Rap rock and hard rock fired through BACK-ON’s anime-bloodstream DNA, the new lyric video for “PRIDE” turns one of anime’s most emotionally loaded anthems into a fresh 2026 adrenaline surge. The Tokyo duo’s core identity still lives in that perfect collision of riff impact, hip-hop propulsion, and widescreen anime chorus lift, and this cover hits especially hard because the original was HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR’s opening theme for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY. On the new digital EP ANIMANIA, PRIDE feels like both tribute and reclamation—BACK-ON re-entering the anime universe that helped define their own legacy with the confidence of veterans who still know exactly how to weaponize nostalgia. Better yet, the lyric video is part of an active rollout cycle, with the band’s official site confirming the newly released “PRIDE” lyric video as a fresh spotlight track from the EP.
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