Opening sequence

The **opening sequence** of *Sparkle On, Raven: The Life of DrillGirl* uses a shortened version of the song "Omoide In My Head" by Number Girl, specifically the live performance from Number Girl's final show. It plays at the beginning of every episode, with the exception of "Half-House".

## Description

The logos of Production F.C. and TaV123 appear on screen as the music ramps up. Raven lifts her fist up in the air and smiles at the viewer, as we cut to the show logo superimposed over a still of the School. A montage of Raven walking over different scenery is shown - a pavement with bushes nearby, the mess hall, a bridge over a river, and the school's football field.

A series of title cards with Raven, Berrycream Frosting, and Dark Shi is shown. Their names are set in their signature hues as they rapidly change fonts. Stock footage plays behind them, with Raven's being a train stopping at a subway station, Berrycream's being a blooming rose, and Dark Shi's being a person who fails to ride a skateboard. We cut to a group shot of the three talking to each-other and smiling, until we zoom in on Raven. The scene turns greyscale as the song ramps up.

DrillGirl appears in white outlines over television static, but her image is very shaky. Then, a second character appears in the same style (different in every episode: Ryan Sasuke in episode 1, Slash Gonzalez in episode 2, Milton Shake in episode 3, Gibbons in episode 4, Kipp in episode 5). One more character is seen, appearing as a mysterious figure filled in with white color except for the eyes, over the static. We see an outline of Raven over the static with her eyes closed in her magical girl uniform, after which she opens her eyes and gasps.

The static ends and a colorful collage of characters appears as slices into the black frame, featuring Strawberry, Gentlemen Broncos Blu-ray, Slash, Chupa Chups, a child with orange and black colored hair (?), Berrycream Frosting in her rabbit form, and then Chupa Chups again. Cut to a shot of Chupa Chups in a flying saucer with bunny Berrycream and Reno Bee flying beside, with an image of Raven looking stoically away from the viewer, laid over the scene at half-opacity.

The final shot is a bird's eye view of Raven, Berrycream, Dark Shi, Ryan Sasuke and DrillGirl looking at the viewer, on pavement surrounded by grass. Raven points to the sky and smiles. The view tilts towards the sky as the logo fades into view. Cut to title card.

## Lyrics

* Japanese
* Romanized
* English

ねむらずに　朝が来て　ふらつきながら帰る

誰もいない電車の中を　朝日が白昼夢色に染める

ああ制服の少女よ　気が狂いそうな青空と朝日のせいで白くまぶしい

俺は　うすく目を開けて　閉じて　そしてまた開く!!

現実と残像はくりかえし　気がつくとそこに

ポケットに手を突っ込んで　センチメンタル通りを

練り歩く　17歳のおれがいた

朝日は　いまだ　白く　まぶしくて

俺はおれをとりもどすのをじっと待ってる

だんだんクリアになってゆく　頭の中の想い出が遠ざかる

さあもう目を開けて　感傷のうずまきに沈んでゆく俺を

まぼろしに　とりつかれた俺を

突き飛ばせ　そしてどこかに　捨てちまえ

Nemurazu ni asa ga kite furatsuki nagara kaeru

Dare mo inai densha no naka o Asahi ga hakuchūmushoku ni someru

ā seifuku no shōjo yo ki ga kuruisō na aozora to Asahi no sei de shiroku mabushii

Ore wa usuku me o akete tojite soshite mata hiraku !!

Genjitsu to zanzō wa kurikaeshi ki ga tsuku to soko ni

Poketto ni te o tsukkonde senchimentarudōri o

Neriaruku 17 sai no ore ga ita

Asahi wa imada shiroku mabushikute

Ore wa ore o torimodosu no o jitto matteru

Dandan kuria ni natteyuku atama no naka no omoide ga tōzakaru

Sā mō me o akete kanshō no uzumaki ni shizundeyuku ore o

Ma boroshi ni toritsukareta ore o

Tsukitobase soshite doko ka ni sutechimae

It dawned without sleeping and I go back to home on unsteady feet

The rising sun dyes the inside of the empty train the color of the daydream

Oh a girl in the school uniform, you look shiningly white because of the madly blue sky and the rising sun.

I thinly open my eyes, close them and open them again!!

As reality and afterimage was repeated one after another, there I found,

myself at the age of 17, with my hands in my pockets,

wandering through the sentimental street.

The rising sun is still white and shiny

I am patiently waiting for myself retrieved

It became clearer and clearer, and the memory in my mind fades away

Now, open my eyes, myself sinking into the whirlpool of emotions,

myself possessed by illusion,

thrust him, and throw him away somewhere

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## References

1. ↑ ROBBYDUDE [@ROBBYDUDE]. "ya!! in the original character sheet she sometimes transforms into a bunny. we just havent had a moment to use it yet lmao" *Twitter,* 14 Feb. 2023. https://twitter.com/ROBBYDUDE/status/1625617966678298624