Yoko Takahashi remains tied to 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis' as its singer, most recently through a visual piece she produced with Yoko Taro for The Weeknd's tour. The theme also took the top spot in TBS' Japan's Strongest Anime Songs Best 100 ranking.
Yoko Takahashi's public profile in these stories runs through one song. 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis,' her theme for Neon Genesis Evangelion, took the top spot in TBS' Japan's Strongest Anime Songs Best 100, a ranking decided by 166 music professionals from 41 countries. Naruto Shippuden's 'Blue Bird' placed second and Dragon Ball Z's 'CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA' third.
Three months later, the song surfaced in a different context. The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn Tour presented a visual piece produced by NieR:Automata director Yoko Taro and Takahashi, run during the September 19 show at Saitama's Belluna Dome. The piece uses clips from Neon Genesis Evangelion, samples of 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis,' and Evangelion-style imagery. Cast and staff shared photos and video afterward.
The two stories connect Takahashi to the Evangelion franchise in separate registers: a professional-vote ranking for the theme, and a concert visual she produced alongside a game director. Both keep the theme as the entry point to her current coverage, with the tour piece the more recent of the two.
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The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn Tour presented a visual piece produced by NieR:Automata director Yoko Taro and singer Yoko Takahashi. It ran during the September 19 show at Saitama's Belluna Dome and uses clips from Neon Genesis Evangelion, samples of Takahashi's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis," and Evangelion-style imagery. Cast and staff shared photos and video afterward.
Yoko Takahashi's 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis' from Neon Genesis Evangelion took the top spot in TBS' Japan's Strongest Anime Songs Best 100 ranking, voted on by 166 music professionals from 41 countries. Naruto Shippuden's 'Blue Bird' and Dragon Ball Z's 'CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA' placed second and third, respectively.