ChimeraKei

The first time I watched a Dir En Grey MV(I believe it was the song titled "Obscure"), I honestly felt disturbed initially. 😅 Went in totally blind, I am pretty weak when it comes to gore. 

Can't say I know of any productions that were specifically made for VK, but as referencing goes, I can think of a few animations that have brought in VK characters or small references. (Just about everything I know in films has already been mentioned)
 
-The manga Skip Beat (follows show business) has a character named Reino who's in a visual kei band. 
-The anime Sket Dance has a visual kei character named Dante. He's voiced by Gackt (lol). 
-And I remember a friend of mine once showed me some Naruto mini where one of the characters was imagining the worst possible boyfriend scenario a girl could have and it was a visual kei dude (lol again).  
Needless to say, most of the portrayals are actually kind of negative.  The character Gackt voices is stereotypical but also pretty comical, so that one isn't too bad.
Also I think a few anime and video game characters have been modeled after Kiyoharu, but I don't know any specific names. 
 
Also not VK related, but I remember Kyan Yutaka was in a movie a few years ago. I think he's trying to make it as an actor. And if we count Onegai Versailles, then Golden Bomber also made their own movie a long time ago called Sorinokoshita Natsu. It was special, to put it nicely.  
  

The only example I can think of is when an Arlequin poster appeared on zombieland saga
 

Sort of off topic but since this a thread is about Toki, I remember reading somewhere that she used to be in a Visual Kei band before Aldious? I find that very interesting (hardly see women in VK) but I cant find any information about her old band. I assume it wasn't a very successful band but I wonder if it really was VK and who were her band mates(mixed gender or all female?).
 
Concerning her marriage and pregnancy, I hope her a wonderful life with her baby and husband. I honestly dont mind if she left Aldious altogether just to focus on taking care of her child.

I've considered leaving the VK fandom from time to time, but I've been talked out of it because it shouldn't be the loony fans who influence your tastes. Looking back, the people who talked me out were absolutely right. Idk, I guess it just doesn't sit right with me when people give up on something they love just because they don't like the other people who do. I'm not blaming them; I just wish it didn't happen. I've found this to be the case with Meji fans a lot, so I just thought like putting this.

Congrats to her and her new family~!

Sort of off topic but since this a thread is about Toki, I remember reading somewhere that she used to be in a Visual Kei band before Aldious? I find that very interesting (hardly see women in VK) but I cant find any information about her old band. I assume it wasn't a very successful band but I wonder if it really was VK and who were her band mates(mixed gender or all female?).
 
Concerning her marriage and pregnancy, I hope her a wonderful life with her baby and husband. I honestly dont mind if she left Aldious altogether just to focus on taking care of her child.

In case you forgot, they are soldiering on with a temp singer as it is. Re:No has not been replaced and the tour has two singers, Saki from Cyntia and a new girl named Rin, alternating from show to show. So now they are going to continue on with two temps.
 
Interesting tidbit from the blogs is that Toki was a teenager when she joined Aldious and that was 10 years ago. I would have guessed her to be older but they do start young in Japan. Gacharic Spin just hired a 17 year old singer.
 
And Nekkichi, that lame pic is from the Lovebites tour of England. Aldious have yet to set foot outside of Japan much less is that their audience. So you are twice wrong.

Sort of off topic but since this a thread is about Toki, I remember reading somewhere that she used to be in a Visual Kei band before Aldious? I find that very interesting (hardly see women in VK) but I cant find any information about her old band. I assume it wasn't a very successful band but I wonder if it really was VK and who were her band mates(mixed gender or all female?).
 
Concerning her marriage and pregnancy, I hope her a wonderful life with her baby and husband. I honestly dont mind if she left Aldious altogether just to focus on taking care of her child.

Not bad, Kuze voice sounds very power metal like Stratovarius. Hizaki songs do feel the same though, familiar riffs and all.
 
I think their current support Bass is Shoyo:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Shoyo_andreas

The only ones I really remember right now are Kasumi and Shiren (Yukimura) from Unlucky Morpheus. Kasumi was the owner of the Visual Kei label Dear Dolce and his friend Shiren was in the Visual Kei band Raddock.
 
I think Waggaki band had members that were part of Visual Kei scene too.

