Cantavanda

dolls despair - ～夢遊の宴～ (only cassette of the band)
Nobuo Uematsu - FINAL FANTASY Orchestral Album (one of my favorourite albums, EVER)
MALICE MIZER Deep Sanctuary VI all guitar picks, compact mirror and pamphlet
LAREINE Fleur magazines 2003 vol. 0 - vol. 4
LAREINE final Fleur magazines from 2010
 
And the epic craaazy part:
LAREINE first flyer ever, startup, Laliene era.

dolls despair - ～夢遊の宴～ (only cassette of the band)
Nobuo Uematsu - FINAL FANTASY Orchestral Album (one of my favorourite albums, EVER)
MALICE MIZER Deep Sanctuary VI all guitar picks, compact mirror and pamphlet
LAREINE Fleur magazines 2003 vol. 0 - vol. 4
LAREINE final Fleur magazines from 2010
 
And the epic craaazy part:
LAREINE first flyer ever, startup, Laliene era.

dolls despair - ～夢遊の宴～ (only cassette of the band)
Nobuo Uematsu - FINAL FANTASY Orchestral Album (one of my favorourite albums, EVER)
MALICE MIZER Deep Sanctuary VI all guitar picks, compact mirror and pamphlet
LAREINE Fleur magazines 2003 vol. 0 - vol. 4
LAREINE final Fleur magazines from 2010
 
And the epic craaazy part:
LAREINE first flyer ever, startup, Laliene era.

dolls despair - ～夢遊の宴～ (only cassette of the band)
Nobuo Uematsu - FINAL FANTASY Orchestral Album (one of my favorourite albums, EVER)
MALICE MIZER Deep Sanctuary VI all guitar picks, compact mirror and pamphlet
LAREINE Fleur magazines 2003 vol. 0 - vol. 4
LAREINE final Fleur magazines from 2010
 
And the epic craaazy part:
LAREINE first flyer ever, startup, Laliene era.

Quite the guest list he's assembled.
 
Vorvados
WPCL-12983
23/01/2019
11 songs
feat.
・Fuki (ex.LIGHT BRINGER, Unlucky Morpheus, Fuki Commune, DOLL$BOXX)
・Sono (Matenrou Opera, Unmei Kosaten)
・HARUKA (TEARS OF TRAGEDY)
・AKANE LIV (LIV MOON)
・DOUGEN (THOUSAND EYES, UNDEAD CORPORATION, AFTERZERO)
・Dancho (NoGoD)
・Masatoshi Ono (GALNERYUS, ex.Fort Bragg)
・YUHKI (GALNERYUS, YUHKINEN, ALHAMBRA)
・Rob Marcello (US guitarist)
・Jacky Vincent (UK guitarist)

* I edited my previous post and made a more clear description in this new post about storage options and sizes.
 
******** Storage options **********
 
I am thinking whether to put them in ring binders (+ plastic protectors with holes) or in clear pocket binders.
 
In case you want to order them by yourself or through a Japanese friend:
The person writing in this blog explains that you can either buy them at the 100 yen store or at Kokuyo or Muji (stationary stores). He says in Kokuyo and Muji they call that size 「A4ワイド」. This is a Kokuyo A4 wide size clear pocket binder. I don't know if they have ticker ones, as this one has just 20 pockets.
He/she recommends buying the higher quality ones at Kokuyo or Muji rather than at the 100 store. You can also get them at Yodobashi Camera, Amazon.co.jp, Tokyu Hands, Loft or other places with a big stationary section.
 
I personally find it more comfortable to use ring binders because you can change the papers order, add more or remove them but I like clear pocket binders more aesthetically speaking.
 
 
You can buy different binder sizes for each paper size you have or buy the biggest size (A4変 and put all papers together no matter the size). Maybe it's easier that way.
 
********** Brands ************
I really like this stationary brand called Kikuyo because they have nice designs and good quality. They have a system called Novita which enlengthens the binder if you put more papers and if you have less papers the spine gets narrower. They don't seem to make Novita clear file binders for A4変 though, but you can get them for other sizes... * I don't get sponsored if you are wondering *
Website: https://www.kokuyo-st.co.jp/stationery/clearbook/novita/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=クリアファイル+ノビータ&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aクリアファイル+ノビータ
 
For archive quality clear files you can buy Maruman:
I haven't seen it being sold in Europe but it's a Germany brand...
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&url=search-alias%3Doffice-products&field-keywords=maruman+++クリアファイル&rh=n%3A86731051%2Ck%3Amaruman+++クリアファイル 
 
*********** Paper Sizes **********
In Japan paper sizes are very clearly predetermined and classified and all magazines (most) of the same sort use the same size, as well with books, doujinshi, manga... Making it easier for people to store things (whether it be in binders, boxes or shelves). I have observed books and manga there have a few assorted sizes while here every publisher makes the magazine, book or comic in the size he wants... *_*
 
More info on paper sizes in the West and Japan:
https://www.kokuyo-st.co.jp/stationery/product_list/clearbook/index.html
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/判型 / English version (different info) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_size
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size

mamaw bringing much needed nails for kanon wakeshima's career coffing, sleigh!!
 
only wish tha video was shot with something better than an iphone 5s tbh 🧙🏻‍♀️

This is unrelated, but today three tapes arrived to my home! Very happy. Gonna let 'em get ripped in FLAC for my personal collection.

