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[yridenergyridenergy]

02/16/2024 sukekiyo - Tsumetai Chinmoku live report

SETLIST

Margaret

Gloss

Aishita Shinzou

Candis

Valentina

MOAN

Kuchi ni ringo

aftermath

Houmonsha X

Rongai na ikimono toshite

Kawattekuremasen deshou ka?

Yumemi doro

Scarlet

Tada, mada, watashi.

Hakudaku

Uso

Kokyuu

The show started if not on time, then way earlier than Dir en grey usually does. Yuchi, Takumi, Mika and UtA walked on stage in silence, swirvingly grabbing their instruments. Snow or ash was falling on screen, and the tour title appeared. Then, when everyone was ready, Kyo finally entered. All members were wearing their outfits from the MOAN music video, except that Kyo didn't have the head piece/veil. Instead, he had stuck pink braids drawn back almost like large bows, except that there was no knot visible. I'm quite sure that there were two on each side of his head. Based on the reflection of the light on his skin, I'm also certain that his hair is still shaved completely, and there was a clear demarkation between the circle on the top and his blank temples, so that crown of haywires with flames or fake hair seems to be tattooed permanently.

For makeup, Kyo looked like he had black dots around his eyes, but he mainly had sparkling white circular shapes around his eyebrows and the top of his cheeks.

What I remember from Margaret is all the glitter and sparks being shown on screen.

Gloss was surprisingly bare when it comes to stage effects. There were about seven poles coming down from the ceiling with a lightbulb at their end, and that was basically what was used for the entire song.

Aishita Shinzou was the beginning of a very pop-y bunch. Kyo bounced on stage like we saw him do in one of the videos from August 2023. The lighting was a mix of green and red. I remember that when singing "aiseru", he placed his hand near his crotch and swayed seductively, not sure how to better describe it though hah. The song ends with Kyo inside a pyramidal cage made of green light beams, which he stays inside until the next song, as if truly imprisoned in the moment.

Then Candis came, and the instrumental introduction was definitely a bit different than in the footage included in EROSIO. Like some of the instruments didn't make enough sound.

Anyway, Candis was extra special because they projected the venue at which the PV was recorded above and around the members, so bam: suddenly we were teleported on set. There were seemingly screens hung everywhere to show excerpts of the PV too. And when comes the time for Iya Iya Iya, that kanji pops up behind/above Kyo in the empty space that was there.

Valentina then starts without further ado, like the band wants to give the audience no rest and if they're already playing around in their bags for one penlight, might as well get that out of the way then, in the spirit of minimizing noise.

Aaaah, Valentina. All the classic moves, Kyo's right leg folding high at the knee to hit both ankles together in emphasis of "Lie Lie Lie Lie" and the "ii" in "Nakanai watashi ga ii?", although that one is definitely accompanied by a reprobatory fist on the hips, Kyo folding his arm up and down like a chicken wing. Dance!

When the one other pop song started playing after that medley, I had a very bad feeling. It was not subtle at all, the way they grouped all the pop songs together early in the show. I apprehended how the rest would be the polar opposite. And, well...

Anyway, for now, MOAN had Kyo gesture everything like in the PV, and parts of it were projected on the screen too.

I don't remember exactly for which songs, but Kyo did a lot of robotic dance moves and he seemed to hop left and right often too, as a default.

Kuchi ni ringo also had almost no stage effect. I think it was in this song that the crowd on the first floor was covered by a layer of blue light, making them completely disappear and giving the impression that there was a lake or something. And very oddly, at no point was there any red used. In fact, right after Kyo sings "That's not the bright red color I want", there's a blue light that erupts in the centre of the stage. Like, no kidding, that's not red at all. At the end, Kyo formed a kind of wide crystal shape with his index fingers and thumbs, which he would move from his abdomen outward in different directions. "Ah I want a womb" incessantly.

...aftermath on an orange autumn background...

But more important is what happened after aftermath. Kyo stepped back to his equipment next to Takumi's and promptly sat down on a plushy but otherwise ordinary high stool chair. Then, a man walked up to him from the side of the stage while the other members played a session, improvised or not. The man wore the tour long shirt, I believe, and he never turned to look at us. He pampered Kyo's forehead and cheeks two or three times with a white towel, as if to absorb the sweat, and he also (re)applied lip stick on Kyo. It was a bit funny to witness, because Kyo kept the same posture, hands by his sides legs not moving at all, hanging straight from the seat. It was as if he was a doll, but it seemed like he minimally parted his lips to help the man apply the lipstick. Rather than a doll, that gave mostly the image of a spoiled child or something. It happened for more than one layer, so maybe gloss was applied, rather than retouching the colour every time. The man swiftly left and Kyo walked hurriedly to his mic to sing lyrics that ring a bell to me, but I couldn't tell you what they were anymore.

Houmonsha X was amazing. The PV was projected on the screen. I had to remember to breathe after a while, which I'd apparently forgotten when the song started.

At first, Kyo sang before the lyrics appeared on the screen, as per the PV's English subtitles, but he seemed to fix his timing after a couple of lines. I hadn't felt that he was too early compared to the instruments, but it was otherwise done seamlessly.

Rongai had to be one of the songs where robot dance moves were used. It was intense of course, with bright spots of light appearing at every climax. At the end, Kyo only sang the first and third/last "I kill time with the likes of you", which seemed fond just because he was staring at the crowd, so it gave the impression that he didn't mean it as much as in the recorded song. And of course, there is no reverse lyric being sung or played like in the album version.

Kawattekuremasen deshou ka? came with the surprise of projected images. They showed mainly maximized ice cubes, maybe sparks too. I was somehow too absorbed in this song to memorize much from it. Next time!

Yumemi doro (not Furusaseru - I always confuse the two!) was then played and the movie projected contained a lot of swirls. Kyo dropped to the floor and swirved left and right sloooowly on his way back to a standing position. It was so smooth, effortless despite requiring strength. Oh and he was wearing his beloved pink Margiella heels, by the way. I had actually gone to see an exhibition titled "Beyond Fiber Art" at MOMAK that day and the way his knees moved below his black lace dress really reminded me of the hypnotic flows of fabric that I witnessed earlier. And yo, the other thing about Yumemi doro is thar in the newest recording, Kyo uses more diversified tones of singing than in the demo, but in this live performance, we were able to hear even more intense switches of tones. It was ingenious.

Scarlet also involved a ton of fractal swirls and the sphere of smoke, reminding me again of the art exhibition. It was a rather powerful song too, not necessarily pop but the emphasis created by showing just a couple of the lines on screen, like: "I want love" stressed the need even more.

I'm not sure in which songs anymore, but Kyo really put his hand between his legs more than once during this show. I thought Kashikomi Kashikomi would be played eventually as a reference to that, but sadly not.

Tada, mada, watashi. was performed with such strength and emotion that it was as though it was the band's eternal, signature classic. Breath-taking, really.

Hakudaku came next and it exacerbated my feeling that we were being driven to a dire end. The video showed a young woman whose face seemed to be scarred or disfigured at least on one side.

Uso was up after that and damn, of course it was emotional too. Being on the second floor/balcony, I appreciate that when Kyo gestures the "To the eyes set on tomorrow" up to us. I think that the screen displayed some sepia scenes that gave the impression of being memories.

Then, a longer pause than usual happened, with Kyo gripping his mic stand. Finally, the piano notes of Kokyuu started and ugh, I had imagined that it would be an ending song, if the band wanted to be cruel. They were ruthless. Fuck. Most of the lyrics appeared on screen both in Japanese and the English translation underneath, right in front of Kyo. At times, he stretched his arms out to the sides as if to seize possession and emphasizs those specific lines. I think it was in this song or in another with lyrics of a similar meaning, but Kyo grabbed his chest tight with both hands when relating that he couldn't be like others. He broke down for a bit with sorrow in the middle of the song. Until...

"The sadness will never end . . For whom?"

Right after uttering this in the most soft-spoken way, like in the album recording, Kyo walked off the stage. No "oyasumi", no mic drop, no nothing. For whose sake will the sadness never end, on his birthday? Puncture my heart.

Having abided by the rule to stay quiet during the show, it took Mika waving goodbye widely for us to start clapping. It continued until or during the instrumental of Margaret, clearly doubling though as everyone joined in when sukekiyo's name was displayed on the screen. The announcement was made for the July tour of four consecutive days in Kyoto.

I wish they would have played The Hole, Frameout kara no and Kashikomi Kashikomi, but I guess there's hope for a different setlist tomorrow?

#京 #Kyo #sukekiyo #tsumetai chinmoku #shikkoku no gi #live report #Dir en grey #birthday

[kyotakumrau]

2024.02.16-17 sukekiyo at Kyoto Gekijo

I really wanted to write about each show separately but then the 17th was filled with too many exciting things and there was no time. So I'll try about them together. And because of the setlists it also feels like they both belong together anyway.

2.16 The first day flow felt like the young idol started bright and excited, innocent, but then fell, experiencing the dirty side of love and people, but wanted to find love somehow anyway. And it finished with 呼吸・kokyuu...

As the BGM they are playing another movie (sound only).

5 minutes to and then at 6:30 the theatre buzzer sounded to signal the start of the show.

