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just watched the first episode of seraph of the end. Didn't expect much, but so far it has me by surprise, some of the background are extremely beautiful and it already goes strong on some pretty heavy themes.
 
 
will follow this one for a bit and see how it goes

FINALLY! god dammit
 
https://www.facebook.com/cohol.jp/photos/a.259701194116225.64878.259689584117386/805123729573966/?type=1&theater
 

 
2nd. ALBUM OUT MAY 29th! Here is our new bomb that will be out from Osmose Productions on May 29! Keep attention and await additional informations...   COHOL 2nd. full album [裏現 -Rigen-] ■Track list : 8 songs   1. 冷たい石 -Frozen- 2. 下部構造 – Infrastructure- 3. 暗君 – Chaos Ruler - 4. 地に堕ちる – Depressive - 5. 葬送行進 – Funeral March - 6. 絶えぬ火 – Endless Ember - 7. 病の元型 – Arche Pathogen - 8. 急性期の終わり – The End of Acute Phase-   ■Release date : 2015/5/29 on sale! (国内発売日は後日発表) ■Label : Osmose Productions

well..., based on your description it would seem to me that evangelion might be actually the way to go imho... if you do just be sure to scrap the last two episodes for the "end of evangelion" movie. (it's reeally worth the effort, sure the first couple of episodes seem rather dull, but try to give it another chance )
 
other than that i second saku's recommendation for berserk and ergo proxy and would add to the mix
 
texnolyze
kino no tabi
monster
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal (!!)
 
as for my most recent anime explorations, I just marathoned Shinsekai Yori and i'm floored.

I didn't expect this to be what it turned out to be at all. just upfront it has a few issues, pacing can be a bit bumpy in the first third and also the animation is occasionally a bit cheap. but apart from that wow.
 
The story sort of throws you just in at the beginning, and you have to puzzle the parts of this world together by yourself, which is very appreciated. in general you just sort of understand that people have a kind of power like telekinesis. The world itself seems a bit old-japan-esque and thats about it. you then follow a group of six children (age twelve or so) at their education in sage school for two or three episodes, while some fables get introduced, that serve as a bit of horror and also a bit of mythical backstory maybe, but nothing out of the ordinary so far.
 
you get your first bit of exposition dump by episode four or so and it's all downhill from there on. I don't want to spoil too much, but worth mentioning is that there are a couple (3?) of time-skips that are crucial to the story and you don't have to deal with 12year olds for more than the first 7 episodes.
The most amazing thing about this show in general was, how the whole show at all times maintains an overwhelming feeling of unease and helplessness while it's perfectly clear that things are not quite right (they manage to maintain this vibe even in one particular episode that at first glance might seem more like out of a KDrama^^). At the same time the story is of course told by characters that only know this particular setting, so this discrepancy is quite interesting. 
 
weirldy enough the animation style reminds more of shoujo type anime which isn't particularly known for depressing dark themed shows and i'm usually not that big a fan of, but here it adds even further to the fascination that i have for this.
 
perhaps this one might be a suggestion for you too @rocketeer
 
Edit: also the music is A+

lovely.

well..., based on your description it would seem to me that evangelion might be actually the way to go imho... if you do just be sure to scrap the last two episodes for the "end of evangelion" movie. (it's reeally worth the effort, sure the first couple of episodes seem rather dull, but try to give it another chance )
 
other than that i second saku's recommendation for berserk and ergo proxy and would add to the mix
 
texnolyze
kino no tabi
monster
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal (!!)
 
as for my most recent anime explorations, I just marathoned Shinsekai Yori and i'm floored.

I didn't expect this to be what it turned out to be at all. just upfront it has a few issues, pacing can be a bit bumpy in the first third and also the animation is occasionally a bit cheap. but apart from that wow.
 
