sai 868 Posted August 5, 2013 I do believe there was a thread for this quite a while back, but I figured it would be better to make a new thread for it altogether. So this is the thread where you can talk about and post the visual kei album covers that you find incredibly tacky, ugly, amateuristic, etc. Some elaboration is always welcome. I would already like to nominate for tackiest cover of 2013: Jupiter's CLASSICAL ELEMENT Type A cover and: One of D's covers for their new single (like what ahaha). The covers don't have to be from 2013 btw, just post any VK cover you like (VK-limited of course, because what other scene has tackier covers than VK). 3 Umi_Niwa, hyura and nullmoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lestat 2167 Posted August 5, 2013 I think such originality within the same label's releases may also count for this topic, yes? Megaromania's 'Goukaban' and 12012's 'Increasingry'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orangetarts 249 Posted August 5, 2013 I think such originality within the same label's releases may also count for this topic, yes? Megaromania's 'Goukaban' and 12012's 'Increasingry'. I have to say that pretty much all of 12012's album covers are shitty lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orangetarts 249 Posted August 5, 2013 Danger Gang's Samurai single Deluhi's Jagannath, Mahadeva and Visvasrit Singles..... weaksauce man. All of VanessA's albums.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyura 465 Posted August 5, 2013 The most ugliest Album of all ugly Albums I own is Penicillin's Limelight. I'm a person who listens to original records a lot but this one is so tacky that I prefer to play the rip so that I don't have to see the cover... which is even more tacky in real life than in this picture because it's one of those flipping image/ hologram pictures. The booklet design is is just as horrid if I remember correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted August 5, 2013 Most of Megaromania's album arts are pretty tacky. I just added their discography to my blog, which means I spent a lot of time gathering and organizing all of their pictures. The Deus / Holy / Evil ones especially: the wings aren't even superimposed properly on the girl in the pictures, haha! ...actually, all of Moi Dix Mois' album art except for DIXANADU. I actually really like how that one looks. 1 Umi_Niwa reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted August 5, 2013 ^ lol really... Six Ugly and Kai (you could at least say what's ~tacky~ in them) ? Thank god this isn't Tonberry/Batsu ´03-06-ish or we would experience a massive havoc here @Hyura: Penicillin didn't really have any GOOD album covers tbqh (Union Jap has horrible one too) - except for Ultimate Velocity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ikna 1225 Posted August 5, 2013 Basically all Matina and Undercode tape and Cd covers. Aki Okamura did the megaromania ones and is the designer who has worked for many Matina cover artworks as well... Such as this one from Syndrome. It's the typical style that also Phantasmagoria, Lin and Megaromania covers have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rebelstrik 111 Posted August 5, 2013 with all my respect to mucc, gotta admit shangri-la is tacky for sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBistroButcher666 228 Posted August 6, 2013 One of D's covers for their new single (like what ahaha). Ahahaha what!? What is this? Dynasty Warriors!? Totally reminds me of a character selection game for either Dynasty Warriors or some FF series game because it's so uhh cartoony looking. Also agree with all the Moi Dix Mois covers, why does Mana have to put his big stupid heavily photoshopped face all over his stuff. We know it's your solo project -__- 1 CAT5 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keyinjpop 89 Posted August 6, 2013 MUCC's Falling Down is amateristic. Just a boring background color and copy-pasted lollipops with radioactive symbols. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digi 192 Posted August 6, 2013 The Kinodoku na Shiawase album by sanpun is pretty tacky, but i love it either way. All sanpun album arts are pretty tacky and cute though lol its hard to pick the weirdest one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fitear1590 2414 Posted August 6, 2013 The Kinodoku na Shiawase album by sanpun is pretty tacky, but i love it either way. All sanpun album arts are pretty tacky and cute though lol its hard to pick the weirdest one I'm not sure this is "tacky" especially in comparison to the other filth in this thread. In fact, this looks kinda Shintaro Kago-esque. I like it! HOWEVER, the absolute worst VK cover art is from Dear L'Novel's album "Tsumi to Batsu" Seriously, AWFUL/HORRENDOUS/UNFORGIVABLE/VOMIT-INDUCING/SHITTASTIC /thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miasma 