Anti-Japanese war drama takes soundtrack from Japanese anime
Blue Wolf, a new Chinese drama, has music that seems to come from the popular Japanese anime Naruto: Shippuden
One of China’s newest anti-Japan war dramas, Blue Wolf, has ironically taken music from the popular Japanese animated series Naruto: Shippuden, raising eyebrows amongst netizens who are familiar with anime.
The sorrowful music appears in episode 33 of Blue Wolf, complementing scenes that show one of the drama’s male protagonists reminiscing about his lover.
Members of China’s microblogging community were quick to point out that the music is uncannily similar to a theme arranged by Japanese anime composer Yasuharu Takanashi, entitled “Man of the World.” This theme was frequently played during episodes of Naruto: Shippuden, one of Japan’s most well known and long-running animation series since 2007.
State media newspaper People’s Daily analysed both pieces of music and found them to be “basically the same…with only slight differences.”
Have a listen to the two pieces of music here:
A look at the Blue Wolf soundtrack credits does not specifically reveal who composed the music for episode 33 of the show, and inquires on whether the Naruto: Shippuden theme was used intentionally have been unanswered.