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Everybody Dance Now!

I decided to do something random today and post some of the dances from anime, video games, etc. Why? Because I feel like it. Don't ask that question. Okay, if you really must know, I was going to write a semi-political critique of Japan's crappy education system, but then I went on Youtube and felt my braincells die one by one. As such, I'll wait until the ramen I just age reinvigorates them!




The first video (above, obviously) is from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and the song is called "Hare Hare Yukai". Everybody knows this one. They perform it at conventions, random public places (I'm glad I live in a small town!), and just wherever they want to. If you don't know this dance, you probably live in a hole. Just kidding. You just haven't seen the anime, don't go to conventions, and don't use Youtube.




This is the opening to the crappy game, Final Fantasy X-2. I've never seen it in English and I don't really want to. Final Fantasy X was a poor game, in my opinion (mental note: review for later), and the English voice actors didn't do much to change that when it came to the States. However, the sequel was worse! It was down right retarded. Anyway, check out the song and dance. I've never actually heard of anyone trying to perform it, lip-sync it, etc. but it needs some love.




Best one! The promo for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is the final dance I'm posting. No Lucky Star stuff, sorry. This is by far the coolest dance ever! Unfortunately, I'm not coordinated enough to any dancing at all (I couldn't even figure out marching band), so I can't do this one. Enjoy it anyway.
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