Soul Drive
Soul Drive (魂ドライブ Tamashī Doraibu) is the third Japanese opening theme of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime, performed by the Pop Rock band Color Bottle. It debuted on April 9th 2012, alongside "Party Panic". "Soul Drive" is also the name of the band's latest single, which features this song, and was released in June 6th, 2012.
Just like the previous opening song, BRAVING!, the images change from time to time:
- Episodes 52 and 53 - Nistro's "Heroic Champion - Excalibur" appears instead of Shark's "Number 32: Shark Drake".
- Episodes 53, 54, 58, 59, 64, 65, 70, 71 - Anna Kaboom appears instead of Tori Meadows towards the end.
- Episodes 56, 57, 62, 63, 68, 69 - Cathy Catherine and her cats appear instead of Tori towards the end.
- Episode 57 - Nelson Andrews, three unnamed girls, and Charlie McCay are added.
- Episode 59 - "Number 88: Gimmick Puppet - Destiny Leo" is no longer covered in a shadow when it appears behind Quattro.
- Episode 63 - In the scene showing Yuma and Astral in the Duel Coaster Stadium, Astral's pose is different, with his arms and legs spread out.
Contents
Videos
First Version
Full Version
Instrumental Version
Lyrics (TV Size)
Kanji
進め 進め 力の限り
共にゆこう 命燃やして
なあ友よ この坂の向こうには
どんな景色が待っているんだろう
なあ友よ 乗り越えてゆけるさ
振り返るには僕ら早い
甦れ 今こそ力合わせ
解き放て 魂ドライブ
進め 進め 力の限り
共にゆこう 命燃やして
走れ 走れ たどり着くまで
何度も 何度も 挑み続けて
友よ 今を生きてゆこう
どんな時も共に進もう
Kana
すすめ すすめ ちからのかぎり
ともにゆこう いのちもやして
なあともよ このさかのむこうには
どんなけしきがまっているんだろう
なあともよ のりこえてゆけるさ
ふりかえるにはぼくらはやい
よみがえれ いまこそちからあわせ
ときはなて たましいドライブ
すすめ すすめ ちからのかぎり
ともにゆこう いのちもやして
はしれ はしれ たどりつくまで
なんども なんども いどみつずけて
ともよ いまをいきてゆこう
どんなときもともにすすもう
Romaji
Susume susume chikara no kagiri
tomoni yukō inochi moyashite
Naa tomoyo kono saka no mukō niwa
donna keshiki ga matteirundarō
Naa tomoyo norikoeteyukerusa
furikaeruniwa bokura hayai
Yomigaere imakoso chikara awase
tokihanate tamashī doraibu
Susume susume chikara no kagiri
tomoni yukō inochi moyashite
Hashire hashire tadoritsuku made
nandomo nandomo idomi tsuzukete
Tomoyo ima o ikiteyukō
donna tokimo tomoni susumō
Translation
Advance, advance, until the limits of your power
With our lives burning, let's go together
Hey, my friends, on the other side of the hill
What kind of scenery possibly awaits us
Hey, my friends, let's climb it together
It's too soon to look back
Let's get back up, and with our powers combined
Let's release this Soul Drive
Advance, advance, until the limits of your power
With our lives burning, let's go together
Keep on running, keep on running, until you finally get there
Keep on challenging, again and again
My friends, let's live the "now"
Let's keep going together, no matter what
Lyrics (Full version)
Kanji
進め進め 力の限り
共にゆこう 命燃やして
なあ友よ この坂の向こうには
どんな景色が待っているんだろう
なあ友よ 乗り越えてゆけるさ
振り返るには僕ら早い
甦れ 今こそ力合わせ
解き放て 魂ドライブ
進め進め 力の限り
共にゆこう 命燃やして
走れ走れ たどり着くまで
何度も何度も 挑み続けて
なあ友よ その涙はいつか
誰かの勇気になるはずだから
呼び覚ませ 眠れる力全て
加速して 魂ドライブ
進め進め 力の限り
共にゆこう 命燃やして
叫べ叫べ 本当の君を
熱き声を 張り上げてゆけ
甦れ 今こそ力合わせ
解き放て 魂ドライブ
進め進め 力の限り
共にゆこう 命燃やして
走れ走れ たどり着くまで
何度も何度も 挑み続けて
友よ 今を生きてゆこう
どんなときも 共に進もう
Kana
すすめ すすめ ちからのかぎり
ともにゆこう いのちもやして
なあともよ このさかのむこうには
どんなけしきがまっているんだろう
なあともよ のりこえてゆけるさ
ふりかえるにはぼくらはやい
よみがえれ いまこそちからあわせ
ときはなて たましいドライブ
すすめ すすめ ちからのかぎり
ともにゆこう いのちもやして
はしれ はしれ たどりつくまで
なんども なんども いどみつづけて
なあともよ その涙はいつか
誰かの勇気になるはずだから
よびさませ眠れる力すべて
かそくして たましいドライブ
すすめ すすめ ちからのかぎり
ともにゆこう いのちもやして
さけべ さけべ ほんとうのきみを
あつきこえをはりあげてゆけ
よみがえれ いまこそちからあわせ
ときはなて たましいドライブ
