# Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai is a 2007 Japanese doujin rock song venting a Mega Man 2 player's inability to defeat the Air Man boss. It became one of Nico Nico Douga's defining early hits and sparked an entire 'Can't Beat X' parody genre. ## Overview 'Air Man ga Taosenai' (literally 'Can't Beat Air Man') builds around a player's frustration during the boss fight with Air Man, the wind-blasting Robot Master from Capcom's 1988 NES title Mega Man 2[2]. Its karaoke visuals and self-mocking lyrics about failing to reach the Heat Man stage turned Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai into a fixture of early Nico Nico Douga culture[4]. The most-shared cut features Mega Man trying to grab a stage advantage against Wood Man first, failing there too, and crawling back to Air Man[3]. On Niconico, the song sits alongside 'Okkusenman' as one of the site's foundational Mega Man tracks[1]. ## How It Spread On June 7th, 2007, Nyanyannya of the doujin group Team Nekokan uploaded a full vocal mix of the song to Niconico without Sera's permission, and it cleared a million views quickly[1]. The official Team Nekokan cut, arranged with SoundCYCLONE and Scinicade and paired with a Flash-animated video by Sera, went up July 1st, 2007 and later passed 4.6 million Niconico views and 11 million YouTube views[3]. Fans then wrote their own 'Can't Beat X' (倒せないシリーズ) parodies, kicked off by Niconico singer J with a June 2007 track about weather reporter Yoshizumi Ishihara[4]. Sera and Team Nekokan sold a CD at Comiket 72 in August 2007, ringtones ranked 15th on Japan's first-half 2008 charts, and Capcom later included the song on its official 2010 arrangement album Rockman Kai: Arrange Shitemita!![1]. In mid-June 2018, Capcom's Street Fighter account announced an Air Man costume for Rashid[6], and its Mega Man account followed with 'Can YOU defeat Air Man?', drawing over 3,500 likes in 48 hours[5]. ## How to Use The 'Can't Beat X' template swaps Air Man for whatever the singer finds insurmountable, typically set to Team Nekokan's arrangement or Sera's original melody[1]. Parodies often keep the same self-defeated tone, with lyrics listing failed attempts before caving in the chorus[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai? It's a 2007 Japanese doujin rock song by Sera and Team Nekokan built around a Mega Man 2 player's frustration at losing to the Air Man boss[1]. ### Where did Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai come from? Nico Nico Douga user Seramikarutitan posted the first MIDI karaoke version of the song on May 26th, 2007[1]. ### What does Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai mean? The title translates roughly to 'I can't beat Air Man,' and the lyrics vent about repeatedly dying to that boss on the way to Heat Man's stage[3]. ### How do you use Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai? Fans reuse the tune as the 'Can't Beat X' (倒せないシリーズ) template, swapping Air Man for whatever else feels impossible to overcome[1]. ### Is Cant Beat Air Man Air Man Ga Taosenai still popular? It's a Niconico classic, with Team Nekokan's cut past 4.6 million views there and Capcom officially referencing it as recently as a 2018 Mega Man Twitter post[5]. ## References 1. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/エアーマンが倒せない]() 2. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_2]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=エアーマンが倒せない+team+nekokan]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/air-man-ga-taosenai]() 5. [https://twitter.com/MegaMan/status/1009371773661986817]() 6. [https://twitter.com/StreetFighter]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/cant-beat-air-man-air-man-ga-taosenai Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library