This was my first as well. At least, the first I remember being TITLED anime. Gigantor and Tranzor Z and Voltron were my FIRST firsts, but Ako is in a special place
I was lucky enough to find a CD of the soundtrack at my 1st Con (Megacon 1998) WOW !!! Has it really been that long ?? Well, it s been a great trip. And it s not over.
@@NameNotAlreadyTaken2 I mean, Gunbuster was probably the first anime for a lot of people as well, and it was an homage to Aim for the Ace, a shoujo tennis manga that most people in the West only know about because of Gunbuster. So it's not that weird.
One of the first anime I ever watched, and still one of the best. And best song. I'm a child of the '80s, so I was maybe about 7 when this was released in Japan.
Just saw this anime for the first time about a week ago. I'm casually almost 40 years late in discovering Project A-ko.... Follow Your Dreams and Dance Away capture that iconic 80s pop energy perfectly. A great soundtrack for a great anime.
There's a vision in your heart only you can achieve. You can climb the highest mountains if you only believe.
If you try to do your best, nothing stands in your way. So don't put off until tomorrow what you should do today.
I remember I saw you shine like a diamond in the sky. I knew that you had a dream, a dream that would never die.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream. No, don't you ever forget your dream. And you will never regret it, the world's waiting in front of you. Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream. No, don't you ever forget your dream. And you will never regret it, you'll find all of your dreams come true.
There's a light that's shining bright, it's the light in your eyes. You can swim the deepest ocean or fly high in the sky.
Now's the time to shoot the moon or to reach for the stars. You can be anything you want to if you know who you are.
I remember I saw you shine like a diamond in the sky. I knew that you had a dream, a dream that would never die.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream. No, don't you ever forget your dream. And you will never regret it, the world's waiting in front of you. Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream. No, don't you ever forget your dream. And you will never regret it, you'll find all of your dreams come true.
When you look into a mirror, tell me what you see. Is the light that's always shining, shining in your heart? When you wake up in the morning, tell me how you feel. Is it just a dream or is it really real (really real)? Tell me, is it really real?
Follow your dream, follow your dream, follow your dream.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream. No, don't you ever forget your dream. And you will never regret it, you'll find all of your dreams come true.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream. No, don't you ever forget your dream. And you will never regret it, the world's waiting in front of you. Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream. No, don't you ever forget your dream. And you will never regret it, you'll find all of your dreams come true.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it. Follow your dream.
I think the deal with the PROJECT A-KO soundtrack is that the Japanese producers of the film gave some indication to Joey Carbone and Richie Zito in Los Angeles what kind of music to compose, but they didn't actually ship a rough work print of the film to LA so Carbone and Zito were in the dark as to the plot of the movie. But, regardless, it suits the lighthearted mood of the film even if there's no real connection to the plot.
There's a vision in your eye Only you can achieve You can climb the highest mountains If you only believe If you try to do your best Nothing stands in your way So don't put off until tomorrow What you should do today I remember I saw you shine Like a diamond in the sky I knew that you had a dream A dream that would never die Follow your dream You've got to follow it Follow your dream Now don't you ever forget your dream And you will never regret it The world's waiting infront of you Follow your dream You've got to follow it Follow your dream Now don't you ever forget your dream And you will never regret it You'll find all of your dreams come true There's a light that's shining bright It's the light in your eyes You can swim the deepest ocean Or fly high in the sky Now's the time to shoot the moon Or to reach for the stars You can be anything you want to If you know who you are I remember I saw you shine Like a diamond in the sky I knew that you had a dream A dream that would never die Follow your dream You've got to follow it Follow your dream Now don't you ever forget your dream And you will never regret it The world's waiting infront of you Follow your dream You've got to follow it Follow your dream Now don't you ever forget your dream And you will never regret it You'll find all of your dreams come true When you look into a mirror Tell me what you see It's the light that's always shining Shining in your heart When you wake up in the morning Tell me how you feel Is it just a dream or is it really real (Really real) Tell me is it really real Follow your dream (3x) Follow your dream You've got to follow it Follow your dream Now don't you ever forget your dream And you will never regret it You'll find all of your dreams come true Follow your dream You've got to follow it Follow your dream Now don't you ever forget your dream And you will never regret it The world's waiting infront of you Follow your dream You've got to follow it Follow your dream Now don't you ever forget your dream And you will never regret it You'll find all of your dreams come true
It's a problem with all media. Once it gets too big, people who shouldn't be there start to dig their fangs into it, as they see an opening for exploitation. Just look at Starwars Battlefront 2. The original BF2 was amazing, but it also wasn't suppose to be a cash cow. But then EA got their dirty hag claws and absolutely ruined it with their evil poisonous gambling schemes. Also A-ko reminds me of Ranma for some reason.... though it might be the other way around.
