We're back in front of Akihabara station a really loud and
chaotic place isn't it?
Oh,It is
It is that
Continue famous ANIME song DJs
I'm here with Patrick w Galbraith, author of OTAKU space and OTAKU
encyclopedia
We're gonna discuss ANIME song DJ
It's kinda cool event because is has this
global spin to it. You have local people you have people from
overseas,it really is a good mix and everybody is so getting excited about the
music
But there's one thing I really have to ask you about.... it says
OTAGEI dancing
Ah...,OTAGEI yes
yeah I mean I saw these people with glow sticks they had not just one
But they had
Some people had 10 or 20.... like utility belts of glowsticks
Lot about not putting them
Yeah
Level we're putting them in their fingers
They making claws
Wolverine
This is OTAGEI
OTAGEI basically
this organized chaos where the energy builds and you're gonna get really excited
about the music
and it exploded to action but also work that everybody else
Just kinda like this feedback parts on stage
you're reacting to the music reacting to the people next to you, and giving the energy back
and the whole room is just really exciting
Oh, it IS exciting
We're gonna take you there right now
ANIME song DJ
This is ANICrush, an ANIME song DJ event
that is focused on bringing the Japanese and international communities together
If you love ANIME
music and a good time
This is the place to be
Idol & DJ Momochi Minami really rocks the house
She's one of the headliners at the event
This setup is no different than any top-notch club
ANIME on the screen
music booming onto the dance floor
It's not easy to stand still
ANIME fans love it
This is ANICrash organizer Xavier Bensky
He's put this event altogether for ANIME music lovers and explains the "how and why"
ANIME song DJ culture
Began around ten years ago and the probably started because a lot of DJ's
That we're into other kinda music like techno house
They are happen to be ANIME fans and they do realize that they could take
to the music that they like from their own ANIME and actually
Mix it the same way to the did for other music and that's how it started
and then it's the only kept growing and growing and now especially because
number of ANIME has been growing there are more and more songs to use
and so this culture has grown in depth
in terms of the themes that it addresses and the different kinds of parties not
only just general ANIME , there are
classics there are some special
DJ parties that are dealing with a particular ANIME or ANIME genre
So that the variety and the interest of these different kinds of
parties are only growing
These two cosplayers take there love for ANIME music to another level
If you can't DJ
Try singing
DJ's will back you up
Packing energy and excitement
They're hit on stage to the lovers of the genre
At every events are these light sticks
Some OTAKU love them so much
They have utility belts displaying extraordinary color
Disposable sticks are a couple hundred yen
There are more expensive
LED battery powered ones that really radiate color
It's an essential tool for an after hours OTAKU
For beginner like me
It's easy to start off
The light sticks are used for OTAGEI dancing
and each song has its own moves
This is my first time to doing OTAGEI , and I don't even know how to do it!
There seems to be a lot of coordinated moves
I had one that was snappy stick or something
Well, that's gone out so it's good to have one with a battery in it
like a lot of other people
There seems to be a lot of OTAGEI going on! Gotta get back to it!
Many moves have name like thunder snake
PPP H, Wolverine and matrix
I need a little practice
So let's go see a pro in action
This is Oshiri
Both Idol and ANI song DJ
To enter set she puts down the DJ headphones
and picks up the mike
It's the trademark of a real idol
It'a an ability to sing and dance away from the DJ units
and get the crowd excited
These idol aren't Japanese
But they sure get the crowd going
Hello it's nice meet you. Ally and
Sally
Ally&Sally
YOROSHIKU ONEGAI SHIMASU
The fans worship them with OTAGEI and
all their light sticks out of love and appreciation for their song and dance
Getting to the music you love and they're doing OTAGEI
and all these kind of things, so... I really like it, right? I really love it
It's like a feeling of a bond between everyone so...
Even if you don't know everyone's name, and you come from different places in the world
May be you don't even know the idol but you can just get into it so I like the event
Get your OTAGEI on and join whole world ANI song DJ event to
show your love for ANIME after hours
Rock on in Japan