Elagabalus

Anime that were mainstream back in the day were devoted for a reason, Death note and yugioh are probably the only anime ill ever watch and aoi bungaku because it's just a animated version of literature. 
 
Other then that every other Ianime I see is a, Waste of money, time, and potential. 
 
But now lonely weebs and pathetic teens watch repetitive anime as if being hip is gonna score them socially, wasting time with a escape reality anime 
Like teleporting to another universe where its all fantasy themed 
Or shitty arg
 
Same plot, uninteresting characters, overused gimmicks, a cheap slut, stuck in a videogame. 
 
Monster was a wasted potential (Johan was the only reason to watch it) like donnie darko great synopsis a kid befriends a dark deformed rabbit when he tells donnie the world will end in 23 days. Sounds awesome right? Well no 20 mins in its all a wasted potential IT COULD'VE BEEN SO MUCH MORE 
I REFUSE TO BELIEVE POEPLE SELL THEMSELVES THIS SHORT 
 
I don't know what's worse people that love this shit, or others do this with passion as if its art. 

Mr. Ellis, is that you? 

Haha yes it is. Again I apologize if its rather long this genera has a lot of stuff to dive into. 😅 lol
 
Let me know what you think. 

@Katt please....no more.....

oh god no, but I totally agree on the resiliency part. 

My fav band all-around? Hmm. Honestly, Red Velvet. They have incredible vocal range and I like their concept - they have two sides: Red, which is their poppy-upbeat side and Velvet, their more mature-smooth R&B sound. 
 
If I had to pick a boy-band counterpart, it would be EXO. They are like identical to Red Velvet (aside from the poppy side) in terms of vocal capabilities and the mature sound.

Some of the worst shit i've seen in the VK fandom in a while is from tiktok. 

Do not go on visual kei tiktok. DO NOT.

Lol
Plot twist : you're that guy
Nonetheless this forum is resilient and I'm glad we don't have any savages here

I don't get that elitist feeling on here at all, not when I first joined, not when I was browsing this site just for news a few years back, and not now. The VK fandom in general has a steep learning curve but unless you're a very sidelines casual trying to make false/unresearched comments in here then no one's gonna call you out or anything.
 
And of course you will see people who dislike your favourite band, even legends like Malice Mizer and Dir en Grey have their detractors lmao. Being able to agree to disagree with people on subjective things such as music taste is an important life skill. With the rise of social media like Twitter that can create these echo chambers/circle jerks, a lot of sad, sad people go berserk at the sight of someone dissing their favourite band *cough Kpop Stans cough*. As long as you can defend your positive opinion about a band in a polite manner then almost all the members on here will hear you out or agree to disagree themselves, I can guarantee that. I do that in threads myself. Unless the Reddit OP (deleted user, that's a good sign) is talking about the joke posts or the forum jokers on here, in which case I can only say that OP is being disingenuous by pretending to his feewy-weewies hurt by that one user who called his Honmei "The Kenny G of Visual Kei" or whatever
 
There's people who've been on this site since TW. There's people who have been VK fans since I was learning long division in elementary on here. And guess what? They have been nothing but kind to me so far. I went on another music forum (for western music) and my intro thread was mostly people grilling me about their fav bands who I never heard of and people making fun of me. Go onto any intro thread here and you won't find that at all. I would know because I try my best to welcome new users there myself. This place is great, and I don't agree with anyone who says otherwise. 

hi
 
iirc this person opened a thread on it or asked for them in a ki$aki-related thread
but it's been a while since this happened and I honestly don't even remember their username on here
so it's whatever. there's worse in the vkei/DEG fandom.

Another returnee
Welcome to the the forum 🙋
 
Hope you will be able to find again some good new stuff or old stuff. 
 

We're almost there, the year drawing to a close and hopefully a few days where we can forget about how bad everything has been and without further adieu 
 
How are you spending the holidays? (What holiday are you celebrating?) What presents are you hoping to receive? What presents are you planning to give? Have you been naughty or nice? (Feel free to answer as many or as few as you like)
 
I'm at home with the parents, we're going to my sisters to see the whole family because the UK restrictions are being relaxed. As for gifts, I've mostly asked for CD's and books so hopefully I'll be spending some time enjoying Hide with spread beaver and reading some Junji Ito classics.
 
I've picked up some toys for my nephews, skincare for my niece (very sad realising she's grown up and isn't content with dolls or colouring pencils anymore) and crafting items and books for the parents.
 
Lastly, I'm confident in saying I'm on the nice list!

