悪魔の踊り方 (Akuma no Odorikata)

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Background[]

“Don’t let God mislead you.”
—Author's comment

"Akuma no Odorikata" is an original song produced by Konnichiwa Tanita-san featuring Kagamine Rin. It has entered the Hall of Legend and exceeded 1 million views on YouTube.

In Christianity, the "devil" is the personification of evil and author of sin, one who rebels against God and lures them away from God. Similarly, "Akuma no Odorikata" portrays how the "devil" brings upon disruptive elements to the world and leads human beings astray from the beliefs created by "God". As such, the title of the song can be interpret as "How the Devil opposes God".

Throughout the MV, various depictions related to the politic scene of Japan can be seen (e.g. 16 Prime Ministers during Japan's Heisei era, National Diet Building, etc.). As the successive prime ministers are often likened to "God", the line "Don’t let God mislead you" presents an opposing viewpoint towards the PMs' political ideals. However, it should be noted in advanced that this song is not about political criticism itself. Rather, it is intended to encourage people to think critically and challange ideas, instead of being led into groupthinking - worshipping the same "God" as everyone else and having no incentive to think for themselves.

Succeeding versions[]

Konnichiwa Tanita-san's Self-cover

Featuring	Konnichiwa Tanita-san
Categories	Human Cover; Self-cover
Description	This cover has entered the Hall of Legend on Niconico and exceeded 16 million views on YouTube.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Game size - 3DMV)

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Kagamine Rin, Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Aoyagi Touya (CV: Itou Kent)
Producers	SOLID CUBE (motion capture) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Original MV; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Full - 2DMV)

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Kagamine Rin, Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Aoyagi Touya (CV: Itou Kent)
Producers	Yamakawa (illust), Inoue Mana (director, collage art), DOMINO (editing) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Original MV; In-game Content
Description	Full version, featured in Vivid BAD SQUAD's 1st full album Vivid BAD SQUAD SEKAI ALBUM Vol.1, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku. The full-length 2DMV was uploaded on August 27th, 2022.

Project SEKAI Version [April Fools' 2024]

Featuring	Mirai Toshi de Acchi Kocchi: KAITO, Kiritani Haruka (CV: Yoshioka Mayu), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Kamishiro Rui (CV: Toki Shunichi)
Producers	TKS (illust), Shiromiya (video) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Original MV; In-game Content
Description	Created for April Fools' Day 2024. Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Lyrics[]

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
感情なんてもんはどうしても	kanjou nante mon wa doushite mo
無駄だって悪魔は言った	muda datte akuma wa itta
「何もかも捨てちまえよ」	"nanimokamo sutechimae yo"
嗚呼、快不快も、喜怒哀楽さえも！	aa, kai fukai mo, kidoairaku sae mo!
どうしようもない事実、	doushiyou mo nai jijitsu,
ヒトは終焉から逃れられない	hito wa shuuen kara nogarerarenai
「誰も抗えない欲望に従え」	"dare mo aragaenai yokubou ni shitagae"
思考を休めるな　脳ミソを回せ	shikou o yasumeru na noumiso o mawase

「誰もお前のことなど見ちゃいないさ」	"dare mo omae no koto nado michainai sa"
おかしくなってしまうことをどうして恥じる？	okashiku natte shimau koto o doushite hajiru?

お前らに完璧で間違った踊り方を教えてやるから	omaera ni kanpeki de machigatta odorikata o oshiete yaru kara
いっせーので捨てちまえ、そんな命ならば	issee no de sutechimae, sonna inochi naraba
何十何百何千何万回学習しなさいな	nanjuu nanbyaku nanzen nanmankai gakushuu shinasai na
どうしたってさ、空っぽの頭蓋骨だろ	doushita tte sa, karappo no zugaikotsu daro
わかっているのかい？	wakatte iru no kai?

感情なんていつ何時でも	kanjou nante itsu nandoki demo
邪魔だって悪魔は言った	jama datte akuma wa itta
「反論の余地などない」	"hanron no yochi nado nai"
嗚呼、人生に意味を与えておくれ！	aa, jinsei ni imi o ataete okure!
420でさえも救えない終焉があると知った	yonnimaru de sae mo sukuenai shuuen ga aru to shitta
「誰も疑わない神様を疑え」	"dare mo utagawanai kamisama o utagae"
思考を休めるな　脳ミソを回せ	shikou o yasumeru na noumiso o mawase

「誰もお前のことなど見ちゃいないさ」	"dare mo omae no koto nado michainai sa"
躊躇っている数秒の無益さを知れ	tameratte iru suubyou no muekisa o shire

お前らに完璧で間違った踊り方を教えてやるから	omaera ni kanpeki de machigatta odorikata o oshiete yaru kara
いっせーので捨てちまえ、そんな命ならば	issee no de sutechimae, sonna inochi naraba
何十何百何千何万回学習しなさいな	nanjuu nanbyaku nanzen nanmankai gakushuu shinasai na
どうしたってさ、頭ん中空っぽなこと	doushita tte sa, atamannaka karappo na koto
わかっていないようだ	wakatte inai you da

承認欲にレイプされ、	shounin yoku ni reipu sare,
死んだ花をぶら下げている女	shinda hana o burasagete iru onna
何かを愛すことすら、	nanika o aisu koto sura,
ままならないまま餌を待つだけ	mamanaranai mama esa o matsu dake
踊り方を知らない、	odorikata o shiranai,
芸術の価値などわからないやつらに	geijutsu no kachi nado wakaranai yatsura ni
堕落していれば	daraku shite ireba
何も見えないまま	nani mo mienai mama

真善美に背いた踊り方を教えてやるから	shinzenbi ni somuita odorikata o oshiete yaru kara
いっせーので狂っちまえ、惨めな姿で	issee no de kurucchimae, mijime na sugata de
何十何百何千何万何億人の中でさぁ、	nanjuu nanbyaku nanzen nanman nan'okunin no naka de saa,
そうして埋もれていたっていいと	soushite umorete ita tte ii to
どうして言えるのだろう？	doushite ieru no darou?

