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If we watch stuff like hunter x hunter, gintama etc... i've not really watched any of them but possibly planning on it (or planning on reading some anyway) and I kind of want to avoid spoilers (if that's even possible) but if there isn't really anything else to watch then I'll go along with it > . < I'm not sure if people would be interested in watching something like HAL that recently came out, it's only an hour but at the same time how much can you really discuss about it... I'm going to mention Perfect Blue again if people don't mind more psychological anime rather than shonen Paprika would be really cool to discuss (and I might even be able to work out what's going on this time) As for short anime, Binbougami Ga! is ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS (13ep). I think it's by the same people as Gintama so possibly expect that kind of humor?? Aaaaand I'm getting carried away xD

I'm interested too, don't know how often I can do it but definitely willing to give it a go. Throwing this out there, if we do decide to do a livestream type setup then maybe we could start with a couple of anime movies? Just to test out how everything works and how many people are actually interested in it, with no long term commitment and just and just to refine the system (this may or may not be an excuse to finish Perfect Blue if we reach on consensus on what to watch > . <) I've not watched too many anime, but i'm definitely willing to throw some suggestions in the mix because i'm currently trying to catch up to One Piece and I have no time for longer anime. Hence everything i'm will watch now will be marathonable in a couple of nights max (then I can plan out when i'm free) It'll also be great to have some suggestions on what to watch!

I feel like this is the only appropriate place I can put this. I'm probably going to be having a break from this forum for a while, or very infrequent visits (music goes on). But shit happens in life, I just need to get all of this sorted out first I like to play as active a role as I can (what, with my limited confidence) in this forum, and to me that's what it's all about. If I can't find time to contribute to threads or join in with the chat then that takes away a lot of what this forum is. I want to put what I can into this community and at the moment I feel kind of bad for not doing much. I also don't want to disappear into thin air, because as much as I lack the notion of self importance, everyone on here is just so welcoming and I like to think you at least care enough to read this or have noticed my very short span of activity on here I probably will be lurking around, mostly in the downloads section, and I will probably just drop a random, non contributory comment here and there to say my thanks and to let you all know I'm still alive (I'll also be stalking the reviews section because I REALLY want to be able to coherently recommend things to people and explain why I like x song or band. Just spread the music really > . < ) Zess, i'm looking at you in particular, how does one write??? Words??? Sense??? Helpful information???? ZESS-SENSEIIIII~ xD Also for my own benefit, now I've put this down on here I'm more likely not going to procrastinate and actually get where I want to in my life So that's about it, and thanks to anyone who did take their time out to read this > <

accept it burnt out and not even able to rot otherwise? No, don't even think about it wishing for others but saving it all

A few that I have enjoyed are Hideout by Kakizaki Masasumi. Definitely not in the vein of Junji Ito but I don't even know what it is but I've read that manga over and over (but the last person I recommended it to was slightly unnerved by it but that was one of the first horror type mangas he read) Ibitsu by Haruka Ryou, this is probably closer to Ito's work with regards to where the story goes but nonetheless it's good, not too long and I probably enjoyed it more than some of the stuff Ito has done. OH OH OOOOHH, Yuureitou by Tarou Nogikaza..... this one is still ongoing but MAN I love this one so much, speaking of which I need to get back to it As for what i'm reading, I've just caught up with Btooom! (they've now dropped it due to it being released worldwide) I'm reaching the climax of Bloody Junkie which was recommended upon similarities to Death Note, I can only see that being accurate in terms of two reasonably young kids considered a genius in their field, rivaling each other Claymore, which I also have a few chapters to catch up with Shingeki no Kyojin (obvious reasons) Tokyo Ghoul or Toukyou Kushu (can possibly count as horror but more on the supernatural side of things) There's also Bleach and Naruto thrown in there but I seem to have given up a bit with Naruto tbh. I can't keep up with all the big explosions and lack of actual things happening, but I WILL get round to it at... some...point?

Wait they have an alter ego band?! And this is upsetting, especially I've only really gotten into them properly recently seconding in hoping that they don't disband

Just something a friend recommended to me the other day and I surprisingly digged it a LOT. Like, more than I thought I would... Although the whole album Above The Earth, Below The Sky album was good, this song somehow struck some nostalgic chords with me > <

I'm going to finally do this and post something here > _ < But mainly because I decided to experiment with some makeup and for the first time in about a month it ACTUALLY TURNED OUT PRETTY WELL It's a really bad webcam pic because....that's all I have to work with right now but I just really wanted to share this guys, please be nice (and ignore the hand bc that eye was a failure, also the nose and my hair to name a few) it's not very VK I know, but I find that style doesn't really suit me also you can't see the freaking amazing green sparkle that the lid colour has

squirty cream is surprisingly disappointing you think you've piled up as much as you can on your spoon but it's all air... (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

apparently Vaseline is a solvent for latex...

