Stairway Generation

Stairway Generation
Song Information
Name	ステアウェイ ジェネレーション
Romaji	Suteawei Jenerēshon
English	Stairway Generation
Duration	1:31 (TV Version) 3:35 (Full Version)
Release Date	August 5, 2009
Composition
Singer	Base Ball Bear
Lyrics	Yusuke Koide
Arrangement	Base Ball Bear & Kenji Tamai
Label	EMI Music Japan
Appearances
First Episode	Episode 151
Last Episode	Episode 176
Opening No.	7
Opening Theme Chronology
← Previous	Anata MAGIC
Next →	Light Infection

Stairway Generation (ステアウェイ ジェネレーション) is the seventh opening theme of the Gintama anime series. It is performed by Base Ball Bear. "Stairway Generation" reached #9 on the weekly Oricon chart, and stayed on the chart for a total of six weeks.

Tracklist

1. Stairway Generation
2. USER UNKNOWN
3. Renai Hakusho

Video

Gintama Opening 7

Base Ball Bear - Stairway Generation

Official MV

Lyrics

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Kanji Romaji English 白黒で終わるより 赤白で閉じたいのよ 孤独という名の風邪 青春とは病気だね 積み上げた心の壁が 目の高さなら清算を カラフルに終わるより シズルフルな瞬間(いま)を 「興味ない」と 繰り返しては 誰よりもきっと つよがってる 僕は Stairway Generation 階段を　あがれあがれ そして　聞こえますか? 繋がれますか? あなたと one way Lost In New Generation 僕はどこに? 僕はここにいる。 聞こえますか? 感じてますか? 僕の声を あがるしかないようだ Stairway 孤独という名の風邪 19で終わりじゃないのかい? 高い場所登ったら 寂しさは吹き飛ぶのかい? 積み上げた心の壁が 高すぎでよくわかんない おいくらか払うから 認めてはくれないか 気にするなと 言われてもな 100があるなら100が欲しい 僕は Stairway Generation 階段をあがれあがれ そして　聞こえますか? 繋がれますか? あなたと one way Lost In New Generation 僕はどこに? 僕はここにいる。 聞こえますか? 感じてますか? 僕の声を あがるしかないようだ Stairway Shirokuro de owaru yori akashiro de tojitai no yo kodoku to iu na no kaze Seishun to wa byouki da ne Tsumiageta kokoro no kabe ga Me no takasa nara seisan wo KARAFURU ni owaru yori SHIZURUFURU na ima wo "Kyoumi nai" to kurikaeshite wa dare yori mo kitto tsuyogatte iru Boku wa Stairway Generation kaidan o agare agare soshite kikoemasu ka? tsunagaremasu ka? anata to One Way Lost in New Generation boku wa doko ni? boku wa koko ni iru kikoemasu ka? kanjitemasu ka? boku no koe wo agaru shika nai you da Stairway kodoku to iu na no kaze juku de owari ja nai no kai? Takai basho nobottara Sabishisa wa fukitobu no kai? Tsumiageta kokoro no kabe ga Takasugite yoku wakaranai Oikuraka harau kara Mitomete wa kurenai ka "Ki ni suru na" to iwarete mo na hyaku ga aru nara hyaku ga hoshii Boku wa Stairway Generation kaidan o agare agare soshite kikoemasu ka? tsunagaremasu ka? anata to One Way Lost in New Generation boku wa doko ni? boku wa koko ni iru kikoemasu ka? kanjitemasu ka? boku no koe o agaru shikanai you da Stairway Rather than to end it in black and white I want to close it in red and white This cold feeling called 'solitude' Youth is an illness, isn't it? Loaded with walls all around my heart My eyes stay fixed above. Colorfull is at it's end And the moment begins to sizzle Saying "I'm not interested" Again and again I act strong because I know there's someone even stronger out there. I am Stairway Generation I climb and climb these stairs Can you hear it? Are you connected? You and the one way Lost In New Generation Where am I? I'm right here Can you hear it? Can you feel it? My voice… It seems I have to keep climbing this Stairway This cold feeling called 'solitude' Doesn’t it end at 19? If I climb to a even higher place Will my loneliness be blown away? The wall I built up around my heart Is so high that I can't understand it Don't you notice me Just because it benefits you? "Don't worry about it" Hey, even if I say that If there’s 100, Then it'll be 100 I am Stairway Generation I climb and climb the stairs Can you hear it? Are you connected? You and the one way Lost In New Generation Where am I? I'm right here Can you hear it? Can you feel it? My voice… It seems I have to keep climbing this Stairway

Characters

The characters in order of appearance:

1. Sakata Gintoki
2. Otose
3. Catherine
4. Tama
5. Kagura
6. Sadaharu
7. Shimura Shinpachi
8. Hasegawa Taizou
9. Musashi
10. Kurogoma Katsuo
11. Katsura Kotarou
12. Elizabeth
13. Tatsumi
14. Eromes
15. Haji
16. Kozenigata Heiji
17. Kimiko
18. Tasuke
19. Saigou Tokumori
20. Saigou Teruhiko
21. Zenzou's Father
22. Tokugawa Soyo
23. Tokugawa Shige Shige
24. Yagyuu Kyuubei
25. Shimura Tae
26. Sarutobi Ayame
27. Okita Sougo
28. Yamazaki Sagaru
29. Justaway
30. Matsudaira Katakuriko
31. Hiraga Gengai
32. Umibouzu
33. Jii
34. Prince Hata
35. Hattori Zenzou
36. Terakado Tsuu
37. Tsukuyo
38. Toujou Ayumu
39. Kondou Isao
40. Kamui
41. Abuto
42. Takasugi Shinsuke
43. Kijima Matako
44. Kawakami Bansai
45. Sakamoto Tatsuma
46. Mutsu
47. Hijikata Toushirou

Trivia

• Hijikata's transformation to an Otaku imitates the opening sequence of the 1983 Anime Armored Trooper Votoms.
• The song also plays in Episode 175 as an ending outro.
• Stairway Generation is also featured as one of the songs in the Japanese arcade game Drummania.