MarkOfSacrifice

I forgot to quote a post in my last post but I was referring to the TikTok screenshots from this post:

Oh God not more please. That shit is a mistake. Also not to go off topic but why exactly do people dislike MEJIBRAY? I always wondered that even though they were one of my first VK bands.

Bruh, I just lurk the forums mostly and I haven't seen much elitism. Jaded people, yeah since VK is super niche (especially in the West). If y'all want some shitty VK fans, just go on Twitter or TikTok.

Welcome to the forum!

Currently playing through Vampyr and Observer. Gonna get back to playing NieR Automata (first time ever!) after my semester ends.

You might find Madeth Gray'll or Schwardix Marvally interesting. They're a bit more niche though and have a very distinct sound to them.

Last music related thing I bought? I managed to snag a photo set from Kamijo's 20th anniversery that was a CDJapan exclusive ages ago. Pretty happy with it.

This is surreal already.

UPDATE -Added stock from various bands (90+ CDs) -Lowered prices on original stock -Added pictures of ALL merchandise I'm selling (except that VAMPS CD) -If buying an autographed CD, shipping will be free

Bump. Updated items for sale

Oh? So to maybe take a forum-wide poll and supply data from people from MH and what they bought from what years? Not a bad idea but my project would need to be edited by quite a bit..

Are bumps allowed? If so, bump

Some stuff I got from Anime Weekend Atlanta, mostly. Seeing as I don't really have separate pics for everything, I'll just post my entire AWA merch haul with non-VK stuff blanked out. -Phantasmagoria and Rentrer en Soi/Phantasmagoria Cure Posters -X-Japan Pin -X-Japan Stickers -Gackt Necklace -Mana poster -Moi-meme-moitite clear file -Vidoll concert DVD -LARIENE - Doukeshi no Bukyoku single (CD and DVD) -Moi-meme Moitite sticker

Yeaaaah, it can't be falsified data. It has to be real data. Thank you, though. That's the type of stuff I was looking for. I don't have to use recent bands since I was planning on doing 90s bands anyway. I'll have a look through this. Thank you!

Alright, so I have a final project for my computer science class and I decided to code a J-metal/Visual kei database that generates popularity/top 10 lists (I equated number of sales to popularity for simplicity's sake. The band with the highest number of sales in year 199X would be the most popular band that year). My question is if there's some sort of way I could access old Oricon charts or if there was a database that had the amount of sales of visual kei/J-metal bands. I'm hoping to use this data for my final project. Really would appreciate some help. Thank you!

Heya! Thanks for the welcome! I've only attended Indy PopCon, Indy Comicon, and Anime St. Louis. I know that there's apparently a visual kei meetup/panel at ASTL every year but it just so happens there was none this year :<. I've heard of the rest of the cons though and I plan on going to ACEN next year hopefully.

4/1/2020: Hey guys, after doing some research and taking pictures as well as organizing ALL my CDs. I finally put together a spreadsheet and a Google Drive with pictures to everything I'm selling! Pictures of Raphael merch remain in the image alone. Important things to note is that the magazines are no longer for sale and that I have lowered the prices on everything. I'm hoping to downsize on all of this stuff and find it a good home. Autographed CDs are first two images in the Google Drive. I'm open to negotiation about prices, shipping, and discounts if buying certain/multiple items. Oh, I also have some anime merch here I'm trying to get rid of too if anyone's interested. Gintama, anyone? Visual Kei CD Spreadsheet Google Drive w/pictures of stock Autographed CDs are first two images in the Google Drive. Bands -Golden Bomber -UNiTE. -DIAURA -Hana shounen Baddies -Arlequin -DoginThePWO -The Kiddie -Sex-Android -Plastic Tree -ZORO -Alice Nine (A9) -Solpha -DyIng messagE -L&Ds -Canzel -Sid (and one AKi CD) -Raphael (VHS/Photobooks) -VAMPS Payment & Information I'll take payment via PayPal only. Buyer will always pay shipping unless buying a large amount of items or an autographed CD. Also something to note is that I live in Indiana (midwest USA). Keep this in mind seeing as this will affect how much shipping will cost. Comment below or message me if you're interested in purchasing anything! EDIT as of 4/1/2020: If buying an autographed CD. Shipping is free. Cheers! --- Raphael Merch

Hello everyone! I'm a 19 year old visual kei/J-metal fan from Indiana, USA. I got into visual kei some time last year by accidentally stumbling upon Grieva's Wish PV through a game called Board Game Online. After attending a visual kei panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta a couple of months later, I only became more fascinated by J-metal and visual kei as a whole. I'm a massive fan of Kamijo, Malice Mizer, Moi dix Mois, and Dir en Grey (surprise) and I'm also looking more into indie bands such as Dear L'Novel, Vallquar, and Madieduor. At the moment, I'm just eagerly waiting for AWA 2019 to get to meet Mana-sama in person. Cheers, everyone! Great to be here!