I was thinking about how great it would be to have Jero, the first black Enka singer, perform an anime theme for a future show. He’s already got a video game theme under his belt, so I’d like to see him bring his considerable talent to a weekly tv series as well. I can’t really think of any anime these days that uses Enka for its theme songs, so his voice could invigorate anime openings the way it’s invigorated Enka itself. If they do another Hokuto no Ken TV series after Ten no Haoh, I could easily see Jero performing an ending theme.
Besides, if Kobayashi Sachiko can perform theme songs for Pokemon, then I think Jero could throw down some soulful ballads in the same field.
I like how he looks extremely American in that commercial.
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I hadn’t heard of him before – this is fascinating!
Only Enka theme I can think of is the OP for Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran.
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Link: Well, that’s how Jero looks when he performs for the most part, so it’s all good.
It would be awesome to hear him sing for an anime OP/ED. Glad to see that he’s doing just fine. :P
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