They had the usual see through screen in front of the stage (always done for the seated shows). sukekiyo and the tour name appeared as the snow was softly falling in the dark. At the same time band members walked on the stage, Takumi first, followed by Yuchi and Mika, then utA and Kyo last.

And Takumi started the piano melody of Margaret. It's so nice that they again chose to start with the last song from the previous tour, like they're creating a connection between then and now.

The stage was mostly their normal setting, but Kyo's stand had a dark bouquet laying in the middle of the table, I'm pretty sure it was the one with the doll in it that he shared in his Instagram story. There was also a high chair on the right side of his stand, right next to it.

And a new addition were big light bulbs hanging on wires over the stage, one over each band member hanging lower and four more a bit higher, nine in total. When グロス・Gloss started they lit up but dimmed when song got quieter.

During 愛した心臓・Aishita shinzo Kyo was dancing, he also came close the screen stretching his arm towards audience. (but I'm always unsure how much they can see from the other side because of how the light works on the screen), he crouched when dancing. Kyo was very dancey, utA as well (I was sitting on utA's side that night, aisle seat though).

They all wore outfits from their last artist photos. utA's hair was more standing, full 90s visual kei style. Kyo changed his look having a very different hairstyle. Because he shaved his head to get a new tattoo in January his hair is still very short, like in Citta he glued things on though, for sukekiyo he had two thin pink braids, one on each side, styled in a way they created two rings. And he had the porcelain doll effect make up, shiny face with drawn eyebrows, dark eye make up and full lips. The back of his dress is quite open so we could see his tattooed back. And he wore pink tabi boots to complete the look. (you can check those tweets 1️⃣ 2️⃣ to see fans drawings of him, just pls don't repost)

Both Candis and Valentina were quite fun with the pen lights. And this part had a lot of dancey songs that even come with set dance moves... But since it was a seated show it was only Kyo dancing, with other band members rocking and jumping as well, fans had to endure and stay in their seats😂

With 口に林檎・kuchi ni ringo the stage went darker and Kyo was lit up by his mic stand's pink light. aftermath followed with the soft dark mood in the venue and the video on the screen. Some of the autumn temple has been edited and changed to pink cherry blossoms with petals scattering. Kyo sang standing by his mic stand, illuminated in pink.

And after the song ended Takumi played the piano melody that starts the session. Kyo softly walked towards the chair and sat with one leg over the other, very dignified, like a film noir singer or a diva. A black clothed staff member walked on the stage from the left side holding a make up case and started to 'do' Kyo's make up. He patted Kyo's face with a towel, he then used a sponge and a brush, then 'did' Kyo's lips. I don't think he actually changed anything but it was a part of the performance. Kyo stayed seated almost motionless through the whole process.

Then Kyo softly got up and walked to his mic stand, the session continued as Kyo joined singing. The cheerful idol from the start of the concert was gone by now, the innocence lost. The want, the hurt, the darker feelings took place to create someone new.

訪問者X・HomonshaX had Kyo dancing like a bug, very different from the way he danced as a cute idol.

It felt to me that the lights towards the end of the performance were changing between red - fiery, angry and strong - and blue - calmer and sadder, to me it felt like there was a battle of various emotions inside of our heroine. I aways have a ton of respect for Mika who is creating the visualisations for the shows. Like during 変わってくれませんでしょうか・kawattekuremasendeshouka? when the front screen is very simple and the sides are dark with water falling over Kyo in the middle as the rain is supposed to wash everything away.

During 夢見ドロ・Yumemidoro Kyo was dancing more seductively, even wrapped his leg around the mic stand, baring it to the people. During Scarlet Kyo was pointing his lips with his index finger, 'I want you to kiss me'. Even broken things want to find love.

And at the end the acceptance came and resignation. Ending with 呼吸・kokyu had many people crying, if they were not crying by then anyway.

At the end Kyo slowly turned and left the stage. The end credits started on the screen, the audience was clapping as the rest of the band members slowly left as well. But many people kept crying even then (yours truly included).

But we did get the Gion Matsuri tour announced! 4 days at Kyoto MUSE! I wonder how many people will manage to hit all tickets on one account... I'll try😂

2.17

One more thing that was different was Kyo's stand, on the second day there were no flowers there. So I guess it was a present for his birthday?

The setlist flow was was different on this day. They started with 訪問者X・homonshaX and Kyo's bug dance. He was also pointing at the audience as he sang.

During グロス・Gloss the light bulbs lit up again. There was one moment when Kyo made a movement raising his arms like he wanted to catch his light bulp between his hands.

The video for The Hole had a mix of colours and Kyo was dancing. He definitely had more of a seductress in his movements on the second night. He stretched one arm and moved the other with the music and switched them. The idol songs following felt quite different because of the way they started the set and the mood.

After aftermath the staff came again to 'do' Kyo's make up and it was followed up with a session. At the end the stage was quite dark with a simple spotlight on Kyo.

With 論外な生き物として・rongaina ikimono toshite I love how the song switches from soft to heavy, from Kyo carresing the mic stand softly to him headbanging.

And the hair set he had made it kinda interesting for headbanging 😆 he had thin pink braids glued to his hair again, this time the loops were shorter so the end of the brace was behind the loops. So they bounced when Kyo moved. He wore a cropped black top with puffy sleeves and strands of pearls over it. Flowy pleated black skirt and again pink tabi boots. Make up was very similar to the first night. (fan's drawing)

The rest of the band members had different outfits too. utA again had a very classic v-kei outfit, this time his hair was styled to the right side. Takumi had a long white collar outfit. Mika I couldn't see, from my seat Mika was obstructed by Kyo's iPad stand 😅 Yuchi had a sleeveless Nike top with long gloves, he changed his hair style too to add more braids.

I can't play any instruments and I don't have especially trained ears, but I'm always impressed with the sound quality at sukekiyo shows as well. I can cearly hear all instruments and they create this amazing harmony together. And I also enjoy the fact that band members use different instruments for some songs (like aftermath). I could hear the wonderful bass promised by Yuchi, Mika's powerful drums, utA's guitar, especially during solos, Takumi's piano and guitars. And Kyo's voice. 🖤

For ただ、まだ、私。・tada, mada, watashi. there was no visualisation on the screen, so it looked like there was no screen besides a bit of a smoke by the floor. There was light coming from the back of the stage and very lightly the band members silhouettes appeared above the stage. And because of this the stage appeared to be very deep.

I liked the flow of the last part of the setlist, it didn't feel as gut wrenching as the first night.

The end credits started aready during Margaret and Kyo calmly left as soon as the song ended. The rest of the band followed as fans started to give applause.

I'm so curious what we will see in Tokyo. Only one more performance left.

#sukekiyo #京都劇場 #Kyoto Gekijo #attempt at live report #京 #kyo #漆黒の儀 #shikkoku no gi #Jet black ceremony #TOUR2024 「冷たい沈黙」

[ciwol10932]

sukekiyo 京

MUTANS // 2016.7.17 sukekiyo 2016 live: ‘ratai to yuugu, doroshibai ni sanka no shi’ -shikkoku no gi-

#@sk:mutans #@kyo #@JR #@VK #sukekiyo #kyo #京 #visual kei #vk #jrock #j-rock #mutans #@sk

[alterin]

All The GazettE lives/perfomances available

I decided to organize everything I found (mainly for myself). Let me know if something is missing!

Beautifool's Fest 2003.

Tokyo Saiban ~Judgment Day~ 2004.1.16 fri SHIBUYA-AX.

Heisei Banka 2005.

Peace & Smile Carnival Tour 2005.

Maximum royal disorder 2005.

Nameless Liberty Six Guns 2006.

Decomposition Beauty 2007.

Neo Visual Kei - Manatsu no Utage 2007.

Tour 2007-2008 Stacked Rubbish Grand Finale [Repeated Countless Error].

Manatsu no Utage 2008 Live.

LEECH Live at MUSIC JAPAN 2008.

Gazerock Festival in Summer 08 [Burst into a Blaze].

Peace & Smile Carnival PS company's 10th Anniversary.

Tour09 - Dim Scene - Final At Saitama Super Arena 2009.

Tour 10 Nameless Liberty Six Bullets -01- 2010.

The 4th J-Melo Awards 2010.

The Nameless Liberty at 10.12.26 Tokyo Dome 2010.

SUMMER SONIC 2011 - 2011.09.16.

Inazuma Rock Festival 2011.

Tour11-12 Venomous Cell Finale Omega At 01.14 Yokohama Arena 2012.

Kishidan Banpaku 2012.

10th Anniversary The Decade Live At 03.10 Makuhari Messe 2012.

the 6th J-MELO Awards Live Special 2013.

live tour 12-13 【DIVISION】FINAL MELT LIVE AT 03.10 SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 2013.

Live at SUMMER SONIC 2013.

Kubana 2013.

LIVE TOUR 13-14 [MAGNIFICENT MALFORMED BOX] FINAL CODA LIVE AT 01.11 YOKOHAMA ARENA 2014.

STANDING LIVE TOUR14 HERESY LIMITED -Saiteigi- COMPLETE BOX 2014.

World Tour 2013 Documentary.

Kishidan Banpaku 2014.

Japan Night in Taipei 2015.

Tour 15-16 Dogmatic final -Shikkoku 2016.

World Tour 2016 Documentary, Dogmatic Trois.

