Who knew Gritty and anime would go so well together?
That premise is what one hockey fan put to the test by creating an entire anime intro for the beloved Philadelphia Flyers mascot. On Monday, Twitter user, designer, and animator Jed-Angelo Q. Segovia posted a two minute anime intro for Gritty in the style of One Punch Man‘s first opening “The Hero!!”.
Not only did Segovia animate the entire video, he had help from Flyers fans and general hockey fandom in creating the music and the vocals used as well!
Of course, as Gritty famously spends a lot of time on the internet, the video drew the attention of the Flyers mascot on Twitter mere hours after it was posted
The internet remains undefeated. pic.twitter.com/GFz4qOXFam
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) October 25, 2021
The amount of work put into this fan animation is astounding. The animation itself is awesome, looking equal parts fierce and silly, as Gritty keeps his trademark humor. I also love the shoutouts to other Pennsylvania and Philadelphia sports teams as well, with the Philly Phanatic, the Nittany Lion, Iceburgh, Swoop, Franklin, and even Phang have prominent moments alongside other NHL mascots.
Oh, and of course, the reference to the Flyers’ short-lived mascot Slapshot didn’t go unnoticed here either.
Just a phenomenal job all around by Segovia and the rest of the folks that worked on this. What a wonderful celebration of anime and Gritty!!