Because people today have extremely underdeveloped amygdala. It's involved in the level of complexity that people are able to think at - in creativity. There is nothing to be done about it.
![FOLLOW YOUR DREAM -C-ko's Theme- - VALERIE - Project A-ko [Lyrics]](/img/n.gif)
Who’s listening to this in 2023!? This was the first anime I ever saw back in the early 90s. I still love it!
Was probably one of the earlier ones for me and I’ll still rewatch it. Love the music
still epic tune
still listening
This was my first as well. At least, the first I remember being TITLED anime. Gigantor and Tranzor Z and Voltron were my FIRST firsts, but Ako is in a special place
A parody of anime up to that point is a hell of an introduction to anime
i've been enjoying this song since before TH-cam existed, but at least now I don't have to rewind the VHS tape every time :)
I was lucky enough to find a CD of the soundtrack at my 1st Con (Megacon 1998) WOW !!! Has it really been that long ??
Well, it s been a great trip. And it s not over.
Or bootlegs record it off the TV onto cassette. XD
@@bustyrandit same!
KuragariNoKaze,
Before I got the CD, I ran audio cables from my VCR into my stereo and did just that. LoL
First anime I ever watched back in 1994...so much nostalgia...(sob)
The VERY first anime for me too. (A year reply)
kinda weird, though, to watch a massive parody as your first anime.
+NameNotAlreadyTaken2
I know someone who watched Aki-Sora as the first anime.
If you ask me, Project A-ko is a much better choice than Aki-Sora.
1st anime for me. 97
@@NameNotAlreadyTaken2 I mean, Gunbuster was probably the first anime for a lot of people as well, and it was an homage to Aim for the Ace, a shoujo tennis manga that most people in the West only know about because of Gunbuster. So it's not that weird.
I love the fact that there's bass slapping involved! That's literally one of the best parts of '80s songs alongside the synthesizers!
This song makes we wish I was 20 years younger. A bit easier to keep following your dreams back then.
saturday mornings on sci fi great anime they had , project ako , akira, vampire hunter D
Akira and Vampire Hunter D in the morning...?
@@LordProteus early morning or afternoon depending where Syfy aired around
This such a great summer song.
Shit was dope and so was the movie. I was probably 14 or so when I watched this in the early 90s. Good old days at Blockbuster for rentals lol
One of the first anime I ever watched, and still one of the best. And best song. I'm a child of the '80s, so I was maybe about 7 when this was released in Japan.
Just saw this anime for the first time about a week ago. I'm casually almost 40 years late in discovering Project A-ko....
Follow Your Dreams and Dance Away capture that iconic 80s pop energy perfectly. A great soundtrack for a great anime.
I'll never forget this anime, was my first and is still one of my beloved guilty pleasures. :) The ost is uplifting and inspiring.
First Watched this with bubble gum crisis and the original gun buster.....I really miss the golden era of anime
I've had the soundtrack for years now its so rare for an anime to have such catchy tunes.
Smells like 80s!
And what's wrong with that? ;)
@@topsword6534 nothing, it's a wonderful smell. Of true emotions, of good culture, of honesty and quality
Hear hear, @@PaladineAvenger1!
Well it was released in 1986
@@topsword6534 Absolutely nothing!!!!! Can't get enough of that vibe from my childhood.
Still hum this tune even after 10+ years of hearing this
Almost 35 years for me!
Only true 80s kids remember!
(I'm joking, sort of, but I really do love this song because it is SO EIGHTIES)
This still makes me nostalgic as an 80s kid since it's the one movie that got me into Anime in the very early 90s. :)
@@OmegaDez Never gets old!
@Rosalyn Kastner watching it now because of you.
seeing A-Ko and C-Ko running to school... B-Ko at the gates. Life goes on. A perfect ending.
