Hitomi Toi singing into her milkshake.
If you’re thinking of picking up the Japanese version of Monkey-Ball-standing-up that is Super Monkey Ball Athletic and you happen to be a fan of singer-songwriter Hitomi Toi (look how funny her name is in kanji: 一十三十一), you’re now quids in as it turns out she’s supplying a song called “Sakura” for that game’s “Zipangu” world.
Athletic is out in Japan on February 25th, and Zipangu has an Asian theme (as does the song) that renders it pink and clichéd:
Hitomi Toi also did the ending theme song for the Japanese DVD version of Lilo & Stitch...
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