 Anisong singer Maon Kurosaki, best known for performing Highschool of the Dead (High School of the Dead) and Toaru Majutsu no Index II (A Certain Magical Index II) ending themes, died on February 16 due to a worsening of her chronic illness. She was 35.In a statement on Tuesday, Kurosaki's agency Art One Entertainment expressed that it was a sudden event while they were discussing her future, including her summer schedule, and release of her own movie and new songs. The office thanked all of her fans and everyone involved. The wake and funeral were only attended by her close family members. This comes after Kurosaki collapsed during a livestream concert in September 2021 and underwent emergency surgery for epidural hematoma—a condition in which a mass of blood forms in the space between the skull and the protective covering of the brain. Born in Tokyo in January 1988, Kurosaki began working and performing at the Dear Stage bar in Akihabara and was noticed by music producer Akihiro Tomita. She subsequently made her major debut with the album HOTD under Geneon Universal Entertainment (now NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan). Kurosaki performed for a number of anime titles, including Grisaia no Kajitsu (The Fruit of Grisaia), Jormungand: Perfect Order (Jormungand Season 2: Perfect Order), Drifters, Tokyo Ravens, and Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen. Her last performance was the ending theme for Tensei shitara Ken deshita (Reincarnated as a Sword). Source: Oricon News, Music Natalie |
VindstotFeb 28, 2023 5:54 PM
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| damn thats so young RIP |
| Rest in peace Kurosaki-san. You will be ever remembered by me, for your Danganronpa songs. ♥ |
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| Inb4 tone deaf post crying about the state of the industry killing them at a young age. Anyways, sad to see her go. A lot of the anime I watched featured her songs and I found her work enjoyable. You will be missed. |
| I wish Cowboy Bebop never existed. |
| R.I.P. Dying so soon as if she's following her fellow ALICes partner. Edit: I cannot believe that there was no sign that she would be dying soon in this. |
tsubasaloverMar 1, 2023 2:20 PM
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| I am so heartbroken… she is one of my favorite singers. This doesn’t feel real. RIP beautiful soul |
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| Even sadder that they died at the same age too. |
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| R.I.P. She was one of my favorite artists, a shame she had to end her career so soon.. |
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| That is so sad and she was so young too, rest in peace and I loved her music growing up. 😭 |
| This is so sad. I was fortunate enough to see her live at Anime Expo and she was wonderful. RIP. 😞 |
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| Shoking news. RIP 😞 |
| RIP. Thank You for Tokyo Ravens op |
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| I enjoyed her Index themes. RIP. :( |
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| I can't say how this can be sad to me, she and Kanda was beginning a project called AliCes and that tragedy happenned in december of 2021... now she passed away a little more than one year from that... I hope that if exist a heaven or post-life, both of them could be together and sing happy again, she'll be missed and will be remembered everytime I listen her songs like happens with Kanda, with the eternal "song for you".  |
| Well that fucking sucks. HOTD was a hot mess but The Last Pain and Return to Destiny are two of my favorite songs. TenKen's ending was a banger, too. |
| So young and talented artist. Rest in peace. |
| Her work on Highschool of the Dead was a big part of why I love that show so much; that first ending theme in tandem with the rooftop scene always crushes me whenever I come back to it. This absolutely sucks to hear, best wishes to her family and rest in peace Maon Kurosaki. |
| 𝘼 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙙𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 |
| Oh no this is so sad RIP |
| This is awful news to wake up to. RIP |
| Gaming channel just for fun: https://www.youtube.com/cataorshane |
| Rest in peace lady. |
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| I'm speechless... Kurosaki is one of my favorite anisong artists and I really love her voice. R.I.P (T_T) |
| Always a shame to see news of someone dying so young. RIP. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Nooo 35 is way too young 💔💔 I hope her family take this alright 🙁 |
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| That is really young, may she RIP. |
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| Heartbreaking news. She was absolute early 2010s greatness, with a distinct voice and lots of great songs (both in her solo career and in ALTIMA). And she died so young too. Her songs will never be the same again, may she rest in peace. |
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RIP :c I was so happy to see her again on TenKen :c So sad :c |
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| Oh my god, this is legitimately devastating because i listen to her music. She was still pretty young too. |
"Get your tentacles off me or ill make calamari out of your manhood" -Mirai Nikki Dub |
| Its always even more heatrbreaking to see someone so young die like this, but I hope that her music will forever live on with her fans and the fans of the respective anime that she gave her lovely voice too RIP Queen |
| This is really tragic. RIP |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Reading both of you guys' post just made this even more depressing for me....I had no idea that these two ladies were connected like this....Man this is so tragic |
Tokoya said: Reading both of you guys' post just made this even more depressing for me....I had no idea that these two ladies were connected like this....Man this is so tragic My exact thoughts. RIP to both of them. |
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
| Damn, I recognise a lot of these anime. That just makes it more sad :( |
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| May she rest in peace. |
Feel free to join the Bocchi the Rock! club!    |
| RIP Another amazing talent gone too soon |
| "When There Is Evil In This World That Justice Cannot Defeat, Would You Taint Your Hands With Evil To Defeat Evil? Or Would You Remain Steadfast And Righteous Even If It Means Surrendering To Evil?" |
| RIP to her and gone too soon. I really liked the outro song from Reincarnated Into a Sword :( It made the show so good with her voice. |
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| rest in peace. no age to die |
| I have a third testicle that gives me psychic powers |
| I was so sad when I saw the news I was a big fans of hers. |
| I remember her songs for H.O.T.D. Gakkou Gurashi and Strike the Blood, and I really love TenKen's outro song "more＜STRONGLY", one of the best anisongs of 2022. I wasn't a fan but I always appreciated her songs, it's really sad she died so young... she was so talented, I hoped she would perform in the OP or ED of the upcoming TenKen's second season too. Rest in Peace Kurosaki-san, prayers to her and her family. |
| Awful news... I've seen her live performance (video) singing "gakkou gurashi" ED. One of my favorite ending songs. Same goes to (Reincarnated as a Sword) - which happens to be her last... RiP |
| It is horrible... She was so young. Rest in peace, dear Maon-san. |
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| Damn shame. I'll keep listening to her great voice/music. Thanks for everything. RIP. |
| RIP. She had an amazing voice. |
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