Yozakura Densha
Make a Taisho-roman anime music video, with an original Japanese song, an original anime girl as the lead, and every frame made in code.
Mia's tips
- I used Claude Opus 5.5 (in Claude Code). The prompt doesn't name any tools; it picked them itself: Eleven Music for the song, an OpenAI image model for the heroine and the backgrounds, and Remotion to build the video in code.
- Say "original", twice. Leave it out and you may get the real song or an existing anime character, and on YouTube that gets claimed by copyright fast.
The lyrics it wrote
[Verse] 月が昇れば 鐘が鳴る Tsuki ga noboreba kane ga naru The moon climbs up, the bell rings out 赤煉瓦の街 ガス灯ともる Akarenga no machi gasutou tomoru Gas lamps glow on the red-brick streets 路面電車が 迎えに来る Romen densha ga mukae ni kuru The streetcar's coming for me 行き先は 夢の向こう Ikisaki wa yume no mukou Its last stop lies beyond my dreams 袴ひるがえし 駆け出せば Hakama hirugaeshi kakedaseba I swirl my hakama and break into a run 花びらひとひら 頬をかすめ Hanabira hitohira hoho wo kasume A single petal grazes my cheek 振り向かないで 今夜だけは Furimukanaide kon'ya dake wa Don't look back, just for tonight 誰も知らない 街へ行こう Dare mo shiranai machi e ikou Let's go to a town no one knows [Pre-chorus] リンリン響く 夜の鈴 Rinrin hibiku yoru no suzu Ring-a-ling, the night bell sings レールの先は 光の海 Reeru no saki wa hikari no umi Where the rails end, a sea of light さあ 手を伸ばして Saa te wo nobashite Come on, reach out your hand 夜明けまで 止まらないで Yoake made tomaranaide Don't stop until the dawn [Chorus] 夜桜電車 走り出せ Yozakura densha hashiridase Night-sakura tram, let's go! 散りゆく花を 追い越して Chiriyuku hana wo oikoshite Outrun the falling blossoms 提灯ともせ 太鼓を鳴らせ Chouchin tomose taiko wo narase Light the lanterns, beat the taiko ハイカラな夜に 火をつけろ Haikara na yoru ni hi wo tsukero Set this dazzling night on fire 夜桜電車 止まらない Yozakura densha tomaranai Night-sakura tram, we can't stop now 街じゅうの光 舞い上がる Machijuu no hikari maiagaru All the city's lights take flight この一瞬を 焼きつけて Kono isshun wo yakitsukete Burn this moment into memory 花が散るまで 歌おうよ Hana ga chiru made utaou yo Let's sing until the petals fall [Verse 2] 写真機のフラッシュ 瞬いて Shashinki no furasshu matataite The camera flash blinks bright 号外 号外 新しい時代 Gougai gougai atarashii jidai Extra, extra! A brand-new age 時計塔から 見下ろせば Tokeitou kara mioroseba Looking down from the clock tower 星も負けじと 笑ってる Hoshi mo makeji to waratteru Even the stars smile back, not to be outdone [Pre-chorus 2] カランコロン 下駄が鳴る Karankoron geta ga naru Clip-clop, the wooden sandals sound 人波くぐり 前へ前へ Hitonami kuguri mae e mae e Slipping through the crowd, on and on さあ 声を上げて Saa koe wo agete Come on, raise your voice 夜明けまで 止まらないで Yoake made tomaranaide Don't stop until the dawn [Bridge] もしも明日 花が散っても Moshimo ashita hana ga chitte mo Even if the blossoms fall tomorrow 鐘がもう 鳴らなくても Kane ga mou naranakute mo Even if the bell won't ring again 今夜ここで 笑ったこと Kon'ya koko de waratta koto The way we laughed here tonight 風に書いて 忘れない Kaze ni kaite wasurenai I'll write it on the wind and never forget
