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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee
So glad you asked...because it is a rare name for a band. Ikimono means 'life', 'living thing', etc. Kakari means a 'committee' in elementary and junior high schools in Japan. The Ikimono Gakari members are in charge of taking care of the small animals kept at the schools, which typically are chikens, birds, rabbits, carp, gold fish, etc. Just dunno the English term for it (or even whether schools keep animals in your country).
My favorite Ikimono Gakari song:
'Sakura'
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Thank you for that explanation. Couldn't find it anywhere.
The song you mention is very nice. Its the first song from that album.
I like a few songs of theirs from LIFE ALBUM. Sadly I don't know the English translation of their names cos I can't read Kanji.. lol.
Track 4: 青春ライン
Track 5: @Miso Soup
Track 7: 花は桜 君は美し
Track 8: ちこくしちゃうよ and
Track 10: ニセモノ
are so far my favourites.
ps. they do have school animals in the UK and those kids are just called "monitors" or something similar. The name isn't poetic or anything like it seems to be in Japanese, just a Noun that reflects the logic of what the word is describing.