{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b7915c53f3c59cfe4186ac1f","clusterId":"c_4cc530e5d8e91ddc7ee92857","slug":"rodrigo-y-gabriela-release-monster-single-with-naoki-urasawa-art-and-video","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Rodrigo Y Gabriela Release 'Monster' Single With Naoki Urasawa Art and Video","summary":"Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela released their single 'Monster' on June 10, inspired by Naoki Urasawa's manga 'MONSTER.' Urasawa created the jacket illustration and music video for the song, which is the lead single from their seventh album 'OurHome.' The collaboration began after Urasawa learned the duo performed the song as an homage to his work.","whyItMatters":"The single marks a rare direct creative collaboration between Urasawa and a musical act that built a song around his manga, with Urasawa contributing both visual and animated material.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRodrigo y Gabriela\u0026#39;s new single \u0026#39;Monster\u0026#39; is out today, and it comes with artwork and a music video from the manga artist who inspired it. Naoki Urasawa, creator of the psychological thriller \u0026#39;MONSTER,\u0026#39; drew the jacket illustration and produced a drawing video for the track. The Mexican guitar duo, who won a Grammy for their 2019 album \u0026#39;Metavolution,\u0026#39; wrote \u0026#39;Monster\u0026#39; as the lead single for their upcoming seventh album \u0026#39;OurHome.\u0026#39; Urasawa said he had known the duo through their live performances for years and discovered they had played the song as an homage to his manga at a Tokyo show. After meeting directly, he agreed to collaborate on the official recording.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rodrigo y Gabriela's single 'Monster' with Urasawa's visual accompaniment marks a rare case of a manga creator directly contributing to a Western musician's album packaging and video.","twitterPost":"Urasawa creating jacket art and a music video for a Mexican guitar duo's tribute single is an unusual cross-cultural collaboration.","threadsPost":"Rodrigo y Gabriela's 'Monster' single gets jacket art and a music video from Naoki Urasawa himself. The collaboration started because Urasawa heard the duo wrote the song as an homage to his manga. Direct creator involvement in a Western music release is rare.","newsletterBlurb":"Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela released their single 'Monster' on June 10, with Naoki Urasawa providing the jacket illustration and music video. The song is the lead single from their seventh album 'OurHome' and was inspired by Urasawa's manga of the same name.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/675618\",\"title\":\"Rodrigo y Gabriela's single 'Monster' inspired by Naoki Urasawa's 'MONSTER' released today; Urasawa handles jacket and MV\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3863,"outputTokens":563,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781101055,"createdAt":"2026-06-10T14:10:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-10T14:15:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T14:15:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4cc530e5d8e91ddc7ee92857","canonicalTitle":"浦沢直樹「MONSTER」にインスパイアされた楽曲、本日リリース　ジャケ＆MVを手がける","representativeArticleId":"a_7d9dbfc76a7243ac389672a0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"MONSTER\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Monster\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"浦沢直樹\",\"ロドリーゴ・イ・ガブリエーラ\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-10T13:29:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-10T13:29:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T14:15:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/675618","title":"浦沢直樹「MONSTER」にインスパイアされた楽曲、本日リリース　ジャケ＆MVを手がける"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["MONSTER"],"work_titles":["Monster"],"studios":[],"people":["浦沢直樹","ロドリーゴ・イ・ガブリエーラ"],"type":"release","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Rodrigo y Gabriela released the single 'Monster' on June 10.","Naoki Urasawa created the jacket illustration and a drawing video for the song.","The single is the lead track from the duo's seventh album 'OurHome.'","Urasawa learned the duo performed the song as an homage to his manga 'MONSTER' at a Tokyo show.","The collaboration began after Urasawa and the duo met directly."]}