# 110 Million Memories Okkusenman > 110 Million Memories Okkusenman is a 2007 Japanese viral song meme featuring a fan arrangement of Mega Man 2's Dr. Wily's Castle theme with collaboratively written nostalgic lyrics that defined early Nico Nico Douga. **Omoide wa Okkusenman!** (思い出は億千万, "110 Million Memories!") is a Japanese internet song built on a fan arrangement of the Dr. Wily's Castle stage theme from *Mega Man 2*. First posted to YouTube in February 2007 with collaboratively written lyrics about childhood nostalgia, the song exploded across Nico Nico Douga through hundreds of vocal covers and instrumental performances, becoming one of the defining songs of early NND culture. ## Origin The foundation of Okkusenman is the Dr. Wily's Castle stage theme from *Mega Man 2*, composed by Takashi Tateishi and published by Capcom in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System[2]. The track became one of the most recognized pieces of video game music, ranking second on ScrewAttack's list of the 10 greatest video game themes[2]. In early 2007, an individual known as Blue Fang (蒼い牙, Aoi Kiba) created a musical rearrangement of the theme[3]. A group of anonymous users from Nico Nico Douga and other Japanese online communities then collaborated on a set of original lyrics to accompany the arrangement[2]. These lyrics were uploaded to YouTube by user PiggKingg on February 6, 2007, with the full-length version following on February 14[3]. When Nico Nico Douga later attempted to identify the song's lyricist for a CD release, the search came up empty. The lyrics were determined to be a true community collaboration with no single identifiable author[3]. - **Platform:** Nico Nico Douga (collaborative lyrics), YouTube (first upload by PiggKingg) - **Creator:** Blue Fang / Aoi Kiba (musical arrangement), Unknown (collaborative lyrics by NND community), Takashi Tateishi (original Mega Man 2 composer) - **Date:** 2007 ## Overview Okkusenman is a fan-made song set to a rearranged version of the iconic Dr. Wily's Castle (Stage 1) theme from *Mega Man 2*. The arrangement was created by an individual known only as "Blue Fang" (蒼い牙, Aoi Kiba), while the lyrics were written collaboratively by anonymous users across Japanese internet communities[3]. The song's title roughly translates to "110 Million Memories" or "Countless Memories," and the lyrics follow a narrator looking back on his childhood with deep longing[2]. The most memorable imagery in the song involves the narrator and his friends pretending to be heroes from the Japanese tokusatsu TV series *Ultraman* and *Ultra Seven*, holding spoons over their eyes to mimic the characters' signature eye pieces[3]. As the song progresses, it shifts from carefree childhood play to the quiet disappointment of adult life, where friends have scattered and days blur together[1]. ## How It Spread On February 19, 2007, the first vocal cover appeared on YouTube, performed by an individual known as Gomu (ゴム). Gomu's distinctive vocal delivery struck a nerve and the video pulled in over 3,000,000 views on YouTube alone[2]. The earliest posting on Nico Nico Douga came on March 6, 2007, sung by a user (or group) called CHROMES, followed by Gomu's version minutes later[3]. The CHROMES version accumulated over 5,700,000 views on NND by August 2011[2]. A significant boost came on May 27, 2007, when NND user Douro of DNA uploaded an original flash animation for the song[3]. Unlike the earlier videos that simply used *Mega Man 2* gameplay footage, this animation depicted the singer's actual memories of childhood and growing up. It collected over 1,300,000 views on Nico Nico Douga and over 2,700,000 on YouTube[2]. The song's reach expanded well beyond individual covers. It earned a permanent slot in the Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga medleys, a series of mashup tracks featuring the platform's most iconic songs, alongside other NND staples like "Marisa Stole the Precious Thing," "Air Man ga Taosenai," and "Hare Hare Yukai"[2]. Blog posts from English-speaking fans helped spread awareness outside Japan. One notable write-up from October 2007 on Krunk4Ever! described the experience of discovering the song through a piano medley, then falling down the rabbit hole of translations and animated versions[1]. The blogger noted that the song made them feel genuinely nostalgic for their own childhood, describing how they used to run around the house playing in imaginary kingdoms[1]. ## How to Use Okkusenman is primarily a participatory music meme rather than a visual template. The most common forms are: - **Utattemita ("tried to sing") videos:** Users record themselves singing along to the song's lyrics, often with the original Mega Man 2 footage or the Douro of DNA animation as backing video[2]. - **Ensoushitemita ("tried to perform") videos:** Instrumental covers by guitarists, violinists, pianists, and other musicians performing their own arrangements of the melody[2]. - **Medley inclusion:** The song commonly appears in NND mashup medleys spliced between other iconic platform songs[2]. - **Nostalgic