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I don't think JILUKA sells out their onemans...  but I ca ask around just in case. It's so great that you get to go.

Based on the pictures of Youtsuya LOTUS, that place is tiny. And I thought Amemura DROP was small. Thanks for asking around, too!

Birthday onemas are apparently always in tiny venues 🤔 If it does sell out gya will be selling tickets on twitter anyway lol

Just hope that at least when it does come time for you to be up to bat, that it's a simple furlough and not a layoff. I'm fucked cuz I'm pretty sure they are going to sever my contract with the company I work for, but it also means I can apply for unemployment since it will be a layoff.

Good luck dude. 

World is getting rough out there man... 

@YuyoDriftGood luck to you too, man. I honestly hope this all blows over before it comes to a second round of layoffs for myself and before they terminate your contract. Yesterday was a hard day at work for everyone in the company and afterward there was a conference call where they expected everyone else to step up for those who were let go. A bit of a mixed bag of messages.

I will give them a bit of credit, though, since they laid off those who were close to retirement age (and probably gave them early retirement) and also some of the chaff who weren't that great to begin with, but they couldn't afford to let go when we were super busy. It still sucks, though.

Hang in there everybody. I'm trying to stay positive.

Fuck her bro.

@MamoNow I don't know if I'm going to go to work on Monday and get the boot. Ultimately, it wouldn't be a huge loss since I don't see myself working there long-term, but it was nice to have a relatively easy job to provide income will I look for a more permanent position. 

I see well at least if that does happen it's not huge loss as you said. I wish the best for you in the future in that regard.

I think it might be time to start talking to a lawyer my friend.

So, it turns out the company that ran the background check just checked any known aliases for my name (I have a really plain and common first and last name). Nothing is tied to my social security number, luckily. It was just a company not giving a fuck and casting a wide net.

That's fucking ridiculous

I'm SO PISSED I missed it akjdhawkdkajhfrgajhhfajghafgjk

They only played like 10 songs and talked a lot, but since it was in the middle of the woods, they were pretty quiet and I couldn't understand much. Hopefully they post it after. I'll keep you posted if I see it pop up.

sure make a topic 

@platyDepending on where you got tabetai, they gave out live DVDs of one song as shop bonuses. I'm kicking myself for not picking that up.

Don't know if you already do so, but I'd advise you to check out mercari as well: https://www.mercari.com/jp/search/?keyword=まみれた+お邪魔します

@Seelentau forgot about that site thanks for bringing it up

Me too hahaha thanks!

I feel ya. I'm not employed yet but I've been looking for a job for months and I was set to have a tour around a local shop on Friday morning which would lead to a work experience placement, then a paying job if I did well enough. Guess what's getting rescheduled due to coronavirus.

there's like a real new global recession predicted for 2020 anyway why r y'all so worried about like the flu

I work in aviation, too, but I'm almost five years seniority, which is one of the oldest in the department aside from my boss. I'm still worried regardless because of the airline just going under. I know president said he'd bailout the airlines, but the money has to come from somewhere.

Just because it's a Sony first-party game doesn't mean it's Japanese. It's developed by Sucker Punch, a studio from Seattle. Their latest State of Play states lots about how it's inherently and clearly an American production heavily influenced by old films by Kurosawa and the like. I think it looks great and I'm very excited for it. The cultural appropriation comment was a thought and it is, by definition, borderline appropriation.

I'd agree if it weren't for the fact that Sucker Punch aren't going to be getting anywhere near what the publisher is, they're a developer underneath the Playstation brand, if it were the other way around then yes that's definitely cultural appropriation. That being said the black and white filter and Japanese subs shows that this is more or less a love story and homage to the works of Kurosawa and others.

Alright, I can see that. It's a love letter rather than the content being taken out of context.

