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** "Nobody's Home" is Taka's apology to his then-estranged family, especially his parents, who he had gone no contact with for several years. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments It actually helped mend the relationship.]]
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** "Nobody's Home" is Taka's apology to his then-estranged family, especially his parents, who whom he had gone no contact with for several years. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments It actually helped mend the relationship.]]
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A common fan response to the LighterAndSofter tone of the ''Eye of the Storm'' album, although criticisms of them becoming too pop started emerging much earlier than that.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A common fan response to the LighterAndSofter tone of the ''Eye of the Storm'' album, although criticisms of them becoming too pop started emerging much earlier than that.that.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The songs they created for the five ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' movies can qualify, since they convey the themes of each installment well.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshin'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh9yZWeTmVM "The Beginning"]] is fast and full of power in every word, which fits the eponymous samurai's one singular goal: to create a new, better future.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZqcDYbvAE "Mighty Long Fall"]] is the embodiment of hope when everything seems to go into disarray. [[spoiler:It was needed after the DownerEnding, where Kenshin has seemingly failed to save his love and stop Shishio from getting to Tokyo]].
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheLegendEnds'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivo6e0mOtns "Heartache"]] acts as a ballad to the past and future, because even when Kenshin's old ways will never be forgotten, he can still continue on the road to a peaceful future.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheFinal'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge against Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer--not to mention [[spoiler:accidentally killing his beloved Tomoe]]. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
** ''Film/RurouniKenshin'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh9yZWeTmVM "The Beginning"]] is fast and full of power in every word, which fits the eponymous samurai's one singular goal: to create a new, better future.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZqcDYbvAE "Mighty Long Fall"]] is the embodiment of hope when everything seems to go into disarray. [[spoiler:It was needed after the DownerEnding, where Kenshin has seemingly failed to save his love and stop Shishio from getting to Tokyo]].
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheLegendEnds'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivo6e0mOtns "Heartache"]] acts as a ballad to the past and future, because even when Kenshin's old ways will never be forgotten, he can still continue on the road to a peaceful future.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheFinal'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge against Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer--not to mention [[spoiler:accidentally killing his beloved Tomoe]]. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** The songs they created for the five ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' movies can qualify, since they convey the themes of each installment well.
** *** ''Film/RurouniKenshin'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh9yZWeTmVM "The Beginning"]] is fast and full of power in every word, which fits the eponymous samurai's one singular goal: to create a new, better future.
** *** ''Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZqcDYbvAE "Mighty Long Fall"]] is the embodiment of hope when everything seems to go into disarray. [[spoiler:It was needed after the DownerEnding, where Kenshin has seemingly failed to save his love and stop Shishio from getting to Tokyo]].
** *** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheLegendEnds'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivo6e0mOtns "Heartache"]] acts as a ballad to the past and future, because even when Kenshin's old ways will never be forgotten, he can still continue on the road to a peaceful future.
** *** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheFinal'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge against Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
** *** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer--not to mention [[spoiler:accidentally killing his beloved Tomoe]]. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!to!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM4iVSsD524 "Make It Out Alive"]] came as a surprise in late 2023: a pulse-pounding anthem for the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterNow'' mobile game, with lyrics offering hope in the face of insurmountable odds and adversity.
** The songs they created for the five ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' movies can qualify, since they convey the themes of each installment well.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM4iVSsD524 "Make It Out Alive"]] came as a surprise in late 2023: a pulse-pounding anthem for the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterNow'' mobile game, with lyrics offering hope in the face of insurmountable odds and adversity.
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* FanNickname: "Toru [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn Quinn]]" for a version of Toru that briefly shows up in the "Kanzen Zaitaku Dreamer" video, with his hair (bleached blond) tied up in pigtails and swinging a baseball bat.
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** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheFinal'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge with against Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
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** ''Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZqcDYbvAE "Mighty Long Fall"]] is the embodiment of hope when everything seems to go into disarray. [[spoiler:It was needed after the DownerEnding, where Kenshin has seemingly failed to save his love and stop Shishio from arriving getting to Tokyo]].
