There was that one scene in Episode 3 in the second season of the "Kaguya-sama" anime franchise in which overachieving Miyuki Shirogane professes his knowledge and interest in astronomy, especially when it comes to the Moon. As the scene continued, it looked pretty evident that he was a lunatic in the purest sense of the word.
That was one thing that came to mind as I watched the video for rock and electronica band Sakanaction's（サカナクション）"Tsuki no Wan" (Bowl of the Moon). As created by the band, the lyrics seem to reflect the dreamy and woozy love that Miyuki has for Earth's lone natural satellite, although there is no mention of any rabbit there. I've read one comment that criticized "Tsuki no Wan" for being a little too staid and conventional as a Sakanaction song and I can understand where that person was coming from, but personally, despite the familiarity of the Sakanaction style involved, I was still OK with the synths, the guitars and the vocals. It may be no "Wasurerarenaino"（忘れられないの）but it's still comforting Sakanaction.
"Tsuki no Wan" is a track on the band's March 2022 album "Adapt"（アダプト）which has been described as a concept project putting together songs from their combination live performances in front of audiences and empty stadia, the latter being due to COVID-19 restrictions. The title itself is a description of how Sakanaction had to adapt to the evolving or devolving environment during the pandemic. "Adapt" hit No. 4 on the Oricon weeklies.
"Tsuki no Wan" was evidently in existence as far back as 2020 when it was used as the commercial song for the Toyota Yaris Cross. In all honesty, my assessment of the song has improved even more after watching the ad.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Feel free to provide any comments (pro or con). Just be civil about it.