Urakata Aki to Ki

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While the title of this page is official, it comes from a non-English source.
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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 (丸い玉^?, Murai Tama) (the balls bouncing on the road) not to fall down in Bouncy Road in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Story

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].

A building set resembling the Bouncy Road is a popular "first rhythm plaything" gift for kids^[2], and even more popular with adults, who build huge structures and hold tournaments^[3].

The two appear in Rhythm Tengoku The Best Plus Comic 26たまには出たい… (Sometimes I want to show up...), where the red one talks about wanting to appear on screen, possibly by replacing the ball. The yellow one panics at this idea, until the red one says he's kidding.

Appearances

Gallery

Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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 symbolize the man leaving the woman.

In Other Languages

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

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	丸い玉	Round Ball
English^NOA	Spheroid
English^NOE	Spheroid
French	La balle bondissante	The bouncing ball
Spanish	Las bolas	The balls
German	Die Kugeln	The Balls
Italian	Le palle rimbalzanti	The bouncing balls
Korean	공	Ball

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 キャラクターアルバムステージ５ (Character Album Stage 5)
↑ "こどもが、ほしがるオモチャNo.１。「はじめてのリズムあそび」として、こどもに買いあたえる親も多い。たいりょうに買って、フクザツに組んであそぶ大人も多く、今では世界大会まである。" (The No. 1 toy that children want. Many parents buy it for their children as "the first rhythm play". There are many adults who buy it in bulk and build complex structures, and now there are even world competitions.) ~ ホッピング (Hopping), Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+
↑ "I bought this for my son because I heard it was the big, popular toy this year. It turns out that it's even MORE popular with adults. They build these huge structures and hold tournaments and stuff!" ~ Apparatus, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[chara-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 キャラクターアルバムステージ５ (Character Album Stage 5)

[2] "こどもが、ほしがるオモチャNo.１。「はじめてのリズムあそび」として、こどもに買いあたえる親も多い。たいりょうに買って、フクザツに組んであそぶ大人も多く、今では世界大会まである。" (The No. 1 toy that children want. Many parents buy it for their children as "the first rhythm play". There are many adults who buy it in bulk and build complex structures, and now there are even world competitions.) ~ ホッピング (Hopping), Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+

[3] "I bought this for my son because I heard it was the big, popular toy this year. It turns out that it's even MORE popular with adults. They build these huge structures and hold tournaments and stuff!" ~ Apparatus, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

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