すすめ すすめ ちからのかぎり
ともにゆこう いのちもやして
はしれ はしれ たどりつくまで
なんども なんども いどみつづけて
ともよ いまをいきてゆこう
どんなときもともにすすもう
Romaji
Susume susume chikara no kagiri
tomoni yukō inochi moyashite
Naa tomoyo kono saka no mukō niwa
donna keshiki ga matteirundarō
Naa tomoyo norikoeteyukerusa
furikaeruniwa bokura hayai
Yomigaere imakoso chikara awase
tokihanate tamashī doraibu
Susume susume chikara no kagiri
tomoni yukō inochi moyashite
Hashire hashire tadoritsuku made
nandomo nandomo idomi tsuzukete
Naa tomoyo sono namida wa itsuka
dareka no yūki ni naru hazudakara
Yobisamase nemureru chikara subete
Kasokushite tamashī doraibu
Susume susume chikara no kagiri
tomoni yukō inochi moyashite
Sakebe sakebe hontō no kimi o
Atsuki koe wo hariagete yuke
Yomigaere imakoso chikara awase
tokihanate tamashī doraibu
Susume susume chikara no kagiri
tomoni yukō inochi moyashite
Hashire hashire tadoritsuku made
nandomo nandomo idomi tsuzukete
Tomo yo ima o ikite yukō
donna toki mo tomoni susumō
Translation
Advance, advance, until the limits of your power
With our lives burning, let's go together
Hey, my friends, on the other side of the hill
What kind of scenery possibly awaits us
Hey, my friends, let's climb it together
It's too soon to look back
Let's get back up, and with our powers combined
Let's release this Soul Drive
Advance, advance, until the limits of your power
With our lives burning, let's go together
Keep on running, keep on running, until you finally get there
Keep on challenging, again and again
Hey, my friends, will those tears someday
become someone's courage?
Why don't you see all that hidden power?
Accelerate, this Soul Drive
Advance, advance, until the limits of your power
With our lives burning, let's go together
Shout, shout, your true "you"
Raise your burning voice
Let's get back up, and with our powers combined
Let's release this Soul Drive
Advance, advance, until the limits of your power
With our lives burning, let's go together
Keep on running, keep on running, until you finally get there
Keep on challenging, again and again
My friends, let's live the "now"
Let's keep going together, no matter what
Characters
- Trey
- Quattro
- Quinton
- Anna
- Astral
- Bronk Stone
- Cathy Catherine
- Charlie McCay
- Dextra
- Dr. Faker
- Flip
- Nistro
- Hart Tenjo
- Haru Tsukumo
- Kari Tsukumo
- Kite Tenjo
- Lilly
- Mr. Heartland
- Mr. Kay
- Nelson Andrews
- Orbital 7
- Shark
- Rio Kastle
- Sachi
- Sei
- Spencer
- Tori Meadows
- Vetrix
- Yuma Tsukumo
- Three nameless girls
Duel Monsters
Monster Appearance
- Gagaga Gardna
- Gagaga Girl
- Gagaga Magician
- Gogogo Golem
- Heroic Champion - Excalibur
- Kurivolt
- Melomelody the Brass Djinn
- Muzurhythm the String Djinn
- Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
- Number 9: Dyson Sphere
- Number 32: Shark Drake
- Number 39: Utopia
- Number 88: Gimmick Puppet - Destiny Leo
- Number C39: Utopia Ray
- Photon Papilloperative
- Temtempo the Percussion Djinn
Card Appearance
- Achacha Archer
- Acorno
- Aye-Iron
- Baby Tiragon
- Big Jaws
- Beast Warrior Puma
- Black Ray Lancer
- Wing Captain
- Cardcar D
- Cat Girl
- Cat Girl Magician
- Chewbone
- Gearspring Spirit
- Crashbug
- Crashbug X
- Crashbug Y
- Crashbug Z
- Damage Diet
- Damage Mage
- Darklon
- Daybreaker
- Dice Leveler
- Dimensional Jet Iron
- Drill Barnacle
- Jumbo Drill
- ESPer Star Sparrow
- Playmaker
- Flipangatan
