Listen to this video, and you’ll swear one of the greatest pieces of video game music was secretly a prophecy that took 32 years to come true.
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Japan’s new era name sounds exactly like Final Fantasy’s “Prelude” when plotted as musical notes
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Casey Baseel
Apr 3, 2019 - Tweet
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Four new era names the Japanese government rejected before deciding on Reiwa
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Casey Baseel
Apr 2, 2019
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Twitter users say Japanese Prime Minister’s name is hiding in the kanji for Japan’s new era name
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Casey Baseel
Apr 1, 2019
The new era name doesn’t have any of the kanji characters for “Shinzo Abe,” but some people saw the politician’s name all the same.
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