Power Calligraphy

Write Japanese with the brush. (You only have to do the fun parts.)

— Power Calligraphy Description

Have you ever tried writing Japanese calligraphy? It requires grace, finesse, and a surprising amount of upper-body strength.

— Power Calligraphy Description

Template:Game-NavTemplate:Game-NavTemplate:Game-NavTemplate:Minigame infoboxPower Calligraphy (リズムお習字 Rhythm Penmanship)  is the 21st unlockable game in Rhythm Tengoku. It's about a man who is trying to learn how to write calligraphy. Getting a perfect will unlock the soundtrack of this game. It's also an Extra Game unlocked in Rhythm Heaven Fever, and appears in Songbird Land in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay

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The gamaplay of the game

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A giant hand, that you play as, is going to write calligraphy -- with an unnecessary-yet-necessary amount of strength. When the giant hand reaches enough power, press A to write (with power). There are six different symbols to write besides the face. Near the end, the game goes faster and people come out dancing.

This game was remade in Rhythm Heaven Fever as an Extra Game. This can be unlocked for 41 medals. (Remember, medals are earned when getting a superb. You can't get medals for Night Walk or Extra Games.)

The graphics of the game are now updated to be in the same style as Rhythm Heaven Fever's artwork, the text is changed in the mini-game description and practice and the rating screens too. The controls and hits and misses are the same as before.

This game also returns in Rhythm Heaven Megamix with different rating screens texts.

Controls

Rhythm Tengoku & Rhythm Heaven Fever

• A: Write (with power)

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Button Mode

• A: Write (with power)

Simple Tap Mode

• Tap: Write (with power)

Timing Notes

• Hit: The symbol is successfully written
• Barely: If early, the line turns out squiggled. If late, a messy spot of ink is made. (Barely counts as a miss.)
• Miss: If missed completely no marks are made, letting out a sigh.

Rating Notes

Rhythm Tengoku & Rhythm Heaven Fever

North American Version

• Try Again: "Maybe I should stick with pencils..."
• OK: "Who says calligraphy isn't fun?"
• Superb: "Hooray for Japanese calligraphy!"

European/Australian Version

• Try Again: "I should probably use a pencil..."
• Ok: "We should study calligraphy more!"
• Superb: "We love calligraphy class!"

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

• Try Again: "All the cool kids are so much better at calligraphy than I am..."
• Ok: "Precision! Grace! What's not to like?"
• Superb: "Woo! Calligraphy party!"

Rating Screens

Rhythm Tengoku

• Power Calligraphy Try again.PNG

  "Maybe I should stick with pencils..."

• Power Calligraphy OK.PNG

  "Who says calligraphy isn't fun?"

• Power Calligraphy Superb.PNG

  "Hooray for Japanese calligraphy!"

Rhythm Heaven Fever

• Power Calligraphy Wii Try Again.png

  "Maybe I should stick with pencils..."

• Power Calligraphy Wii OK.png

  "Who says calligraphy isn't fun?"

• Power Calligraphy Wii Superb.png

  "Hooray for Japanese calligraphy!"

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

• PowerCalligraphy 3DS Try Again.PNG

  "All the cool kids are so much better at calligraphy than I am..."

• PowerCalligraphy 3DS OK.PNG

  "Precision! Grace! What's not to like?"

• PowerCalligraphy 3DS Superb.PNG

  "Woo! Calligraphy party!"

Appearances

• Power Calligraphy
• Remix 4
• Remix 6
• Remix 7

Trivia

• The person drawing the symbols may very well be The Wandering Samurai, as they share the same sound effects.
• If you miss the last one, it automatically drops the chance of getting a superb.
• The symbols written are actual Japanese symbols except the face, which is made of symbols, such as its nose.
• The symbols are: レ ("Re" Katakana), a Japanese comma (、), 力 (power), 己 (oneself), 寸 (sun, a Japanese kind of measurement), 心 (heart), and a complex symbol (made of the characters "つるニハ○○ムし").
• This is one of a few games to have different rating screens of both versions.
• In the Korean version, the title screen is different along with the rating screens and the last symbol drawn at the end.

Korean Differences

Title Screen

Korean	Elsewhere
File:Power Caligraphy KR.png	File:Power Calligraphy wii.PNG

Rating Screens

Try Again

Korean	Elsewhere
File:Power Caligraphy KR TryAgain.png	File:Power Caligraphy EN TryAgain.png

OK

Korean	Elsewhere
File:Power Caligraphy KR OK.png	File:Power Caligraphy EN OK.png

Superb

Korean	Elsewhere
File:Power Caligraphy KR Superb.png

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リズムお習字 Rhythm penmanship
French	Calligraphie
Spanish	Caligrafia
Italian	Prova di calligrafia
Korean	리듬 서예 Rhythm calligraphy