tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114353219480265259.post193628010585400487..comments2024-01-07T14:25:51.724-08:00Comments on Sgt. Tanuki's Lonely Hearts Club Blog: Murakami Haruki: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (2013)Tanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010917992146986329noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114353219480265259.post-88065055348520507382013-07-23T06:08:02.223-07:002013-07-23T06:08:02.223-07:00Mrs. Sgt. T also thought it was a Power Ranger ref...Mrs. Sgt. T also thought it was a Power Ranger reference! I didn't mention that in my review because (a) I'm mortified that I didn't pick up on it myself and (b) I'm not familiar enough with the Ranger mythology to know what to do with it. But I absolutely think it fits. My only reservation is that it seems a bit out of character for Murakami to make a reference to a piece of Japanese pop culture, rather than Western, but maybe that's the fundamental gag in this book.Tanukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010917992146986329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114353219480265259.post-85049685331848607032013-07-23T01:40:21.730-07:002013-07-23T01:40:21.730-07:00So, totally lowbrow question, but to what extent i...So, totally lowbrow question, but to what extent is the multicolored team thing a reference to the classic "Ranger"-style story setup? Do you think that Murakami was trying to deconstruct that idealized model of group structure and cohesion specifically, or are the similarities purely superficial?Matthttp://no-sword.jp/blog/noreply@blogger.com