Because the Japanese Version is Likely to Involve Tentacles


Denki anma is just one example of Japanese High Weirdness.

Here’s a conversation that my friend Kelly recently had:

Kelly’s friend: Want to hear something funny?

Kelly: [Looks up from her laptop]

Kelly’s friend: In the Japanese version of Romper Room

Kelly: Stop.

3 Comments

  1. darryl
    Posted April 15, 2008 at 10:51 pm | Permalink

    Funny. A YouTube search of “Japanese version Romper Room” turned up this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC_fLUvm16A

    Even weirder than the accordion version I bet

  2. Ken Hirsch
    Posted April 16, 2008 at 12:46 am | Permalink

    Not tentacles, but testicles.

  3. Posted April 16, 2008 at 9:26 pm | Permalink

    What’s wrong with a few tentacles? I can’t imagine a child not getting a kick out of Syd Barrett and tentacles in this video from Gimme Gimme Octopus:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRhltUYSFy8

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