Original Saku

sweet jesus, now that's a shitton of shows but thanks for the descriptions!
based on those and watching the corresponding openings/trailers i might add Magi and Kyousougiga to my current showlist that so far only consists of KillLaKill and LogHorizon (which i agree is pretty much SAO, but the first 5 or 6 episodes of that were absolute killer too, so maybe LH has it's downfall coming too )

bought this t-shirt at the DEG concert last week, I'm pretty satisfied with it
 

 
 

recent setlists. sorry for not posting on time.
 
 
2013.11.06 Center Stage, Atlanta, GA / U.S.   01. Intro 02. OBSCURE 03. Unknown.Despair.Lost 04. 業 / KARMA 05. BUGABOO 06. DOZING GREEN 07. Bottom Of The Death Valley     INWARD SCREAM 08. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB 09. Dead Tree 10. VINUSHKA     INWARD SCREAM (Without Vocals) 11. 輪郭 / Rinkaku 12. 鴉 / Karasu 13. DIFFERENT SENSE 14. かすみ / Kasumi     Encore 15. 冷血なりせば / Reiketsu Nariseba 16. THE FINAL 17. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 / Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami   2013.11.08 Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD / U.S.   01. Intro 02. OBSCURE 03. 獣慾 / Juuyoku 04. 業 / KARMA 05. DOZING GREEN 06. 凱歌、沈黙が眠る頃 / Gaika, Chinmoku Ga Nemuru Koro 07. Bottom Of The Death Valley     INWARD SCREAM 08. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB 09. Dead Tree 10. VINUSHKA     INWARD SCREAM 11. 鴉 / Karasu 12. 輪郭 / Rinkaku 13. DIFFERENT SENSE 14. かすみ / Kasumi     Encore 15. 冷血なりせば / Reiketsu Nariseba 16. THE FINAL 17. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 / Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami   2013.11.09 The Theatre Of The Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA / U.S.   01. Intro 02. 冷血なりせば / Reiketsu Nariseba 03. Unknown.Despair.Lost 04. 業 / KARMA 05. LOTUS 06. 「欲巣にDREAMBOX」あるいは成熟の理念と冷たい雨 / [Yokusou Ni DREAMBOX] Aruiwa Seijuku No Rinen To Tsumetai Ame] 07. Bottom Of The Death Valley     INWARD SCREAM 08. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB 09. Dead Tree 10. VINUSHKA     INWARD SCREAM 11. 鴉 / Karasu 12. 輪郭 / Rinkaku 13. DIFFERENT SENSE 14. かすみ / Kasumi     Encore 15. OBSCURE 16. THE FINAL 17. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 / Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami   music played during the second INWARD SCREAM is the one found on a SHIBUYA-AX DVD. in Atlanta, Touru did not sing it, only music played.

Yes - currently in the military.  I am making my transition right now.  I have bigger dreams and goals in my mind, and the military has done a lot to help me reach my future goals.  I have gotten to see a lot of the world in the last several years thanks to my military service, and hopefully I can fulfill my goal of visiting 50 countries by age 50.  I have seen 23 thus far, and still have a ways to go.  But the journey has been worth it.

Manga: 7 Seeds
First released in 2002, ongoing.
 
Survival manga makes me happy in the pants, heart, and brain. I just love this manga so much that I HAVE to share it. It's my first manga recommendation EVER. Seriously.
 
 
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Anime: Bamboo Blade
26 episodes, complete
Watch the whole series on FUNimation's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0tCekaaKc&list=PL208283CA6D7FC203
 
 
*shrug* It's funny and just about the only anime I've made my loved ones watch (it's one of the few animes that 1.) I remember and 2.) my friends haven't watched already). "Miya Miya!" Plus, I like kendo....

here's a rough setlist from lastnight in Atlanta, Georgia : http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dir-en-grey/2013/center-stage-atlanta-ga-2bc4acea.html
 
and some videos (not mine) already on youtube...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

I'm only gonna say this once. Stay on Topic
 
This thread is not a place to fight your personal vendettas and I definitely don't enjoy coming in here and reading this shitfest.

Currently playing AC4: Black Flag, though I'm stuck at some shitty sea battle in sequence 3 so I haven't played for a few days. Also playing TES V: Skyrim, which I'm enjoying a lot more than AC4 atm.

