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Zeke: I'm actually really glad someone here has mentioned this lol... the feeling of "mono no aware" that permeates a LOT of Japanese film & music is one of the things that sets it apart from Western media. J-pop had this sort of nostalgic prettiness when i first got into it that's sadly become less common now... but J-pop melodies always gave rise to nostalgic or wistful feelings for me. Ayu's anxieties about the future were really well suited for expression in a "mono no aware" context... the melodies we got from people like Kazuhito Kikuchi and DAI really had that sort of mood to them. Anyway, Ayu's "despair trilogy" was my introduction to her, more or less, and they really exemplified that idea melodically. No big shock that the trilogy would make me a fan once you realized that the "mono no aware" idea is probably the thing I love best about Japanese music & art.
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