Pinwheel Girl
The Pinwheel Girl (あの子?, Anoko), originally known as Pinwheel Boy in Rhythm Heaven Fever and the girl in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, alongside her unnamed sister[1], are two young children who appear in Samurai Slice in Rhythm Heaven Fever and Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
Bunny Man (おじさん?, Ojisan), also known as the businessman in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, is a middle-aged businessman in Samurai Slice 2 in Rhythm Heaven Fever.
The villagers[2] are ladies in Super Samurai Slice and Super Samurai Slice 2 in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
They are all known victims of the Demons.
Story
The two kids find The Wandering Samurai resting under a tree on the grounds of an old temple. Their mother asked them to offer a rice ball to the samurai, who graciously accepts it, and finds the taste similar to how his own mother used to make them. Later, their pinwheel gets stolen by Demons, and the samurai stumbles upon the kids in distress. In the name of justice, the samurai follows the demons to a cliff, where he proceeds to slice them all until getting the pinwheel back.
Depending on the Epilogue, the kids find the samurai beaten and show concern for him (Try Again), make jokes about him being "an OK samurai" (OK) or celebrate having their pinwheel returned and thank the kind samurai for his deeds (Superb).
Some time later, Bunny Man had bought a stuffed bunny for a little girl, which got stolen by Demons. The Wandering Samurai appeared to help, chasing them down in the city to retrieve the bunny.
In Super Samurai Slice, a villager was kidnapped by a large purple Demon, sending The Wandering Samurai on a journey to rescue her. Another large purple Demon, distinguished with its purple eyes, kidnaps four women, known collectively as The Ladies[3]. Because of this, the villagers rescued by The Wandering Samurai have made something of their own fan club around him, holding up banners with his face on it and celebrating their low-res hero.
Appearances
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Samurai Slice (children)
Samurai Slice 2 (businessman)
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Super Samurai Slice (villager)
Super Samurai Slice 2 (villager)
Samurai Slice (children)
Gallery
Sprites of the children from Rhythm Heaven Fever
Sprites of the children from Rhythm World Wii
Sprite of Bunny Man from Rhythm Heaven Fever
Sprite of the little girl in Samurai Slice 2 from Rhythm Heaven Fever
Sprite of the villager in Super Samurai Slice 2 from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Trivia
- The pinwheel carrying child was described as a boy in Rhythm Heaven Fever, and as a girl in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and Rhythm Heaven Megamix. In all other languages, they are simply referred to as "the child". The other child who plays with them has only once had their gender mentioned in text, that being in the Picky Eaters' Song in Rhythm Heaven Fever. In Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, both of them are simply referred to as "two young kids".
- Like The Wandering Samurai, Rhythm World Wii and Rhythm Sesang: The Best Plus feature the children and villagers in traditional Korean clothing rather than Japanese.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
あの子 | The Child |
 EnglishNOA |
Pinwheel Boy Pinwheel Girl |
|
 EnglishNOE |
The girl Pinwheel Girl |
|
 French |
L'enfant | The child |
 Spanish |
Los niños | The children |
 German |
Die Kinder | The Children |
 Italian |
I bambini | The children |
 Korean |
어린이 | The Child |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
おじさん | Old man |
| EnglishNOA |
Bunny Man | |
| EnglishNOE |
The businessman | |
| French |
La victime | The victim |
| Spanish |
El señor | The old man |
| German |
Der Brillenmann | The Spectacled Man |
| Italian |
L'uomo d'affari | The businessman |
| Korean |
아저씨 | Old man |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| EnglishNOA |
Villagers[2] The Ladies[3] |
|
| EnglishNOE |
Villagers[4] The Ladies[5] |
|
| French |
Villageois[6] | Villagers |
| Italian |
Ostaggi[7] | Hostages |
| Korean |
아낙네들[8] | Women |
References
- ↑ "The lone samurai awoke from his dream to find the sun had risen high in the sky. He soon noticed two young kids approaching with a toy windmill and a rice ball. "Our mummy told us to give you this." The samurai's stomach let out a loud growl at the sight of the expertly-made rice ball." ~ The Picky Eaters Song, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise (English)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "So many unrescued villagers!" ~ Description for Demon Slayer, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Ladies Say" ~ Results caption for Super Samurai Slice 2, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ "So many unrescued villagers!" ~ Description for Demon Slayer, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (English)
- ↑ "The Ladies Say" ~ Results caption for Super Samurai Slice 2, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (English)
- ↑ "Démons ou villageois, vous avez fait votre choix !" (Demons or villagers, the choice is yours!) ~ "Chasseur de démons" (Demon hunter) description, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (French)
- ↑ "Così tanti demoni da affettare, così tanti ostaggi da salvare..." (So many demons to slice, so many hostages to save...) ~ "Il cacciatore di demoni" (The demon hunter) description, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Italian)
- ↑ "4인 아낙네들의 대화" (Conversation Between 4 Women) ~ Results caption for 무사의 전설2 (Samurai Legend 2), Rhythm Sesang: The Best Plus