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** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
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** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer.killer--not to mention [[spoiler:accidentally killing his beloved Tomoe]]. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
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** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
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** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning'': ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
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** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Final'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge with Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
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** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Final'': ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheFinal'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge with Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
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* SuagrWiki/AwesomeMusic: The songs they created for the five ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' movies can qualify, since they convey the themes of each installment well.
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* SuagrWiki/AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The songs they created for the five ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' movies can qualify, since they convey the themes of each installment well.
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* SuagrWiki/AwesomeMusic: The songs they created for the five ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' movies can qualify, since they convey the themes of each installment well.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshin'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh9yZWeTmVM "The Beginning"]] is fast and full of power in every word, which fits the eponymous samurai's one singular goal: to create a new, better future.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZqcDYbvAE "Mighty Long Fall"]] is the embodiment of hope when everything seems to go into disarray. [[spoiler:It was needed after the DownerEnding, where Kenshin has seemingly failed to save his love and stop Shishio from arriving to Tokyo]].
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheLegendEnds'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivo6e0mOtns "Heartache"]] acts as a ballad to the past and future, because even when Kenshin's old ways will never be forgotten, he can still continue on the road to a peaceful future.
** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Final'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge with Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
** ''Film/RurouniKenshin'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh9yZWeTmVM "The Beginning"]] is fast and full of power in every word, which fits the eponymous samurai's one singular goal: to create a new, better future.
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZqcDYbvAE "Mighty Long Fall"]] is the embodiment of hope when everything seems to go into disarray. [[spoiler:It was needed after the DownerEnding, where Kenshin has seemingly failed to save his love and stop Shishio from arriving to Tokyo]].
** ''Film/RurouniKenshinTheLegendEnds'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivo6e0mOtns "Heartache"]] acts as a ballad to the past and future, because even when Kenshin's old ways will never be forgotten, he can still continue on the road to a peaceful future.
** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Final'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5bpeh5NNg "Renegades"]] is actually a VillainSong for Enishi, someone who intends to tear down the Meiji era and seeks revenge with Kenshin, who [[spoiler:killed his sister]].
** ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIR82bItzYE "Broken Heart of Gold"]] has an air of regret and pain running through the song, befitting of the eponymous samurai's darkest days as a killer. Yet, it's still soothing to listen to!
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** "Broken Heart of Gold" is possibly their saddest song yet, both in terms of melody and the dark, depressing lyrics.
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* EarWorm: "Yokubou ni michita Seinendan" from the first album is an unusually laidback tune and very, very catchy.
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* {{Adorkable}}: All members have their moments, but Ryota especially stands out thanks to his kind-hearted, cheerful and occasionally awkward personality.
* BrokenBase: People who like the ''Eye of the Storm'' album (or even found the band through it, as it came with their biggest international success so far) and people who find it boring or worry about the band selling out and becoming too pop.
* EarWorm: "Yokubou ni michita Seinendan" from the first album is an unusually laidback tune and very, very catchy.
* HarsherInHindsight: "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h." has the line, "Dream as if you will live forever and live as if you'll die today." The title of the song is made up of the initials of Taka's close friends—one of them being Haruma Miura, who passed away in 2020 at only thirty years old.
* BrokenBase: People who like the ''Eye of the Storm'' album (or even found the band through it, as it came with their biggest international success so far) and people who find it boring or worry about the band selling out and becoming too pop.
* EarWorm: "Yokubou ni michita Seinendan" from the first album is an unusually laidback tune and very, very catchy.
* HarsherInHindsight: "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h." has the line, "Dream as if you will live forever and live as if you'll die today." The title of the song is made up of the initials of Taka's close friends—one of them being Haruma Miura, who passed away in 2020 at only thirty years old.
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* SeasonalRot: Fans of their rock sound consider the LighterAndSofter ''Eye of the Storm'' album significantly weaker than the others.
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** "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h." has become one after the untimely death of actor Haruma Miura—each letter in the title stood for one of Taka's close friends, and the "H" stood for Haruma. The line "Dream as if you will live forever and live as if you'll die today" in the chorus gains a new layer of urgency and tragedy.Miura.