sharing:** The song often gets posted in contexts about missing childhood or growing up, since its lyrics hit that specific emotional frequency[1]. ## Cultural Impact Okkusenman crossed from internet phenomenon into commercial music. Gomu's vocal cover was included on the album *CD de Kiite Mite.: Nico Nico Douga Selection*, released July 9, 2008[3]. That same year, at the 2008 Animelo Summer Live concert, a supergroup of anime vocalists including Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama, and Aki Misato opened the second day's setlist with a live performance of Okkusenman[3]. In 2009, JAM Project, a well-known supergroup of anime theme song vocalists, recorded their own cover as a bonus track for the album *Nico Nico Douga Selection: Sainō no Mudazukai* ("A Waste of Talent")[2]. The album title itself was a nod to the NND community's self-deprecating humor about spending serious musical talent on internet covers[3]. The song's legacy extended to the 25th anniversary of the *Mega Man* franchise. In 2012, doujin music collective Sound Holic released *Rockman Holic*, an officially licensed album that included an English-language adaptation of Okkusenman titled "Together as One," sung by the artist Nano[3]. ## Fun Facts - The song's lyricist was never identified. Nico Nico Douga ran an active campaign to find them for a CD release and failed, confirming the lyrics were a genuine anonymous collaboration[3]. - The *Mega Man 2* stage theme that inspired Okkusenman was ranked the #2 greatest video game theme of all time by ScrewAttack[2]. - The word "okkusenman" (億千万) literally means "a hundred million and ten million" but is used colloquially to mean "countless" or "an enormous number"[3]. - One English-speaking fan described discovering the song through a piano medley and assumed it was just a Mega Man theme, only to be surprised when it turned out to have full lyrics about childhood nostalgia[1]. - The Animelo Summer Live 2008 performance featured five professional anime vocalists covering an anonymous internet song as an opening act[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Okkusenman? Okkusenman (formally "Omoide wa Okkusenman!") is a Japanese internet song based on a fan arrangement of the Dr. Wily's Castle theme from *Mega Man 2*, with collaboratively written lyrics about childhood nostalgia[2]. ### Where did Okkusenman come from? The lyrics were written by anonymous users from Nico Nico Douga and other Japanese communities, set to a musical arrangement by Blue Fang (Aoi Kiba). They were first uploaded to YouTube by user PiggKingg on February 6, 2007[3]. ### What does Okkusenman mean? The full title "Omoide wa Okkusenman" translates to "110 Million Memories" or "Countless Memories." The word okkusenman (億千万) literally means "a hundred million and ten million" and is used to convey an innumerable quantity[3]. ### How do you use the Okkusenman meme? People typically participate by recording vocal covers (utattemita) or instrumental performances (ensoushitemita) of the song, or by including it in mashup medleys of Nico Nico Douga songs[2]. ### Is Okkusenman still popular? The song is a classic of early Nico Nico Douga culture. While its peak activity was 2007-2009, it earned commercial releases, a professional JAM Project cover in 2009, and an English adaptation in 2012, securing its place in video game music history[3]. ### Who sang the most famous version of Okkusenman? The most widely known vocal version was performed by Gomu, uploaded to YouTube on February 19, 2007. It gained over 3 million views and defined the song's vocal style for subsequent covers[2]. ### What is the song about? The lyrics describe the singer looking back on childhood friendships and play, particularly pretending to be Ultraman heroes with friends by holding spoons over their eyes. As the narrator grows up, the carefree days give way to monotonous adult routines and scattered friendships[1]. ### Was Okkusenman ever released commercially? Yes. Gomu's version appeared on the 2008 *CD de Kiite Mite* album, JAM Project contributed a cover to the 2009 *Sainō no Mudazukai* album, and Sound Holic released an English version called "Together as One" on the 2012 *Rockman Holic* album[3]. ### Who wrote the lyrics to Okkusenman? The author is unknown. When Nico Nico Douga tried to track down the lyricist for a CD release, they concluded the lyrics were written as a group effort by multiple users across NND and other Japanese internet communities[3]. ### What is the Douro of DNA animation? It's a flash-animated music video uploaded to Nico Nico Douga on May 27, 2007, by a user called Douro of DNA. Unlike earlier videos using *Mega Man 2* game footage, this animation depicted the song's story of childhood memories and growing up[2]. ## References 1. [Before you continue to YouTube]() 2. [思い出は億千万 (110 Million Memories) – Krunk4Ever!]() 3. [110 Million Memories! / Okkusenman! - Know Your Meme]() 4. [Omoide wa Okkusenman!]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/110-million-memories-okkusenman Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library