History Main / KabukiSounds

* ''In VideoGame/Persona5'' A tsuzumi and okawa are played as Yusuke's Persona first appears. Fitting as Yusuke is very much a traditionalist (to the point of using archaic language in the original Japanese), Goemon was depicted as much in actual kabuki plays, and Yusuke is an artist by trade.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'': E. Honda's theme, because 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.

** Before arriving in Wano, the Straw Hats encounter an octopus that can naturally create kabuki sounds.

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* The 2006 {{OVA}} ContinuityReboot of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has used ''tsuzumi'' strikes to punctuate Setsuna's more {{samurai}}-like moments.

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

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

* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'':

* Used in the beginning and the end of the 2nd ''Anime/VampirePrincessMiyu'' OAV.

* The 2006 {{OVA}} {{Reboot}} of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has used ''tsuzumi'' strikes to punctuate Setsuna's more {{samurai}}-like moments.

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

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: The Hyperstone Heist'' uses an "ooowoooh" at the beginning of Stage 3, in line with its {{wutai}} theme.

Kabuki is part of traditional UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese theatre, dating from the Edo period (17th century as the Western world records time). Like other Japanese theatrical styles, it uses music and musical sounds to help tell the story. Several instruments/calls have become strongly identified with the theatre performance itself, even sounds that originated in other parts of Japanese theatre. It was veryimportant and pretty cool. It is really funny to watch the retards golol.

Kabuki is part of traditional UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese theatre, dating from the Edo period (17th century as the Western world records time). Like other Japanese theatrical styles, it uses music and musical sounds to help tell the story. Several instruments/calls have become strongly identified with the theatre performance itself, even sounds that originated in other parts of Japanese theatre.

* Across all video games, the likelihood of a {{Wutai}} level incorporating these into the music is high. Higher if the game wasn't actually made in Japan.

* The various musical themes for the eponymous mask of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' invove eldritch, discordant yet somehow still Kabuki-esque sounds. WordOfGod shares that the noises were inspired by the similar Chinese opera.

* ''VideoGame/Pokemon'':

* ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'':
** Uses __ in the "Sushi-Go-Round" minigame from the first installment.
** "Clear Cut Challenge" featured __ in ''Pokémon Stadium 2''

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

* In ''[[VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures The Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation]]'', both of the Nerd Gaiden [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caF1EMkjHsg stage]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cWyjs51BI8 themes]] use an "oowoooh" sample.

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* ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'':
** Uses __ in the "Sushi-Go-Round" minigame from the first installment.
** "Clear Cut Challenge" featured __ in ''Pokémon Stadium 2''

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Kabuki is one of several varieties of traditional Japanese theatre, dating from the Edo period. Like other Japanese theatrical styles, it uses music and musical sounds to help tell the story. Not surprisingly, a number of these sounds have found their way into {{Anime}}.

The most common Kabuki sounds to be heard in anime are:
* ''Tsuzumi''. A drumlike instrument that makes a "pon!" sound. In anime it is frequently employed to punctuate a joke or humorous moment, often in combination with a man's voice making an "Ooowoooh!" sound (also from Kabuki). A very traditional instrument, its sound is considered emblematic of traditional Japanese culture as a whole. Although they sound alike, do not mistake the "pon!" of a ''tsuzumi'' for the noise of TheThingThatGoesDoink.
* ''Okawa''. A drum that sounds a lot like a woodblock when struck. In anime one hears either one strike or two quick strikes.

To learn more about Kabuki, visit [[http://www.kabuki21.com this site]].

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

** Similarly, the [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Shinkengers]]' [[TransformationTrinket Shodouphones]] make kabuki noises after being used to draw magical kanji in the air.
** Also [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Utsusemimaru]] Theme also featured kabuki noises when he first morph into ''[[Main/SixthRanger Kyoryu Gold]]''.

* Used in the "Sushi-Go-Round" minigame in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'', and "Clear Cut Challenge" in ''Pokémon Stadium 2''

** Also from SNK, at least half of the ''VideoGame/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.]]

* ''{{Okami}}'' uses a lot of the drum sounds, as well as several Kabuki-style shouts.
* [[VideoGame/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.
* The various musical themes for the eponymous mask of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' invove eldritch, discordant yet somehow still Kabuki-esque sounds.
** WordOfGod actually states that the music in Majora's Mask was based on Chinese opera.

* In the ''ShirenTheWanderer'' series, set in feudal Japan, this is used a ''lot''.

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