Shopping Service Updates

Two new items added!

Rendezvous Single (first press)

Ai no Wakusei (Sakurai Atsushi's solo album) SOLD (if you want one too, contact me.)

Both are in near-perfect condition.

I will also be announcing new items on Twitter from now on.  Follow me.

A little bird told me...

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...Cayce is Twittering.

@NotGreatestSite.

Strictly irrelevant information only.

Shopping Service Updates

I have new items available!  They include:

Tenshi no Revolver (first press)

Galaxy single (first press)

Kuchizuke single (first press)

BT (best-of collection) SOLD (blimey, that was fast!)

I recommend the BT best of collection in particular for new fans.  It contains two full CDs' worth of tracks from Buck-Tick's debut up through Cosmos.  The track selection is unusual, not the regular greatest-hits fare, and includes b-sides such as "Under the Moonlight," "Narcissus," "Rokugatsu no Okinawa," and "Kimi e," as well as the single mixes of "Rakuen," "Mienai Mono," and "Kimi no Vanilla," which are each quite different from the album versions.

All the first-press items are in mint condition.

Click here for more details.

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P.S. There is a baby Imai.

Shopping Service Updates

Once again, I've added some new items to the Shopping Service page, and once again these are all in stock in Chez NGS, so if you want to order any of them I can ship them right away.  This week's picks include:

Gessekai Single

At The Night Side Live Album

Hide Tribute Spirits Album (contains Buck-Tick's cover of Doubt '99)

...and

Picture Product II First Press Box Set.

This comes with a velvet-bound photobook and trading cards in a binder.  The DVD contains PVs for "Glamorous," "21st Cherry Boy," "Kyokutou Yori Ai wo Komete," "Trans," and the multi-angle version of "Zangai" with five different versions, one for each band member.  Also contains a secret live clip of "Ai no Uta" and making-of clips from the photobook, including the bizarre scenes pictured below.

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I also added the following magazines:

Bridge vol. 73 SOLD! (Blimey, that was fast!)

This is the one with the recent 20-page feature on Mr. Sakurai!  Lots of gorgeous photos, with cats.

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Bridge vol. 63

This one contains an interview with Sakurai and Imai on Dokudanjou Beauty. The photos are beautiful.

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Bridge vol. 58

Contains a long interview with Sakurai and Imai on Memento Mori. The photos look nicer in person than as photographed by Cayce.

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Ongaku to Hito March 2009

Contains a zillion awesome photos of Buck-Tick and an interview on Memento Mori.

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UV vol. 87

Contains a huge feature on Mona Lisa Overdrive, including interviews with all the band members, and the pullout poster pictured above.

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Check the shopping service page of NGS for more details.

Chara

Blog-Tick reader Juli poured a glass of haterade on Chara...and Cayce discovered this PV!

Seriously guys, I have a creeping sense that Imai would dig this.




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Full PV viewable here.

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And holy crap, while you're at it, watch this one too.

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FT Only 2013 DVD Pre-Order Period Extended

The pre-order period for the limited edition of the Fish Tankers Only 2013 live DVD has been extended until this Friday, August 16th.  If you would like my help in reserving yourself a copy, please contact me ASAP!  

Please note that if you live in a country other than Japan, your time zone is likely later than Japan Time, unless you live in Papua New Guinea or another Pacific island country east of Japan.  If you live on the West coast of North America, you're 16-17 hours behind Japan Time...this is why, if you want to take advantage of this extension, you really need to contact me immediately, because your Friday comes after my Friday.  Whether that's because you're living in the past, or I'm living in the future, I'll let you decide.

New Shopping Service Items

I've picked up some new items!  These aren't in Disk Union or any other store, they're already in stock in Chez NGS.  Therefore, if you wish to purchase any of them, I can ship them right away.  Soft Ballet fanboys take note...I have a significant portion of the Soft Ballet discography on offer right now, including the first press version of Earth Born. Buck-Tick fangirls...I have the first press of the Kagerou single, which includes a DVD with the PV.  I also have the first press edition of Memento Mori, which, in addition to absolutely gorgeous packaging, contains a DVD with a documentary of the band recording the album, kind of like a mini-version of Buck-Tick: The Movie.

Items currently available:

Buck-Tick - Mona Lisa Overdrive XANADU (DVD)
Buck-Tick - Darker Than Darkness -Style 93- (album)
Buck-Tick - Kagerou (single) first press
Buck-Tick - Hurry Up Mode (album) limited edition
Buck-Tick - Memento Mori (album) first press
Buck-Tick - Mienai Mono (single) first press
Buck-Tick - Six/Nine (album) first press
Buck-Tick - Symphonic Buck-Tick in Berlin (album)

De+Lax - Sensation (album)

Lucy - Rockarollica II (album)

Malice Mizer - Bara no Seidou (album) first press
Malice Mizer - Merveilles (album) first press

Soft Ballet - Earth Born (album) first press
Soft Ballet - Form (album)
Soft Ballet - Incubate (album)
Soft Ballet - Million Mirrors (album)

Go nuts.  For details on prices, shipping, etc, go here.

Fish Tank

If Mr. Sakurai Had a Blog...

