#jrocks

[tojis-wife3]

[jibunbosh]

Imagine: You are the leader of a somewhat struggling Japanese rock band or pop group. You're not bad at it, but, despite having played at many shows and have amassed a certain level of popularity, you still struggle to break even in your day-to-day, and you're used to passed over for more established, recognizable music acts.

However, one day, you receive a proposal: a highly-anticipated TV anime adaptation of an extremely popular Shōnen Jump (or something) series is in the works, and you've been asked to write the first OP for it.

There's just one problem, though: you're an avid manga reader, and you know this series is absolute dogshit. It's the amalgamation of lots of writing tropes that make you want to throw the volume into the garbage with the rest of the burnables, and you know that if you take this song, you'll skyrocket into popularity and be at least somewhat associated with the anime for the rest of your career, even if you later go on to do other work with your newfound popularity.

[isyasxelf]

Atsushi Sakurai black and white compilation

[nightisthenotion]

Missalina Rei, 1998

Scans by mayurapisaroto on Instagram

[yume-utsutsuu]

[ch154707]

[kyoutonbyou]

+ISOLATION GIFs

i made these a few months back

[zmbiesick]

[restingcorpse]

[shqznq]

Atsushi with cats

ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ

[alienorchids]

Dir en grey in MUSIC WARDROBE Vol. 10

[lvnasea]

LUNA SEA - IMAGE or REAL (1992)

[sakuhai]

[nightisthenotion]

Ruki (the GazettE)

[prismono]

JUPITER 🪐✨

I started working on this illustration of Atsushi Sakurai a couple days after his passing last year, but I fell into a rut and couldn’t find the strength to finish it until now 🥺 The award for most perfect person to study dynamic anatomy poses, stylized realism, and intricate clothing details would have to go to this beautiful soul. Gone far too soon—I hope Atsushi, Reita, and the rest of the incredible rockstars we’ve lost are all chatting up in the heavens about the music they loved to create 🙏🏻🩵

[f-0verdose]

Despite having had a difficult childhood and youth, he was resilient and found a way to cope with all the pain that marked his life, he made an art of his life.

At the same time, he marked a lot of people with his beautiful music and accompanied many people during difficult and happy times with his art. I was one of those people.

Thank you for everything Sakurai, you will be remembered as the legend that you are 🖤

RIP angel 🕊