 
Thanks!!
 

Hello there!
I heard about this community from a friend, Kuroi_dix.
Some of you might know me from my YouTube channel, Cantavanda.
My favourite Japanese bands are MALICE MIZER, LAREINE, ALI PROJECT, AMADEUS and deadman.
Here's my last.fm: https://www.last.fm/user/Cantavanda
My main reason for joining is for the marketplace, I hope that I'll be able to find and buy releases I'm looking for, but it'll be great if I could meet some new people here, and get involved in the community.
I doubt I'll be very active though, since I just can't get into much popular VK bands, or music in general. I'm very picky with what music I enjoy.
So hello!

Thanks @Shadowtear!
 
Kuroageha's LIVE at ON AIR WEST, 夜想曲, and Sad Song PV videos.

Be sure to sell to Alucardius, he is awesome

Belgium Post takes a while, but I have received the CDs. Thank you.

Hello! I have copy number 14 of the DVD. It contains a concert, but actually much more. Two PVs (Fleur and ROMANCIA), the Fleur is much better then the VHS release we only have, it contains many many pictures in a slideshow that were released nowhere else, over 100. It also contains a slideshow of lots of unseen concert footage, but with just a song over it. And it contains excerpts of yet another major era concert, with about 15 seconds per song, it has Billet in that! The only live Billet footage there is.
This DVD just shows as a love letter how much love KAMIJO has for his fans, he didn't have money to print any more copies probably, because he had to print more compilation CDs at that time like Imperial Concerto, but it's still a big love letter.
 
Good news, I PUT A PART OF IT ON YT!!
Share it like widefire guys.
 
But I love this DVD so much, it's my favourite part of my collection besides their 1st demo tape (100 limited), and I want it to keep it's huge value among collectors, being sold for 100s the rare times it shows up, so I'm not going to put anymore online.
BUT I'm going to make an entry of this DVD in Discogs with a detailed tracklist guys
I'm already doing a lot for the fanbase by giving info and that one vid, cus there's litirally NO info at all about this at all on the internet besides the Puresound entry. Oh yes, if you have this DVD, YA BETTER NOT SHARE IT TOO  It must stay valuable.
 
 
And OMG I read your long post about their disbandment! This made me sooo sad.... I already knew some of this but not with this much detail! I always knew LAREINE had so much love for each other and their fans, even though I hear people sometimes say KAMIJO is an asshole. Or even a few posts before that they didn't like each other LOL.
APPLAUSE RECORDS was the only reason why LAREINE could still make music, I'm so grateful KAMIJO made it when he still had money in Fierte era. And their late era music has so much gems! Imperial Concerto, Sakura, Drama, 愛されていた日々-Ever Love-, 月の狩人, basically the whole Winter Romantic EP, but there's a lot of just good and some decent tracks too so that's why people think it. But I've listened to NEVER CAGE and Imperial Concerto sooo much times, hundreds that I love it all hahaha. Only 眠れぬ恋は真珠 I actively dislike and avoid. It might be one of the worst LAREINE songs ever lol.
I didn't know they actually COULDN'T find a drummer, that's soo sad! 😢
 
Also almost ALL releases of LAREINE after 2003 are expensive ASF and rare and rarely show up: NEVER CAGE, the main album of that time is rare, the three versions are all three rare, normal, Deluxe and Limited... The main singles: Trailer, Sakura, Drama and Sakura -Second Season-, 雪恋詩, 道化師の舞曲 and Cinderella Fantasy are rare too! It's exeptional that these are on puresound at the moment actually, they're KINDAAA overpriced, but are still expensive items. And let's not talk about Best Album Ballad and Fleur, Imperial Concerto, Winter Romantic, Deep Forest, 白蝶 and 女王という名の貴公子 that are each worth over 100.... A prime example of releasing REALLY GOOD music on limited batches of prints. They actually also had a revival of the Fleur fanclub magazine in 2004 that had a few issues, these seem to be so rare that I've never ever seem them on sale. Heck, even the Fleur magazines from the major era BARELY go on sale...
 
I'm dreaming of ever seeing a Bara wa live performance, question: Did they perform this and Billet in their late era concerts? Or songs like ピンクの傘 and パリは秋色 from Fierte, two of my favourites and sooo underrated. Sadly these four are not on the THE LAST OF ROMANCE I DVD main concert.
 
