Who is the real ruler of the game?
I’m a Japanese artist and I collaborate with friends who are talented artists from overseas. I am making stories for songs, so I would like to introduce the concept and story of the song I made with them. This “Transformation album” is based on the theme of “Japanese traditional thought”. The keywords are “Waka”, “Impermanence”, and “Kunoichi”. Exploring these themes, I searched for the connection between old and modern Japan and expressed my feelings about these worlds. The title of this song is “Bomboo nights” and the keyword is “Kunoichi (female ninjya)”. This story is the tale from the world of the Kunoichi’s song. There is a YouTube link at the bottom of this article, so please listen to it if you’d like.
<Concept>
The world of games is endless. It’s like a lover; like a drug; like alcohol; it’s crazily attractive to people. In this story, the square screen (game console, TV, computer, mobile phone) that emits such a magical blue light gets a player hooked on it without them realizing. It looks like a monster to me. The dazzling light – a forbidden fruit that makes one forget their world of innocence – , sometimes makes you feel like you’re the main character in the game you’re playing. This story was created by imagining that the player playing the game gets lost in the game world, escaping reality. He intends to control the game, but is controlled by the game.
<Story>
As I was playing a Japanese ninja game when a blue light spread from the screen towards me and sucked me in. The screen was distorted, and I fainted while looking at the distorted screen. When I awoke, I realised I got lost in the world behind the 2D screen of the game. The whole environment was a bamboo grove. It looked like a country of bamboo groves. Suddenly, an enemy dressed as a ninja attacked me. I was cut by her Kunoichi (female ninja) sword and fell to the ground. On the ground where I fell, I could see an artificially colored crescent moon that shone brightly. A strong wind swayed the bamboo grass and sang. My eyes, looking at the artificial moon, were wide awake. With venomous power, I slash killed my enemy and exacted my revenged on her. A bell rang when I defeated the enemy, declaring my victory, and I could hear it very clearly in my mind ever since. On the other hand, my weakened nerves revealed that I had lost self control, and I hadn’t known or felt where I belonged ever since.
＜Lyrics>
square monster *1
I was sucked into the blue light, the place where I wandered was a country of bamboo.
I was cut down and fell in the moonlight in an artificial color
As the strong light shined on me, my eyes cleared up. The wind roars on this bamboo night
I was cut down and fell in the moonlight in an artificial color
Square
Poisoned by the blue light, my nerve was weaker.
I stand up again and I will end up defeating enemies. After that, I declare victory in the game and the winning bell rings.
square monster
*1Example of machines that emit blue light (television, personal computer, mobile phone, office room, etc.)
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