Guilty Crown OP - My Dearest (full version)

I think with this 300,000 subscriber milestone, I’d mention the people that amazingly made me reach this far.
To my loving parents, who supports me even though I’m a very stubborn person lol
To my sister, who is there whenever I'm feeling down
To my grandparents, who were the ones to spark my passion for piano
To my uncle, who allowed me to experience a valuable concert in California
To Edwin, who started the whole thing in Singapore :3
To Animenz, who is very much an inspiration and a friend in the anime piano world~
To my Patreon supporters, who made it possible to have such high quality audio possible!
To all the anime pianists, who practice, arrange, and perform anime songs with passion~

And lastly, to you, my fans. You, who is interested in piano; You, who loves watching anime; You, who enjoys listening to anime songs; You, who carries all the stories and emotions from years of watching anime. I was able to be successful in what I do because of you, because you were there to listen, because you were there to watch, and you were there to appreciate what anime piano really is about.

My Dearest is most likely one of the BEST anime songs ever. It will come down as a true anime classic. The lyrics, the song composition… everything about it is simply amazing and I’ve put my soul into arranging it to the best of my ability. The atmosphere alone, as if I can feel the confidence and dedication of ryo’s and supercell’s musical ideas through it.

Well guys, here’s to another 300,000 subscribers in the future!! Thank you for listening, and I hope you will enjoy this as much as I loved arranging and recording it!

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Piano arrangement by Tehishter
English translation from various sites (primarily lyrical-nonsense)

Original song:
-Lyrics, Music & Arrangement: ryo
-Vocals: Koeda


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[Nuppettepiano]

No, thank you Theishter...

Without you, thousands of pianists (including myself) would've never picked up the piano again. Some never would've even started to play.

But you know what... We all saw your passion. We saw that you were putting every ounce of effort and passion into your playing, and we were astounded. We said to ourselves, "I want to be like him one day, spreading my emotions to anyone that will listen. I want to be able to express my joy, anger, sadness, and excitement through the piano just like him."

So thank you again Theishter, for inspiring so many of us.

[Funguypiano]

My mum ask me why I kneel in front of the monitor and cry'in. Thank you Theishter!

[vahlia]

This makes me so happy. I subscribed to you way back, probably 5 years ago. I was just a young pianist who was tired of playing classical music and was at the point where I wanted to quit (after about 6 years of playing). I had just begun my weeb phase and listening to the piano in the anime bgm made me wonder if I could play it myself. I found you. And although my little hands couldn't play it completely, I simplified your sheets and played those. Now, I go back, and I can play them, the entire sheet, every single note. Thank you for inspiring me to continue piano and spreading such a wonderful work of art through music. You deserve every last subscriber. ^_^

[dario]

I will never stop listening Animenz and you playing this piece

I love how you guys play this song in your own style. Yours feels more calm and emocional to me and Animnenz's is almost perfection

Thank you so much Theister ❤

[gie.gie.]

No matter how many times I listen, your performance never fails to give me goosebumps and make me cry. 👏✨😭

[pianohero]

holy shit. this brings me WAAAAY back when I watched your first my dearest arrangement. At the time, I was very ill and was so sick and tired of being ill that I locked myself in at home. Then one day, when I was feelz attacked by the latest Guilty Crown episode, I searched My Dearest into YouTube. I can't remember clearly, but I think that once I got better, I immediately printed your sheets and started playing the piano again (along with living a normal life). Thanks for everything Ishy. Keep it up, and see you soon ^^

[JC-rnxc]

Hey I’m 14 years old and my family inherited my great grandparents piano last year. I have always loved the piano and was so exited to learn new songs and become a pianist. However, I quickly realized that the piano is much, much more difficult than it comes off to be. I had just started my weeb phase ( now I’m just an “anime enthusiast”), and was listening to sadness and sorrow when I saw a video from theishter. I discovered the world of anime piano and I have been learning songs and developing technique and practicing lots of songs. I became bored however, because the songs I wanted to play were either too hard, or I didn’t think it was worth it to learn it. And just when I was about to give up on the piano, I saw in the description on unravel from animenz the hardest song he’s transcribed, my dearest. I became intrigued, and listened to his version, and I loved it. I can feel all the emotion and just the essence of what anime is that separates it from just cartoons. I saw this version, and watched it and I cried. I felt the emotions, the power that this song has that separates it from any other I have ever heard. I’m going to try to learn this song, even i it takes me a year or 2 years, because I love it. I have no formal training, nor the music theory knowledge, but I’m good with my hands ig. Anyways, thank you theisher for making these songs, and I hope you keep making music.
Sincerely, some kid who loves piano

