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Gomenasai, my name is Ken-Sama.

I'm a 27 year old American Otaku (Anime fan for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games. (Disgaea, Final Fantasy, Persona series)

I train with my Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my sword license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak Japanese fluently, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code, which I follow 100%

When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Tokyo to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Studio Ghibli or a game designer!

I own several kimonos, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Japan, so I can fit in easier. I bow to my elders and seniors and speak Japanese as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.

Wish me luck in Japan!

Yeah, I just saw two kanji and thought "ah, that's probably Hidauta", since I'd have recognised Hakudaku at least^^
Ironically, "waizatsu" means confusion. :^)

22 years today, Dir en grey was officially formed.

22 years today, Dir en grey was officially formed.

22 years today, Dir en grey was officially formed.

22 years today, Dir en grey was officially formed.

22 years today, Dir en grey was officially formed.

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

https://vk.gy/search/artists/?active=1#result
 
And here's a list from an English-language site, vkgy. Longer than the Wiki (and open to contributions, so feel free to help us make corrections if you see anything wrong )

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

Man, this thread was an interesting read. Here's some more pictures of Ki$aki's old bands, just for completion's sake I guess:
 

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

22 years ago, on January 24, 1997, DIR EN GREY played their first ever show at Nagano J.
Kyo, Kaoru, Die and Shinya arrived the day before and met Toshiya in a parking lot.
They stayed at Toshiya's parents' house over night and on the next day, they booked two hours in a studio to rehearse.
In the evening, there was an event and the future members of DIR EN GREY performed on stage together for the first time.
Since they had not thought of a band name, they called themselves DEATHMASK and played around four Kuroyume cover songs.
Toshiya also performed with D+L as their support guitarist on that evening.
So since it's already the 24th in Japan, today marks 22 years since the true beginning of DIR EN GREY! 😊

Not recorded, but my right arm and hand are on Toshiya's instagram picture of their Cologne concert:
 
 
The one on the left, directly below the light.

sukekiyo will release a new Blu-ray + CD, entitled "PASSIO" on February 18, during the sponsored live "二〇一九年公演「異形の間 弐」".
 
Contents:
DISC 1 [Blu-ray]
sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「嬲り地獄」
2018年1月14日(日) 横浜BAY HALL
kisses 純朴、無垢であろうが マニエリスムな冷たい葬列者 艶 首吊り遊具 されど道連れ 12時20分金輪際 耳ゾゾ 黝いヒステリア 死霊のアリアナ vandal anima sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「逆襲の嬲り地獄」-漆黒の儀-
2018年5月15日(火) CLUB CITTA’
黝いヒステリア グニャ結論。そして血眼。 襞謳 死霊のアリアナ 艶 首吊り遊具 leather field vandal anima 嬲り ◆documentary footage
 
DISC 2 [CD]
論外な生き物として (Demo Ver.)

sukekiyo will release a new Blu-ray + CD, entitled "PASSIO" on February 18, during the sponsored live "二〇一九年公演「異形の間 弐」".
 
Contents:
DISC 1 [Blu-ray]
sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「嬲り地獄」
2018年1月14日(日) 横浜BAY HALL
kisses 純朴、無垢であろうが マニエリスムな冷たい葬列者 艶 首吊り遊具 されど道連れ 12時20分金輪際 耳ゾゾ 黝いヒステリア 死霊のアリアナ vandal anima sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「逆襲の嬲り地獄」-漆黒の儀-
2018年5月15日(火) CLUB CITTA’
黝いヒステリア グニャ結論。そして血眼。 襞謳 死霊のアリアナ 艶 首吊り遊具 leather field vandal anima 嬲り ◆documentary footage
 
DISC 2 [CD]
論外な生き物として (Demo Ver.)

sukekiyo will release a new Blu-ray + CD, entitled "PASSIO" on February 18, during the sponsored live "二〇一九年公演「異形の間 弐」".
 
Contents:
DISC 1 [Blu-ray]
sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「嬲り地獄」
2018年1月14日(日) 横浜BAY HALL
kisses 純朴、無垢であろうが マニエリスムな冷たい葬列者 艶 首吊り遊具 されど道連れ 12時20分金輪際 耳ゾゾ 黝いヒステリア 死霊のアリアナ vandal anima sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「逆襲の嬲り地獄」-漆黒の儀-
2018年5月15日(火) CLUB CITTA’
黝いヒステリア グニャ結論。そして血眼。 襞謳 死霊のアリアナ 艶 首吊り遊具 leather field vandal anima 嬲り ◆documentary footage
 
DISC 2 [CD]
論外な生き物として (Demo Ver.)

sukekiyo will release a new Blu-ray + CD, entitled "PASSIO" on February 18, during the sponsored live "二〇一九年公演「異形の間 弐」".
 
Contents:
DISC 1 [Blu-ray]
sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「嬲り地獄」
2018年1月14日(日) 横浜BAY HALL
kisses 純朴、無垢であろうが マニエリスムな冷たい葬列者 艶 首吊り遊具 されど道連れ 12時20分金輪際 耳ゾゾ 黝いヒステリア 死霊のアリアナ vandal anima sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「逆襲の嬲り地獄」-漆黒の儀-
2018年5月15日(火) CLUB CITTA’
黝いヒステリア グニャ結論。そして血眼。 襞謳 死霊のアリアナ 艶 首吊り遊具 leather field vandal anima 嬲り ◆documentary footage
 
DISC 2 [CD]
論外な生き物として (Demo Ver.)

sukekiyo will release a new Blu-ray + CD, entitled "PASSIO" on February 18, during the sponsored live "二〇一九年公演「異形の間 弐」".
 
Contents:
DISC 1 [Blu-ray]
sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「嬲り地獄」
2018年1月14日(日) 横浜BAY HALL
kisses 純朴、無垢であろうが マニエリスムな冷たい葬列者 艶 首吊り遊具 されど道連れ 12時20分金輪際 耳ゾゾ 黝いヒステリア 死霊のアリアナ vandal anima sukekiyo 二〇一八年公演「逆襲の嬲り地獄」-漆黒の儀-
2018年5月15日(火) CLUB CITTA’
黝いヒステリア グニャ結論。そして血眼。 襞謳 死霊のアリアナ 艶 首吊り遊具 leather field vandal anima 嬲り ◆documentary footage
 
DISC 2 [CD]
論外な生き物として (Demo Ver.)

Random find on German mini ebay: DIR EN GREY - The Insulated World Limited DVD version
Finally

https://www.discogs.com/release/10957718
 
For 15€... the last time I saw this for sale, it was sold for ~200€ along with Amakuchi... good way to start the year in things Dir en grey... xD
 
They also sell one of the 2000 mail-order limited boxes of KAEDE ~if trans... ~, this one: https://www.discogs.com/Dir-en-grey-楓If-Trans/release/10835106
For 40€, which is a really good price, so if anyone's interested...^^