Hajime Kikuchi, Eufonius Composer Passes Away At 44
A private service was held by his family.
On Thursday, the eufonius musical unit’s vocalist and lyricist riya took to Twitter and stated that the band’s composer Hajime Kikuchi passed away due to acute failure on November 16.
みなさまへ pic.twitter.com/FFgyNIrU66
— riya (eufonius) (@riya_eufonius) November 30, 2023
He was 44. A private service was held by his family.
In her message, riya noted that the band members had just decided to mark the 20th anniversary of their 2004 debut and were busy preparing to commemorate the occasion.
The band was involved in the soundtracks of many anime titles, including True Tears, Clannad, Futakoi, Polyphonica, Himawari, Noein – to your other self, Yosuga no Sora, Bungaku Shōjo, and Kokoro Connect.
Source: riya’s official Twitter account.
