PGSM Sailor Mars tribute with image song “Sakura Fubuki”. This is a tribute video for Keiko Kitagawa (北川景子), PGSM Sailor Mars. While it spans Keiko’s entire career, the first two minutes are PGSM content and the background song is the better known PGSM Sailor Mars image song “Sakura Fubuki” (Cherry Blossom Snowstorm 桜・吹雪; the third kanji refers to snow), which was sung during an episode. An “image song” supplements the viewer’s understanding of a character’s personality. “Sakura Fubuki” was the source of controversy among some English-speaking fans because one line (神様なんていない, “kamisama nante inai”) is translated as “there is no God”, which some take as an endorsement of atheism. However, atheism as understood in the Western world is not contemplated in mainstream Japanese culture. Rather, the line is ironic because Rei is supposed to be a miko, i.e. an apprentice priestess. It is impossible for her to declare that gods do not exist (as per Western atheism), because her way of living depends on the worship of gods. The popular Japanese belief is that gods, or fate, dictate one’s life events, and is the attitude that Japanese viewers would expect from Rei; but this is the idea that she questions in the song. Because she has supernatural powers and a pragmatic, no-nonsense outlook in life, Rei believes that even events that are attributed to fate or gods can in fact be influenced by the individual’s attitude and actions. This aspect of Rei’s personality is important for understanding her dispute with Venus/Minako. In PGSM, Venus holds the traditional Japanese belief that present day events are dictated by that of past life; this means today, one must resist parallels with the past in order to avoid repeating the same sad outcome (to the point of using Zoisite’s music box). Mars, in contrast, believes that as long as the right thing is done consistently today, the tragedy of the past life will not be repeated. Venus focuses on the mission from the past, while Mars focuses on supporting Usagi of the present. The next line in “Sakura Fubuki” is translated as “but I want to believe in something”. For Rei, she believes in herself and what she can do today. Keiko Kitagawa has not sung professionally or on a commercial basis since PGSM. ~ Motoki youtu.be/vmk_JOk7Sv4
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:46:57 +0000
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