Rurouni Kenshin: Samurai X Live Action Review

The highly anticipated live action Rurouni Kenshin movie opened in Japan on August 25. Rurouni Kenshin has been a much-loved classic, with a franchise that spanned across different types of media as well as time. Directed by Keishi Ohtomo and featuring stars Yuu Aoi as Megumi Takani, and Takeru Sato as Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin definitely had an all star cast and production team. Despite previous flops of anime turned movies (think the Gantz and the Death Note movies), Rurouni Kenshin started out strong with a visually intense and promising trailer. The actual movie did not disappoint at all and covered the arc that included meeting...

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Free Tokyo!

It sounds like Tokyo's under siege, but that isn't quite the case. This past week, the giant metropolis has had its fair share of events, and MICHIDO lost some sleep scrambling to get to them all. Best of all? They were free! Our first stop was A-nation--one of the hottest music festivals taking place in the heart of Tokyo. Featured artists included the GazettE, VAMPS, Hamasaki Ayumi, Ayabie, Acid Black Cherry and SCREW. Even with these big-label artists at paid performances, there were ways to enjoy A-nation for free. In the Resort Area, which was Yoyogi National Gym's courtyard, there were performances and activities, such as cosplay dances...

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SCREW Transitions to Major「Mom, I'm going to debut!」

Lots of stuff happened today, but I figured this was some pretty happy news, so I slapped this together. My goodness...a second post, in less than week? What is the world coming to?! At any rate, enjoy, and congrats SCREW! The original article is from Natalie mu. SCREW Transitions to Major「Mom, I'm going to debut!」 Released from Tokuma Japan Communications, visual kei band, SCREW, has been slated for their major debut, and their single「XANADU」will be released on October 17th. The band has steadily gained popularity under the PS COMPANY indies label, and in May of this year, SCREW pulled off a successful European tour. The men held a live...

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RR43 Coverage Inside Story Part 1 of season1（戒／the GazettE）

I feel like I say this every time I post here, but it's been a while since we updated the blog, haha! But it's also true every time ＿|￣|● ｶﾞｯｸﾘ It has been, but there's a lot of activity since DIVISION is coming out soon (speaking of which, have you ordered your copy yet?). Rock and Read is no exception--but what to do, I should just let you read it before I spoil it. Enjoy! RR43 Coverage Inside Story Part 1 of season1（戒／the GazettE） It's a bit sudden, but we have an announcement! The next issue,『ROCK AND READ 043』will go on sale 8/29! Ad, why, you ask, 8.29,,,, It's because, on this day, the GazettE's new album『DIVISION』will be released! Yes! That's...

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