The story sort of throws you just in at the beginning, and you have to puzzle the parts of this world together by yourself, which is very appreciated. in general you just sort of understand that people have a kind of power like telekinesis. The world itself seems a bit old-japan-esque and thats about it. you then follow a group of six children (age twelve or so) at their education in sage school for two or three episodes, while some fables get introduced, that serve as a bit of horror and also a bit of mythical backstory maybe, but nothing out of the ordinary so far.
 
you get your first bit of exposition dump by episode four or so and it's all downhill from there on. I don't want to spoil too much, but worth mentioning is that there are a couple (3?) of time-skips that are crucial to the story and you don't have to deal with 12year olds for more than the first 7 episodes.
The most amazing thing about this show in general was, how the whole show at all times maintains an overwhelming feeling of unease and helplessness while it's perfectly clear that things are not quite right (they manage to maintain this vibe even in one particular episode that at first glance might seem more like out of a KDrama^^). At the same time the story is of course told by characters that only know this particular setting, so this discrepancy is quite interesting. 
 
weirldy enough the animation style reminds more of shoujo type anime which isn't particularly known for depressing dark themed shows and i'm usually not that big a fan of, but here it adds even further to the fascination that i have for this.
 
perhaps this one might be a suggestion for you too @rocketeer
 
Edit: also the music is A+

First and foremost... let me get this off my chest...
 


Stuff I've watched in the past weeks. (Both OVAs and series.):
Kill la Kill No. 6 Space Dandy Five Centimeters Per Second R.O.D. Eureka Seven Bartender Other than that? It's really hard for me to get into new anime. I try to avoid anything longer than 25 episodes and I'm pretty sure the only series that's coming out that will break that rule is the return of Digimon. I'm still on the fence about God Eater though.

I don't have a preference and don't give a fuck. I prefer fitting vocals. Doesn't matter if they're male, female, can sing or can't sing for shit. It just have to fit the music.

These are the only "friends" I need. 
 

 
Abe understands me.

when someone mentions GitS I usually tend to violently suggest a seriously close look at "Ergo Proxy" if you happen to not having seen that one

I know nothing about it's reception by fandom/viewers so overrated or not... I have no idea. I don't want a lot of "new" anime because I always feel it's pretty erm... watered down. But it's one of the first things I've seen in my 'genre' for a while. Or maybe just got popular enough that I was able to hear about it. I'm about 12 eps in now... glad to know now not everyone hated it. I'm inclined to agree so far... it's kind of middle of the road for me, but just good enough that I keep watching. lol.
 
I don't mind the main characters but the villains so far have been a bit of a letdown. The show does seem to give a lot away early so there aren't many surprises.I'm enjoying the back stories, though. 

personally i had to drop it after 4 or so episodes as i found it extremely predictable and bland (also i hated the maincharacters) but a ton of people seems to really enjoy it, so maybe it'll work for you?

hmmn i think there's a couple of different things at work here that kind of complement each other and result in this quite pleasant performance.
 
first of all the drumbeat seems different then before, at first glance kai seems to squeeze in a lot more kickdrum as opposed to the rce gig (and the studio version) although this might quite possibly be just be a difference in perception because of a difference in the mixing, but nonetheless the experience is notably different.
 
secondly, and perhaps as a result of that, the guitars aswell as the vocals actually fit on the groove and make the overall performance much more "tight" (god i hate that word...). whether this is because of them actually practicing a lot, a different/new onstage monitoring (we can see on pre-/post-2013ish DEG how much of a difference that makes) or maybe just "studio-magic", whatever nobody can complain about any flaw in the instrumentals department as far as i can see.
 
lastly i think, whatever opinion on the last few albums one has, ruki has improved ever so slightly in the shouting department to just tip over from cringeworthy to "hmmn, that works i guess". additionally they buried the shouting parts of the backing vox (looking mainly at you reita) in sort of speakerphone distortion and maybe a bunch of other FX, making them much more bearable than before. this is also just a tiny thing, but enough to tip this track over, especially with one like this, that has so little (if any?) backingtracks... 
 
good job gazette
 
(yeah, i'm trying to hype myself a little for the upcoming album i guess )
 
EDIT: whoa, essay

wow, now this my friends is a goddamn music-video...
 
jeesus you could print every single frame of that MV out as a wallpaper, brilliant sets, lightning, camera, choreography, costumes, makeup etcetcetc...
 
I think they should've perhaps toned a bit down on teh sexy, not because i find it too much or anything, but the inevitable "scandal" or discussion or whatevs will probably distract from just how good this is (let's hope i'm wrong).
 
EDIT: well, that would be self-censorship then though, which sucks even more.. so all thumbs up for ga in and please go on...
 
one of the very few times, that i'm actually interested in finding out the lyrics, to understand all the symbolism...
 

 
ah yes, i kinda like the song too

wow, now this my friends is a goddamn music-video...
 
jeesus you could print every single frame of that MV out as a wallpaper, brilliant sets, lightning, camera, choreography, costumes, makeup etcetcetc...
 
