Air Man ga Taosenai
"Air Man ga Taosenai" is a dōjin song and Internet meme from Japan. The song itself describes a player trying to defeat the boss character Air Man in Mega Man 2. Unlike the earlier song "Omoide wa Okkusenman!" which uses a song originally composed for Mega Man 2 as its melody, "Air Man ga Taosenai" is an original composition by an individual only known as "Seramikaru".
History
The song was first posted on Nico Nico Douga on May 26, 2007. A vocal version was performed by dōjin music group Team.Nekokan was later posted to their website and YouTube on June 1, 2007, and later to Nico Nico Douga on July 1. This version was a collaboration with fellow dōjin musicians SoundCYCLONE and Scinicade. An English version titled "Can't Beat Air Man" was posted to both Nico Nico Douga and YouTube on December 23, 2007. "Air Man ga Taosenai" was incorporated into the second of the Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga videos and has been included in all but one of the subsequent mashups.The lyrics detail a video game player's difficulties with Mega Man 2, specifically with the vanishing block potion of Heat Man's stage. The player notes he could get past the difficult section easily if he had Item #2, which is obtained by defeating Air Man, but he also has difficulty with that boss, even when he holds off using the health restoring E-Tank until the last moment. The player then notes that Air Man would be much easier if he had the Leaf Shield weapon, but he has just as much trouble defeating Wood Man. Ironically, one of Wood Man's weaknesses is Heat Man's Atomic Fire weapon, which of course is of no help to the player since he can't reach Heat Man to begin with.
The song has been translated into English and covered several times since it was first released. Among the more widely known translations is one done by Kiwi Kenobi, which debuted on YouTube in July 2008 and gained considerable popularity.
The song was used as entrance music for professional wrestling tag team The Golden Lovers in DDT Pro-Wrestling, with a special version of the music video produced by Team.Nekokan.