I only saw people holding out Zyean checki for the most part. My guess was gya mostly wanted Ricko's as it was his birthday live and he spent a LOT of time taking cheki back stage before the encore because he cosplayed as Hyde from L'arc en Ciel. They pulled a prank on him since it was his birthday. Boogie and Sena told the crowd that they were going to give him this tiny piece of cake and then after that, they'd play a few songs until the final song and then surprise him again with a real cake. So Ricko came out, got the crowd hyped for the encore and then the background synth started playing Happy Birthday. Boogie walked out with a TINY piece of cake and went to hand it to Ricko, after Ricko reluctantly said thank you and Boogie took a huge bite out of it and then walked away! We all laughed, they played a L'arc cover, another song and then Ricko went "This last song is called ... BLOOD ... FUCKING ... SHOT!!!" And they all played the first bar of the song before the birthday music hit again. Ricko's back was facing the crowd and he just stood there, and went "he~?" into the mic. It was super hilarious. Boogie brought out the real cake and they all said some words about Ricko and his impact on their lives and the band. Zyean was pretty soft-spoken (I've never really heard him talk much before) and was saying how nice Ricko was and how they had similar interests in games and such and Ricko started crying. He held it in pretty well, and then cracked a bit again when Sena started talking. It was a pretty astounding experience. I stood out like a sore thumb being the only gaijin and probably one of six or so men, but I could visibly see the band were excited to see a male gaijin at such a small show.

I still haven't watch it, but the DVD I got was the SZ version. I have to say, too, that Ricko made his way up to number 2 for me after seeing him live. He's so energetic, and ALWAYS on key. He didn't hit a flat note the whole live, plus he was smiling ear-to-ear the whole time. Zyean's still my dude and it was real cool seeing him sing backing on some songs, Boogie too.

It fills my heart to read all this. They really do get along and it shows that it’s not just a bunch of dudes stuck together by a contract, and that friendship and passion shows on stage. 

Ricko is such a bright and pure person, he really is one of the nicest people I’ve met. I’m happy to hear he was happy. 

Omg please let me know how Sena sings 🤣

Zyean is awesome, period. He’s so chill and easy to talk to and tries his best to speak English with foreign fans lol I hope you get a chance to go to a M&G someday. They are really fun to interact with. 

It's wonderful to hear that you had a great time in Japan and at the live. I love how intimate and heartwarming VK lives at smaller livehouses can be, giving both the fans and the musicians/band a very memorable experience. Aside from the live, I agree with the cuisine part! It's one of my favorites parts - eating authentic Japanese food at the restaurants and food stalls. I always sorely miss it after leaving. Fingers crossed for your permanent move to Japan!

Yup not sure where the sample is from though

aie's been touring & recording with gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy over the first half of the year and there's the whole deadman revival thing going on too so maybe he's just too busy to juggle everything. 

justice for KEEL

I saw news about it a while ago and just saw the trailer they posted today. I'm a bit wary of all CGI anime, but this one looks fine since it's not really about the people. Only 10 more days!

Berserk 2016 is an CGI/drawn anime as well. And yes I'm very excited.

It is and Berserk 2016 is an absolute shitfest. It looks cheap, is poorly animated and the visual style is absolute disgusting.

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters looks neat tho. High expectations for everything that is Japanese and Godzilla.

Same here! I didn't know what to expect, but I was blown away, haha. :D 

My girlfriend saw it when it was in theaters and told me I needed to see it, but I didn't think I had to wait two years until it came to the States. After the first  third or so, I was thinking "why are people gushing about this?" And then it just got better and better. Haha!

Yeah, they posted on their twitter that they'd post working links at a later date.

I wonder if they'd be kind enough as an apology to share all of the old songs again too...

That'd be good. I know I got two of the three that they posted before, but missed the first one (I don't remember the title).

At this point he's just farming clicks for his new project... 

My guess is that he probably moved to Tokyo or away from Osaka, where Deviloof is located, hence leaving the band. But that's entirely conjecture. Regardless, the dude needs to focus on the future.

He's definitely not in the same place with his new members. So it's more like an online project or something.