Well I can understand being sad and lonely, many of us are like that. The way you expressed your sadness was very unhealthy, causing all this conflict and deceit. I hope you can continue to reflect on your own behavior and become a better person.

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!

no one's going to talk about how amazing this album is? i'm shooked. MONSTER is an absolute banger. very solid release.
 
 

So this just happened.
 
 

Some guys are real passionate about shaking up the Vkei scene and are genuine about creating music but their are also those that dress like this just to get laid by Bangya. Though I can't gauge where Yohio stands on this spectrum because I don't know much about him. I am usually optimistic and would give people benefit of the doubt until some disturbing evidence presents itself like from what I see from Kisaki (truely foul person)

Some guys are real passionate about shaking up the Vkei scene and are genuine about creating music but their are also those that dress like this just to get laid by Bangya. Though I can't gauge where Yohio stands on this spectrum because I don't know much about him. I am usually optimistic and would give people benefit of the doubt until some disturbing evidence presents itself like from what I see from Kisaki (truely foul person)

Some guys are real passionate about shaking up the Vkei scene and are genuine about creating music but their are also those that dress like this just to get laid by Bangya. Though I can't gauge where Yohio stands on this spectrum because I don't know much about him. I am usually optimistic and would give people benefit of the doubt until some disturbing evidence presents itself like from what I see from Kisaki (truely foul person)

REASON MV:
 
 

Mana and Moi-même-Moitié will appear at Kawaii Kon in Hawaii. There will be a fashion show, a tea party, and autograph sessions.
 
 
Source: http://www.vkh-press.com/2018/12/mana-and-moi-meme-moitie-to-attend.html

矢島舞依(Mai Yajima) 1st full album "Vampiress" will be released at 2018/10/17.
CD (regular edition) - 3,000yen +tax /// CD+DVD (limited edition) - 3,500yen +tax.
 

 
TrackList:
-CD-
01. 箱庭 (Hakoniwa)
02. Velvet Rose
03. Inferno
04. Second Dead
05. 鮮紅のOVERLORD (Senkou no OVERLORD)
06. Stargazer
07. 血の饗宴 (Chi no Kyouen)
08. 蒼色真珠 (Aoiro Shinju)
09. Requiem of Silence
10. LUNATIC ISOLATION
11. Twilight
-DVD-
01. LUNATIC ISOLATION (MV)
02. LUNATIC ISOLATION (MV Making)
 


 
 

The Official Review team is back with the perfect accompaniment to the avalanche of Halloween candy and pumpkin spice lattes you're about to destroy your body with: the best j-tunes of the summer! This quarter includes a great variety of visual kei, J-Rock, and whatever the heck genre you'd call that second track that @CAT5 wants us to listen to. Come discover some new music that we've curated for you, or re-listen to your favorites now enhanced by the critiques of your favorite Monochromians. Let us temporarily transport you away from your boring job (at least in spirit if not in reality). Agree with our picks? Think we're idiots and shouldn't even be allowed to listen to music much less act as taste makers for the community? Good! Tell us why below.
 
 
@The Reverend's picks
 
"くしゃみ" (Kushami) by まみれた (Mamireta)

 
 
 
"Lemoned" by NITRO DAY

 
"New Order" by Mass of the Fermenting Dregs

 
 
 
@YuyoDrift's picks
 
"Obliterator" by JILUKA

 
"Knight of Sword" by Unlucky Morpheus

 
 
"MAD [K]" by DIMLIM

 
"絶縁体 (Zetsuentai)" by Dir en grey

 
 
@Zeus's picks
"Raununculus" by Dir en grey

 
 
"今宵は飄逸なエゴイスト ～ Ego,Schizoid,Beat." by Demetori

 
 
 
"make my story" by lenny code fiction

 
"RED SWAN" by YOSHIKI feat. HYDE

 
 
"GROTESQUE" by DIMLIM

 
 
"Renatus" by lynch.

 
@CAT5's picks
"Etude of solitude" by toe

 
"からかひ" (Karakai) by Sweet William と 青葉市子 (Ichiko Aoba)

 
Thanks for reading!

Jupiter - Angel's Wings = PURE EARGASM!!!!!!! 🤘
 

A cool hard rock style from a band that usually plays Metal or Touhou related music.