Violence is I think perfectly acceptable and actually beneficial when used in context (which is why Battle Royale is still one of my all-time favourite movies), such as here. I love music videos that tell a whole story on their own, especially when the premise is so startling and unusual.

And yeah, you need to carry on reviewing Kaiba! I’ve had zero time or inclination to start anything new lately apart from Hidamari Sketch but there are one or two gems such as Kaiba that deserve continued coverage. That and obscure J-rock, obviously. ^_^

@Celeste: I’m off work on holiday for the next two weeks and one of my important missions is to catch up with the episodic reviews of Kaiba. I wouldn’t like to disappoint you! Also, I take it you’ve already picked up the Genius Party fansubs? I’m thinking of doing a write-up for Shinichiro Watanabe’s episode “Baby Blue”.

@dengar: Interesting theory, obviously Nike have influence in high places! Anyway, ever since scoring a few goals with their boots, I’ve been more of an Umbro man

@Hoshi: I wish I could read Japanese because I expect the text that scrolls along the bottom of the video just before each person is shot reveals their relationship to the main guy. Anyway, Supercar are a fantastic band.

@Ivy: I’m almost scared of writing about Xam’d. It seems you can read me like a book, because I just know I’ll love it, so much so I’ve been waiting to get decent video quality fansubs and watching the OP/ED over and over. Nausicaa is my favourite Miyazaki movie and seeing as how Xam’d seems so influenced by that, I’m really struggling to say anything other than “YYYYYAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!”