A few things:

• This run has many key mistakes in fights. Check my English strategies instead of using this as reference, they are much more worth watching.

• The RNG was awful. I wasted time swimming a bunch for pearls and still had to use the lighthouse. 2:29:XX or lower is definitely possible given the time spent on that.

• This was recorded on a U.S. NTSC Wii that was homebrewed and loaded the game in Gecko OS. The Disc was still Japanese and the console was still NTSC, and on a Wii, just with a region unlock. if there is any advantage you think this gives speedrun-wise, please let the mods know so they can try and be fair and adjust the rules, but a mod OK'ed this since it is functionally identical.

Feel free to ask any questions you want!