... What is going on here? This looks too specific to be as random as it seems. Is it one of those weird gym-class activities, like the thing where two girls lock arms and one picks the other up on her back?

zgryphon said:

... What is going on here? This looks too specific to be as random as it seems. Is it one of those weird gym-class activities, like the thing where two girls lock arms and one picks the other up on her back?

It's called kibasen. Yes, it's a traditional gym mock battle thing done at the pool or in high school sports festivals or the like.

NWSiaCB said:

It's called kibasen. Yes, it's a traditional gym mock battle thing done at the pool or in high school sports festivals or the like.

Huh. The More You Know™

NWSiaCB said:

It's called kibasen. Yes, it's a traditional gym mock battle thing done at the pool or in high school sports festivals or the like.

Having just watched the dub of Maidragon, I wondered what the fuck "Cavalry Battle" at the school sports day was.