I think they should've perhaps toned a bit down on teh sexy, not because i find it too much or anything, but the inevitable "scandal" or discussion or whatevs will probably distract from just how good this is (let's hope i'm wrong).
 
EDIT: well, that would be self-censorship then though, which sucks even more.. so all thumbs up for ga in and please go on...
 
one of the very few times, that i'm actually interested in finding out the lyrics, to understand all the symbolism...
 

 
ah yes, i kinda like the song too

wow, now this my friends is a goddamn music-video...
 
jeesus you could print every single frame of that MV out as a wallpaper, brilliant sets, lightning, camera, choreography, costumes, makeup etcetcetc...
 
I think they should've perhaps toned a bit down on teh sexy, not because i find it too much or anything, but the inevitable "scandal" or discussion or whatevs will probably distract from just how good this is (let's hope i'm wrong).
 
EDIT: well, that would be self-censorship then though, which sucks even more.. so all thumbs up for ga in and please go on...
 
one of the very few times, that i'm actually interested in finding out the lyrics, to understand all the symbolism...
 

 
ah yes, i kinda like the song too

if the album is only half as exciting as that trailer it's gonna be a huge step up. here's to being hyped again (after for the last three times swearing to completely give up on this band...)

~petition to call this "the doge album" from now on~

g4t3k33p3r
Album
2015.02.09
 
01. 3nt3r
02. w0r1d
03. f13Ld
04. w4rp
05. b0ss
06. v1ct0ry
07. L34v3
 
This is my first album in over 2 years or so. Today I released my new album g4t3k33p3r for free to listen to on YouTube under the moniker digitalmonster. (After some copyright disputes, it'll be up on SoundCloud sometime. It's also available on SoundCloud and Clowdy now too.)
 
It's a 7 track 20 or 30-something minute dive into instrumental dance, chiptune and creepy atmospheric ambience. I tried to sway away from the current EDM sound but it's still somewhat present in some parts of songs (but it's not the main point). I know a lot of the songs are long but please give it a chance. I'm sure you'll enjoy. It's kind of music you could listen to while studying, driving around or relaxing - it's very chill and not heavy at all.
  Streaming Hub: SoundCloud (320kbps) (160kbps) Clowdy (320kbps) last.fm (320kbps)

Yes, and?    What substantial difference would it make to the music if all these things were suddenly gone? The musical heritage and traditions of visual kei would remain intact nonetheless, and most importantly what does it matter if they cater to fangirls? Is the implication here that if visual kei ditched the aesthetic and became "serious music" catering to males in their 20's and 30's the artists then would aspire to some never before seen heights of musical integrity? Oh if finally I could take Gazette to dinner parties and church fund raisers and impress all my buddies! While OP here was being more modest than usual the folk who go about the issue, this is basically what was being said here: "I am ashamed of listening to music with musicians who don't look acceptable and only if they could ditch the aesthetic and move on to make serious real music!". The real irony in this usually is that the people who do move on from visual kei usually go to no greener pastures and instead masturbate over some awful garbage like metal bands fresh from their show at Wacken.   What people seem to often disregard is that no musical movement is void of extra-musical bells and whistles and musicians of all of them tend to fit a certain image often ascribed to the people who play the sort of music that they do. As if everything from indie rock to punk and bloody witch house didn't have a carefully thought out image to fill, and the reason why this is, is that the artists prefer it that way. If it weren't all about the looks then why do all the bands of particular scenes look exactly same? It is the culture which has developed hand in hand with the music itself, and they are inseparable. 
 
I can only deduce that people who would prefer their visual kei in backwards caps and cargo shorts are tasteless ingrates insecure about their own image. 

is this going to be visual kei's "duke nukem forever"?
(EDIT: more fitting analogy would probably be "chinese democracy")

is this going to be visual kei's "duke nukem forever"?
(EDIT: more fitting analogy would probably be "chinese democracy")

is this going to be visual kei's "duke nukem forever"?
(EDIT: more fitting analogy would probably be "chinese democracy")

is this going to be visual kei's "duke nukem forever"?
(EDIT: more fitting analogy would probably be "chinese democracy")

qfft
 
zeitgeist is the most outstanding release though by a mile