REIKETSU NARISEBA
Unknown.Despair.Lost
KARMA
GAIKA, CHINMOKU GA NEMURU KORO
DOZING GREEN
Bottom of the Death Valley
INWARD SCREAM
THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB
dead tree
VINUSHKA
RINKAKU
-karasu-
DIFFERENT SENSE
KASUMI
OBSCURE
THE FINAL
HAGESHISA TO, KONO MUNE NO NAKA DE KARAMITSUITA SHAKUNETSU NO YAMI
 
that's what the review in the link posted above said.... anyways reading the review just got me more hyped. One day to go!

Started playing Bioshock infinite....it's...very different from the first 2 but I really like it so far. 

I personally love Cinema Staff more.  Their vocalist has a very recognizable voice that I love.  The melodies always seem to give me a very emotional feeling and at one time I was stuck ina month long addiction to their discography that still resonates with me.  Hearing songs like Gate and 君になりたい [Kimi ni Naritai/I Want to be You] always give me a rush of comforting nostalgia that I can't shake.
 
Arukara has a playful and eccentric spirit that doesn't allow me to connect with the music like CInema Staff does.  The music is good, but it does not hold the power that EPs like Blue, Under the Imagination held for me.

はじめましてみなさん！
 
My name is Ryan, but I go by the moniker "TheStoic" as I use it in most blog/forum communities I take part in.
 
My love for Japanese Rock and Japanese culture originates from 2001 when I moved from the U.S. to live in Okinawa, Japan.  My best friend, whom was half Japanese-half American, introduced me to Japanese music through Arcade games, anime and manga and before you knew it, I was heading to my local Tsutaya Record Store to buy my favorite "introdcutory" artists I fist came to know and love, such as Bump of Chicken, The Blue Hearts, L'arc en Ciel, Siam Shade, Luna Sea, Hide, X-Japan, and Gackt.  However, as I started buying new CDs of artists I would see in Shoxx, Fool's Mate, and Cure magazines, I came to grow and fall in love with darker, heavier acts like Dir en grey, Mucc, D'espairsRay, and The GazettE.
 
Today, over half of my music library is strictly Japanese, and I have been lucky enough to see several of my favoirte acts live both in Japan and in the United States.  I have been a part of other J-Music communities before, and after reading the review section of this fourm, I saw I liked the layout, quality and discussion and have decided to join in the mix.
 
I look forward to meeting everyone!
 
Thanks for the great content here.

Well I figure since KH3 is officially a thing now that square is working on, we should probably have a thread to post and discuss any news that comes forth in the coming year(s) till release.
 
 
E3 2013 TRAILER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3LD-3tHgoU
D23 EXPO JAPAN 2013 TRAILER

 
The new trailer is seriously awesome and looks so good, really excited right now. Also is it just me but in the two trailers above (especially the second) does Sora look more badass than usual? It's almost like he looks way more composed and serious looking than in past games... which that is not a bad thing, I always thought Sora was pretty cool, but sometime his inexperience made the character seem less cool at times.. I don't know if I'm the only one who's felt like that but this new experienced serious looking Sora looks fucking amazing
 
Let's Discuss.

went and picked up one of these bad boys today
 

 
just got to say this is one of the most comfortable controllers I've ever held in my hands, good job Sony!

Score: | Color me shocked, I actually am impressed.


Not that I started this experiment with the intention to bash releases or anything...

For me, jazz is a musical style that I can only enjoy when I'm in the right mood. I don't yet consider myself to be sophisticated enough to throw on jazz whenever and immediately enjoy it. I also haven't been in the mood lately to listen to jazz, even struggling to put on the flawless Shiina Ringo for more than a few minutes. So when I say that I enjoyed this album, I enjoyed this album.

Stylistically, this album is a lot more downtempo and sparse than the usual fare I review. The main attraction for me is the vocal work, with the instruments taking more of a relaxed, backseat role. They're still there, but they don't steal the show. The vast amount of guest features and the styles they bring to each song do. For some people, so many different artists contributing to one release can be a positive aspect because of diversity. For others, it's a negative because there are too many cooks in the kitchen and ideas from one track clash with ideas from the next. I only notice when one track has Engrish lyrics and the following track has more pronounced enunciation - it's very distracting. It's not something that happens very often, so I'm willing to let it slide. I can say that no track is as left-field as some of the contributions on the SOIL&"PIMP" collaboration album from earlier this year, so if that turned you off this will work better.  
Lyrically - since for once I can understand a great deal of the message - this is a very positive album. Topics range from love to happiness and all of the other positive topics underneath that rainbow and sunny sky. I'm not used to hearing people sing about such positive topics (or even giving two shits about what they're singing about anyway because hey, I don't pretend like I understand Japanese). I like that this album focuses on positivity without sounding contrived, so it gets points for that.
 