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* HoYay: A whole bunch between Taka and Toru. On stage, Toru is the main target of Taka's CuddleBug tendencies; both on stage and off, the two clearly have a lot of affection for each other. It doesn't help that they also live in the same apartment complex and are both still single while their bandmates both have wives and kids. Taka has once referred to their silent on-stage communication as "boys' love," and then of course there's [[FauxYay the infamous performance of "20/20"]].
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** "Nobody's Home" is Taka's apology to his then-estranged family, especially his parents, who he had gone no contact with for several years. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments It actually helped mend the relationship.]]
** "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h." has become one after the untimely death of actor Haruma Miura—each letter in the title stood for one of Taka's close friends, and the "H" stood for Haruma. The line "Dream as if you will live forever and live as if you'll die today" in the chorus gains a new layer of urgency and tragedy.
** "Take What You Want" is heartbreaking enough on its own, thanks to its lyrics. Live, Taka sometimes performs parts of the song and chorus a capella, drawing out every moment of anguish and heartbreak to make it hit ''extra hard''.
** "Nobody's Home" is Taka's apology to his then-estranged family, especially his parents, who he had gone no contact with for several years. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments It actually helped mend the relationship.]]
** "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h." has become one after the untimely death of actor Haruma Miura—each letter in the title stood for one of Taka's close friends, and the "H" stood for Haruma. The line "Dream as if you will live forever and live as if you'll die today" in the chorus gains a new layer of urgency and tragedy.
** "Take What You Want" is heartbreaking enough on its own, thanks to its lyrics. Live, Taka sometimes performs parts of the song and chorus a capella, drawing out every moment of anguish and heartbreak to make it hit ''extra hard''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Toru used to have a huge crush on Music/AvrilLavigne growing up. His childhood friend Ryota is now married to Avril's sister Michelle. Who'd have guessed his childhood best friend would end up as his teen celebrity crush's brother-in-law?
* NeverLiveItDown: The TV appearance that had Toru [[EpicFail trying to wrap ham in watermelon]] (among other things) is about a decade old now, so his skills may well have improved since, but the fanbase still treats him as a LethalChef.
* NeverLiveItDown: The TV appearance that had Toru [[EpicFail trying to wrap ham in watermelon]] (among other things) is about a decade old now, so his skills may well have improved since, but the fanbase still treats him as a LethalChef.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Toru used to have be a huge crush on fan of Music/AvrilLavigne growing up. His childhood friend Ryota is now married to Avril's sister Michelle. Who'd have guessed his childhood best friend would end up as his teen celebrity crush's brother-in-law?
* NeverLiveItDown: The TV appearance that had Toru [[EpicFail trying to wrap ham in watermelon]] (among other things) is about a decade old now, so his skills may well have improved since, but the fanbase still treats him as aLethalChef.LethalChef.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A common fan response to the LighterAndSofter tone of the ''Eye of the Storm'' album, although criticisms of them becoming too pop started emerging much earlier than that.
* NeverLiveItDown: The TV appearance that had Toru [[EpicFail trying to wrap ham in watermelon]] (among other things) is about a decade old now, so his skills may well have improved since, but the fanbase still treats him as a
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A common fan response to the LighterAndSofter tone of the ''Eye of the Storm'' album, although criticisms of them becoming too pop started emerging much earlier than that.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Toru used to have a huge crush on Music/AvrilLavigne growing up. His childhood friend Ryota is now married to Avril's sister Michelle. Who'd have guessed his childhood best friend would end up as his teen celebrity crush's brother-in-law?
* NeverLiveItDown: The TV appearance that had Toru [[EpicFail trying to wrap ham in watermelon]] (among other things) is about a decade old now, so his skills may well have improved since, but the fanbase still treats him as a LethalChef.
* NeverLiveItDown: The TV appearance that had Toru [[EpicFail trying to wrap ham in watermelon]] (among other things) is about a decade old now, so his skills may well have improved since, but the fanbase still treats him as a LethalChef.
