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I don't know what to call this place (reminiscent of some hotel lobby, but I'm pretty sure it's a mansion (?)).
 
REALies 「セツナキャンドル」
 
ユナイト(UNiTE.) 「AIVIE」
 
Megaromania Heaven's Novel
 
ANSIA 「恋花-koibana-」
 
RoNo☆Cro  「冬のわんこ」


There is probably more, but this is what I've found so far.

Haha yeah it's like they use the same exact places, they should spice it up.  

Wow I didn't even realize the metal cross lol.  I love that Codomo Dragon video.
 
More abandoned building lol 

Hello,
 
These are some of my favorite sketches that I always keep around for motivation / inspiration. I don`t set out to draw anything anime / manga styled, but this is how I see things and how things come out when I just draw people. I have studied realistic styles, and anatomy when I was young, but now I like to play around and make things different, like different faces, wide shoulders, slim waists, etc... None of these are `finished` drawings, I just sketch for five minutes or less until I get the outline of what I want.
 
I have not drawn much in a while because I have many other things to do, hopefully posting these motivates me to get back to doing another thing I love.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
But most of all I just hope you enjoy looking, I share because I see many great creators here and enjoy seeing your stuff as well.

The metal cross that has been raped by tons of vk musicians

 
Here and there:
 
Also my fav abandoned building pv:

I'm bored and just was wondering.  Why is it that almost every visual kei band has at least one video of them in an abandoned building/warehouse and/or a gothic style church with huge stained glass windows? Is it because it's cheap?  Or because they think it really looks cool?  
 
What are some of your favorite abandoned building/warehouse and church videos? Lol and also what other popular locations are there?
 
 


 
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npXYCHOYPiI
 
Just thought it would be fun, no hate <3
 

I'm bored and just was wondering.  Why is it that almost every visual kei band has at least one video of them in an abandoned building/warehouse and/or a gothic style church with huge stained glass windows? Is it because it's cheap?  Or because they think it really looks cool?  
 
What are some of your favorite abandoned building/warehouse and church videos? Lol and also what other popular locations are there?
 
 


 
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npXYCHOYPiI
 
Just thought it would be fun, no hate <3
 

Can't wait to pirate this

Exactly, that's what I mean. It's the band who's saying that, not me. I understand it well that someone may not be able to buy music (for various reasons) and it's not a reason to treat them like that, but the band thinks different. They could say it in a different way, without offending fans. I like their music and looks, but at this point I just refuse to be their fan anymore. Music is about entertainment. If it makes me upset, it's not what it's supposed to be. If I have money again one day, I will support a band that keeps entertaining me, not the one that makes me upset with their attitude.
 
iTunes prices are shit, really. They just convert the euro price to pln here (in the Polish iTunes) and it costs the same for us, even if we have much less money than people in other countries. The prices should be lower too. 1 euro for a song in mp3 is way too overpriced. It would be cheap for me if it was 1pln (~0,25eur). But still, with no cash, spending any money on music is a bad idea. I can't imagine why would someone pick music, instead of food. I'm sure these musicians wouldn't support another band if they were hungry. No, they would also try to get food, first. iTunes is an option only for a person who has some income, but not enough to buy tons of CDs each month. Suggesting people to use it instead, is a sign of insensitivity. I understand the attitude towards people who say "why buy, when I can download?", who have money, but not all fans are in this position.

^ No, that's not what she's saying. That's what the BAND says according to her interpretation. The band states that people who don't buy are toxic and ruin the band itself, and if you can't buy the CD you have to buy the iTunes version (which is total bullshit imo because there's only a price difference of like 10$ and if you don't have the cash 10$ isn't going to make such a big difference). Which brings me to my next point; I understand digital files are cheaper because they don't have a CD case or a booklet that needs to be printed, but why is the quality of the audio inferior to that one of the CD? Like I am paying less because of the CD case and the booklet but why on earth should I, because I can't afford the physical version, settle with a less quality rip of the same CD. If there's anything you shouldn't touch it's the quality of the audio files. Now iTunes only offers 256kbps, which is bullshit in itself, since if I bought the CD itself I would've been able to get a 320 or even Lossless.

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I hate people that sue or threaten to sue.  Suing is the stupidest thing ever, just my opinion.  And threatening to sue your fans is messed up, but I never really cared for this band so meh.  All I got to say is that downloading has helped make many bands known and I personally buy the music I like.
 
I know Masa has a point but I still find it annoying, and it feels like Napster all over again lol.  Seriously, how he said that it is 'killing the art and band's future.'  I highly doubt that.

They should change their name to Nocturnal Butthurt tbh

I feel like music should first and foremost be about the art. Exploring your own creativity and giving a voice to it and all that. Being able to make a profit off your music should just be some form of happy coincidence, it shouldn't be the main driving point... Of course, the majority of musicians probably does not share these same ideals. It's sad. I know it's probably more difficult for some to combine a daytime job with a musical career than for others, but it's not impossible.
 
Also lel if you wanted to make a profit then maybe you should do something to make yourself stand out instead of being generic deathcore/metalcore band #845038450

NB basically killed themselves when going visual kei lmfao
 
I agree with whoever said that today's music industry is awfully outdated, especially in Japan. There are not a lot of artists in VK that distribute their stuff digitally, and when they do it's only in the Japanese iTunes store. Websites like HearJapan offered cheaper digital releases compared to other digital distributors, so I think the website was for a good cause (especially since they also offered bonuses and higher bitrates). It's a shame that not many people bothered to pay less than 500 yen for a full album they actually really enjoyed; most full lengths on iTunes cost 2000yen, physical copies usually 3000yen. With HearJapan gone, in order for fans to buy digital copies now, they'd have to make a Japanese iTunes account and buy Japanese iTunes cards online; purchasing the physical copy from CDJapan therefore is much easier, even though it costs more (of course there's also amazon, but we don't talk about amazon's digital quality lmao). Besides, I know people similar to me who prefer to have the music in the bitrate they desire; iTunes offers 256kbps rips that sometimes sound like shit, especially on high quality headphones. Websites like bandcamp offer a solution to this, and perhaps putting their music on bandcamp costs less than putting it on iTunes, but I wouldn't dare state this as fact.
 