Knotfest 2016 (I couldn't find the video, but I saw a news report that it was broadcasted on tv, so probably it should be somewhere on the internet).

15th Anniversary Dainippon itangeish [BOUDOUKU GUDON NO SAKURA] 2017.

“BURST INTO A BLAZE 3” 2017.

Rock in Japan 2017.

Spooky Box 2 (ABYSS LUCY).

Rock in Japan 2018.

Live Tour 18-19 THE NINTH FINAL (Live at 09.23 Yokohama Arena).

World tour 2019 Live in New York.

World Tour19 Documentary THE NINTH [99.999].

Rock in Japan 2019.

『BLINDING HOPE』LIVE AT 2021.12.23 TOKYO GARDEN THEATER

20th Anniversary -HERESY- 2022.

Probably I've missed something... And order isn't correct, but still.

#the gazette #visual kei #the gazette discography

[choueiyuusubs]

EMERGE ~Shikkoku no Tsubasa~ - JAM Project JAM Project×Garo LIVE 2023 Rekka Ensou

#garo gold storm shou #jam project #garo #jam project x garo #opening theme

[carsinoska]

Queen of Wand BEST side赤  Radiant Living Red

Album: Queen of Wand BEST side Aka - Radiant Living Red Artist: Queen of Wand

CROSS FIRE

kegare ochita daichi wo   mioroshi iki wo hisomeru kuroku somatta tenohira   nigiri yoru wo aogi miru

tatakau koto wo shitta kono te wa yasashisa wo toozaketa subete wa kimi wo kizutsuketa   kono yo wo sabaku tame ni

hosoi ude de furikazasu tsurugi no hana   akai shibuki sakimidareru hitomi ni utsuru no wa moetsukinu juuji no honoo ka

sameru koto no nai yume   dokomademo tsudzuku kairou me wo tojite inotta nara   sukui no te wa nobasareru?

chi ni somatta watashi no me wa konna ni mo sunde iru ima wa tada kono michi no saki   ano hi e modoreru no nara

ankoku butou   amata no shikabane ga odoru   hohoemu shinigami no toiki watashi wa sukuwarenu kyouki no tenshi   juuji wo seotte

futo mayoikomu wa dare no yume   yasashii hikari ni tsutsumare shukufuku no uta ga kikoe kuru   ano koe wa dare no koe

oto no kiesatta sekai ni kaibyaku no ame ga furu yugamu kuchibiru   hohoemi wa yukiba no nai zetsubou

kuukyona sou   modorenai tsuioku no hate ni kimi wa waratte kuremasu ka? hitomi ni utsuru no wa yume ni mita   seion no sekai

kagefumi   shizuka naru kaigou   setsuna   tsuranuku kono mi wo egutte juuji ni kizamareshi rakuin no   tsukinu wa hikari ka

Nachzehrer no Toriko

hoshikuzu ga tokete dorodoro no kawa ni shinku no mangetsu oborete shizumu kijou no kamigami oitsumerare rakuba shitomeru no nara sono kuchibiru de

ima koso inochi no kusari no chouten ni kunrin wo

tsubasa wo mogareta kotori no saezuri sora wo hakanande tsugitsugi minage mono iwanu mousou takan'na meisou umitate no yume ranjuku furan

hanbun zutsu no shiawase nado watashi wa iranai

juusanbanme no higeki wo tomo ni wakachi aeru iki to shi ikeru subete wo tabe chirakashimashou koufuku to iu maboroshi   rouzaiku no kagerou anata wa te wo nobashite watashi wo dakishimete kowareru hodo ni

rekishi to ware to wo hikaku sureba koso ima kono setsuna ga kogane no shizuku kinjirareta majutsu kannou no shujutsu fuguuna sainou sakimidareru

ogoreru aruji wa tsumetai tsuchi no naka de shoutou

gimei no koibumi nouzui ni yabumi mimi no oku kara bara no hana saita mono kuwanu Sophist tabouna Soliste kaettara saigo saa sashidashite

soushite nanika ii tage ni taiki wo furuwaseru

juusanbanme no kigeki wo tomo ni wakachi aou hirune kara sameta you na yuruyakana kakusei rokujuu shinpou no soto ni michisuu no kohitsuji nienaraba koko ni iru anata no sono hitomi watashi ga warau

juusanbanme no higeki wo tomo ni wakachi aeru iki to shi ikeru subete wo tabe chirakashimashou koufuku to iu maboroshi   rouzaiku no kagerou anata wa te wo nobashite watashi wo dakishimete

juusanbanme no yoru ni wa tomo ni idakiatte shi ni totemo yoku nita rondo wo tashinami mashou osoroshii to omou hodo no ai wo kudasai na ano tsuki no iro ni somaru anata no sono hitomi watashi ga warau

Daten Soliste

toiki wo nodo de koroshite   nibuku uzuku mune no oku hayaru kodou yabureta sukoa hirotte oto wo nazoru zankokuna mutsugoto   aa finaare

yuukyuu yo boukoku no yume yo   ikusen no machi no hi yo koe ga kareru made   tsumibukaki anata wo utaitai

tasogare no hada ni yubi de furetakute sasou you ni hohoenda mashou no hi kono yami ga anata wo ou to mitomeru naraba hizamazuki agameyou   hora senaka ni wa ankoku no hane

kuchidzuke nante iranai   motto motto kanadete hoshii no   anata watashi yori zutto jouzu ni taiki yurashi uta wo utaeru deshou   shitteru wa

haiboku yo aru gunzou yo   shuumatsu wo musebu shi yo nodo ga yakeru made   tsumibukaki anata wo utaitai

watashi ni imada nokosareta shiroi hane sukueru to shinjiteta subete wo sotto mimi wo fusaide hiki chikitte hoshii anata e to umarekawarou   miagereba sagesumu you na tsuki

yamiiro no kami ni yubi wo karamasete ayasu you ni hohoenda mashou no hi hatemade no kono migoto ochite yukeru no nara inochi nado oshiku wa nai   sanagi ga fukashite yuku

yo tsuyu ni nureta shikkoku no tsubasa wa oto ni nari uta ni nari habataku kono yami ga anata wo ou to mitomeru naraba hizamazuki agameyou   sono senaka ni wa ankoku no hane

Kurayami Yashiki kara no Shoutaijou ~Nobe Okuri Ver.~

shiranu ma ni maikonda ittsuu no shoutaijou makkurona fuutou ni kin no fuurou wasureyou to omotte mo wasurerarenu namae natsukashii hisseki wo yubi de tadotta

nokosareru monotachi ni me mo kurenai mama ni makkurona souretsu to kin no hitsugi daremo oitsukenu hodo tooi tooi basho made ame no asa tabidatta anata wa hitori

kitto nanimokamo jiyuu kono shoutaijou wo te ni   sukoshi nemutta dake demo anata no doko e yukeru   mandoreiku no himei

'youkoso koko wa tanoshii towa no budoukai gokibun wa ikaga?' nee   subete wo tokiakasu made wa semete nani mo iwazu tomo ni odorou

sou ieba choudohin antiiku na ippin anata ga konomi sou na kin no shokudai kioku ni eisha sareta furuboketa firumu wa mitakunai kudaranai moyashite shimaou

sou yo nanimokamo jiyuu okinimesanai dinaa wo   kurosugoto buchimaketara wagamama ni yoishirete   hogaraka ni utaidasu

itsudemo koko wa goushana yume no shakoukai   gokenson nasarazu? nee   utsukushii wa dare yori mo anata wa noroi wo uketa chirazaru bara

itsukara koko wa kodokuna towa no sougijou   totemo sabishii basho subete wo te ni ireta anata to ima nanimo iwazu tomo ni odorou

dakedo watashi wa mou kaeru jikan   issho ni wa yukenai heiki yo minna hitori de naiteru wa doko ni itatte onaji koto yo

namida wo nagashi   haitsukubari minikui mama ikiteiku wa

Kitsune no Yashiro

yodomi no naki manako   hi   fu   koube ni tsukete sono oku ni wa   donna nozomi yadoshite oru no ka

kanaete miseyou ka   soshitara aburaage kudashanse senbon torii no oku no oku waga so, motomeshi hikari

haneru   mawaru   yare   odore ya odore ken   kon  takaraka ni kitsune ga naita koko wa utushiyo ka kakuriyo nano ka   kakaru yomi no hashidate

obotsukanu ashidori de   mata koko wo kuguru mono rekka no gotoki zouo   ono ga mi wo yakitsukusu

urami harashite miseyou ka   soshitara tamashii kudashanse hyakudo megutte hatasarenu waga so, motomeshi chikara

haneru   mawaru   yare   tsudoe ya tsudoe ken   kon  takaraka ni kitsune ga naita iki wa yoi yoi kaeri wa ika ni   tokuto goran

haneru   sakeru   yare   wameke ya wameke zururi   dorori   sora   chi aburi jigoku kanraku no hana machi watatta saki   matsu wa meifu no gouka

amata no kami ga koko ni aru nara hitoshiku amata no oni ga sorenara dochira mo onaji janai ka   sora ni wa manmaru otsuki-san

atari wo yoku miwataseba   koko ni kami nado yadoryasenu kanna no tsuki ni ware yashiro   wa wa ayashi naru kitsune

haneru   mawaru   yare   odore ya odore ken   kon  takaraka ni mou hitotsu naita utsurou kokoro hyoiro tsumami kurau   koryaa umai

haneru   mawaru   yare   warae ya warae ken   kon  hito to wa orokana mono ja ten wo bekken   hirari to usobuki   ha ni kakure kie haten

