#the characters are really fleshed out and all have chemistry with Gian

[terubakudan]

A playlist dedicated to the suave and super cool second-in-command of the CR:5~

Also I just want to put the banner pic here because asdfghjkl it's beautiful and I just want to stare at it in a museum

VAMPS - LOVE ADDICT

This song is...bouncy xD It makes me want to prance around the room.

The wolf whistle at the beginning is a great touch xD And the clapping makes for a song that must be a blast to play and hear live. This song has that very 'sex, drugs and rock n' roll' feel to me. It's sexy like Luchino. xD

2. Devil May Cry V OST - Garage (Main Menu Theme)

I adore this main menu theme xD It just sounds so right. Perfect for enjoying a drink at the bar/pub or chilling with your mates on a van.

I wanted to use 'dirtier' rock music for Luchino, to distinguish from Ivan's 'youthful hot-blooded' rock.

3. Survive Said the Prophet - found and lost

The maiden opening to Banana Fish. And my first ever Survive Said the Prophet song, I've yet to try out the rest of their discography but I quite like their sound based on the few songs I've heard of them, mostly from anime ha.

Banana Fish is an anime I highly recommend (don't be put off by the BL tag - it's not even BL), just prepare a tissue box or several

Marcille be singing Mukanjyo after finishing Banana Fish

On another note, I feel that this song speaks to the deeper parts of Luchino's psyche. On the surface, he's a suave ladies' man who seems to be that typical womanizer, but like Ivan he's quite intelligent, great with people, competent, and has his own baggage. I was touched when he decided to share with Gian about how he lost his wife and daughter, how he felt personally responsible and how the immense regret haunts him to this day. That scene when the two of them go visit their graves is heartwarming, and I'm glad that Luchino found love again despite saying that his wife was 'the only one' for him.

So instead of being Banana Fish's 'found and then lost', him meeting Gian became a story of 'lost and then found'.

4. HYDE - Season's Call

When I think of Luchino, I think of HYDE. xD HYDE just has this voice that speaks wonders to me, to say it's pleasant to listen to is an understatement. HYDE sounds great in L'arc~en~Ciel, VAMPS, his solo career, his collab songs with anime, I love how he can sound sweet or sexy depending on the song.

5. DRAMAtical Murder OST - Milky Way

The ED song to Mink's end in Dramatical Murder re:connect. Performed by VERTUEUX, and composed by Hideki Sakakibara. It's such a beautiful song and my favorite out of all the ED songs in re:connect.

The 'futari de' at the end...damn, it just makes me want to cry.

6. Guilty Gear Revelator OST - Freesia

Why am I the only one to cry in style when YOU can cry in style too? xD

Composed by Daisuke Ishiwatari, you can practically hear the Queen influences in this song (Queen is Ishiwatari and my mom's(!) favorite band). It's like the last part of Let Me Carve Your Way but now it's a whole song designed for maximum emotional pain. xD

I want to call it Guilty Gear's Baka Mitai. xD

I could see Luchino drinking to this song on a bad day. xD

7. Aimer - 残響散歌 (Zankyou Sanka/Reverberant Melody)

The second opening to Season 2 of Demon Slayer. It's such a great choice for the Entertainment District Arc and its focus on Tengen and his 'flashiness' xD.

It just makes you want to go ✨も派手派手だ!!✨

8. Yakuza 4 OST - Make Me a Lady (Stellar remix by GeorgeTheStrange)

I love Yakuza, I also love Lucky Dog xD It therefore makes sense to put them together. I don't know if there's a name for this type of song or what kind of genre it is (it could simply be called pop xD but maybe there's something more specific), but it reminds me of Lonely in Gorgeous from Paradise Kiss. I wanted to capture that certain glamorous-ness aura that Luchino charms women (and men) with.

Since it's an unreleased song, there is no clear credited composer, could be either Chihiro Aoki or Hidenori Shoji.

9. Yakuza 5 OST- Elise (Ambient Dreams ver. by GeorgeTheStrange)

Composed by NEXT DESIGN, this song is so fun to listen to. I imagine this to be playing in one of Luchino's clubs, he reminds me a lot of Akiyama from Yakuza who is this savvy man that runs his own club called Elise. This whole song makes me just want to vibe and slowly bop my head to it.

10. Togainu no Chi OST - STILL (JPN ver.)

The ED theme to Togainu no Chi. Performed by Itou Kanako, and composed by Hideki Sakakibara, while STILL may not have as many versions as Receive You, each version brings something to the table. This version is my favorite one because I'm partial to Japanese vocals xD No special reason.

It *ahem* 'still' gives me the feels years after playing Togainu no Chi, imagine getting the above wedding CG while this song plays, you'd cry too right?