This isn't just a video of some guy kicking ass on Taiko no Tatsujin. Sure, that's the surface, but underneath, it's deeper. This is the story of a young man and a girl. With his buddy supporting him, the drum master pounds out a tune on the taiko. He's trained countless hours for this moment, just hoping he could catch the attention of a female. Any female. And for a fleeting moment, he did, and the two connected on so many different levels. There is real human drama in Akihabara game centers. Brian Ashcraft

Drum Master [Wiki]

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