ねぇ、世界が患っている狂信は	nee, sekai ga wazuratte iru kyoushin wa
健常者でさえ目が眩むような光を放っている	kenjousha de sae me ga kuramu you na hikari o hanatte iru
今夜、悪魔がお前らにこう云うぜ	kon'ya, akuma ga omaera ni kou iu ze
「神とやらに惑わされるなよ」	"kami to yara ni madowasareru na yo"

Derivatives[]

ANNO's Cover ft. KAITO & Camui Gackpo

Featuring	KAITO V3, Camui Gackpo V4
Producers	ANNO (cover, VSQx, illust)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Tsuzuki's Cover ft. Shiine Ama

Featuring	Shiine Ama
Producers	Tsuzuki (mixing, illust), Moru゛ (UST)
Categories	UTAU Cover

ATSUYA's Cover ft. Kurobousuku

Featuring	Kurobousuku
Producers	ATSUYA (cover, video), rev (mixing, illust), Moru゛ (UST)
Categories	UTAU Cover

Takano's Cover ft. Gekiyaku

Featuring	Gekiyaku
Producers	Takano (cover, mixing)
Categories	UTAU Cover

Kashiwagi's Cover ft. NETCO & Kaneka Yarao

Featuring	NETCO, Kaneka Yarao
Producers	Kashiwagi (mixing, video, UST)
Categories	UTAU Cover

Kashiwagi Cover ft. Kataban Fumei

Featuring	Kataban Fumei
Producers	Kashiwagi (mixing, tuning, UST), ycdkzk (video)
Categories	UTAU Cover

Yorukichi's Cover

Featuring	Yorukichi
Categories	Human Cover

Ankura's Cover

Featuring	Ankura
Producers	Hashimoto Yuuki@Marumiraion (encode)
Categories	Human Cover

rei's Cover

Featuring	rei
Producers	See. (mixing), Tada no Megane (encode)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	This cover has entered the Hall of Fame and exceeded 3 million views on YouTube.

Ryo-kun's Cover

Featuring	Ryo-kun
Producers	kain (mixing, mastering), kenken (encode)
Categories	Human Cover

Hydamio

Featuring	Hydamio
Producers	Tamaki (mixing), Rafudon (encode)
Categories	Human Cover

S!N's Cover

Featuring	S!N
Producers	kain (mixing, mastering, encode)
Categories	Human Cover

Kankan's Cover

Featuring	Kankan
Producers	biz (mixing)
Categories	Human Cover

Moldio's Cover

Featuring	Moldio
Producers	Tsunpoppo (mixing, encode)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	This cover has entered the Hall of Fame and exceeded 300,000 views on YouTube.

Ryushen's Cover

Featuring	Ryushen
Producers	Wataru (mixing), 目民 (illust), Ryushen (video)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	This cover has exceeded 1 million views on YouTube.

Tarachio's Cover

Featuring	Tarachio
Producers	Tuko (mixing, encode)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	This cover has entered the Hall of Fame and exceeded 100,000 views on YouTube.

Aho no Sakata's Cover

Featuring	Aho no Sakata
Producers	Chika-san (mixing)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	This cover has entered the Hall of Fame and exceeded 500,000 views on YouTube.

Kurousagi's Cover

Featuring	Kurousagi
Producers	Kurousagi (mixing)
Categories	Human Cover

Kuzuha's Cover

Featuring	Kuzuha
Producers	CNR+ (producer), Madotsuki@ (mixing), Taro Kagawa (illust), Yamashita RIRI (video)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	This cover has exceeded 9 million views on YouTube.

Amane's Cover

Featuring	Amane
Producers	02 (mixing), Rafudon (encode)
Categories	Human Cover

Kakusan NG's Cover

Featuring	Kakusan NG
Producers	02 (mixing), Eno Usagi (illust), Oki (thumbnail), aoneko (video)
Categories	Human Cover

Sekai's Cover

Featuring	Sekai
Categories	Human Cover

Dongdang's Cover

Featuring	Dongdang
Producers	SUCH (illust), BOLCHAN (video)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	This cover has exceeded 300,000 views on YouTube.

Other media appearances[]

Video games[]

This song was featured in the following video games:

maimai (Konnichiwa Tanita-san's self-cover)
Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku (Virtual Singer version by Kagamine Rin; SEKAI version by Vivid BAD SQUAD and Kagamine Rin)
CHUNITHM SUN PLUS (Konnichiwa Tanita-san's self-cover)

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Throughout the PV, a total of 16 Prime Ministers during Japan's Heisei era are shown (albeit with their faces cut off), including:
- Sōsuke Uno (1:06)
- Toshiki Kaifu (1:07)
- Kiichi Miyazawa (1:08)
- Morihiro Hosokawa (1:09)
- Tsutomu Hata (1:10)
- Tomiichi Murayama (1:11)
- Ryutaro Hashimoto (1:12)
- Keizō Obuchi (1:13)
- Yoshirō Mori (2:11)
- Junichiro Koizumi (2:12)
- Shinzo Abe (2:14)
- Yasuo Fukuda (2:15)
- Yukio Hatoyama (2:16)
- Tarō Asō (2:17)
- Naoto Kan (2:19)
- Yoshihiko Noda (2:20)

External links[]

Official[]

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