Not doing anything different for the holidays, just lots of food on christmas day and hanging out with mom and sister on the bank holidays. 
 
In terms of gifts, I'm hoping to receive a book voucher and some moisturiser. I received my main gift yesterday which was a food processor  couldn't wait any longer to try it out (also this is when you know you're an adult™️, asking for kitchen appliances over of anything else).
 
I already told all my friends that I won't be getting them gifts and they shouldn't get me anything either cuz everyone's broke this year but I know one friend got me something anyway, so I'll probably bake her some cookies in exchange. I got a beautiful handmade journal made of recycled paper and Saris from India and some flower stickers for my mom and a couple of enamel pins, stickers and a crystal for my sis. This year I aimed to shop local (or from small businesses) and not from amazon whenever I can, so I think that puts me on the 'nice' list, right?

My family doesn't really celebrate Christmas anymore. My sister and I live across the country from my parents so plane tickets always cost a good amount. Since I've moved to the east coast I think my sis and I've been back home for Christmas once in 3 years. We don't do much festivities but we do like to be together and enjoy spending time with each other (usually exploring new bakeries or cooking each other new recipes we've learned since being apart. So basically, just food haha). 
 
To that effect, we're pretty chill on the whole gift giving activity. My parents love coffee so my sister and I will probably buy them some new mugs and coffee. I honestly don't want anything. I end up buying stuff I like for myself anyways, lol. 
 
Hopefully nice! I let a lady at the post office cut in front of me this year lolol

I prefer deep songs 
Sometimes about fantasy but still close to emotions 
Honestly as long as its lyrics are touching I don't mind if its rap, folk, or alternative

You might find Madeth Gray'll or Schwardix Marvally interesting. They're a bit more niche though and have a very distinct sound to them.

Hmm... first band that comes in mind is probably Royz
 
Blu-BiLLioN
LOST ASH
 
Lustknot.
 
These were one of my fav bands and still are  
You might also like:
i.D.A
 
HAKLO
 
^
My current addictions, also really like the lyrics of the songs they write.  

I honest agree with the first reply based on your preference. There is so much stuff in the genera i can make your head spin. Do you like screaming? Do you like hardcore screaming, a balance or none at all? Some of these questions id ask yourself overall based on this:
Here is what i have come up with based off what you wrote here:
 
 
 
 
Prob one of the more under rated D songs. 
 
Fulfills the rap part. 
 
 
Personal recommendations: (Sorry if its a lot)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Video is in Crap quality.
 
 
 
 

Way back in the day, I used to think this forum was full of a-holes and elitists too. Then I started posting and I quickly found out that wasn't true at all.

There's a lot of really cool folks here who just love Japanese music.
 
I think a lot of the people that gave this place its 'elitist' vibe might no longer be here anymore or moved on from J-rock, and the only ones left are the ones who are serious about this genre and know a lot about it. That, and new members like you.

Everything was already said about this. But what i want to add to the discussion are my subjective observations. I have the feel with social media hubs slowly replacing regular decentralized online communities, message boards and forums there is a change in the way fandoms communicate and behave. My feeling is that especially the younger generations don't "get" forum culture and therefore misunderstand what's being said here. 
 
You see it quite often that fans on social media are foaming from anger because "someone said something offensive about my fave on some forum", when the thing that was said was in jest and not serious. Internet humour in general has changed a lot. There are a lot of jokes, memes and phrases I wouldn't post on twitter, because I know for 100% that someone will take it out of context and send their brigade after me. 
 
Now VK fandom was always very emotionally driven… that's why i usually tended to avoid fandom spaces, because I did not care about seeing people shitting on each other for liking one band more than the other. There was so much drama, fake friendships and backstabbing in the community, it was tiresome. Many VK fans are certainly very opinionated about anything and things can rub them the wrong way easily. And there was always the issue that some people's opinion weighted more than others' and they thought they had exclusive rights to brag about others, but screamed bloody murder when others did the same.
 
My impression too is that the people who stuck around the longest became more "chill". Also reddit… is a pretty toxic and one-sided hell hole.

I want to recomend the app (or their webpage for that matter) weblio. You can look up example sentences both in english and japanese!  I find it very convenient as it is not always possible to translate word by word but rather look at what the whole sentence want to convey.

I always thought drawing was hard but with patience, time and dedication you can get on the level you expect 
Whats hard is pouring your thoughts just the way you're thinking it and no many practices or experience in the world would ever compensate that 
So good job keep it up! 

i will let kyuho speak for me

....Nocturnal bloodlust...?