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SID – 漂流 Another great SID single, as expected. MEJIBRAY – 盈虧 They have really been mixing it up lately, some like it, some don`t. I really liked the dark and low-fi sound of this one. SMOKIN` SICK STYLE!!! DOG inTheパラレルワールドオーケストラ – メテオライト DOG played it somewhat safe this year after killing it last year. Another great single with slight play on their signature sound keeping it fresh. 少年記 – WEAKNESS_MY BLOOD, ココロモンスター One of the stand-out band`s in recent times. They have been following a formula yet still make everything sound fresh, and exciting. Again, great melodies, a pop element that doesn`t compromise their rock sound, and amazing work overall. ユナイト –マーブル The B-Sides really are what I love and long for the most from this band. One of the most killer tracks of the year from LiN, and great performances all around. WING WORKS – RAVVE OF MY TRINITY Title track is an absolute blast to listen to. This is the kind of energy that I can always appreciate. This single put him near the top of my watch-list. Royz – THE BEGINNING A bit of a different almost Codomo sound here for another solid Royz release bringing what I really like about them, attitude. 己龍/Royz/コドモドラゴン - FAMILY PARTY A budget-buster, but absolutely worth it. Absolutely epic release with tons of great tracks and one of the funnest tracks of the year as its center-piece. Really shows how great the bands are and why they are taking over. Purple Stone -アオイヤミ My favorite release by them. It`s catchy and it rocks. Break The World is just too sweet. NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST - PROVIDENCE At their best with their great mix of Visual and Heavy elements creating something that is harsh and holds your attention throughout. ALSDEAD – INAZUMA Perhaps the farewell by an amazing band that left behind quite a discography. One of the best storyteller`s in terms of lyrics, and a great band behind him, with another standout in guitar work. SuG – SICK`S, teenAge dream/Luv it!! Some of the deepest and well written singles. This band has been bringing it for a long time now. One of a kind for sure. Every track is different, but no matter the style or how many things they have going on, they just seem to `get it`. DIV - イケナイKISS Mind-blowing single in terms of sound, approach, delivery, etc… I just have to put it at the top of my list for the feeling I get each time I listen to this single.

Hello, Here is my list of favorites for 2015, separated into format, then split into a new ranking system that expresses just how much I enjoyed the release. The releases are all listed in order descending down to my absolute favorites of the year. I hope that the list expresses my personal pleasure from the release, and does not seek to rate releases and artist`s against each other in a material way. Please note that I narrowed down the list, and that there are many other works which I enjoyed throughout the year as well. SINGLES: COOL! Smileberry – NO MORE CRY A new band filling in the drought of upbeat kawaii some have been feeling. They pull it off without sounding too derivative or forced. LEZARD –かくれんぼ It took a little while to take to this band, but they have been growing on me with a fun lighter approach that can get more serious when needed. nue – サイレン Definitely a band putting extra ingredients into their recipe. All sorts of sounds get mixed together from 90`s Visual, New Wave, etc… Pretty cool. 摩天楼オペラ – ether Has one of their more rocking B-Sides in a with an old-school guitar lick that I love to put on replay. Distinct track mix that is very well done. RUVISH – ATOMIC MIRROR Catchy and melodic, they have changed a bit but still put out some nice tracks. テキーラ東京– Kung-Fu Lady A very original side project with a very different lead track, and the signature Kra huge potential that sadly doesn`t get as far as their skill would seem to deserve. Neverland – HumaNOISE, Heart sleep Another band that has changed quite a bit, but I enjoy their different sounds. Milia∞ - innocence Very nice, strong melodies, and a great atmosphere. CRAZY! R SHITEI –サドマゾ Have been getting more and more into this band. Very popular despite being quite dark and heavy, although they do mix in softer moments unexpectedly, like in this single. Moran –夜明けを前に Another great release, perhaps their final one. Blu-BiLLioN - Refrain / 心灯-こころび-, Resonance-共鳴- / モノクロの花 This band has definitely been killing it and has gotten very popular. Not what I typically listen to but they definitely broke down that barrier and became one of my favorites with high-pitched songs containing vivid lyrics and storytelling. UVERworld – I LOVE THE WORLD, 僕の言葉ではない これは僕達の言葉 Rocking singles that are a lot of fun to listen to. A slightly different sound than their previous work but they pull it off well.

Again, awesome list brah. Love that you took the time to do a big list with pictures and all. I really like pretty much everything on your list, my list shares some as well which you shall soon see, hehe. And it`s in numerical order, right? So 1 is your favorite of all? For me, the big surprises were the new challenger`s arriving with DiaWolf and Develop One`s Faculties. They create good, different music that has found many fans outside of a specific fanbase, I think they stand out as being a different style in your list, along with Moran. Also BORN really stepped up and killed it this year, too awesome. SCREW has some pretty cool tunes, I am not into them too much but they have some rocking songs like the one on your list. GAGA I have not listened to too much, I will check them out some more. BLACK GENE was also good, though they always change their style around. Anyway, thanks again for posting. It`s a lot of work, but it`s nice to look over when you are all done, like your own personal yearbook, huh?

I like them. Way more kawaii then what I usually listen to but they are really good at what they do. Hopefully they find a new composer or re-form with a twist on their old style, I am sure they can accomplish many things if they keep at it. Also the singer is one of my favorite dude's to stalk and look at pictures of, I dunno why.

Lulz, I have been pwned 3 times on my non-business e-mail: Adobe, MangaTraders (what the heck, never even traded manga), and Ashley Madison (don't judge me). I see Snapchat in the list, lucky I didn't get pwned there too, or have my snaps intercepted... oh lawd. Not even going to change my password, then I let the fearmongerers win. If people want to risk federal charges to see that there are new releases by my favorite VK artists, the endless spam from Ameba and Bookwalker, and age-old 'baby come back' e-mails from ex-gf's so be it. Logging into your own e-mail is enough of a pain, who is going to log into 13 million of them and search for treasure.

It is obvious that Youtube is fully ready to take advantage of their monopoly to start disregarding 'have-not's', squeezing as much revenue as possible and selling customers both the disease and the cure in an endless cycle until the next big change in entertainment mediums. Disease: Commercials Cure: Pay for no ad's (only really useful on console or mobile since no adblock). Disease: Can't minimize Youtube on mobile. Cure: Now you can pay to minimize it (useful when you want to do something else on your phone while listening to music or speech not in your library, or have phone in your pocket and don't want random vids pocket played). Disease: Can no longer watch most of the content you previously could. Cure: Exciting news guys, that stuff that used to be free is now 9.99 Etc... Also saving vids is so easily done, I even had the option to do it via the app when I first got my phone? Seems like they really wanted some additions to throw into the Youtube Red pitch to make it seem like people are actually receiving some kind of added value or improvement in their experience by paying 9.99 for the same old crap. I can almost taste how bad the new music recommendation system will be. It steadily gets worse and worse by trying to force certain artists on you, but it'll now be all about pushing their big artists and Youtube stars more than ever, so I'll be watching Mejibray or Dir en grey or something and Youtube will act like they really think the next video I really want to see is the latest booty song or Taylor Swift Behind the Scenes, or the Smosh Movie. So yeah, they definitely changed the game in entertainment and did big things for changing how we access content and how people live, but let that get to their heads, losing the plot of providingan amazing amount.of content for free to anyone with web access. Now it's time to make some more cash grabs as they have no new vision or direction to take themselves that will actually serve the people.