There's a vision in your heart
only you can achieve.
You can climb the highest mountains
if you only believe.
If you try to do your best,
nothing stands in your way.
So don't put off until tomorrow
what you should do today.
I remember I saw you
shine like a diamond in the sky.
I knew that you had a dream,
a dream that would never die.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
No, don't you ever forget your dream.
And you will never regret it,
the world's waiting in front of you.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
No, don't you ever forget your dream.
And you will never regret it,
you'll find all of your dreams come true.
There's a light that's shining bright,
it's the light in your eyes.
You can swim the deepest ocean
or fly high in the sky.
Now's the time to shoot the moon
or to reach for the stars.
You can be anything you want to
if you know who you are.
I remember I saw you
shine like a diamond in the sky.
I knew that you had a dream,
a dream that would never die.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
No, don't you ever forget your dream.
And you will never regret it,
the world's waiting in front of you.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
No, don't you ever forget your dream.
And you will never regret it,
you'll find all of your dreams come true.
When you look into a mirror,
tell me what you see.
Is the light that's always shining,
shining in your heart?
When you wake up in the morning,
tell me how you feel.
Is it just a dream or is it really real (really real)?
Tell me, is it really real?
Follow your dream, follow your dream,
follow your dream.
Follow your dream,
you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
No, don't you ever forget your dream.
And you will never regret it,
you'll find all of your dreams come true.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
No, don't you ever forget your dream.
And you will never regret it,
the world's waiting in front of you.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
No, don't you ever forget your dream.
And you will never regret it,
you'll find all of your dreams come true.
Follow your dream, you've got to follow it.
Follow your dream.
Okazaki Ritsuko the singer of this song sadly pasted away in 2006. She continued to follow her dream until her sudden passing.
Eszra this song isn't sung by her at all though. Her songs were great as well though, the opening for fruits basket is amazing
This song perfectly balances cheesiness and effectiveness.
I watched the entire credits every time just to hear the complete song
just found this gem of a song, loving it, so inspirational to me
I instantly fell in love with this song at first listening. It's beautiful...
Evidently you’ve got to follow your dream.
I have the Ako series on VHS. This music is such joyous nostalgia. Thank you
Die guten alten 80er :) Love it for Ever !
I think the deal with the PROJECT A-KO soundtrack is that the Japanese producers of the film gave some indication to Joey Carbone and Richie Zito in Los Angeles what kind of music to compose, but they didn't actually ship a rough work print of the film to LA so Carbone and Zito were in the dark as to the plot of the movie. But, regardless, it suits the lighthearted mood of the film even if there's no real connection to the plot.
I don't mind. They made good songs for the movie. I would never have discovered them if they hadn't made songs for Project A-Ko.
in their defence, I think explaining the plot to Project A-Ko would have left them deeply confused :D
It’s always been perfect for me 😊
There's a vision in your eye
Only you can achieve
You can climb the highest mountains
If you only believe
If you try to do your best
Nothing stands in your way
So don't put off until tomorrow
What you should do today
I remember I saw you shine
Like a diamond in the sky
I knew that you had a dream
A dream that would never die
Follow your dream
You've got to follow it
Follow your dream
Now don't you ever forget your dream
And you will never regret it
The world's waiting infront of you
Follow your dream
You've got to follow it
Follow your dream
Now don't you ever forget your dream
And you will never regret it
You'll find all of your dreams come true
There's a light that's shining bright
It's the light in your eyes
You can swim the deepest ocean
Or fly high in the sky
Now's the time to shoot the moon
Or to reach for the stars
You can be anything you want to
If you know who you are
I remember I saw you shine
Like a diamond in the sky
I knew that you had a dream
A dream that would never die
Follow your dream
You've got to follow it
Follow your dream
Now don't you ever forget your dream
And you will never regret it
The world's waiting infront of you
Follow your dream
You've got to follow it
Follow your dream
Now don't you ever forget your dream
And you will never regret it
You'll find all of your dreams come true
When you look into a mirror
Tell me what you see
It's the light that's always shining
Shining in your heart
When you wake up in the morning
Tell me how you feel
Is it just a dream or is it really real (Really real)
Tell me is it really real
Follow your dream (3x)
Follow your dream
You've got to follow it
Follow your dream
Now don't you ever forget your dream
And you will never regret it
You'll find all of your dreams come true
Follow your dream
You've got to follow it
Follow your dream
Now don't you ever forget your dream
And you will never regret it
The world's waiting infront of you
Follow your dream
You've got to follow it
Follow your dream
Now don't you ever forget your dream
And you will never regret it
You'll find all of your dreams come true
Much obliged for the lyrics.