Thirsty RED Hood

honogurai   mori no michi   surinukeru mune hazumase muboubina suteppu ueta ookami no ikidzukai mo hora

Hey, Watch out kikoeteru mochiron kidzuiteru matataita yozora ni   shinku no mikadzuki mabuta no ura wo kakenuketara mou tachidomarenai

tokihanatsu no wa   yokuatsu sareta hontou no koe kitto mezameru   yoiyami no fuchi de ueta akaizukin ga sayakana chi wo susuru

Don't look back. Go straight hirugaeru hoshi no tobari ga

sabi no kaori no ame wo susugu you jimen wo keru ashimoto hana ga kowareru kogareru mama   inomama   suki na dake

noukouna kaori ni shitanamezuri shite madamada tarinai atatakana kimi ga zenbu hoshii

kusari mitai ni   sono mi ni kitto   karamitsuiteru shihai kouzou   aragaenai sunao de daitan na yoru no inochi no setsuri

tokihanatsu no wa   yokuatsu sareta   hontou no koe kitto mezameru   shin’en no mori de taisetsuna hito ni ai ni iku tochuu no yorimichi akaizukin ga sayakana chi wo susuru

Sphinx

kikoenai ka sono mimi   deai wo norou ga ii koko wo tooritakereba   kono nazo toku ga ii

akaku kuroku aoku   gin'iro ni hikaru mono asa ni tazunete kitara yoru ni wa kaeru mono taiko yori mederareshi ugokazaru zaregoto

saa sono chi sasageyo   waga na wa sufinkusu kami no gyokuza de kotoba wo kurau mono kawasu nazokake kuchidzuke yori amai kin no manako de kyorai suru yume wo miru

kotaenai ka saa hayaku   furueru rousoku no hi koko wo tooritakereba   kono nazo toku ga ii chinmoku wo imikirau ugokazaru zaregoto

kokonotsu no oukoku kokonotsu no himitsu wo hierogurifu no rojiura ni shimatta kawasu nazokake budoushu yori amaku kin no tsume kara shitataru akai yami

sono chi sasageyo   waga na wa sufinkusu kami no gyokuza de kotoba wo kurau mono kawasu nazokake kuchidzuke yori amaku kin no manako de kyorai suru yume wo miru

Akaikutsu ~Otome no Junzentaru Butsuyoku ni Yosete

sono toki me wo ubawarete haritsuke ni sareta no! koko wa gorugoda no oka? okaikei wa achira ￫ yo

akai bara no hana yori akai   kono kutsu wo haitara oujo-sama ni mo kaizoku ni mo nareru sonna ki ga shita

odoridasu no yo tsumasaki no Rouge   monokuro no kumorizora umarekita asa no you ni sekai ga utsukushiku mieta onedan nado minaide   ii no

komatta wa, konna ni kawairashii kutsu nanoni oniai no oyoupuku mo Chaussette mo mottenai

akai ureta ringo yori akai   kono kutsu wo haite machi e kuridasu no yo gunki wo kakagete ikusa ni deru you ni

odori tsudzukeru kakato no Rouge   yumeiro no shou uindou akehanatsu sono tobira wa ippo fumidaseba tanizoko shukufuku no susumu kansei ga   agaru…!

kesshite maku no oriru koto nai butai ni hitori tatsu shoujo odori tsukarete shimatta koto ni mo kidzukanai mama   kurukuru mawaru

itsushika akai kutsu wa suri heri boroboro ni naru dakedo nazeka sukoshi mo iroaseru koto ga nai no

akai zakuro ishi yori akai   ikusenman no shoujo no kokoro ga uchinukarete nagashita senketsu de somaru no

odori tsudzukeru noroi no Rouge   shokuzai no enbukyoku juujika wo seotta nara yurusareru made odorimasho

saigo no hi made watashi no Rouge   kono ashi wo sasageru wa watashi wo kaete kureta no wa machigainaku anata dakara itsumademo odori tsudzukeru no yo bunkatsu   gokai   sain wa   kochira☆

Ren'ai Kunshuron

hito wo suki ni naru tte totemo fushigina koto ne moto yori tanin doushi tayasuku wakari aenai

nee anata wo dono gurai   nee watashi dono gurai aishite ii no? soshite chanto aishitekureru no?

toki no nagare wa itsumo zankokuna mono dakara moeagatta honoo mo tsumetai hai ni ochiru

aijou dake de wa dame jounetsu dake demo dame sukoshi dake shitatakana bouryaku ga hitsuyou yo

anata no haato ni kusari wo kakete koisuru kenboujussuu hieta yubisaki wo atatameru you ni chanto shihai shite ageru kara

aishiteru sayonara mou nidoto kao mo mitakunai! uso dayo gyutto daitete mendoukusai tte? watashi no shitai koto nara nandatte shitai desho kanashimu kao wa mitakunai desho?

sutekina anata dakara seiteki wa ato wo tatanai mibun wo wakimaenai orokana tamigusa-domo

zenkou dake de hito wa hyouka sarenai toki ni akuji mo hatarakanakya kono koi wa mamorenai

anata no nodobue kubiwa wo kakete koishitara makyavuerizumu amai kafeore wo irete futari de fuyu no yoru wa roujou shimasho

daikirai aitai mou ichido yasashiku waratte uso dayo naite ayamare mendoukusa itte? anata no shitai koto nara nandatte shitai no yo yorokobu kao ga motto mitai no yo

zutto zutto yume wo miru you ni koi wo shite itai taisetsuna takaramono anata no koto yo dakara kore kara mo watashi migoto ni kono koi wo touchi itashimasu wa.

aishiteru sayonara mou nidoto kao mo mitakunai! uso dayo gyutto daitete ii kagen ni shitero? anata to tomo ni kizuku hate naki arukadia e unmei mo mikata ni shite miseru

Nanni mo Shiranai Candy Eyes

fui ni otoshita garasu bin   kobore ochita hoshiboshi sono tsumasaki made korogari   anata no yubi no saki wa chi de nijinda

shoka no kaze wa mune no suki wo tsuki tayasuku unmei to machigaete shimau mado wo   shimete   ima sugu   hayaku

aa   nanni mo shiranai amedama no you na hitomi mitsumerareta nara ugokenai kono kuchibiru wa mou mitsu wo hakudeshou ato kara ato kara afuredashite nodo wo yakitsukushi kokoro wo kogashiteku

ijiwaruna kotoba asobi de   anata hora damarasete mo yasashii kuchidzuke hitotsu de   watashi wa nanimo ienaku natte shimau

tsugi no asa ga kitara sayonara wo hanataba ni shite ura no niwa ni umemasu zutto   zutto   naisho ni shimashou

aa   furetara tokedasu watagashi no you na koi ja kesshite shiawase ni narenai wa demo kuchibiru wa mata tsumi wo tsuku deshou inochi wo mushibamu doku no biyaku donna fukai kizutsukete mo mamoru kara

aa   ninjin forumu no pongashi no you na ago ni torori shitataru ai no kiseki kono kuchibiru wa mata mitsu wo haku deshou itoshisa koishisa afuredashite nodo wo yakitsukushi mirai mo kogashiteku

3LDK GhostHouse

isogashiku yukikau machi no kensou mo shizumari kaetta mayonaka no madobe kesa kono uchi e to koshite kita hito wa youyaku neiki wo SUYA SUYA… zzz

hentetsu no nai madori wo nedan ga hoka to kurabete baka ni yasukatta no da

soshite me wo samasu yo nemuranu tamashii-tachi yo tsuki ga mukae ni kuru pareedo ga hajimaru yo…!

Oh, wake up to Nightmare! me wo samaseba koko wa Ah! mita koto no nai Living Dining Kitchen I don't know   Why not, you fue no ne ga kikoeru 'boku-tachi to nee   asobi mashou!'

murasakiiro no kumo no su kaaten ni hoshi no katachi no chouo ga toraerarete kagirinaku tsudzuku kairou de neko wa onaka wo sukasete meow meow… @X@

taiyou no moto ni mieteiru mono ga sekai no shinjitsu to wa kagiranai

zen'aku mo sei mo shi mo oboeru hima sae oshii owaru koto nado nai owari kata mo shiranai

Oh, I live in a haunted house! ittai koko wa naze mioboe hitotsu nai Living Dying Message hide-and-seek, seek or hide? fue no ne ga kikoeru 'boku-tachi wo nee   wasurenaide...'

aruite aruite doko e tadoritsuita ai mo nikushimi mo nani mo shiranai 'sabishii sabishii' kokoro ga yobu toki wa nani mo kangaezu utai akasou♪♪♪

Oh, wake up to Nightmare! me wo samaseba koko wa Ah! mita koto no nai Living Dining Kitchen I don't know   Why not, you soto wa jikuu arashi 'boku-tachi to nee   asobi mashou!'

Oh, I live in a haunted house! bouchou suru yoru ni yume ka? maboroshi ka? Living Dying Message hide-and-seek, seek or hide? fue no ne ga kikoeru 'boku-tachi wo nee   wasurenaide...'

