Jason Mraz a crazy K-ON fan? August 25
Astute user SierraEdge sent me an email pointing out an particularly odd soundbite from Jason Mraz’s Try Try Try, which can be heard in the above video at 0:08 and again at 1:07. About 100% of all anime fans will instantly recognize it to be the eyecatch audio clip from moe blob Akiyama Mio showcasing anime K-ON.
The song itself is pretty good, but having Yui’s mono-ized voice chime in doesn’t fit with the song at all, which naturally begs the question - what the hell? Could it be some huge fan-made troll that has somehow pervaded itself in every single Youtube clip and mp3 found online? Could someone at Atlantic Records be on Kadokawa’s payroll? Or is Jason Mraz every bit of the crazy otaku as those guys who celebrated Ritsu’s birthday? The only other mention of this I could find is on the ZOMG Forums, where people seem to be just as confused…
While Mraz does communicate to his fans via traditional means like Twitter, perhaps, if we are trusting and optimistic enough to believe the addition was completely intentional, he’s showing a bit of his closet otaku self as a big wink to those who would understand…
Raso at 12:54 pm on August 25th, 2009
its got to be a troll……… or some marketing plan?
God~Knows~ at 12:56 pm on August 25th, 2009
Does not compute.Who’s the okama?*Erases him from memory*
Ashan at 1:13 pm on August 25th, 2009
First time I’ve ever heard of him, or his music. The song is actually decent, the odd soundbite inclusion is a slight wink to those who would understand it, its going to fly past the head of anyone unfamiliar with K-ON.
Gundamaniac at 1:16 pm on August 25th, 2009
errrrrrrrrr……….wtf?
Kuya at 1:18 pm on August 25th, 2009
Well…if you watch his “Geek in the Pink” video, he’s got a pink shirt on that says “Otaku” on it. So I would assume he knows something of anime. At the -very- least.
jaalin at 1:23 pm on August 25th, 2009
mmm good point kuya
tekky99 at 1:27 pm on August 25th, 2009
lol, it doesn’t even fit well w/ the rest of the song >_>
brianleung8912 at 1:30 pm on August 25th, 2009
As much as the K-on bits doesnt fit into the song, i am hoping this is not a fan made troll. If a celeb is a closet otaku that could change the sterotype of geeks and otaku, bits by bit ^-^
Ties at 1:31 pm on August 25th, 2009
Listening to the lyrics of the song it actually fits with the themes of K-On! so the song might be a tribute to K-On! in a way.
kimikodatenshi at 1:35 pm on August 25th, 2009
Pretty cool! Seems legit! Now i want to know why it’s there!! Jason Mraz has some nice songs… he sings ‘lucky’ with Colbie Caillat and ‘I’m yours’
mutio at 1:43 pm on August 25th, 2009
Smells like troll to me..
jarmel at 1:50 pm on August 25th, 2009
Makes no goddamn sense. Has to be an epic troll. It sounds so ridiculously out of place.
jasonmraz at 1:54 pm on August 25th, 2009
moe moe kyun, bitches
Kuya at 1:59 pm on August 25th, 2009
This doesn’t sound like troll-work. It’s on several of the other videos of this song, for starters.
Even if you ignore Mr. A-Z being or not being an anime fan, this just doesn’t seem like enough to qualify. Only adding two sound bites from K-On? If the guy really wanted to troll, there’s so many things he could add. If this is a troll, it’s pretty weak.
Deoxys at 2:08 pm on August 25th, 2009
seriously, what the fuck??
starss at 2:21 pm on August 25th, 2009
I really have no idea how that got in there, and I can’t make a rational enough decision for why!
Pikow at 2:54 pm on August 25th, 2009
Jason Mraz!?!? An anime-lover!!?!? That would rule! Jason Mraz is a really respected musician and talented, it’d be so cool if he liked anime lol.
Swampstorm at 3:16 pm on August 25th, 2009
Win. I never thought I’d see two completely different interests of mine fused like that.
Shin at 3:18 pm on August 25th, 2009
Jason Mraz can love anime, fine. But this seems fake…
Mao at 3:20 pm on August 25th, 2009
Its all a major troll by Jaalin, Major conspiracy going on here. xD