I haven't logged in or visited X-Freaks since May 2010, but for no reason at all I decided to check in early this morning. I could hardly believe it when I saw that Taiji has passed. I wasn't even able to leave a comment until now, four hours later, because I was just so shocked.
I knew that Taiji struggled in his life, but it's still surprising and sad that it came to this. It may sound awful, but maybe it was a great relief to him.
Either way, it's always devastating when any artist, especially one as great as him, is lost. I really just have no words right now.