'boku-tachi wo nee   omoidashite?'

'boku-tachi to saa   tabi ni deyou!'

Scarlet ~Heliotrope no Koi~

kimi no hoho wo nurasu ame ga furu no naraba sotto kasa ni natte mamotte ageru yo sono ame ga mi wo kiru you na tsurugi deatte mo kimi no namida wo miru hou ga zutto kurushii

hoshi wo kazoete omoi wo fusete   asa ga noboru mae ni mabushi sugite tsukamenu hikari   kono te de sotto fureta

atsuku kogasu yubisaki   yume mo ai mo namida mo kimi ni au made wa shirazuni ita kuroki tsubomi wo yadosu odayakana hohoemi kono omoi ni na wo ataeru nara tsumi to yobou kanashiki heriotoroupu

kimi no hosoi kubi ni kono te wo karamasete sotto chikara wo komeru tada sore dakede kantan ni kimi no subete wo ubaeru darou orokana mayoi mo nigiritsubuseru no darou

tokei no hari ga kokoro wo kizamu   kane no oto ga hibiku marude nikushimi wo hakidasu you ni   kono ai wo tsugeyou

yawarakana sono kiba de   tsuranuite tokashite kimi ni naraba ikurademo ageru yo hana wo tsukeru no naraba kimi to onaji namae no azayaka ni ima irodzuiteiku utsukushiki sono tsumi no na wa sukaaretto

ano hi kimi ga deatta kegare naki tenshi hontou wa kimi ni sukuwarete tsubasa wo te ni iretanda

yoru wo kazoete kotoba wo fusete   hitomi tojiru mae ni mabushi sugite tsukamenu hikari   kono te de sotto fureta

atsuku moeru taiyou   yaketsuku itooshisa mo kimi ni au made wa shirazu ni ita hana wo tsukeru no naraba kimi to onaji namae no azayaka ni ima irodzuiteiku utsukushiku

soshite attakai hizashi de mushibande sono koi no na wa sukaaretto

Gingham Freak ☆ Tartan Holic

patchiri to mihiraita hitomi no kousen taekanete machi ga hora sawagidasu magic mascara mushroom kin no bara   gin no niji   mawaru pony no sekiryokan watashi dake kidzuiteru   display wa honmono da

watashi no sukina mono bakari atsumeterasshai ichigo   sango   cute na oyoupuku cappuccino wa non-sugar dette itte son'na koto yori mo   taisetsuna koto wa tatta hitotsu

itsumo gingham freak ☆ tartan holic pattern ni toroketai gingham freak ☆ tartan horoscope ginga no souvenir   anata ni ageru

uu no kuchi de katamatta uru uru uru no kuchibiru konna ni oishisou nanoni kubisuji ni kamitsuku yo ai no hone   koi no tsume   nemuru hitsuji no shousoukan watashi dake kidzuiteru   ano shashou wa nisemono da

watashi no sukina mono bakari atsumeterasshai tartatan   milky na oyoupuku candy wa chewing de nomikomu sonna koto yori mo   taisetsuna koto wa tatta hitotsu

dakara gingham freak ☆ tartan holic sono saku tojikomete gingham freak ☆ tartan holy night setsugen no souvenir   watashi mo hoshii

soshite gingham freak ☆ tartan holic odokeru akai ito gingham freak ☆ tartan horoscope ginga no souvenir   anata ni ageru

#queen of wand #radiant living red #Queen of Wand BEST side Aka - Radiant Living Red

[mariesse]

the GazettE scenery from Shikkoku final

#the gazette #gazette #the gazette live #shikkoku #shikkoku live #final #rock #visual kei #japan #japanese #aesthetic #japanese aesthetic #j-rock #vkei #ruki #reita #kai #aoi #uruha #scene #scenery #dark #darkne #satanic #occult #ritual #witch #witchcraft #witch aesthe #dark aesthetic

[aleshaxruthless]

Dancing!!!!

#Ratai to Yuugu Doroshibai Ni Sanka No Shi” -Shikkoku no Gi- #京 #sukekiyo - MUTANS // 2016.7.17 sukekiyo 2016 live (24.12.2016) #that nun outfit looks great on him #sukekiyo #sukekiyo kyo #dancing

[rad-is-more]

S L O U C H Y

#god bless shikkoku honestly #and just sludgy cult in general WHAT A GOOD LIVE SONG #Rad talks #i would put it in my watching things tag but i'm only listening to it lmao

[burialapplicant]

Tours, Lives and Festivals

Tours

MASS (2021)

LIVE 2021 - DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT - BLINDING HOPE

NINTH (2018-19)

Phase 01 -PHENOMENON-

Phase 02 -ENHANCEMENT-

Phase 03 -激情は獰猛 GEKIJOU WA DOUMOU-

Phase 04 -99.999-

FINAL -第九 DAIKYU-

DOGMA (2015-16)

DOGMATIC -UN-

DOGMATIC -DUE-

DOGMATIC -TROIS- WORLD TOUR 16

DOGMATIC FINAL -漆黒 SHIKKOKU-

DOGMATIC GRAND FINALE -ANOTHER FATE-

REDEFINITION (2014)

Groan of Venomous Cell

Pulse Wriggling to Dim Scene

Nameless Liberty Disorder Heaven

BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY (2013-14)

Magnificent Malformed Box (Final CODA)

World Tour 13

DIVISION (2012-13)

Final MELT

Groan of Diplosomia

Heterodoxy

VENOMOUS CELL (2011-12)

FINALE OMEGA 

NAMELESS LIBERTY SIX BULLETS (2010)

DIM (2009)

STACKED RUBBISH (2007-08)

Repeated Countless Error

NIL (2006-07)

DECOMPOSITION BEAUTY

Nameless Liberty Six Guns 

Standing Tour GAMA THE UNDERGROUND RED COCKROACH (2005)

HEISEI BANKA (2004)

Lives and Festivals

Rock in Japan

2017 2018 2019

CountDown Japan

2017

Kishidan Banpaku

2012 2016 2017 2018

Burst Into A Blaze 3 (2017)

Spooky Box 2  (2017)

ABYSS LUCY

HERESY LIMITED THE DARK HALLOWEEN NIGHT [-SPOOKY BOX-]  (2016)

Japan Night  (2015)

#navigation

[leenaevilin-stage-calendar]

[Stages] February 2022

♪ February 1st, 2022 ~ February 3rd, 2022 Reading Drama『5 years after』ver.8

♪ February 2nd, 2022 ~ February 6th, 2022 舞台「あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。」(butai ano hi mita hana no namae wo bokutachi wa mada shiranai.)

♪ February 3rd, 2022 ~ February 12th, 2022 2.5次元ダンスライブ「VAZZROCK STAGE」Episode2『ペトリコール・ノスタルジー』(2.5jigen dance live vazzrock stage episode 2 petrichor nostalgia) POSTPONED

♪ February 3rd, 2022 ~ February 20th, 2022 舞台「文豪とアルケミスト 捻クレ者ノ独唱」(butai bungou to alchemist hinekuremono no aria)

♪ February 4th, 2022 ~ February 6th, 2022 舞台「ぼくらの七日間戦争」(butai bokura no nanokakan sensou)

♪ February 4th, 2022 ~ February 6th, 2022 Reading Drama『5 years after』ver.8

♪ February 5th, 2022 ~ February 14th, 2022 舞台『機動戦士ガンダム 00 -破壊による覚醒- Re:(in)novation 』(butai kidou senshi gundam 00 -hakai ni yoru saisei- re:(in)novation)

♪ February 16th, 2022 ~ February 20th, 2022 舞台 『悪役令嬢ですが攻略対象の様子が異常すぎる』(butai akuyaku reijou desu ga kouryaku taishou no yousu ga ijou sugiru)

♪ February 17th, 2022 ~ February 25th, 2022 2.5次元ダンスライブ「ツキウタ。」ステージ Girl’s Side MEGASTA. Episode2 『Goodbye my dear Frenemy.』  (2.5 jigen dance live tsukiuta. stage girl’s side megasta. episode2 goodbye my dear frenemy.) POSTPONED

♪ February 18th, 2022 ~ February 27th, 2022 舞台「灼熱カバディ」(butai shakunetsu kabaddi)

♪ February 19th, 2022 ~ March 13th, 2022 あんさんぶるスターズ！THE STAGE -Track to Miracle- (ensemble stars! the stage -track to miracle-)

♪ February 20th, 2022 ~ February 27th, 2022 舞台版『���ガ為のアルケミスト』 -Last Blue 漆黒から、君ニ- (butaiban tagatame no alchemist -last blue shikkoku kara, kimini)

♪ February 23rd, 2022 ~ February 27th, 2022 舞台『MARGINAL#4』BIG BANG STAGE (butai maginal#4 big bang stage)

♪ February 23rd, 2022 ~ February 26th, 2022 MANKAI STAGE『A3!』Troupe LIVE ～WINTER 2022～

♪ February 23rd, 2022 ~ February 27th, 2022 【ソフトボイルド】Theater-6『戦国送球〜バトルボールズ〜』(soft boiled theater-6 sengoku soukyuu ~battle balls~)

♪ February 24th, 2022 ~ March 6th, 2022 Musical『天使について～堕落天使編～』(musical tenshi ni tsuite ~daraku tenshi hen~)

♪ February 25th, 2022 ~ March 27th, 2022 ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』 にっかり青江 単騎出陣 (musical touken ranbu nikkari aoe tanki shutsujin)

♪ February 26th, 2022 ~ March 6th, 2022 NAPPOS PRODUCE 舞台「ナミヤ雑貨店の奇蹟」(nappos produce butai namiya zakkaten no kiseki)

♪ February 26th, 2022 ~ February 27th, 2022 朗読劇「彼がお酒をやめたわけ」(roudokugeki kare ga osake wo yametawake)

#stage #2022

[saiyef]

Here is a list of manga I’m currently craving the next chapter to (they are a variety of really good > just okay > kinda guilty pleasures):

The Monster Duchess and Contract Princess

This Girl Is a Little Wild

Tamen de Gushi

Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue.

