Japanese musician Sayuri has died at the age of 28

The Japanese musician Sayuri has died at the age of 28. Her husband shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) and stated that she died on September 20th. Her funeral took place privately among close relatives and acquaintances, you can read the full funeral statement below.

We would like to humbly inform everyone who supported Sayuri that she passed away on September 20th.

She was 28 years old.

In accordance with her family’s wishes, the funeral took place privately, with only close relatives and acquaintances present.

We sincerely thank you for your kind support of Sayuri during her lifetime and would like to join you in praying for her eternal peace.

We ask media representatives to respect the family’s deep grief and refrain from contacting them or seeking interviews with anyone close to them.

Since Sayuri also worked as a freelancer, we received fan letters and other correspondence at the live production company’s office. We ask you to refrain from any further expressions of condolence at this time.

September 27th
Sayuri’s husband Amaarashi

The two married in March this year, where Sayuri said: “It was the first time I felt calm when I looked into someone’s eyes. The warmth was irreplaceable for me and I felt like I had touched one of the wonderful possibilities hidden in this world.” In a follow-up tweet, her husband also shared that despite a chronic illness, the young artist has a passion for had music.

He also said that he was happy to have been his husband, although her marriage proposal was sudden and he became the main mourner after a year. He concluded with:
Thank you for choosing me and believing in me.
I will always be by your side.
I love you.

Some of her anime works contain the ending songs for Scum’s wish (“Parallel”), Lycoris recoil (“Flower Tower”), My Hero Academia Season 4 (“About a journey”) and Deleted (“It’s like a little light“), among other things.

Source: Official X (formerly Twitter)