Taiko no Tatsujin is one of Japan’s most iconic arcade games. Recently in Nagoya, two kids appear to have stuffed one of the drums into a plastic bag and walked out of the arcade.
May 7 – 6:00am: According to Livedoor, three high school students have admitted to stealing the drum kit, reportedly telling authorities that they did it because they “liked Taiko no Tatsujin.” It has since been returned to the arcade, and police plan to file charges.
Below is a screen cap of security camera footage of the alleged incident.
【窃盗容疑】『太鼓の達人』盗難か、少年3人を書類送検 愛知https://t.co/nfsXwS7DAx
3人は「太鼓の達人が好きだった」という趣旨の供述をし反省しているという。太鼓は警察を通じ、店に返却された。 pic.twitter.com/OyR7IoyNJK
— ライブドアニュース (@livedoornews) May 7, 2019
But why would anyone steal a Taiko no Tatsujin drum? As one Twitter user pointed out, the drum covers go for several hundred dollars
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1123775215064973312
Apparently, drum covers have gone missing before at the same arcade!
