As someone who’s been a lifetime California resident, earthquakes are one of Nature’s forces that must be reckoned with. And when one strikes a major city, it causes hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage. No less significant is the human cost, measured in lives lost as well as the emotional trauma wreaked upon the populace. Needless to say, it’s a pretty grim picture.
That makes the choice for Tokyo Magnitude 8.0’s opening all the more puzzling. The music is performed by the Japanese pop-rock group Abingdon Boys School, which has impressed with “JAP,” the opening to the anime adaptation of Capcom’s Sengoku Basara. But here, I’m not sure their music fits in with the theme. If you’re curious to find out why Kimi no Uta is such a strange choice, read on after the jump. (more…)