Maid kara Haha ni Narimashita

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

May I Please Ask You Just One Last Thing?

A Capable Maid

I'm a Middle-Aged Man Who Got My Adventurer License Revoked, but I'm Enjoying a Carefree Lifestyle Because I Have an Adorable Daughter Now

Ossan Boukensha Kane no Zenkou

Shoukan sareta Kenja wa Isekai wo Yuku - Saikyou nano wa Fuyou Zaiko no Item deshita

Koushin Koinu Ni Koibumi Wo

Boukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S Rank ni Natteta

Princess Bibliophile

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

My New Wife Is Forcing Herself to Smile

The Duchess’ 50 Tea Recipes

Emergency! How to Deal With Love

Yuukyuu no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume

I was Told to Relinquish My Fiancé to My Little Sister, and the Greatest Dragon Took a Liking to Me and Unbelievably Took Over the Kingdom

The Holy Grail of Eris

Isekai Kenkokuki

Magic Artisan Dahliya Won’t Hang Her Head

Tenohira Kaitaku Mura de Isekai Kenkokuki: Fueteku Yome-tachi to Nonbiri Mujintou Life

The King of Cave Will Live a Paradise Life

Endo and Kobayashi’s Live Commentary on the Villainess

Crescent Moon and Doughnuts

Can’t Defy the Lonely Girl

Adachi to Shimamura

Ai to Ao no Kyoukai

I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again!

Futago no Ane ga Miko to shite Hikitorarete, Watashi wa Suterareta kedo Tabun Watashi ga Miko de aru.

Hazure Skill "Kage ga Usui" o Motsu Guild Shokuin ga, Jitsuha Densetsu no Ansatsusha

Is It Odd That I Became an Adventurer Even If I Graduated From the Witchcraft Institute?

Another World Munchkin -Conquering the Dungeon as the Strongest and the Fastest with Only 1 HP-

Isekai de Shippai Shinai 100 no Houhou

The Necromancer Maid

Assassin de Aru Ore no Sutetasu ga Yuusha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga

Shinigami ni Sodaterareta Shoujo wa Shikkoku no Tsurugi wo Mune ni Idaku

The Undead Lord of the Palace of Darkness

The Emperor's Court Lady Is Wanted as a Bride

Karura

#manga recommendations #manga recommendation #kinda sorta #manga rec list

[ciwol10932]

sukekiyo 京

MUTANS // 2016.7.17 sukekiyo 2016 live: ‘ratai to yuugu, doroshibai ni sanka no shi’ -shikkoku no gi-

hemimetabolism [1/?]

#@sk #@sk:mutans #@sk:mutans:hemimetabolism #@kyo #@JR #@VK #sukekiyo #京 #kyo #mutans #hemimetabolism #jrock #j-rock #visual kei #vk

[ryuukia]

[Translation] Tsukihana Kagura - Stage Play Plot

Ryota and I have been talking about it both here and on twitter, so you already know we were working (or more like cracking our brains) on this.

Let me say this first, the entire team (Ryota and Chrome) agreed this is more Chinese than Japanese and you can’t change our minds ヽ(＿　＿ヽ) // the kanji, the horror. Kudos to those two for suffering with me (aka assisting me and helping out with the proofreading).

If you like my work, consider donating or commissioning me, I use all the money I receive to get (rare?) items like this and translate them. The link is at the bottom of the post~ 

Please don’t repost/reuse/retranslate my work. Likes and reblogs are appreciated.

Paying no mind to the sounds of this fleeting world, the King of Flowers threads the dance of Tsukihana Kagura.

A [song]. Yet not a [song].

A [dance]. Yet not a [dance].

Even without the honors from the so-called [King of Flowers], a celebration where the [flowers] dance, the “Tsukihana Festival”, shall begin!

―—— Not here, somewhere apart from this world.

There lie twelve island countries, floating above the ocean in a flower-like shape. Once every few years, in each of these countries, those who live in grace and are referred to as [flowers], shall compete not with their swords, but with their beauty.

World View

■ The World

This world consists of 13 countries floating above the ocean.

Lying in the centre of the world is a large island called “Mushiki”. Islands of about the same size surround Mushiki radially, as if they were a flower blooming over a large desert. The appearance likewise makes the residents refer to themselves and these countries as “flowers”.

■ The History of the World

① Prehistoric Era

There was a time when the 13 islands were joined by land, forming one continent.

In the centre of the continent rested a massive volcano named Kataku, which converged the entire volcanic activity from the area and actively erupted on countless occasions.

As a result, the ground around the base of the volcano is thought to have expanded, eventually becoming large enough to be called a continent.

This vast land expanded radially along the mountain range until it divided together with some neighbouring areas and developed their own individual ecosystems.

Somewhere in the northern part of the continent, humanity ended up planting its roots.

Following their migration towards the south, their area of activity broadened and it seemed soon the entire continent became inhabited.

② Antiquity (First Half)

❶ [The First Blooming]  - Before and After (approximately 600 000~10 000 years ago)

The large-scale seismic shift which occurred due to a tectonic plate rift and also caused the radial fragmentation of the continent, then provoked a massive eruption from the Kataku Volcano. This was later named ‘The First Blooming’. 

The tremendous force of the eruption gave birth to an enormous caldera in the centre of the continent (later becoming the inland sea). Subsequently, the plate rifts and the caldera led to the separation of the continent into different areas.

Scattered in various regions and unable to come in contact with each other, mankind gave up on further exchanges from that point on and all areas followed their own evolution and development.

❷ Kurobana Period (approximately 10 000~4000 years ago)

The period of time when the Kataku Volcano and its volcanic chain became dormant.

As the climate and the environment regained their stability, humanity once again started to practice exchanges between regions. When mankind proceeded to share the knowledge and techniques they developed in separation, their cultural level instantly improved.

The construction of large cities brought along a drastic increase in population numbers, and soon countries were born in every zone. 

‘Shikkoku’ and ‘Geppaku’, the oldest existing countries, are said to have been born around this time.

❸ Shirohana Period (approximately 4000~1300 years ago)

Around this time, almost the entire continent had a cultural living secured. Moreover, disciplines like academics and arts were flourishing.

The exchanges between the nations became more and more popular, but at the same time, attracted conflicts and clashes due to differences in values and ideologies.

❹ Akahana Period (approximately 1300~1000 years ago)

Starting with the small conflicts between fellow small countries and continuing with the head-on collisions of the major nations, this time period brought on the first large-scale war in history.

In a world where a diverse set of values and ideologies exist, fires that have started cannot be quenched easily. Furthermore, advancements in technology and the invention of gunpowder and explosives supported those ideologies. Under the principles of each island’s doctrine, they were to send out one great candidate to determine who will be the Great Ruler of all nations in order to unify the continent. The remaining islands would stand together with the champion of the world.

As war or disputes would always occur somewhere, the public order domain had suffered the most throughout the world.

A lot of blood was shed even outside the battlefield.

From that point on, the entire continent was thrown into chaos for around 300 years, a period known as the dark age.

❺ [The Second Blooming] - Before and After (approximately 1000 years ago)

The chaos installed by the dark age came forcefully to an end as another seismic shift hit the continent and the Kataku Volcano released another violent eruption (known as ‘The Second Blooming’). 

The valley created around the volcano by the rift expanded even further and was flooded by seawater, separating the 13 islands completely.

③ Antiquity (Second Half)

❶ [The Second Blooming] - Before and After (approximately 1000 years ago)

The unexpected calamity that divided the 13 islands completely should have eliminated all life, including humanity.

However, even though humans resorted to quite a substantial number of sacrifices, they tried to make it through the crisis with their own power, too.

Countries that foresaw the large-scale eruption tried to minimize casualties and joined hands.

Anticipating what could happen in the future, people made physical walls using special techniques, analysed scientific data, geology, etc…...

The countries that opted to join forces and brought pieces of their own wisdom managed to survive The Second Blooming, becoming the twelve countries that exist in the present.

❷ Tsukihana Period (approximately 1000 years ago~present)

Because of the previous calamities, much knowledge and craft skills were lost. Humanity’s history continued. However, compared to the Second Blooming, the loss of civilization development was significantly less. (It has been said that roughly 1000 years of cultural advancement had been undone.)

