Formed in Aomori Prefecture in 2007, amazarashi is a duo consisting of Hiromu Akita on vocals and guitar, and Manami Toyokawa on keyboards and backing vocals.
Despite their limited media exposure and mysterious presence, amazarashi is known for cultivating a fervent fan base—including fellow musicians—through their sound that weaves together lyricism brimming with Akita’s strong views on life and death and his emotional vocals.
This article compiles and introduces a selection of amazarashi’s moving masterpieces.
If you haven’t listened to amazarashi’s music yet, take this opportunity to check them out.
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Deeply moving, profoundly good lyrics. Amazarashi’s masterpieces (1–10)
Crushed by an empty skyamazarashi
Isn’t it lyrics aimed not only at young people unsure about their path but also at those who are lost in life? If you ever get the chance to read just the lyrics, I highly recommend it.
And the word count is no joke! Laughing when it’s fun, crying when it’s sad, yet in the end feeling like nothing is fulfilled—maybe that world is being likened to an “empty sky.” Of course, it’s a song that welcomes many interpretations.
To youamazarashi
Who is the “you” in the title “Anta e” (“To You”)? I think it probably refers to every listener hearing this song.
The call to forget your sadness and smile feels like an amazarashi-style encouragement anthem.
The line that picks a fight with God is wonderful, too.
It’s almost maddening—in a good way—how they pointedly avoid singing something straightforward like “Hang in there, don’t lose.”
The seasons die one after another.amazarashi
Many people probably thought, “Huh?” at the somewhat suggestive title, ‘The Seasons Die One After Another.’ Since it was also used as the ending theme for the TV anime Tokyo Ghoul √A, you might wonder if the lyrics are somewhat influenced by the anime’s dark, black-fight vibe.
But even if you listen just once and can’t grasp everything, the worldview powerfully conveys amazarashi’s presence.
The phrase that begins with haikei—‘Dear Sir/Madam,’ as you’d write at the start of a letter—also feels fresh.
Mondayamazarashi
A song with a dedicated special website and a loyal fanbase.
The lyrics portray feelings that sway between childhood and adulthood, using the universal Monday lethargy and fatigue as themes.
School-related words like “gymnasium” and “textbook” add plenty of bittersweet flavor.
It also serves as the theme song for the manga ‘Monday’s Friends,’ making the connections between the manga and the lyrics a key point to watch.
Void diseaseamazarashi
The word “void” somehow has a religious ring to it, doesn’t it? Its meaning is “the state of nothingness and emptiness.” The song is titled “Void Sickness,” and isn’t the worldview that considers feeling nothing itself to be an illness pretty striking? People who become indifferent to everything—and yet it’s as if we’re being told that such a state can’t truly be called living.
At least for this song, maybe such a prosaic interpretation isn’t even necessary.
Starlightamazarashi
The lyrics hit even harder for those who’ve set off on a journey and are facing a new beginning.
The title “Starlight” may not sound particularly amazarashi-like, but the world within the lyrics is unmistakably amazarashi.
Staying the same is never an option—things won’t always be good, but the message to keep moving forward anyway resonates solidly and pleasantly in the heart.
The encouragement that someone or something is waiting in the future is also very much in amazarashi’s style.
Speed and frictionamazarashi
Words like “piles of corpses” and “the next life” carry a certain eeriness, don’t they? They were also used as the opening theme for the TV anime Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, which was based on works by Edogawa Rampo.
The lyrics, whose worldview leans into that image, are distinctive.
The speed at which time passes, and its friction with the era.
Like an essay without a subject, it leaves room for the imagination to expand.
It grips your heart.