In the statement, the committee explains that the piece was created as a way to capture the same intensity and passion that YOSHIKI and X JAPAN represent, aiming to elevate the anime’s dramatic impact. However, the team admitted that they failed to give YOSHIKI and his group prior notice, acknowledging that this oversight caused unnecessary concern.
Translation of their “apology”: It wasn’t copying, it was an homage. We’re sorry you didn’t understand that.
Is there not a common understanding in Japan about homage and style parodies? Like, literally the setup for that song was a perfectly realized homage to the first few minutes of Back to the Future. If Robert Zemeckis saw that, he’d be all “lol cool.”
This is their respective Weird Al + Coolio moment. I’d like to believe Science Saru and Yoshiki’s relationship winds up as agreeable as theirs in the long run.
If this song is too close to YOSHIKI’s style, then they need to worry about most of the power metal scene. This is pretty standard power metal, good power metal, but pretty standard.