If you're feeling down, this album should cheer you up. If you're feeling upbeat, this album may make you melt from happiness. If you're not into jazz, this can be a hard pill to swallow. Try it out - it's worth it.

The band module slated for the initial opening of DS is complete. With this first version we'll be tracking the following information in regards to bands:
 
Name Name [romaji] Name [translated] Label [Thanks @Biopanda] Label Type (indies, major, unknown) Date formed (month, day, year) Date disbanded (month, day, year) Current activity status (active, hiatus, disbanded) Biography Official Home Page link Official Blog link Official Twitter Official Facebook Official Myspace Official YouTube Last.FM profile Visunavi profile Grassthread profile Band profiles also have a full featured gallery system, where multiple images can be uploaded per band, with the most current promotional image will be set as the profile image.
 
If available, a live twitter feed will also be present on the band profile page.
 
With that, I am working on the integration between DS and the forum - adding the ability to use your MH account details to set up an account on DS easily, keeping the two in sync with each other. This may or may not be available at the launch though - as it's not critical for anyone to be able to log in at this time.
 
The only thing we're currently waiting for is the theme. Manda has the theme designed, and is coding all the essential pages out. Once this is complete, we'll do a final run through of things and test everything out, and then get this puppy online.
 
As always, ask away if you have any questions!

nice! these guys and gals sure are busy looking forward to it

^ added and added
 
in other news nintendo just came out with a patch presumably for that godawful game breaking bug in the main city, all you have to do to update to patch 1.1 is go into the eshop and you should be prompted to update your game as soon as you enter the eshop.

I figure since it comes out tomorrow we might as well get a discussion topic going.
 
So who's all gonna get it and which copy are you getting, X, Y, or both? I've had my copy of X pre-ordered since last month and I just went and reserved one of the guide books today so I don't risk them selling out. I've been trying to avoid spoilers and leaks on the internet for the past few weeks but it's really hard not to be curious... I just get more and more excited when I see something new What's everyone most excited about? for me it has to be all the new mega evolutions xD
 
Oh and please no spoilers in this thread
 
 
 
     
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This might be a fun topic
 
As many of our Japanese artists always making photos of their lunch or dinner, I decided we also should post and share it too each other!
 
 
So... what to post:
A photo of your lunch or a photo of your dinner, if possible describe what it exactly is (if it's something people don't eat often or don't know what it is).
 
Also! If you don't have pics for during lunch or dinner, maybe you can take a photo of some snacks you're eating while during your breaktime!
 
 
For example:
 
I made this some time ago~ my home-made lunch

It's Onigiri with tamagoyaki, salmon and soya sauce ^^
 
And now it's your turn!

Soooo since I can't write a good review based off of two songs, I'll skip Velovelo's request for now until I get a recommended album. Onto 大橋トリオ (ohashi trio) "White"!

I figure since it comes out tomorrow we might as well get a discussion topic going.
 
So who's all gonna get it and which copy are you getting, X, Y, or both? I've had my copy of X pre-ordered since last month and I just went and reserved one of the guide books today so I don't risk them selling out. I've been trying to avoid spoilers and leaks on the internet for the past few weeks but it's really hard not to be curious... I just get more and more excited when I see something new What's everyone most excited about? for me it has to be all the new mega evolutions xD
 
Oh and please no spoilers in this thread
 
 
 
     
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I tried watching "A Time To Screw" but couldn't.

^ added and added
 
in other news nintendo just came out with a patch presumably for that godawful game breaking bug in the main city, all you have to do to update to patch 1.1 is go into the eshop and you should be prompted to update your game as soon as you enter the eshop.

In recent memory one of the saddest moments I've experienced in a video game has actually been the opening scene of "The Last of Us"
 
 
This Scene literally made me tear up, and i think it was genius on naughty dog's part to include something so intense and tear jerking right at the very beginning of the game. To me It made Joel's character stand out from the very beginning and really made you feel for him emotionally right from the get go, also it sets up the premise and harshness of the world and setting excellently.