He took the stage in Tokyo, and it was a moment. Sharing the mic with Yoko Takahashi, the voice behind "A Cruel Angel's Thesis," he turned a beloved anime opener into a live belter that hit every nostalgic nerve in the room.
That track has soundtracked a generation since it first landed in 1995, wrapping itself around Neon Genesis Evangelion and refusing to let go. Hearing it reborn onstage, with Takahashi still commanding those soaring lines decades later, felt like watching history bend toward the present.
The pairing works because both artists respect the source. No irony, no winking. Just a full-throated anthem delivered to a crowd that knows every syllable, in the city that made it iconic in the first place.
This is the kind of collaboration that reminds you why live music matters. Two voices, one killer track, a room full of people who grew up on it.
Some songs never fade. This one just keeps finding new stages to conquer.