 Singer-songwriter Sayuri, best known for performing the Boku dake ga Inai Machi (Erased) and Kuzu no Honkai (Scum's Wish) ending themes, died on September 20. She was 28. The news was shared by her husband, Amaarashi, in a post on X (formerly Twitter). "To everyone who has always supported Sayuri, I regret to inform you that Sayuri peacefully passed away on September 20 at the age of 28. In accordance with the family's wishes, the funeral was held privately, attended only by close family members and associates," he wrote. He went on to express gratitude for the support Sayuri received throughout her career: "We deeply appreciate the kindness and support shown to Sayuri during her lifetime, and from the bottom of our hearts, we pray for her peaceful rest." Amaarashi also requested privacy for the family during this difficult time, asking the media to refrain from contacting them or related parties. He clarified that while Sayuri had received fan letters through her production company as a freelancer, the family has respectfully declined condolence messages and telegrams. Sayuri made her major debut in 2015 at the age of 18 with the single "Mikazuki," which was featured as the ending theme for the Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace (Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace) television anime. Her raw, evocative style deeply resonated with audiences, leading to widespread acclaim and a successful debut. Her other notable performances include ending themes for Boku no Hero Academia 4th Season (My Hero Academia Season 4), Lycoris Recoil, and Yesterday wo Utatte (Sing "Yesterday" for Me). She also collaborated with the band MY FIRST STORY on the opening theme for Golden Kamuy 2nd Season. Sayuri and Amaarashi announced their marriage earlier this year in March. In July, Sayuri had shared with fans on X that she had been diagnosed with functional voice disorder and would be taking a break from singing to focus on treatment. Source: Oricon News, Music Natalie |
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| I found her nearly 10 years ago from a random YT recommendation of a live performance she did on a street. I was instantly enthralled by her singing. I'll never forget the way her music made me feel. It's so unexpected and she was far too young. She left an amazing discography behind. She was one of the rare artists that I loved every song from. RIP |
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| Damn, I used to listen to her songs on repeat. Rest in peace. |
| That's devastating news! I was so happy earlier this year when it was announced that she had married Misekai's male singer... Rest in peace and thanks for everything. My condolences to the bereaved family. |
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| Gone too soon. Rest in peace, Sayuri. Your unique vocals touched the hearts of many. |
| rip she was so young to die this early |
| So much bangers....so young.....rest in piece, i don't care about time you were a legend for me. |
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| Rest in peace to my favorite artist, who has moved me again and again through her music. Let's meet in the next life, "Raisei de Aou" (来世で会おう): |
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| how could this be?! yet another young and talented singer passed away... rip absolute legend in the jpop field |
| Her ED for Ranpo Kitan was what introduced me to her music. What horrible and sad news, gone way way way too soon. And she was just recently married too? Damn. Condolences to her loved ones. |
| 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. |
| saddening, rest in peace. gone too soon and i never once skipped her ending song in lycoris recoil. just found out she got married not too long ago, even more tragic. |
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| I was just listening to Kuzu no Honkai ending yesterday, being nostalgic, damn... Rest in Peace. |
Reply to ExcelonOfAvalon
WTF? She still young. And didn't she just get married recently? What happened to her?
| @ExcelonOfAvalon She passed away due to chronic disease. Source, from her husband: https://x.com/regoris_ame/status/1839508058046943720 |
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| damn fcking rip gone way too soon |
| Literally woke up to this. Rest in peace. I love her Golden Kamuy OP sm. |
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| Died too young. Rest in peace. |
| What horrible news to wake up too. Se was so young and full of potential, had a wonderful voice and even married recently as well. The Erased ED was so good and I still listen to it from time to time. May she rest in peace, she deserved better. |
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| So young. Rest in peace. |
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| She died in such young age. I remember Kuzu no Honkai's ending theme that was sang by her. It was good. Rest in peace. |
| So sad to see she died so young May you rest in peace |
| 28, so young... 😭 RIP Sayuri 🙏🙏🙏 |
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| So now it's below 30? Smfh... RIP |
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| I was not very familiar with her works and had already forgotten her ending theme for LR (god, has it been two years already?), but my God, 28 years? We mourned veterans who passed away at 60 or more years of age, while she did not even live to be 30 years old. My condolences, no one deserves to die so early. |
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| WTF? Seriously? Rest in peace Sayuri |
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| Damn, so young. R.I.P |
| Thank you for all your performances, you were able to do loads of work in such a short time in your life. It's so upsetting for the husband, losing his wife just a few months after the wedding, it must be one of the most painful experiences in life. |
| Rest in Peace, passed away way too young. Liked her music whenever I heard it in shows or outside, so this is a gut punch in a way to find out about this. |
| Rest in Peace, Sayuri. My condolences to her friends and family. Amaarashi's message to you broke me. T-T. Your husband loved you so much. |
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| What a tragic news to wake up to. She is one of my all time favourites. Rest in Peace, Sayuri. |
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| That's very young damn, rest in peace. |
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| Now that's a tragedy... Damn... Rest in Peace. I really like her voice. |
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| Her most impressive song is Mikazuki for me. and if I were to name a song that recalls an anime show, it would be this song. R.I.P. |
| Does anyone know anything about the cause of death? She was so young and that just makes me question what happened. Especial because the "peacefully" line would rule out accidents and her announcement of a voice affecting illness point to a health problem. |
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| This is heartbreaking.. so hard to believe. My condolences to her friends and family. kuroneko99 said: Her most impressive song is Mikazuki for me. Agree, I used to listen to this song on repeat, it's my favorite from Sayuri. |
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Reply to LyLord
Does anyone know anything about the cause of death? She was so young and that just makes me question what happened. Especial because the "peacefully" line would rule out accidents and her announcement of a voice affecting illness point to a health problem.
| @LyLord I agree. Though it's sad she's gone but I don't think, Quote from ANN suffering from functional dysphonia, a condition that causes someone's voice to sound strained or otherwise irregular, with no obvious physiological or neurological reasons. is deadly at all. Though could be for some other reasons. May she rest in peace. |
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| What a tragedy, and she just got married earlier this year too. Kokai no Uta is one of my favorite HeroAca endings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwZryxMnQD0 |
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Reply to Azuchi
@LyLord I agree. Though it's sad she's gone but I don't think,
Quote from ANN
is deadly at all. Though could be for some other reasons.
May she rest in peace.
Quote from ANN
suffering from functional dysphonia, a condition that causes someone's voice to sound strained or otherwise irregular, with no obvious physiological or neurological reasons.
is deadly at all. Though could be for some other reasons.
May she rest in peace.
| @Azuchi It is quite possible that hoarseness simply turned out to be a symptom of a more severe and terrible disease. But I’m not a doctor and I don’t want to speculate, to be honest. |
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| Dammit... and here I was, wondering why YouTube started randomly blessing me with Sayuri song recs for the past week. She truly blessed us with some bangers throughout the years. Rest in peace and thank you for making such wonderful music. Condolences to the family as well. |
| I still listen to her Erased ED song to this day, as it's such a great song. Rest in peace, Sayuri. |
| Rest in peace, you will always be remembered |
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| Rest in peace Lady. |
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| This is genuinely upsetting,Sayuri was one of my favorite artists ever and I loved all her songs. Rest In Peace. |
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