It was in part influenced by pieces of the Japanese manga. For example, "Star of the Giants" ("Kyojin no Hoshi"). This legendary sports anime was aired just as I entered the elementary school. The hero, Hyuma Hoshi, overcomes obstacles after obstacles to become a true star of the Tokyo Giants, the one and only powerful and popular baseball club at that time.
The idea was to make efforts, to show perseverance, and try to transform yourself, both physically and spiritually.
Somehow the idea of making strenuous efforts gripped me. When I was eight, I remember quite vividly how I started to run along the school track with some of my friends in the after hours. As my friends dropped running, I continued to run around, never stopping.
The theme tune of the Star of Giants was in my mind, inspiring the eight year old. It was a stupid thing to do, but fun.
I gave up running only when the bell rang and the school teacher came to tell us that it was time to go home.
To this day, I sometimes wonder if I don't carry the flag of perseverance still in my spirit. When things get hard and the circumstances are against you, I sometimes remember the small child that was I who made bold efforts to overcome.
I suspect that I was a loner in that respect. The influence of an amine has many colors for different people.
Some scenes from the now legendary "Star of the Giants"
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"As my friends dropped running, I continued to run around, never stopping.
.... ....
It was a stupid thing to do, but fun.
I gave up running only when the bell rang and the school teacher came to tell us that it was time to go home."
How nice you are.
I wish I could emulate you.
By the way, whenever the ceremonial occasions is coming, my relatives used to recall with a chuckle and say to me,
"When you were a child you were always singing a song!"
They do not know even now I am always singing a song ...
So I suspect that even now I am a loner in that respect, right?
Dear.Mr.Mogi
I miss "Star of the Giants".
I also always watched this TV program ,and liked Hyuma, his family and friends. They are so hot.
Specially Hyuma is a fire boy and man. I can't forget of that impression.
Perseverance is a prominent virtue which brought forth the golden era of modern Japan. Long gone, however, possibly in the world of "yakyu" as well, in concurrence with the eradication of the "guts" terminology. My envy towards Korea, where the youngsters still maintain the pure spirits to fervently chant the phrase "Fighting!" to encourage one another. Somewhere along the way, it is as if the nouveau riche country bumpkin had left all that moral purity behind, just to avoid any contempt from the "upper class". All you need is Guts!
SK
On the day after watching "Star of the Giants", we boys would become Hyuma Hoshi or Mitsuru Hanagata at school.
Even during the class, we call each other "Hoshi-kun!","Hanagata-kun!" or sometimes "Samon-kun!".
"Class!"
Wow, our teacher glared at us. His face was formidable. Yes, it was just like Hyuma's father,Ittetsu Hoshi...
"Even during the class, we call each other "Hoshi-kun!","Hanagata-kun!" or sometimes "Samon-kun!"."
=P!
Morning laughter has welled up in me again. thank you.
Late in the story anime of "Star of the Giants", my eye-opening scene always was that Hyuma's spirited and powerful pitching form. It made his leg high.
( .. sadly, I cannot express my feeling well towards his excellent style in English.)
Thank you Hoshi-kun! Oh,no, so sorry, Anonymous-san, thank you.
I'm also struggling with English like Hanagata's struggle with Hyuma's magic pitch.
But, it's now good fun thanks to Dr.Mogi's English journal.
This reminiscence and your musings on the Thunderbird are so sweetly evocative of the youth who lives on in the adult, in each of us. I am writing a book in English on Japanese 'kyara' in their many guises...do you mind if I quoted you on this? I think in terms of cognitive effects it's also interesting to contemplate these deep memories and their emotional entailments...but you're more the expert on that. Anyway, thank you.
Dear nekochama-san,
Thank you for your heart-warming comment.
No,I don't mind. My comment is now on the Net under Dr.Mogi's approval. Please quote it freely.(unless Dr.Mogi's prohibition.)
I'm shy, but your quotation is my honor.
All my comments are inspired by Dr.Mogi's splendid essays.
Thunderbird, Star of the Giants...
Certainly, Showa era was colorful...Thank you, again.
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