"It's your duty!"
What better way to kick off "Utata-P" week than to bring back the song that started it all. And by all, I of course mean the excellent "Happiness Series" (http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Happin...) by Utata-P. With a story conceived by the talented Torihitsuji, distinctive art by wogura-san, and music by the ever excellent Utata-P, this helped the trio kick off a series of viral hits that led to a novel series and many other products. While I have never spoken to Utata-P himself, I am very grateful that he so kindly used my title for the song as the English title for the novels. It's cool that even now I can point to it when I see my students here in Japan reading the book and say "Hey, descent-sensei came up with that!". Gotta get my Vocaloid street cred somehow lol. This is one song where they got all the finishing touches just perfect and I love the slightly "insane" look one Miku's face (explained more in the books), along with the roaring cheers of the crowds as "Ondine" makes her terrifying proclamations. You can read up more on Ondine here if you'd like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_(...). The title and theme of the song are also a shout of to the Happiness is Mandatory trope (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php...) which was also a notable part of the table top RPG "Paranoia" from many years ago. Please keep an eye out as I try to bring back the rest of the series in the near future! All songs in the series also appear on Utata-P's debut album Minna Shiawase ni nare! (http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00B18SUE8), so please buy it!
Original Upload: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18100389
Credits:
Illustration: wogura (http://wogura.com/)
Lyric: 鳥居羊
Music： うたたP (mylist/3321393)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tKomine
Illustration: wogura (http://wogura.com/)
Lyric: 鳥居羊
Music： うたたP (mylist/3321393)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tKomine
