Urakata Aki to Ki

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If an official name from an English source is found, the page should be moved to its appropriate title.

Urakata Aki to Ki (裏方赤と黄^[1]^?, Behind Red and Yellow) are two little dudes with bouncy sticks that help the Spheroids (the balls bouncing on the road) not to fall down in Bouncy Road in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Backstory

These two support the Bouncy Road from behind the scenes. With a great sense of balance, they wait for the balls without trembling. As the balls draw near, they make a “tonk-tonk-tonk” in rhythm. They love to gossip but are seemingly indifferent to the balls and their work.^[1]

Appearances

Gallery

Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Sprite of a Spheroid from Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Trivia

In their one appearance in Remix 5, the Spheroids take on different colors, with one white and the other black. Coupled with the backgrounds that tell the story of a man leaving a woman, the black Spheroid overtaking the white one is likely meant to be symbolic.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	裏方赤と黄^[1]	Behind Red and Yellow

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage05.html

[chara-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage05.html

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