 
 
And some good info:
I'm working on a huge LAREINE fansite! With scans of every release booklet, a full discography AND miscellanous items like the many many message CD/VHS/Tapes, lots of information, magazine and book scans! It's sitll in early stages so no link yet, but I will make a topic and a new LAREINE thread here (this one's from 2007 lol) when it's close to done and presentable!  Using a paid domain and a very good Wordpress theme with many plugins. I think I am very fitted to make the website since I own almost every item ever except the FC magazines that I barely own.
 
Inertla thank you so much for your post!! Can I use info of it in my site? I will credit you! This might also be my favourite post on this whole site lol!
Bye
 
Also if anyone is wondering why Reine de fleur I and II sound so weird, it's because it's a compilation of pre-BLUE ROMANCE LAREINE except for Detest Off Doll and a version of Féerie. KAMIJO's voice was completely untrained in some of the songs on it. When I first started listening and downloaded Reine de fleur I and II I was also very confused by this LOL. I put on 季節風 and Dir en gray at random and was like "WTF??" lol

Last week harvest (life is too short for good photos):
 
-Malice Mizer - Memorie DX
-Versailles - Noble (US ed.)
-Kamijo - Castrato
-Versailles - Lyrical Sympathy (Halloween lim. ed.)
-Lareine - Vampire Scream
 
About Vampire Scream I ALWAYS saw it without obi, can someone confirm it was originally sold that way, please?

Here is a very bad lighting bad quality picture of my vaporwave collection. Not in pic: SAILORWAVE, A Million Miles Away and FANTASY LP's
I'll make a pleasing one later! That will include the Vinyl's and items that still have to arrive.

Here is a very bad lighting bad quality picture of my vaporwave collection. Not in pic: SAILORWAVE, A Million Miles Away and FANTASY LP's
I'll make a pleasing one later! That will include the Vinyl's and items that still have to arrive.

Here is a very bad lighting bad quality picture of my vaporwave collection. Not in pic: SAILORWAVE, A Million Miles Away and FANTASY LP's
I'll make a pleasing one later! That will include the Vinyl's and items that still have to arrive.

Here is a very bad lighting bad quality picture of my vaporwave collection. Not in pic: SAILORWAVE, A Million Miles Away and FANTASY LP's
I'll make a pleasing one later! That will include the Vinyl's and items that still have to arrive.

I have a near complete collection (only one item missing) of Neoncity Records releases, a more recent but very influential Vaporwave label. Yes, that includes a SAILORWAVE LP.

I have a near complete collection (only one item missing) of Neoncity Records releases, a more recent but very influential Vaporwave label. Yes, that includes a SAILORWAVE LP.

EDIT: SCHWARZ STEIN IS SOLD, MEGAROMANIA IS STILL FOR SALE
I'm selling Schwarz Stein Dunkelheit + Licht compilations + bonus Rudolf Steiner CDr's. The compilations are sealed. I'm asking 48EUR for this, which is incredibly cheap. Both were around 40EUR each when I bought them new.
Nevermind the Megaromania DVD next to it. I'm also selling it if anyone's interested, but seperately, I'm asking 12EUR for it. 
 
 
PICTURE:

I love that deadman album! Haven't listened to the original version though, only the 2.0 rerelease.

Yo! 
So, I've been a long time follower here and I finally decided to join. 
(Do I get a senior discount for using livejournal back in the 2000's?) 💦
I've been into vkei since the early 90's when my family hosted an exchange student from Japan.  
I instantly got hooked into Malice Mizer . Soon followed by Angura-kei and Nagoya-kei as I got older. 
There's so many different bands that I cherish, we'd be here forever if I listed them all haha
 
After many years of saving and dreaming, I'm finally going to Japan in March/April 2019.  🌸
(If anyone has tips or Japan 101, I'd be forever grateful for your help. Especially with seeing a LIVE and getting merch) 
I definitely want to see ARCHEMI, D (or Asagi solo), and possibly some indie bands. 
 
I haven't seen too many bands, sadly.
Dir en Grey- 2 times in San Francisco. 
Kaya- several times (San Francisco and Los Angeles *Most recently at RuPaul's Drag con. I made him a flag present) 
 
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read this. 
 
I do have instagram and twitter if anyone wants to follow. 
 
 
 

No, but this time it’s different!
 
Its ＲＥＭＡＳＴＥＲＥＤ  (◡‿◡✿) 
 
 
Also, I specifically worded it as “Kisaki is releasing...” because I highly doubt any of the other 5 people who were in this group at some point even know it’s happening (except maybe Riku). As we learned from Kyouhei, miss thing doesn’t need to ask nor inform any artists involved when she makes a new ¢oll£ction or omnibu$

Why are you guys getting my hopes up? It's obviously deep sanctuary related. lol