The influence of manga on early Japanese rock! One of the first songs Takashi Matsumoto wrote for Happy End (Haru yo koi, the Ohtaki song that opens their first self-titled) was directly inspired by a Shinji Nagashima manga. I adore unabashed fanfiction in songwriting, especially when the band/artist *doesn't* think their music has to become parody / self-effacing to accommodate the content.
― TheNuNuNu, Monday, 9 December 2024 12:57 (two months ago) link