Hee, that's so funny that you thought of it recently, too. :) Once I noticed the Ken-vibe of it, I can't hear the song anymore without it being *about* him.

On rewatching, I was pleasantly surprised by that Verbrechen/Strafe sequence, too... the music felt like it was in time to the clash of the weapons or something. I don't think I planned it that way...

(I'm also insanely fond of the gimmicky little transition to flashback!Ken at "that's me in the corner". That shot of the ball whizzing past him is probably one of my favorite animation moments in the series.)