These artists keep complaining about overseas fans that download their stuff while they're not even their target audience. If my target audience was Japan and I had people outside of Japan buying my stuff here and there, I'd see it as something nice on the side, unless these people would encourage my Japanese audience to buy less. If that's what's going on, then I understand why bands like NB are upset. If not, I don't see how they're making huge losses from it if they're not putting any sort of money into promotion outside of Japan.
 
Not everyone can buy everything, but most musicians understand that; most visual kei fans are teenagers who are still in high school and have no income except for their montly allowance they get from their parents, and you can't blame them for not spending that allowance on CDs every single time. If you however DO have the money to support your favourite artist, I feel like you should. I know not many VK fans feel up to that, but how can you make people purchase more?
 
I feel like Korean pop companies found the answer to that question and it's called packaging. EXO for example sold more than 1 million copies of their first album, and even though Kpop has a way bigger target audience because pop music is just more mainstream than VK is, I wouldn't deny that the packaging and price have something to do with it. I know that in Japan prices for CDs are just regularly high, but Korean pop CDs usually cost about 15 euros and are packaged in boxes, books, metal cases etc. with the CD, a thick photobook, a card signed by one of the band members and usually a big poster for free as well. I love buying Kpop CDs because of this; of course I buy a CD when I think it's good, but that fantastic packaging just gives it a little bit extra. I can understand some indie VK bands can not afford this kind of packaging, but I know plenty of bands can. Make it desireable to purchase the CD, give it extra things that a downloaded copy could not give you. If VK is so oriented on looks, why not add in a seperate photobook, for example? You'd have to pay extra for a photographer and the printing, but if it made you sell more copies in the end and raise the profit, why not?
 
Though selling more copies in general only enriches the record company, not so much the artist, as we all know. In Europe, 25$ for a newly released CD is a normal price and the least you can do (legally) is listen to 30 second samples in the store itself (if it even offers that option). That alone is not going to make me buy an album.
 
Anyway this became way too long and doesn't make any sense probably but I hope you at least understood what I was trying to say lol.

I finished playing Tomb Raider myself. Great game overall. Enjoyed it more than Uncharted.
 
Right now, I'm playing Watch Dogs. My expectations were high but what a bummer. The control scheme options are very limited for gamepad which really sux for me cuz I'm using a 360 controller. Using keyboard and mouse feels awkward when there's many game mechanics involved. The lamest part is that there's no melee attack button except for take-down opportunities. There's plenty to do in this open world game but it doesn't reinvent the genre. You'll find yourself constantly pressing the hack button when you're in exploration mode. I've only played a little more than an hour so far but right now, my first impressions is a bit of a disappointment. For all you PC gamers, this is very graphic demanding game. Even my GTX 780ti stutters a bit on max settings. Console gamers won't have to worry about this but they're limited to 30fps.
 
Wow, this guy pretty much nailed the technical problems with the game.

AAI is my favourite out of the series! Edgeworth was always my favourite character because of his amazing sarcasm. I really liked how you could fully investigate crime scenes in a new manner, and how you could use Logic instead of speculating/bluffing the way Phoenix does (though everyone loves the good old Phoenix Wright bluff).

CELL-セル- new maxi single "自己言及パラドックス(jikogenkyuu paradox)" will be released at 2014/07/18 (1,296yen)
 
[track list]
01.自己言及パラドックス(jikogenkyuu paradox)
02.駆除(kujo)

Lmfao this. It's not like people get hurt when two gay people marry. "BUT HOW DO I EXPLAIN THIS TO MY CHILDREN", really simple, the way my mother did it: sometimes people don't like people from the other gender but from the same gender. That's it. THAT'S REALLY IT. People talk about it like it's some difficult math formula but it really isn't.
 
Also people who claim it ruins "the sanctity of marriage" bc marriage should be between a man and a woman is a load of shit because 1) Britney Spears got married once for 7 hours while drunk and that's not ruining the sanctity of marriage while a gay couple who has been together for 10 years that wants to get married does? 2) These people always yell that the bible forbids it but hey the bible also forbids you to do a lot of other things but they don't seem to care about those lol.
 
In short: being homophobic isn't freedom of speech, it's being a douche and highly illegal.

Let ppl marry. Who gives a shit.

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I think people should be able to marry whoever and whatever, if you want to marry a blow up doll, go for it.  

I think people should be able to marry whoever and whatever, if you want to marry a blow up doll, go for it.  

Bought Transistor on PSN for my PS4 and hot damn it's so good! Super Giant Games has seemed to have done it again; make a quality game that looks great, plays great, and sounds great and then sell it for cheap as fuck seriously though it's really a fun game and visually the art style is just beautiful... don't even get me started on the soundtrack, it's brilliant to say the least. This is definitely the best Indie game on the PS4 so far.

Currently playing the Tomb Raider 2013 reboot, it was on sale, got it for around 10$. This is one of the first non-JRPG I'm playing and I'm really enjoying it. The story is really captivating and Lara's character is really believable and loveable. I'm enjoying the gameplay and the unexpected quicktime events.