As promised, here's the entry about Taku that I really wanted to post. I also discovered that TAKAFUMI wrote a small entry related to Taku, so I'll post that one first.

TAKAFUMI (UNDER CODE staff) *One year- 2011-12-10

A lot of time has passed in an instant.

• What can change over one year?
• Is it possible to grow a little?

Is one able to change?

Our lifetime is limited

• Let's do our best

OKAMURA (UNDER CODE graphic designer) *Draft Hour: Mourning Edition- 2011-12-10

Today, December 10th, marks exactly one year since Taku of HEISEI ISHIN (平成維新) passed away.

The time passed quickly.

Taku would occasionally send me images of design ideas,

• drawn roughly by himself;
• I still have many of these sketches left.

I'd been asked to post them at this blog,

• but because of his death,
• I couldn't bring myself to do it for a long time.

But since today is the 1st anniversary of his death, in memorial to Taku, I want to finally exhibit them.

I consulted with HEISEI ISHIN (平成維新) leader Yoshi and got permission to do so.

Taku would make the rough sketch → take a picture with his phone → mail it to me

• As per this procedure, in the images below, you're seeing Taku's hand at work.

By seeing this work, I hope that you'll remember him.

• 2009-07-29 release maxi-single 「Ruru -Ruru-」

• 2009-11-18 release mini-album 「PUBLIC SENTIMENT」
• seems to be a rough idea for the cover

• Advertisement photoshoot idea for Prism.
• this one seems to have been drawn for the cameraman

• It was used for the cover.

Taku, may you find peace in Heaven.