History Main / KabukiSounds

* ''Ganbare Goemon 2'' for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom uses the "Ooowoooh!" sound on the "area clear" screen, and also has a kabuki-themed stage where ''tsuzumi'' appear as floating springboards.

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* The Kyoto stage and Yoshimitsu's forest stage from the first 2 ''{{Tekken}}'' stages with "Ooowooh" to boot. Also, Baek's stage in the second game.

* ''TenchiMuyo'' punctuates many of its jokes with Kabuki sounds, and the ''tsuzumi'' and ''okawa'' are heard in the EyeCatch.

* The 2006 {{OVA}} {{Reboot}} of ''MahouSenseiNegima'' has used ''tsuzumi'' strikes to punctuate Setsuna's more {{samurai}}-like moments.
* The anime ''{{Naruto}}'' makes use of Kabuki sounds in background themes. Often taken up a notch with Jiraiya, who not only dresses like someone right out of Kabuki theatre, but also has a habit of announcing himself using common mannerisms. He also moves like a Kabuki actor, most notably the hopping step and slow hand wave.

* Whenever Kumadori from ''OnePiece'' speaks, he speaks in verse, and kabuki sounds play in the background.

* In ''Franchise/{{Digimon}} [[Anime/DigimonTamers Tamers]]'', these sounds accompany the kitsune-themed Renamon's evolution into Kyuubimon.

* Given that ''NininGaShinobuden'' is about ninja, it was inevitable that these show up a lot.

* ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' thrives on them.

** Also from SNK, at least half of the ''SamuraiShodown'' soundtrack is entirely played with traditional Kabuki instruments, in keeping with the general mood of the game (especially where Kyoshiro is concerned, since he's a Kabuki actor). [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7oNxnlg7oI Behold.]]

* Plugging in four controllers in to a [[NintendoGamecube Gamecube]], holding the Z button down on all of them, and starting up the console will play a tsuzumi accompanied by the "Ooowoooh!" noise instead of the normal start up sounds.

* ''{{Gasaraki}}'' uses Kabuki (and Noh) elements in its [[AnimeThemeSong theme song]] and throughout the series proper.

* ''{{Inuyasha}}'' used Kabuki sounds frequently to establish mood, particularly appropriate given its Feudal Japanese setting.

* ''FatalFury Special'' uses this in Geese's CPU stage, and ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' has a BonusBoss fight with him as well in his rooftop pagoda. The intro to the fights has several doors sliding open, punctuated with ''okawa'' beats, and the fight music itself (titled "Soy Sauce for Geese") has several tsuzumi beats and the "Ooowooh" voice as well (at least in the RBS version).

* Used in the beginning and the end of the 2nd ''Vampire Princess Miyu'' OAV.

* In ''VideoGame/PowerStone'', The Mutsu stage featured the Ooowoooh!" sound from Tsuzumi in the beginning of the theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXWVQ1Y_T0]].

* In ''VideoGame/PowerStone'', The Mutsu stage featured the Ooowoooh!" sound from Tsuzumi in the beginning of the theme

* Can be heard in Japan's ImageSong in ''AxisPowersHetalia''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0FVIwLE0Aw This]] ''{{Touhou}}'' remix of !yuugi's theme features the "oowooooh" guy.

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* Constantly in ''{{Mononoke}}''.

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* Used in the Kabuki-styled musical ''Pacific Overtures'', though not frequently.

* The Rangers from ''NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' had Kabuki-sounds during their transformation sequences.

* The Dum Dum sting from ''LawAndOrder'' has possibly evolved from here.

* StreetFighter E. Honda's]] theme. He's basically the first ever Kabuki-Sumo wrestler. You can hear some ''tsuzumi'' sounds in Ryu's theme as well, though he doesn't have the whole kabuki thing going.

* Uh, who could forget about [[StreetFighter E. Honda]]? He's basically the first ever Kabuki-Sumo wrestler. You can hear some ''tsuzumi'' sounds in Ryu's theme as well, though he doesn't have the whole kabuki thing going.