So, when contributor Tim van Ingen posted his impressions from the Dragon Quest IX live concert in Japan a few weeks ago, OSV got a pretty significant wave of reply comments. Among them was this one, from Brittany Rodiger. Full quote:
“I really Love Koichi Sugiyama’s music his symphonic melody’s are Like Classical to me even when his Town Themes Have a Jazzy Big Band tune With Trumpets and Trombones in it it calms me down And I Have his Jazzy rhythms inside of me even when I hear them it’s like he’s being a big Jeark but when I also Listen to his Love themes he’d saying that he wants to make a girl Happy because he cares about her and he Loves her I’ve actually met Him in 2007 And I Miss him so Much became he was so nice to me when he walked right up to me and because he was very Kindhearted man even if he’s 78 years old I don’t want him to Die I really miss him so much and I’ll always Love him and his music forever and ever”
The lack of punctuation and general grammatical awkwardness could be due to poor schooling, or perhaps she was just too excited to take a breath in virtual space. Look, we all get excited about Sugiyama around here. The man is a legend, even if he has some wacky political views. But sometimes it’s good to chill out, just a bit.
To witness Brittany’s full love of Sugiyama, check out the above video, where she claims she met Sugiyama. One of those photos looks a little… off… to me. Photoshop? Maybe. But she insists that they’ve met, and she’s so happy to proclaim it that she makes the statement in nearly every one of her 34 replies to comments for this video.
It’s really so over-the-top, that I have to wonder if she’s serious, or if this is some elaborate ruse to make the fanboys and fangirls out there.
Is this a joke or the ultimate act of fandom? You be the judge!
Tags: Dragon Quest, Hilarious, Koichi Sugiyama, Obsession, YouTube
This video is amazing. The theme is so full of love and matches well with the stalker-esque photos and story behind the video. As it whether or not it’s a fake, the picture doesn’t really convince me as much as the crazy comments to each and every comment on the YouTube vid.
So what are his wacky political views?
He doesn’t believe the Nanking Massacre occurred. He thinks Japan is blameless in WWII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Sugiyama#As_a_Japanese_nationalist
It’s a pretty big deal. It’s understandable given his age to be part of this political movement, but IMO it’s quite dangerous.
I doubt there’s only one Koichi Sugiyama in Japan. The wacko who signed that stuff could be someone else for all we know.
I had to jump in and dispel the ignorance from the last commenter. It’s like we’re getting double historical revisionism here. Sugiyama: “Oh yeah, Japan was totally innocent in WWII, and we didn’t rape any women or turn POW women into sex slaves.” Ondore: “The Sugiyama who signed THE FACTS probably isn’t the one who writes music for Dragon Quest.”
While there are plenty of people who may share the name, there’s only one *famous* Koichi Sugiyama, and it is the composer and arranger of the Dragon Quest series. His name is known, and that is why he is one of the big signatories of “The Facts.” You do realize they raised the money to get said article published in the Washington Post…?
It is a well-known fact that it is THIS Koichi Sugiyama who subscribes to historical revisionism. It’s been well-known for enough time that Sugiyama’s “situation” is cited in this article about Orson Scott Card and Shadow Complex; the
relevant comparison being that Card is a little crazy in his political beliefs as well.
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24627
Read and learn. It’s not like Sugiyama is hiding this about himself.
So I was wrong. But did you have to flame me and harass me through emails for that? If someone says something wrong just correct them, you don’t have to be so aggressive you know 🙂 I simply pointed–indeed without knowing everything–that it could have been someone else. Don’t put words into other people’s mouth; I said “could”, not “probably”. Anyway, thanks for correcting me.
I have added a third layer to the revisionism!
You are right, you didn’t say “probably.” I put that word into your mouth. My bad.
Thanks for stopping in, and I didn’t mean to “flame” you. 🙂
this is hilarious. i wonder if his coworkers created this.
I Happened to Be A Koichi Sugiyama Fan it’s so Cool that everyone Likes My Koichi Sugiyama video I Uploaded he’s my Hero and I Still Love him I wish he can see this that see this that would be cool I Love you Koichi Sugiyama
LOL I’m surprise this review is still up thanks guys
Haha, indeed Brittany! We should do an updated post about you and Jayson meeting at Tommy’s party! It was wonderful chatting with you on Facebook too. 🙂
LOL yeah you should that would be awesome thanks so much for your Kindness Hug 🙂
I Really think it be cool if you guys did that actually