Good ol 80s rock music
Had this on VHS in '92.
A-Ko: Awesome!
B-Ko: Badass!
C-Ko: ANNOYING AS HELL!!!
That's part of the humor, actually: why in the heck A-Ko and B-Ko are fighting over this annoying little goober.
A-ko and B-ko are so PERFECT together.
Uncivil war was great.
C-ko is a cinnamon roll and must be protecc
@@BusterMachine1C-Ko is an annoying little twerp.
one of my all-time fave anime songs. thanks for posting!
懐かしい！上京した頃を強烈に思い出します
You got to follow it... I think this was my first anime ever. So nostalgic!
懐かしい！
I wish make reboot of this! It was most zaniest anime we ever had till tenchi muyo came along!
no matter how insane and ridiculous they may seem.. you must follow your dreams!
Yeah, for me too.
I first watched this on Sci Fi back in '96 when I was in High School.
Me too.
Fresh out of the Navy. 97
Roommate FINALLY convinced me to watch it."Thanks Lane"
Started a love of anime that still beats 20+ yrs later
Thank you very much :) Project A-Ko is very very special to me.
I'm pretty sure this song is trying to get me to do something. I don't think it repeated itself enough to make me remember what it was.
One of the first animes I have seen subtitled
I miss anime on the Syfy channel
ty for the upload! been listening to it for many months!
The anime and song of my life when I was young 😍😍😍😍😍
gotta buy that soundtrack on ebay now lol
Bad ass anime flick. Rented it from Blockbuster back in the 90s 😆
The sung music totals a few in the whole soundtrack. Have to say the American vocalists did a good performance.
Singer Valerie Stevenson.
The Voice of Jem
@@ShogunX11 Jem was an 80s musical cartoon?
@@TheKeithvidz yup
@@ShogunX11 yes i remembered it...and the live action movie.
@@TheKeithvidz I was only referring to the show
Mother,father & daughter!!!
(OK,officer,I'll come along quietly.)
Why they no longer make such unique anime?
I know, I know, money. But why it is a problem now and not back then?
It's a problem with all media. Once it gets too big, people who shouldn't be there start to dig their fangs into it, as they see an opening for exploitation. Just look at Starwars Battlefront 2. The original BF2 was amazing, but it also wasn't suppose to be a cash cow. But then EA got their dirty hag claws and absolutely ruined it with their evil poisonous gambling schemes. Also A-ko reminds me of Ranma for some reason.... though it might be the other way around.
Because people today have extremely underdeveloped amygdala. It's involved in the level of complexity that people are able to think at - in creativity.
There is nothing to be done about it.
@@eclipseslayer98 funny you mention that, I'm pretty sure the voice actor for B-ko is the same for Ranma-chan.
@@Ibian666 Never heard of the word amygdala before.
@@Martynde Google provides. It's the most important part of what we call a personality.
懐かしいとしか言えない(涙)
😍 Follow them I will ❤️🎼
One of them led me to you ❤️💏❤️
If Scarface was Anime. This would be the montage song instead of "Push It to The Limit".
I first watched this on the funimation channel lol
This sounds very much like Shandi Sinnamon's - Making it.
The similarities cannot be coincidence
It was also composed by Richie Zito.
Sounds almost like that Off to see the World song from Chipmunk Adventure, who else thinks so?
Loved that movie!
Carolina Akane
Me too i saw that in theaters when it first came out when i was 5 when i lived in St Louis
+Johnlindsey289 Lucky! First time seeing it was in vhs.
Carolina Akane
Both This movie and Chipmunk adventure are 80s animated classics
@@Johnlindsey289 and they were released a year apart
tanks you so cry for follow your dream
Is it just a dream, or is it really real? :)
She sounds like E.G. Daily almost.
Its not.
But this song was sung by the voice of Jem