[alwayseverywhen]

5:45 The camera shakes with the sheer power of Ishter's music
This is truly amazing

[katym]

I use to listen to this when I was in middle school and LOVED it. I would write to it and dream of the stories I would tell in the future. Slowly I fell out of listening to this channel for what ever reason, but always kept this song in the back of my mind. The past year I've been trying to find it but to no avail. I'm writing a short story now, having won writing competitions, with plans to make a career out of storytelling in film and books and go to college. This channel popped up into my recs just now and I thought 'huh, this seems familiar.' I scrolled through the uploads and sure enough, this song is there.



If only I could go back in time and tell my younger self to indulge in writing when ever I felt like it. To write and write and love every second and not be ashamed. To be confident in what I liked and shout it loudly to anyone near. I just can't believe how far I've come in only five years, and this song has witnessed it. Thank you Theishter, for providing my younger self, and current self, with inspiration. I'm sure my future self with thank you too. Here's to all us creatives, may we always hold each other up, do what we love, and always be proud. Maybe one crazy day we'll see each other in the field

[sharonhanandi]

Just watched animenz's new ver. of my dearest but couldn't help but think this arrangement touched my heart the most. This arrangement just never fail to make me cry when I feel like crying. Thank you so much theishter :)

[ZackyThePianist]

I've been following you for more than 3 years now, and this is one of the most passionate playing I've heard you done over the years!

Congrats on the milestone :D Next stop, 400k subs!

[HSciverse]

Thank you @Theishter, I played your versions in my wedding recently. It’s so beautiful and carry the house.

[idiotuwu]

Every time I was thinking about quitting piano I would watch this video and think to myself “someday I could play like this”

This brought light into my life

[JetyBety]

I quit playing piano about 3 years ago.
What had started as a desire to have a skill became a tedious chore. I didn’t want to play anymore.

My teacher had told me that I was a Diamond that needed dusting in front of another one of his students. This was while I was having a hard time with practicing. It inspired me for a bit before I just gave up.

I still dabble with the piano to be able to keep my skill but hearing this arrangement of this song of which I didn’t even know existed, now I want to play again. So thank you for creating beautiful music and giving me a goal of what I want to become.

[PianoPrinceOfAnime]

This arrangement speaks out your personality, Ishter. Great job. Just...Great... I can't tell you how much i am crying now..

[zengarang]

I just threw aside my homework as soon as I saw this pop up on my notifications.
Wow. Such a faithful adaptation to one of the finest openings out there. All of your emotions from your past several years of piano experience summed up into one fantastic arrangement.
The biggest of congratulations for 300, 000 subscribers, and here's to many more years of great covers! :)

[KoeruCovers]

"My Dearest is most likely one of the BEST anime songs ever. It will come down as a true anime classic. The lyrics, the song composition… everything about it is simply amazing and I’ve put my soul into arranging it to the best of my ability. The atmosphere alone, as if I can feel the confidence and dedication of ryo’s and supercell’s musical ideas through it."

I agree 100% and that was *BEAUTIFUL, * Ishter.
Congrats on 300K! Thank you for this arrangement/video. And play on!

[ErikCPianoman]

Wow! Beautiful job. Simply inspiring! I think this may be my favorite of your arrangements I've heard. Now to listen to the other older version! Also the link in the description doesn't work for me btw, but it may be my computer. Cheers and two thumbs up! :)

[iyasunozomu]

I could feel the emotion put into making this piece. All I can say is.... Amazing! Thank you soooo much for this cover, Theishter.

[Rriuiu]

I never ever ever comment on YouTube videos because frankly I find it too toxic, but this arrangement made me feel so painfully nostalgic and at the same time I felt as though I was listening to something entirely new and beautiful. I found myself getting quite a bit teary-eyed. This arrangement is an absolute gift. Thank you.