hiroki 5521 Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Ongakusenkasha, which publishes the monthly visual kei magazine SHOXX, ceases operations and files for bankruptcy. The company owes an estimated 4 hundred million yen in debt. Source: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160920-00010000-teikokudb-ind Edited September 20, 2016 by hiroki 2 blackdream and wildjokerleia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suji 8317 Posted September 20, 2016 The fuck....I just heard about this earlier, & I'm blown away... 1 reminiscing2004 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo 547 Posted September 20, 2016 Omg I just saw bandmen posting about this on twitter!! I was hoping that I was misreading it (read the article like 3-4 times) ｡ﾟ(｡pдq｡)ﾟ｡ They said a lot of it had to do with the rise of info being available online and whatnot now yeah? The internet is a blessing and a curse... >< I still can't believe it... granted I haven't bought a SHOXX magazine in years but... T_T 3 Yukimoto, suji and hiroki reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euthanasia 333 Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Omg.. That's shocking. Feels like cure magazine and R&R will be the only vk mags left soon. Edited September 20, 2016 by Euthanasia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrenGun 2261 Posted September 20, 2016 thats a lot.. whoops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enyx 903 Posted September 20, 2016 27 minutes ago, Euthanasia said: Omg.. That's SHOXXing Fixed that for you. 9 echo, Yukimoto, Euthanasia and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo 547 Posted September 20, 2016 @Pho LOL I was just about to do that too 1 enyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euthanasia 333 Posted September 20, 2016 27 minutes ago, Pho said: Fixed that for you. lol thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiryu999 3336 Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Wow that's a shock. Major vk magazine, one of the first ever that used the term visual kei. RIP Edited September 20, 2016 by Kiryu999 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildjokerleia 24 Posted September 20, 2016 Oh damn... On the one hand, I'm surprised that it's lasted for quite a while. But on the other hand, if a mainstay like Fool's Mate couldn't stay running, what chance did/could SHOXX have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokage 5930 Posted September 20, 2016 trombe killed shoxx 32 HotaruFilth, Keiyuu, Zeus and 29 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elazmus 1873 Posted September 20, 2016 Almost every plane of my walls are covered in SHOXX VK posters.... ...What do I do from now on...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-NOVA- 3027 Posted September 20, 2016 anyone got a CURE for my sadness? 7 IGM_Oficial, echo, Yukimoto and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YuyoDrift 1540 Posted September 20, 2016 Holy fuck. Seriously?!?!? Will we now be required to preorder CDs for dem posters? I hope the bookstores in Chicago don't get wind of this yet. They'll hike the price lol. 2 IGM_Oficial and Mihenno reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saishuu 3220 Posted September 20, 2016 44 minutes ago, Elazmus said: Almost every plane of my walls are covered in SHOXX VK posters.... ...What do I do from now on...? Take them down, perhaps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elazmus 1873 Posted September 20, 2016 25 minutes ago, saishuu said: Take them down, perhaps? it may be just depressing enough to work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGM_Oficial 1964 Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Bankruptcy? So the magazine wasn't selling well? Anyway, it's so sad that the magazine that had an essential role on the history of visual kei will die. The last issue, the 285th, will be released in november. Here is the cover: Edited September 21, 2016 by IGM_Oficial 3 -NOVA-, suji and echo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nekkichi 6043 Posted September 20, 2016 there's something inherently tragic in going out with a sug final cover 16 -NOVA-, lichtlune, reminiscing2004 and 13 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itsukoii 1300 Posted September 20, 2016 i've never bought a shoxx magazine and i didn't know if i ever would but now i want some just for the sake of depressing myself 4 IGM_Oficial, echo, reminiscing2004 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted September 20, 2016 I didn't really read the article closely, but it seems like the company that produced Shoxx and a few other magazines as well went under, not Shoxx itself specifically. They could have been doing fine but not well enough to keep the other publications afloat. 1 suji reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enyx 903 Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Peace Heavy mk II said: I didn't really read the article closely, but it seems like the company that produced Shoxx and a few other magazines as well went under, not Shoxx itself specifically. They could have been doing fine but not well enough to keep the other publications afloat. Occasionally you find that if a profitable enterprise goes down because the parent company couldn't manage to stay afloat for whatever reason, another company swoops in to buy that particular part of the business and keeps it going. I have no idea if that's even remotely likely or even technically possible in this particular case but, eh, who knows. Edited September 20, 2016 by Pho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Komorebi 2193 Posted September 20, 2016 OMG D: now what's next? .__. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted September 20, 2016 4 hours ago, Pho said: Occasionally you find that if a profitable enterprise goes down because the parent company couldn't manage to stay afloat for whatever reason, another company swoops in to buy that particular part of the business and keeps it going. I have no idea if that's even remotely likely or even technically possible in this particular case but, eh, who knows. The way the market is looking there are no buyers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madygrain 515 Posted September 20, 2016 Did they publish anything else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris 31 Posted September 21, 2016 i am sad only because where else am i going to get those nice wide chekis you can sometimes win ?? some other magazine should start giving them away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