- Friller Rabca
- Gagaga Gardna
- Gagaga Girl
- Gagaga Magician
- Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
- Ganbara Knight
- Gimmick Puppet Princess
- Gimmick Puppet - Bomb Egg
- Gimmick Puppet - Necro Doll
- Gimmick Puppet - Scarecrow
- Goblindbergh
- Gogogo Giant
- Gogogo Golem
- Road Roller
- Green Shaman
- Hammer Shark
- Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry
- Heroic Challenger - Double Lance
- Heroic Challenger - Spartan
- Heroic Challenger - Swordshield
- Heroic Challenger - War Hammer
- Heroic Champion - Excalibur
- Ironhammer the Giant
- Jawsman
- Joe the Pixie
- Kagetokage
- Kurivolt
- Light Serpent
- Monster Cat
- Moonlit Papillon
- Nekogal 2
- Nitwit Outwit
- Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
- Number 6: Chronomaly Atlandis
- Number 7: Lucky Straight
- Number 10: Illumiknight
- Number 11: Big Eye
- Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja
- Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
- Number 16: Shock Master
- Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
- Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
- Number 25: Force Focus
- Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction
- Number 32: Shark Drake
- Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech
- Number 34: Terror-Byte
- Number 39: Utopia
- Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
- Number 56: Goldrat
- Number 61: Volcasaurus
- Number 83: Galaxy Queen
- Number 96: Dark Mist
- Number C39: Utopia Ray
- Chronomaly Aztec Mask Golem
- Chronomaly Cabrera's Catapult
- Chronomaly Crystal Chrononaut
- Chronomaly Crystal Bones x2
- Chronomaly Crystal Skull
- Chronomaly Golden Jet
- Chronomaly Moai
- Chronomaly Mud Golem - Shakouki
- Chronomaly Sol Monolith
- Overlay Eater
- Overlay Owl
- Phantom Bounzer
- Swallowtail Butterspy
- Morpho Butterspy
- Phoenix Beast Gairuda
- Photon Papilloperative
- Photon Cerberus
- Photon Circle
- Photon Crusher
- Photon Caesar
- Photon Leo
- Photon Lizard
- Photon Strike Bounzer
- Photon Thrasher
- Pinecono
- Plasma Ball
- Mystical Donator
- Rai Rider
- Reaper of the Cards
- Red Shaman
- Reverse Buster
- Rocket Arrow Express
- Scandal Snapper
- Cameraclops
- Shark Stickers
- Shocktopus
- Skull Kraken
- Spiked Sunfish
- Stinging Swordsman
- Stray Cat
- Stray Catgirl
- Top Scorer
- Submersible Carrier Aero Shark
- Sumo King Dog
- Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer
- Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max
- Tasuke Knight
- Temtempo the Percussion Djinn
- Thunder End Dragon
- Tin Archduke
- Tin Goldfish
- Tomato King
- Tomato in Tomato
- Tomatoknight
- Triple-Star Trion
- Twin-Tail Cat Lady
- Antidote Nurse
- Zubaba Buster
- Zubaba Knight
- ZW - Phoenix Bow
- ZW - Unicorn Spear
Gallery
Trivia
- Color Bottle, the Japanese band who performs this song, declared that while working in the production of the song, they started watching Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL and were very interested. The song was made in order to fit the series.
- This OP theme has one of the highest amount of monsters shown, if not the highest (including those only in card form).
- At the beginning of the chorus, Yuma is shown drawing a card in the form of ZEXAL in the Magma Ocean field, although he never Dueled, nor performed an ZEXAL Morph there.