Musician Plays ‘100% Courage’ From the Anime Series ‘Nintama Rantaro’ on His Hand-Cranked Street Organ

Musician Yuki Kojima played a fresh arrangement of “100% Courage (Yuki 100%)”, the opening theme from the long-running Japanese anime series Nintama Rantaro, on his handmade hand-cranked street organ. He punched the cardboard music book for this new version himself.

About ten years ago, I created a punched music book for this song to play on my street organ. This year, I revisited it and created a fresh arrangement. The original was quite simple, without the glissandos or drum parts I now enjoy incorporating.

Originally recorded by the Japanese idol group Hikaru Genji in 1993, the song has opened Nintama Rantaro, the longest-running anime on NHK, ever since.

The Original Version

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Lori Dorn

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Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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