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Tanabe Miku beats Yumoto Ami in one of the greatest battles of rock, paper, scissors of all time

NOT all heroes wear capes, as this woman proved in the greatest battle of rock, paper, scissors of all time that gives new meaning to the word pressure.

Tanabe Miku cannot believe what her own hands are capable of. Picture: BS Live
Tanabe Miku cannot believe what her own hands are capable of. Picture: BS Live

NOT all heroes wear capes, and not all battles are large-scale.

So proved these two Japanese women in a video of their intense battle of rock, paper, scissors for a starring role in the latest single from pop group AKB48.

The largest pop group in the world has a rotating membership and uses Janken — as the game is known in Japan — to choose who will be the face of their latest song. HBO take note, the suspense in this televised showdown filmed in October is up there with anything you’ve seen on Game of Thrones.

It begins with a stadium-style arena filled with pop fans and the lone contestants Tanabe Miku and Yumoto Ami standing on a stage in the middle. First, a close-up of the competitors and a sportsman like fistbump.

Tanabe Miku. Picture: BS Live.
Tanabe Miku. Picture: BS Live.
Yumoto Ami. Picture: BS Live.
Yumoto Ami. Picture: BS Live.
Japan holds its breath. Picture: BS Live
Japan holds its breath. Picture: BS Live

Then, without any messing around or third-bounce throwdown the referee hollers: “JANKEN BOOM”.

ROCK FOR THE WIN! Picture: BS Live.
ROCK FOR THE WIN! Picture: BS Live.

Tanabe Miku takes it out with rock, and her reaction is the best thing you’ll see on the internet this week.

So much power. Picture: BS Live.
So much power. Picture: BS Live.

Check out the full video for how it went down.

Naturally the stadium went into meltdown and the internet became obsessed with reliving their own glory days and dredging up old battles.

Fans are loving it. Picture: BS Live.
Fans are loving it. Picture: BS Live.

Then it rained glitter and all was right in the world.

Glitter bombs all around. Picture: BS Live.
Glitter bombs all around. Picture: BS Live.

Here’s that video one last time just because it’s amazing.

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