Yaaay another DIV fan and from your last.fm it seems 2nd Dyz and RoNo☆Cro too! Hope to see you around more often~

I really branched out in terms of music this year I feel. I've been into Japanese stuff for about three years now I guess? The first year consisted soley of The GazettE, Dir en Grey, Alice Nine, Nightmare etc etc etc, you probably get a rough picture. The second year was more exploring the scene and just generally branching out into the scene and finding my own music rather that what is just 'more readily availible'. But still well in the category of more recent bands (read as active bands) Life story over, this year I've been thrown into the world of 90's and early 00's VK music (in terms of new discoveries), the likes of Syndrome, Madeth Gray'll, La'Mule, Eze:qul and the list could literally go on, but these stick in my mind the most at the moment of typing. But if we're going to mention specific bands then LuLu and NightingeiL are a definite for VK, along with Heisei Ishin's final album REVOLUTIONS to pull things over to a slightly happier note, and I normally can't get into full albums from bands with similar sounds. It's normally either a couple of songs/singles or a mini album. One band that was a real surprise is Janna Da Arc's GAIA album. Not being a fan of ABC ('cept one song) and not liking the few JDA songs I heard before, primarily due to Yasu's voice. But somehow something changed when I listened to this album, courtesy of MH I downloaded it on a whim and oh boy, A+ decision -pats self on back- Before I forget, Jupiter's amazing debut album was everything I wanted from Versailles and more. Although I was starting to listen to more Versailles, Jupiter just blew them out of the water and I might be hooked > . < Kenshi Yonezu's album Diorama and amazarashi's Sennen Kofukuron, have to be more on the alternative side that pretty much manage to soothe my soul no matter what or just take me away to a slightly happier place, if only briefly > < Still with the non VK theme and more recently, LITE. That's it. That's all I've got. I have no words to describe how hard I fell for them at first listen. And courtesy of our CAT... Luis Nanook. Reminds me a lot of Sigur Rós if you're into that kind of music, but I've been loving working to it and even got one of my 'japanese music hating friends' to like them which is A HUUGE BONUS in my book anyway As far as non Japanese music goes... Post-Hardcore/Punk Rocky-esque music (although I may have put them in my screamo thread WHOOPS) La Dispute and Defeater are two that stand out and are relatively easy listening for a lot of music within that genre hence fit with a lot of moods. On the more melodic side of Post-Hardcore I guess would be Landscapes which I also mentioned in that thread. Last one before I bore you even more, Trivium's Ascendancy album. I asked a guy in HMV to recommend me some CD's because I wanted something new and this was on the list, and it's just a generally solid metal album which I highly recommend if that's your thing

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I'm having a little trouble with ordering?! There are a few items I want, but when I put the second item in the basket the first one disappears. Then when I go back to put the first one in, it say's I already have it and the second one disappears? I hope i'm making sense, and that it's possible to sort something out~

D=OUT - kanden 18gou I don't know why I keep listening to this on repeat, I want to simultaneously bash my head into a wall and dance like a crazy mofo around my room

salt in the wound right there > _ < still looking forward to this though

The bass at the beginning of Alice Nine's Heavenly Tale Reminds me a lot of the bass at the beginning of Between the Buried and Me's Informal Gluttony

eeeeh?! I dont' know why I didn't see this earlier but thanks guys (even though I was too late) really appreciate it >/////< But I think i'm probably going to try out some headphones first before I buy this time tbh And another question > < amps? I didn't even realize you could get mini ones for mp3 players / computers etc etc One part of me is like 'ALL THE QUALITY' and the other half like 'Wait....money.....yes, I think you should wait'

If you had a line of chocolate squares, all the way from 100% coco to 1% coco, would you be able to taste the difference in between? I don't know what the 1% one would taste like though, but probably like shit... Back on topic, for example, no matter how long you stare at the hour hand on a clock apparently you'll never see it move because it moves too slowly. Kind of same with the missing blue analogy, where if you have a line of all the shades of blue but with one missing, can you picture the missing shade? Without going into detail, the ultimate answer for me is that the difference will be so minuscule that you wont be able to see the difference or hence even spot the missing shade hence a pseudo problem. I'm probably just bullshitting now, I can't even remember why we had to use that as an analogy in philosophy, and I don't remember writing down that conclusion i'm just warping it to however I see fit...

Not will not not be on hiatus is what I believe...

I guess it's more the narrow stereo-imaging and the humps in the low mids that I don't get and I've not had a chance to try out any open backs for the experience, but it seems like they'd bbe mote comfy for long periods of listening, so I'm more inclined towards them rn And the eBay option seems p good too...

Also it's worth asking, more in terms of Grados ones (I seem to be leaning that way again) anyone know the chance of picking up fakes if I look on ebay or somewhere of the likes? In that guide thing it says $80 (which = £50 apparently) it always becomes a little more expensive anyway from dollars to pounds with these kind of things, but not over double the price?! Seems a little fishy to me and -slams fist- I feel i'm being cheated already....