In relation to this, engineering and techniques that were often used by the military were strictly governed by the National Institution in order to avoid a repeat of the Akahana Period’s tragedy. It seemed as though they purposely abdicated themselves as well. ※ Studies call these techniques and knowledge that were lost and could not be reproduced again as Pre-Blooming Techniques or “Budding Techniques”.

The 12 nations wrote the following joint declaration:

① War must be abandoned once and for all in order to ensure permanent peace. ② The path to mutual understanding, mutual support, and mutual growth shall be paved through dialogue and not through military power.

“The bloodshed is over. We narrow our eyes as we look to the sun, and when the moon glimmers above our heads in this very sky, we shall bloom into dignified flowers.” (The final paragraph of the joint declaration)

Four years have passed since this declaration was signed.

The first Tsukihana Festival is about to start.

■ The Current Circumstances of the World

■ A World of Harmony ■

In the next 100 years following The Second Blooming, the twelve nations’ miraculous efforts to protect the joint declaration managed to keep any dispute or confrontation on a low scale.

All the countries dropped their weapons in favour of a peaceful world.

■ The Council of the Twelve Nations ■

① As border crossing was still a major problem, the nations have decided to resolve rising conflicts by means of thorough discussions and assembled the highest ranking decision-making body known as the “The Council of the Twelve Nations”. 

② The Council of the Twelve Nations is hosted by an appointed country for only four years, and it cannot be elected successively. If a country doesn’t become a host for more than 20 years, the following year it is automatically appointed.

③ The hosting nation’s leader will be dispatched to the official residence for hosts located in Mushiki. In order to avoid any emergencies, the commander of the Allied Forces is also dispatched together with them.

④ The nations have adopted a “rule by majority” policy and should there be a case where the votes are tied 6 to 6, the Council will adapt the plan suggested by the host country.

■ Deciding the Host Country for the Tsukihana Festival ■

The Chairman of the Twelve Nations Council is one who holds tremendous political power. In order to avoid military conflict, the Chairman is elected through the Tsukihana Festival wherein the nations battle in the fine arts of kagura.

This originates from the legend about a person who danced the Kagura and calmed the volcano during the Second Blooming.

Although the idea of fighting with “beauty” instead of “strength” has a strong political connotation for the common people, it also offers a strong sense of recreation for them. It is evidence of how peaceful the world actually is.

Each Country’s Circumstances

Shikkoku

● Among the twelve nations, this country has the longest history and the strongest military force.

● Even though the Allied Forces of the Twelve Nations Council is under their direct control, they take a defensive stance.

● Warriors originating from Shikkoku are known for journeying throughout the world and doing good deeds, which earned them a high respect.

● National Trait ●

Daring and resolute / Imperturbable

Momo

● Once focusing on the development of dyeing and making fabrics for clothes, this country has as many family crafting skills as it has craftsmen.

● They also have a wholesale district dedicated solely to preparing garments or props for the Kagura. During the time of the Tsukihana Festival, it’s crowded with people.

● Their specialty is ‘tsukimi udon’

● Local Colour ●

Repayment for indebtedness / Gentle and sincere

Akane

● A country prominent not only for their large number of mining sites, but also for their industrial skills.

● They invented gunpowder and explosives. This knowledge is kept under strict control, and thus only state agencies are allowed to learn about it.

● One of their specialties is the Akane Festival, a festival where they dance for 3 days and 3 nights continuously.

● Local Colour ●

Sticking to their original intentions / Intense passion

Kikyo

● This mysterious yet profound country is well versed in foreseeing the future and reading the stars.

● They only choose to settle when they find the place they want to reside in for life. They are people who hold a peculiar sense of values. Many of its residents choose to travel.

● Their territory is surrounded by fog.

● One of their special products is the ‘Shingon Rice Cake’.

● Local Colour ●

Wayfaring people who go on pilgrimages / Belief in destiny

Asahanada

● This country has a deep connection to water. They are a religious nation and believe the dragon god to be a symbol of nature. Many of them are gentle spirits.

● They are among the leaders in the rice production field, which is considered a staple food in this world.

● Their specialty is ‘kudukiri’. You don’t even feel it going down your throat.

● Local Colour ●

Clean and serene like still water / Unrelenting

Tsuyukusa

● This nation is well versed in astronomy and geology. They possess an enormous national library filled with data they collected in the past.

● They have many hot springs, which attract a large number of people.

● Their specialty is ‘Napoli-san’, tomato-flavored noodles.

● National Trait ●

Mature consideration / Healthy food for healthy bodies

Geppaku

● Out of all twelve nations, this mysterious country has a history as long as Shikkoku’s.

● Their strange skills can cause miracles and seem to be passed down within each household.

● Each of them has a peculiar view on life and religion, being required to find and serve their own god.

● National Trait ●

Enjoying life to the fullest / Peaceful life without worry

Kikuchinashi

● This country has the biggest theatre in the world and a national school dedicated to the study of plays.

● Because many of them also work as carpenters and architects, they can easily make a living by working for the Tsukihana Festival’s stage.

● Their specialty is a ‘musical play’ that brings together dancing, singing, and drama.

● National Trait ●

Unyielding diligence in studies / Undying patience

Seiran

● An academic city that has many schools specializing in various fields. People gather here to seek knowledge.

● Their national school has sub-branches in all 12 countries. It is also said that Seiran is the best place where one could learn about the twelve nations.

● They are experts in making a large variety of ‘bentos’.

● Local Colour ●

There’s a blue sky right behind the clouds / Sincerity that could move heaven

Botan 

● This country has an entire district dedicated to entertainment, managing to gather all types of people. Any type of amusement can be provided.

● The real attractions for sight-seeing are after dark. There are vigilante corps around to keep people safe.

● Their specialty is the ‘adzuki bean mochi’.

● Local Colour ●

Unfettered and flexible / Trusting to chance

Asagi

● This country is a major agricultural power, strangely possessing the most fertile soils in all the world.

● It is said that the current kagura was inspired by the dance they perform here to celebrate the harvest.

● Local Colour ●

Everything is bound to change・Being thankful for every single uttered word

Mokuran

● A mysterious country covered by desert. They possess a certain “skill” that is a trade secret.

● The capital city is the world’s largest gambling house and is a source of income that enriches the national treasury.

● Their specialties are ��suna tamago” which are made by boiling eggs in hot sand.

● Local Colour ●

Consulting the past to learn about the future / Independent spirits who stand on their own

Tsukihana Festival

■ About the Tsukihana Festival ① The Significance Behind the Tsukihana Festival 

As mentioned before, despite the political implications behind the selection of the country that will host the Tsukihana Festival, it is generally a major recreational event that surpasses even the national framework. (Reference: ‘Deciding the Host Country for the Tsukihana Festival’ from ‘World View’, page 8)

After the hosting country is decided, the chairman (king) of the twelve nations (flowers) is named ‘King of Flowers’.

② Summary

A brief summary of the Tsukihana Festival is presented below.

■ It is held on a special site located in the centre of the world, on the Mushiki Island every four years.

■ In addition to the "Hana Awase" that determines the greatest "King of Flowers", there will also be a collection of (see below): theater programs, amusements, performances, and exhibits from each nation. People from all across the continent come, items are gathered, and money is collected.

A part of the profit earned from the festival goes to the Council of the Twelve Nations.

■ The festival and the Hana Awase gets broadcast in real-time using combined technologies from Mokuran and Geppaku.

■ Hana Awase 

The representatives for each country will dance a kagura performance that incorporates their nation’s techniques, music, and expressions. They compete against each other with these concepts of “beauty.”

The dancers who participate as the representatives for their nations (flowers), are hence called “Flower Dancers”. This was born under the concept of: “Kagura dancers are not people but are flowers when they dance.” As such, the dancers refer to themselves with a “flower name” for the performance.

Because the nation’s dignity is at stake, it has since been a great honor for someone to be chosen as a “Flower Dancer.”

❶ The Process of Selecting Flower Dancers

Since each nation is essentially able to decide freely, the standards and methods for choosing vary from one nation to the other.  

In general, public announcements are made and the participants are decided through domestic screening. In addition, there are nations where a certain family carries the tradition generationally, nations who determine dancers via fortune-telling, nations that choose from the vocational schools that train dancers, and so on.

❷ Requirements for Becoming a Flower Dancer

Some nations have a very detailed list of requirements, but the most common ones for the Twelve Nations are:

More than three generations of their family must have been a part of the country.

They should be physically and mentally healthy.

Once the Dancer has become the King of Flowers, it is impossible for them to be re-elected.

There are very simple rules that should be followed regardless of age or gender.

Essentially, as long as they haven’t become the King of Flowers yet, they can be participants for as many times as they want (though, they may be restricted accordingly due to their own nation’s policies).

For this reason, it is not rare to hear of people who have dedicated most of their life to the Hana Awase. 

❸ Rules Regarding the Dances for the Hana Awase

Failure to comply with the rules will result in disqualification.

The time allotted is 10 minutes.

Props and other such tools can be brought and used, but things larger than the dancer or things that can move sporadically (like machines, skills, any form of magic) are not allowed.

Do not look down on, attack, or criticize another dancer or another participating nation.

Costumes, choreography, music, and other such expressions that are sexual, violent, or abusive in nature, as well as any conduct that violates public order and morals are strictly not allowed. 

Each nation should have a total of 10 dancers participating.

