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Asahi TV recently launched an exciting anime song chart program, which interviewed over a thousand anime fans from around the world to reveal their most popular Japanese anime songs.
As a result, the TV theme song “Cruel Angel’s Tale” of “New Century Evangelion” won the top spot with an undisputed advantage! After the program was broadcasted, the lyricist of the song and Kawamizu posted on social media expressing their gratitude to everyone.
However, she also clarified immediately:I don’t make a living solely from the ‘New Century Evangelion’ series of songs.
In fact, the number of songs she has created has exceeded a thousand! So, what prompted her to make such a statement? Let’s explore the truth.
In the “World Anime Song General Election” arranged by Asahi TV, a total of 1740 foreign friends from around the world who love Japanese anime songs were interviewed.
The final result reveals that the most popular animated song among foreign audiences is the classic theme song “Cruel Angel’s Tale” from “New Century Evangelion”!
With such high praise, the lyricist of this song and Kawamizu shared the chart on social media and sincerely thank everyone for their support:
Thank you all, I am truly grateful that this song has been appreciated and sung by friends from all over the world
However, Maeko Ichikawa continued to state that although she benefited greatly from the great success of “Evangelion of the New Century,” she did not want to be defined as a “lyricist who made a living solely on EVA.
Whenever there is a program about the anime song chart, someone always says, ‘Ichikawa only relies on EVA related songs to make a living.’ But even without ‘Cruel Angel’s Technology’ and ‘Soul’s Strength’, I can still live well. Please don’t underestimate a professional lyricist who has written over 1000 songs. However, I also admit that thanks to the help of EVA related works, I am able to freely choose the job I like without having to endure things I don’t like. I am really lucky
This is not the first time that Kawamizu has admitted that she has earned a substantial income from creating EVA related songs. She has already earned hundreds of millions of yen solely from the royalties of ‘Cruel Angel’s Tech’!
However, at the same time, Kazuko Kawakawa also had active performances in fields outside of EVA, creating numerous songs. Therefore, she is dissatisfied with the view that some people only think she relies on EVA to make a living.
She also admitted that it was indeed due to EVA’s success that she was able to give up the job she didn’t like and devote herself wholeheartedly to the creation she loved.
After sharing with Yumiko Ichikawa, Japanese netizens also posted her other creative works to prove her versatility.
In the “Ranking List of Animation Songs Favored by Foreigners” sorted out in this program, the theme song of New Century Gospel Warrior ranks first, which is undoubtedly a legend in Japanese animation songs.