162 Posted August 6, 2013 wtf is this 2004 myspace emo mess that arm, the body, the blurring.. who the fuck has breasts like that lmao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keyinjpop 89 Posted August 6, 2013 the GazettE's Shiver covers. Both of them. Night-vision googles, oxygen mask, monochrome, a background with nothing going on and you got something any college, high-school, or even middle-school student could pull off. The jewel studded oxygen mask is pretty cool though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted August 6, 2013 all of them 2 Peace Heavy mk II and orangetarts reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manabu 144 Posted August 6, 2013 Whilst not the tackiest it's pretty bad, I mean, it just looks like no one could be bothered with it, so simple and boring and why the "ow that hurt"/"I DROPPED MY FLOWERS" face!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chemicalpictures 1888 Posted August 6, 2013 And we have a winner 1 nullmoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digi 192 Posted August 6, 2013 I'm not sure this is "tacky" especially in comparison to the other filth in this thread. In fact, this looks kinda Shintaro Kago-esque. I like it! HOWEVER, the absolute worst VK cover art is from Dear L'Novel's album "Tsumi to Batsu" Seriously, AWFUL/HORRENDOUS/UNFORGIVABLE/VOMIT-INDUCING/SHITTASTIC /thread It's because the album cover was done by Shintaro Kago A lot of Gusya Ningen covers were also done by Shintaro Kago~ I quite like it myself and really, what is up with that Dear L'Novel cover jfc it looks quite terrifying and pretty gross I think the most horrendous cover art reward goes to them ugh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBistroButcher666 228 Posted August 7, 2013 I'm not sure this is "tacky" especially in comparison to the other filth in this thread. In fact, this looks kinda Shintaro Kago-esque. I like it! HOWEVER, the absolute worst VK cover art is from Dear L'Novel's album "Tsumi to Batsu" Seriously, AWFUL/HORRENDOUS/UNFORGIVABLE/VOMIT-INDUCING/SHITTASTIC /thread I agree /thread Enough said, I don't think anything could be more embarrassing and painful to look at. Anyway, that Rosenstrauss cover is starting to grow on me. Sure it's cartoony and dumb but at least it's cartoony and dumb and how many cartoony and dumb albums do you see like that. At least it gives me some fire to use when I make fun of VK fans for liking boys that look like animu boys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Augie1995 325 Posted August 7, 2013 Idk how I feel about the MUCC covers. I kind of like the Shangri-la based on how the album was but the Falling Down single covers were definitely tacky. I don't know exactly what you mean by tacky but how about these: MEJIBRAY- Emotional KARMA Versailles- Versailles NoGoD- LOVE? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Replicant 133 Posted August 7, 2013 The D cover reminds me of a Dynasty Warriors character select screen. For some reason, Tsunehito reminds me a little of Lu Bu? I think it's the hair and 'weapon'. (I don't know wtf he's holding.) And that Dear L'Novel cover is a part of 'themes I see in visual kei covers that are cliche and overdone'. When I think of tacky, these two pop out (at least after glancing through my collection.) Violet-Narcissus's other album cover that I've seen is also tacky, but in another way. But this is also older style, so it hasn't aged well, I think. In terms of semi-current stuff: most of BLOOD's album covers (that I've seen) feel tacky to me; there's only one that doesn't, and that's Bathory. All of Zodia's covers feel tacky as well, as does XodiacK (they're missing some stuff on that page, but I'm also including those releases - namely Black Sun and owari no hajimari). And many of Penicillin's album covers (a prime example already shown previously -- Limelight) make me cringe. There are a lot of 'themes' in visual kei covers that I consider tacky and super cliche, but that's a whole other topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flash-Fab-Supernova 88 Posted August 7, 2013 OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE HAS FORGOTTEN THE WORST MODERN SINGLE COVERS IN EXISTENCE. They are too horrible to post so click the link. http://www.jpopasia.com/i1/news/3/9700-ryjkqdvtpm.jpg http://www.jpopasia.com/i1/news/3/9700-gpi6jq1mbz.jpg http://japan-discoveries.com/images/single_vivid_message_limited%20edition%20type%20A_00.jpg Did I win? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keyinjpop 89 Posted August 8, 2013 SID's Koi ni Ochite Hot colors and lousy posing and the song title in a weird angle. It could've been worse though, they could've had crappy font and ugly hairstyles. Example:http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCK-79034 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