Tsukihana Kagura

■ About Tsukihana Kagura ❶  The dances performed at the Tsukihana Festival, especially for Hana Awase, are referred to as “Tsukihana Kagura.”

❷ Although the dance is called ‘Kagura’, it is not necessarily dedicated to a “god.” Since this is a world where a wide variety of ideologies and religious views co-exist, there are various perceptions of “god”. In addition, there are also those who are non-believers. Therefore, the “Tsukihana Kagura” is not dedicated to a specific “god” but rather, a dance for personal beliefs. It is dedicated to praying for each nation’s permanent peace and well-being.

❸ In a world where “beauty” is used instead of mere “strength,” performing arts like dancing are highly regarded as a symbol of “beauty.” Courtship, farewell, joy, sorrow. There are various songs and dances for all of these instances.

Paying no mind to the sounds of this fleeting world, the King of Flowers threads the dance of Tsukihana Kagura.

T/N: (prepare yourself, this will be a ride)

Kataku (花托) means 'torus' or 'receptacle' and it's (botany) the thickened part of a stem from which the flower organs grow. Look up some flower diagrams and you'll it looks a bit like the volcano sketch.

Literally translated, tsukimi udon (月見うどん) means 'moon viewing udon'

Kudukiri (葛きり) is 'kudzu starch noodles'

Hana Awase (花あわせ) can be translated 'Flower(s) Gathering'

Kagura (神楽) is a bit more tricky. 神 means 'god' and 楽 means 'music/comfort', so basically something like 'god entertainment'. You could think of it as ancient Shinto music and dancing I suppose.

//I thought they'd be more

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[Info] Tsukino Production Stage Play News - February 2020

With the last performance of Tsukista’s 10th Stage Taikyoku Denki came a lot of new announcements! Here’s the info the official Twitter accounts (@tsukista) and (@tsukino_pro) have released so far:

[Tsukista 11th Stage]

The next Tsukista play (11th stage) will be Tsukihana Kagura 「Black and White Stories」which will have two versions - Black (for Six Gravity) and White (for Procellarum. It will be running Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Shinjuku,Tokyo from July 15-20, 2020. Note the cast has not been revealed yet.

“Don’t miss the new stories of Six Gravity’s country, Shikkoku, and Procellarum’s country, Geppaku, from the ‘Tsukihana Kagura’ world previously shown at AGF 2019 and in Ivesta Episode 2.” (@tsukista)

[Girls’ Side Annoucement]

“This summer debuts the Girls’ Side stage about everyday idols you can support anytime, anywhere. In Summer 2020, The Tsukista Goddess Candidates version will make its way on stage! We want women to be a part of the audience too, and the stage will be one where we’ll paint a new side of female idol stories. Please look forward to more information coming soon!” (@tsukista)

[Tsukista TV / SQS TV / Ivesta TV Annoucement]

These three TV series are set to start broadcasting on TOKYO MX this April. (@tsukino_pro)

[New Kisosekai-Machine Elements Stage]

"The Tsukipro 2.5D dance live series transcends the boundaries of all the units! We’ve decided to hold a ‘Tsukipro Stage,’ or ‘Prosta’ for short! We’ll be producing the joint stage play theme Kisosekai from AGF 2018. It will run from June 10-13, 2020 at Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tachikawa, Tokyo.” (@tsukino_pro)

The title is Kisosekai: eins 「Sora wo Wataru Kaze」 (The Wind Across the Sky). Not all members from each group are performing. The cast is listed as follows:

Six Gravity

Agata Gouki as Mutsuki Hajime

Nakajima Reiki as Uduki Arata

Jounin Tatsuki as Satsuki Aoi

Sawabe Neo as Shiwasu Kakeru

Suzuki Youta as Kisaragi Koi

Procellarum

TAKA (from CUBERS) as Shimotsuki Shun

Hirai Yuuki as Fuduki Kai

Kurita Manabu as Haduki You

Akiba Yuusuke as Nagatsuki Yoru

Sato Yuusaku as Minaduki Rui

SOARA

Hotta Ryusei as Ohara Sora

Yoshida Chihiro as Kagurazaka Soushi

Ueda Shinichiro as Munakata Ren

Watanabe Hibiki as Nanase Nozomu

Growth

Shiozawa Hidemasa as Eto Koki

Ishiwaka Sho as Yaegashi Kensuke

Iwasa Yuki as Fujimura Mamoru

#tsukipro #tsukiuta #tsukista #sq stage #ivesta #soooo much stuff #im super excited for the girls stage!! #twitter translation #my translation

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UtaPri: HOLY KNIGHT Lyrics

Kanji, romaji and English translation for HOLY KNIGHT by Hijirikawa Masato

(kanji source)

お前だけの騎士(ナイト)だと 今も胸に秘めて

暗き宵の闇に　柔く積もる雪の音(ね) 純白と漆黒の　鍵盤(ピアノ)のようなPure tone

麗しきその領域　すべて賭してもいい その決断に一片の迷いはなし

(However…)此処までの道は (I swear…)けして一人じゃない 聖の名を背負い　吟ずる俺を見よ

千の歌を世に残し　青き風に成れ 浅き夢見じ　真(まこと)の愛で添い遂げよう

(Holy kiss)雪より優しく (Holy knight)始まりも此の未来(さき)も

久遠(くおん)…その言葉を　お前に捧ぐために 一瞬を大切に　刻み歩むPure love

彼の日が今日と云う日を　意味あるものにして こんなにも笑顔に変えてくれる

(Brave heart…)静かに燃える (Prism heart…)守り抜く決意 紡いだ歴史が　不死なる勇気へと

命を削り戦う　それが「生きる」こと 番い信じ支え繋ぎ微笑(わら)う　お前のため

(Sanctuary)旅路は果てない (knocking on…)共に夢の続きを Lalala…

お前だけの騎士(ナイト)だと　今も胸に秘め 冬を越え春の恋桜を　また咲かせよう

千の歌を世に残し　青き風に成れ 浅き夢見じ　真(まこと)の愛で添い遂げよう

(Fortissimo)強く打ち鳴らせ (Holy knight)永遠(とわ)を誓う音楽を

Romaji

omae dake no naito da to ima mo mune ni himete

kuraki yoi no yami ni yawaku tsumoru yuki no ne junpaku to shikkoku no piano no you na Pure tone

uruwashiki sono ryouiki subete toshitemo ii sono ketsudan ni ippen no mayoi wa nashi

(However...) koko made no michi wa (I swear...) keshite hitori janai sei no na wo seoi ginzuru ore wo miyo

sen no uta wo yo ni nokoshi aoki kaze ni nare asaki yume miji makoto no ai de soitogeyou

(Holy kiss) yuki yori yasashiku (Holy knight) hajimari mo kono saki mo

kuon... sono kotoba wo omae ni sasagu tame ni isshun wo taisetsu ni kizami ayumu Pure love

ka no hi ga kyou to iu hi wo imi aru mono ni shite konna ni mo egao ni kaete kureru

(Brave heart...) shizuka ni moeru (Prism heart...) mamori nuku ketsui tsumuida rekishi ga fushi naru yuuki e to

inochi wo kezuri tatakau sore ga "ikiru" koto tsugai shinji sasae tsunagi warau omae no tame

(Sanctuary) tabiji wa hatenai (Knocking on...) tomo ni yume no tsuzuki wo Lalala...

omae dake no naito da to ima mo mune ni himete fuyu wo koe haru no koizakura wo mata sakaseyou

sen no uta wo yo ni nokoshi aoki kaze ni nare asaki yume miji makoto no ai de soitogeyou

(Fortissimo) tsuyoku uchinarase (Holy knight) towa wo chikau ongaku wo

English

"I'm a knight for you only" I hide this in my chest now as well

Sounds of snow lightly pile up in the shadows of a dark evening A Pure tone like that of a snow white and jet black piano keyboard

I do not mind risking my everything on that beautiful territory There is not a trace of doubt in my decision

(However...) I am definitely not alone (I swear...) On the path that brings me here Look at me reciting this holy name that I carry on my shoulders

Leave a thousand songs on this world and become a pleasant wind We shall not have superficial dreams, let us remain married for life with our sincere love

(Holy kiss) More gentle than snow (Holy knight) It is our beginning and our future

"Eternity"... So that I can devote that word to you, My Pure love will carefully engrave our moments

That day gives meaning to our "today" And, like this, turns it into many smiles

(Brave heart...) My decision to protect you to the end (Prism heart...) Is quietly burning The history we have created becomes my immortal courage

Erasing your life and fighting, that's what "living" means I shall pair up with you, believe you, support you, connect with you, and smile for your sake

(Sanctuary) Our journey is endless (Knocking on...) Let us see the rest of this dream together Lalala...

"I'm a knight for you only" I hide this in my chest now as well Let us go through the winter and make the cherry blossoms of love bloom again

Leave a thousand songs on this world and become a pleasant wind We shall not have superficial dreams, let us remain married for life with our sincere love

(Fortissimo) Powerfully ring it, (Holy knight) This music that swears our eternity

#i used almost no contractions because masato likes to sing in archaic japanese lol this boy #utapri #uta no prince-sama #uta no prince sama #holy knight #solo best album #hijirikawa masato #masato hijirikawa #suzumura kenichi #kenichi suzumura