"I've Become Addicted to These Uncles": The Three Great Generals' Passionate Cover of The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Ending Theme Sparks Reactions Like "This Is Way Too Intense (lol)"

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the TV anime The Elusive Samurai has released a cover song video featuring the Three Great Generals of the Suwa Shinto party, characters who appear in the series, sparking a wave of attention. The post features a video in which these gruff, larger-than-life characters passionately belt out the Season 2 ending theme, and the striking gap between this performance and the show's serious tone has drawn major attention.

The released video shows the striking sight of the three characters — Yukiyasu Unno (voiced by Taiten Kusunoki), Yorinao Nezu (voiced by Katsuyuki Miura), and Shigenobu Mochizuki (voiced by Kenta Miyake) — lined up against a bright, pop-style background. The regular ending theme is "Romantic ga Hoshii nara feat. Nao Kosaka, Yoko Shogenji, Kaho Fujishima (Hinatazaka46)" by Botchi Boromaru, an upbeat pop song carried by female vocals, but in the Three Great Generals' cover, the catchy lyrics — lines like "If you want romance" and "Love me the most" — are belted out in deep, gravelly voices, creating a surreal atmosphere.

The post drew a wide range of reactions from fans, including comments like "I think I've become addicted to these uncles — I catch myself listening to it over and over," "This is way too intense (lol)," "Why did they even think of doing this lol, it's hilarious," "Wait, what even is this?" and "When's the full version coming out? I really want to hear it..."

The anime The Elusive Samurai is a historical spectacle set in the era after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate. It depicts a young survivor whose clan was destroyed Tokiyuki Hōjō (voiced by Asaki Yuikawa) striving for a comeback alongside Yorishige Suwa, a priest of Shinano Province, using "the art of running and hiding" as their greatest weapon. While grounded in historical fact, the series unfolds unpredictable battles among a cast of richly individual characters. Season 2 of the anime has been airing and streaming since July 2026.

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