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In celebration of their 10 years together, Nightmare has been doing a lot of exciting things for us. Recently, Japan Discoveries has also helped them do even more! The band will have 5 signature T-shirts made, one designed by each member. But if you want one the only way to get it is if you pre-order one here before August 26th midnight(JPT).
Since it’s a limited edition product, there won’t be very many made and it is probably why they are allowing pre-order purchases only. Through the link above, you can also see for the designs for yourself though the pictures are a bit small. Each shirt will cost 4,200yen and come in ladies’ or mens’ sizes.
In order to celebrate the Forus Sendai Shop’s first annivesary, Mana will be making a one-day only appearance! Those who make a purchase of more than 21,000 yen at the shop between June 12th and July 25th will receive a ticket. This ticket will allow you to meet Mana in person, shake his hand, and get one item autographed! This part will take place on July 25th. You can see the details from Moi Dix Mois’s official site below:
Date: Sunday 25th July, 2010 15:00
Place: Moi-même-Moitié Forus Sendai Shop
Description: Spend exclusive time on a sofa with Mana-sama in a special space.
You may also get him to autograph one item that you bring, and shake his hand.
Period: From 10:00 on Saturday 12th June to 13:00 Sunday 25th July, 2010
Application Method: A ticket will be presented to customer who purchase over 21,000 Japanese yen (tax included). [One ticket per customer]
Aural Vampire has recently updated their look! It would appear to be because their latest album was released today in Japan. Exo-Chica has stayed with her Gothic Lolita style still wearing her customary black. Raveman has also switched to a new mask and jacket in a bright red.
I, personally, like their new look. What do you guys think? Here’s a group shot of their new style:
I guess quaff is having a lot of fun with their new clothing label, QUAFFIZM, as they have another new shirt for all you fans. This one’s theme is “ALIENS ATTACK” and seems to have some interesting details in the design (you can see below). It’ll cost $58, but will also come with a photo of one of the band members that you can choose for yourself. It will come in sizes WS, WM, S-XXL. Not sure what the “W” stands for, but you can see the shirt for yourself down below:
In honor of their spring tour ODYSSEY, quaff has come out with a special limited edition T-shirt! It already available through their Official Merchandise page and costs $23 and comes in all sizes from S-XL. Orders are open to all international fans, not just American ones, so be sure to pick one up if your a fan because you can only get one through their official site and at their ODYSSEY lives.
Here’s a picture provided by quaff of the front and back design:
There’s a new band named Sixh. whom was formed by two fashion designers named MINT and IBI. They recently teamed up with h.NAOTO to create their vision. Here’s the history behind their band, and IBI and MINT. Courtesy of their website, which you can find here.
After Receiving positive stimulation from collaborations with world-class charismatic visual kei artists. h.NAOTO started the “h.ism” project based on the them of co-existence between fashion and music.
As one of the results of the project, in 2007 the collaboration between the young fashion design duo IBI and MINT, “Sixh.” is born. Started by IBI, this is the beginning of the collaboration between the visual-kei artists and popular charismatic host and hostesses with the new genre, Ghost-kei fashion (gothic + v-host-kei), as the theme.
Additionally, proposed by MINT, starting with the New Japan Mode Collection and the popular lax character “MINT Neko” collection, etc. It is beyond any doubt Sixh.’s power to have free and cool ideas and not be restricted by ordinary rules.
As a fashion brand, Sixh. takes it’s expansion of fashion as a start, and as the band “Sixh.” it shows it’s unique ways of musical presentation, and by crossing over the musical world view with the fashion of “Sixh.”. They are taking a leap to a brand new characteristic sense. All in all, Sixh. is “6″ it is the sixth sense beyond the five senses!
In 2010, with designer MIKA in the lead, Sixh.’s ladies collection “MelT” brand has joined Sixh.’s lineup. With gorgeous butterflies and roses as the main motifs, mixed in with sexiness and a devilish cuteness in the MelT style, the IBI Ageha-kei fashion is well on it’s way of expansion.
To learn more about the band and brand, check out their site below!
Beginning as a news blog NEUMANIA was born Jan. 1st, 2009 with the dream to reach out all over the world to Japanese music fans. After a few months, it was decided it was time to bring the site through a metamorphosis. In Aug. 2009, NEUMANIA returned with a new domain, a new concept, and with even higher ambitions.
NEUMANIA is now not only a news site, but a growing database that will feature artist profiles, discographies, band history, lyrics, and much more. We strive to bring you all the latest news daily on Japanese rock bands and cover a variety of genres. This includes, but is not limited to, industrial, metal, alternative, punk, and visual kei.
