Robot Claw

Watched a wonderful film last night, a ‘slice-of-life’ Japanese film called Linda Linda Linda about an all-girl band rehearsing for a gig they will be performing during a school festival. The trailer is here. I highly recommend the film, so see it if you can (this includes borrow it from me if you can!)

The girls perform songs by The Blue Hearts (you can her the originals in the trailer), a famous Japanese punk band. The title song in particular was very familiar to me, as in very familiar, and after the movie ended I dug out the exact reason why. Yes – is was in Ouenden, the greatest game ever made! I immediately had a go at hard mode and set a new record, so it appears I haven’t lost it (or perhaps I was full of ganbare spirit after watching the film!)

The film made me remember school festivals, which we used to have annually. They were ‘same but different’ from the type they have in Japan, but the spirit of them was familiar, in that students would create stands and shops to (hopefully) make money for the school. In 12th grade we organized, as part of some sort of festival (the details of which I sadly forget) a talent contest, and it is here I humbly ask AW to fill in the details of my memory.

I was a judge. I vaguely recall being horrifically honest with some of the acts that were trying their hardest. I vaguely recall setting up a friend to embarrass himself. I don’t recall who won, but I know AW has a funny story about the event.

There’s nothing like those bittersweet memories of school days…