Komorebi

That is an awesome feel

i know that feeling just too good! ;D
the last 2 times where i was in tokyo with my wife we really bought a new suitcase every time!! XD
because we always buy way to much and because compared to what we find here they have the best quality in japan from what it seems...

I asked You (sound bee hd) in person about Kiwamu and she made a face, laughed, and refused to comment anything other than "he's not a bad producer" xD 

*Takes picture of Arm for Kiwamu* I'm technically naked, so it's technically nude
*Takes picture of closed shoulder* Ooh getting risque here

Yeah, I saw that. That's what made me want to add him, for the shits and giggles xD. I need something on my feed other than just memes, so I'm contemplating adding someone who is a literal meme themself 

I asked You (sound bee hd) in person about Kiwamu and she made a face, laughed, and refused to comment anything other than "he's not a bad producer" xD 

That's very cool - VRZEL has real potential for hit singles imo!.
FIVEFOLD ENVY is a vein of gold, I really want them to hit that aginn

Check out Far East Dizain, Develop One's Faculties, Dezert, Purple Stone, Keel and definitely VRZEL

YAAAAAS! Finally

Been there. 
 
It'll soon be forgotten

No, not all straight people are fucked in the head.
That is as wrong as assuming all homosexuals are.
 
Being fucked in the head has nothing to do with sexual orientation. 

The songs are good and will probably be more engaging in the context of a compilation album, but I think it was a mistake to not include any b-sides in these releases. They aren't all good, but songs like RenYuS, XV, 浴槽, THINKER, and 躁と鬱と境界 cannot be missed.
 
I also would have liked it if they arranged the tracklists to have a more "album-like" flow.

@Komorebiyeah, SM, SM#2 are both best-ofs, and are a good way to start on their stuff

Also me when other wiseasses go "Ha! Called it!"
You all know who you are...

well, there is sex trafficking but unless you're desperately accepting job/marriage offers from strangers you're not really the ideal victim... tourists aren't the target, instead it's girls in bad financial situations. for tourists the biggest prostitution-related problem is idiot foreigners who go to host.hostess clubs and get ripped off. but i know nothing can assuage a mother's worry easily so make sure you get pocket wi-fi or a sim card so you can check in as often as possible. just be confident and choose a place that you like the looks of because i'm sure you will be fine c:

your mother is worrying too much. japan is one of the safest places out there, and people say it all the time because well, it's true. i actually feel safe going out alone at night compared to where i live (even tho the crime rate is pretty low). i mean, of course you should still be alert, but as long as you avoid the red light district area or any of those sketchy places you should be totally fine.

airbnb is overall an interesting experience. there's a split between families/couples who own multiple properties and rent out the entire house/property and those who rent rooms. i personally prefer entire property rentals because i'm shy, it's private and you really only have to meet the owner once usually.

for airbnb room rentals, reviews are key -- most people are doing this as a business and the reviews should reflect that. it shouldn't be sketchy unless the person has no reviews. it will be closer to a hostel situation where you may be doing some cultural exchange with the owner and other travelers. the other thing about japanese airbnb renters is they're almost always bilingual/have extensive travel experience themselves, you can see this from many of their profiles right away. these people might be extremely helpful to you!

you seem pretty concerned about your safety which is a good thing, but honestly so long as you use your common sense you should have no trouble at all. i'm not sure where you're from but as a canadian (which is internationally considered pretty low crime) i felt 100x safer in japan than in my hometown or current city, lol

yes, i recommend hostels if you want something cheap. the one i went to (i don't remember which one right now) didn't have towels for showering tho (i used one of my shirts instead lol), plus the bath/shower was kinda narrow so just be mindful of things like that. having little privacy sucks, but it shouldn't be a big problem if you're mostly out and about exploring anyway. you can also try capsule hotels, which are quite similar to hostels.
 
or if you just really need a place to stay for the night you can opt for manga cafes. you won't have a real bed to sleep on, but they're soooooo cheap for one night. plus, the showers are always good and clean (the ones i've been to anyway). i don't recommend it if you have a lot of baggage on you though since the tiny cubicle is all the space you'll have.

you should be fine in any hostel that's not rated horribly on hostelworld.com and you can generally choose a female only dorm. i've enjoyed sakura hostel and quite a few from the khaosan hostel chain. keep your valuables locked up in the hostel and keep to streets where there's people late at night and safety shouldn't be an issue... as a tourist you'll probably be in more crowded places overall. i did airbnb once for okinawa but it can be less set-it-and-forget-it than hostels as you generally have to pick up keys and depending on the accommodation the owner may be there with you and thus you might feel obligated to make small talk... you have to rely even more on reviews when choosing airbnb imo.

if hostels are not private enough for you the toyoko inn is a decent business hotel with a lot of locations as well.

Almost same for me... today I reminded that in my old Nokia N900 there is all the music until last Summer (so I have to upload all the releases up to today in it, plenty of work to do!)

It's a relief to find out I had most dvds and videos backed up on an external hard drive and most of the music I can get it right here.

usually you do get a badge it just fades as the swelling goes down

@sheepprincessgara then add the language barrier to the lazyness and you get people not reading and getting only half of what they do read :/

@sheepprincessgaraI don't think anyone smart took the post seriously. Especially since it didn't literally said that was the reason, just the wording of the title seemed to imply it, but people read headlines and not the whole news, so that's not his fault XD

@Komorebi oh that dude's an idiot, always misconstruing shit 😂🔪 at least they admit they're not a legitimate news source x)