuiwhat is this bullshit...
>>288799244Well received anon. Thank you for your submission.
>>288796656>reencode the fileshere's what i used.with vocalshttps://files.catbox.moe/wd6pvw.wavinstrumentalhttps://files.catbox.moe/1umfwm.wav>>288799301ganbatte
>>288799244nice
>>288799244the first is always the bravest
Do people still use vocaroo for this?
bumping
>>288801223Agreed
>>288774642Wow feels like forever since I've seen an /a/ sings be organized. I thought all the anons that had any sound-mixing talent had collectively killed themselves.
>>288802654There's been two others iirc
>>288802654Last one I remember seeing was KonoSuba season 3 ed in 2024
>>288774642Count me in. I'll definitely need to get somewhat drunk to submit it, though... wouldn't want to bitch out halfway through.>>288802654>I thought all the anons that had any sound-mixing talent had collectively killed themselves.They, just like any other anons with the tiniest smidge of talent for creating OC, fled to Twitter or akin sites. There's just no incentive to contribute on here anymore, knowing that you'll get triple the attention under a social media handle; likes are the currency of today. It sucks, but that's exactly why it's awesome and motivating to find anons just doing shit for the love of the game.
>>288790061we've already done all the popular stuff
>>288797915>for some reasonthey're lossless, and they work on virtually every audio program
>>288804685It also helps that you can get ad revenue or shill a patreon if you post shit to twitter
>>288804685Anons here aren't particularly good at sound-mixing (except you, drumfag, you're the greatest). They're not pros after all and it's fine. I don't think they would expect any fame from it.It's more that organizing collaborative projects can feel exhausting when they flop, I think. Especially when it's for stuff you love. So you feel even more reticent to organize the next thing.
>>288794810>>288804685Damn. Well, now I guess I have an excuse to get shitfaced...
>>288804685To be honest I don't really see OC projects besides artwork on other sites
>>288782393
>>288806900Never
>>288804685There are still drawfags on here, I think making OC is just harder and more demotivating these days
>>288808266If you make anything anonymously on 4chan, it gets stolen and reposted. And apparently, they'll even make Jewish films about it>the backrooms
>>288808526I don't know if this place is that kind of tastemaker anymore after covid
>>288794810What’s your job anon?
>>288808633You're right its not really that anymore, but still there are probably thousands of Twitter and other social media accounts reposting various OC, art or just greentexts no matter how shitty and making money off it.
Ganbare, singing anons!
Good to see that this thread hasn't needed many bumps after the initial hurdle
>>288799244Good job anon! I'll recording mine soon. Seeing recordings posted in threads is inspiring.
>>288812545thanks, i look forward to hearing more submissions from fellow anons
Gonna record pururururur rurin
Don’t let the thread die
>>288816389Of course
>>288815189record more!
https://files.catbox.moe/gs3igp.oggI'll have to re-sing some parts
>>288820065Pure Kino
>>288820065this is amazing what do you need to re-sing?
sign this contract saying you like me
I've been hoping an /a/ sings for Hitori Bocchi would somehow happen and my prayers were answered. Thank you so much for doing this OP.By the way everyone, there was an /a/ sings archive made a couple years ago that went dead. Thought it would be lost to time before I remembered I had saved all the songs on another hard drive. Uploaded them all to a new mega folderhttps://mega.nz/folder/X1ZSUTZQ#PNy39YUVgJNeTynlRx2VaAI know there's some missing, so if you know the ones that are please link them! Need to add them for a full archive