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"Living on the Net"

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"Desperate Girl"

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"Mermaid"

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"Jonathan Jet-Coaster"

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"One Night Ballet"

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"Doukeshi A"

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"Ijin no Yoru"

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"Diabolo"

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"Lion"

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"Miss Take"

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"tight rope"

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"OK oneself to the fly high"

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"Alice in Wonder Underground"

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(part 2)

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"Speed"

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"Buster"

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"Climax Together"

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"Baby, I want you"

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"Revolver"

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"You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record)"

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P.S. I know it's not Caturday but we need it more on a Monday anyway.

P.P.S. All of this is from Acchan-chan's real blog.

Buck-Tick meets Abingdon Boys School: A Translation

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"Countdown TV festival 2012."

 "Please welcome, BUCK-TICK!"

"...and also, Abingdon Boys School."

"...you may have noticed that Takanori is wearing no pants."

Takanori: As you may have noticed, I'm not wearing pants.

Flower Girls: "Zomg squee, there are like no bright colors on this stage!"

Takanori: "You have that right, my darlings. Our masks are dark and heavy!"

"....isn't that right Acchan-sama?"

Takanori: "We are not moe at all, I fear."

"But we're also not scary, so don't fear us!"

"Acchan-sama is not a bad man!"

"I repeat, he's not a bad man!"

"Really he's rather a good man"

"Or should I say, a fine man"

"Meaning, a fine specimen of a man!"

Takanori: "I repeat, do these look like bad guys to you?"

"They are not bad guys."

"Girlfriend, just look at Imai's cute smile."

"Cute, I tell you."

"It's all fabulous, right Acchan-chan?"

Sakurai: "Yeah, it's fabulous."

Takanori: "Like totally fabulous."

Takanori: "This is awesome."

"I wanna touch myself."

"And you may remember that I'm not wearing pants."

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"Hiiiiiii guys!!! We just switched emcees for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON."

"My name is Becky."

"Pleased ta meetcha."

"Let's welcome BUCK-TICK again, just because we can!"

"And this rando who just showed up, CHARA!"

"We luv your hair Chara.  Like totes for realz."

"And these emo boys!!!"

Emo Boys: "Hi, we are Emo Boys."

Becky: "Now let's welcome Abingdon Boys School again, too!"

Takanori: "As you may remember, I'm not wearing pants."

Becky: "Takanori isn't wearing pants!!!"

"But to continue on..."

"...with our program..."

"...Buck-Tick and Chara together, this is legendary!"

"Like really!"

"Like who would have guessed this would ever happen?"

"Like, it's enough to make your pants fall off!"

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Takanori: "Actually, my pants fell off!"

"But why do you make me keep talking, anyway?

"So there won't be an accident???"

Becky: "No way, nothing like that!"

Takanori: "Anyhoo, this is my first time meeting Chara."

"Pleased to meet you Chara!"

"I'm super excited to meet you!"

Chara: "O RLY??????"

Takanori: "YA RLY! Chara was totally on the same label as me. She's my senpai!"

Sakurai: "Senpai lol."

Takanori: "Really, Acchan-chan, a lot has happened to me in my life!!!!"

"...moving on."

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Becky: "Who the fuck are you and when did you show up?"

"...nice hat."

Hat Girl: "Thnx guyz."

Becky: "...'kay Takanori, now why don't you tell us all a bit more..."

"...about just how FABULOUS Buck-Tick-sama is."

Takanori: "WHY ME?"

"WHY ME?"

"WUT WHY ME?"

Becky: "Cuz you love it."

"....yes."

"Well, uh, I mean...Buck-Tick"

"The fabulousness of Buck-Tick..."

"Their timing..."

"...of their debut..."

"...it really hit the spot..."

"...it was just so stimulating to me!"

"...as a young boy."

Sakurai: "....Thank you."

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Becky: "Okay Buck-Tick."

"Now we want you to show us your best shot."

"Of your bottoms, that is."

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"............"

Becky: "Here it is!"

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"The best of Buck-Tick's Bottoms, 2012~!"

".....what?"

"Look at this!"

"It says, 'We can't show your our privates, U DIG?'"

"What's with this 'U DIG' bit eh????"

"Why won't you show us???"

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Sakurai: "You wouldn't enjoy it if we did."

"....lol"

Becky: "But we wanna know, right girls?"

*nod nod*

"Show 'em to us."

Sakurai: "But like, we're almost mostly all nude."

"EVEN BETTER!"

Takanori: "Acchan, that wasn't fair, there's nothing left to say to that remark."

"............."

Becky: "Anyhow, we want to ask about privates."

"So."

"Please tell us, what are you normally doing at midnight on Saturday night?"

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Sakurai: *whisper giggle*

Becky: "WHAT WAS THAT TAKANORI???"

"I KNOW YOU HEARD IT."

"TELL US."

Takanori: "....."

"I may be on the scene, but I'm really just an outside observer."

"Imai never answers questions."

"Let's ask Imai."

Imai: "Uh....midnight?"

"...on Saturday?"

"Yes, that's right."

".............................."

"....I'm watching TV."

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THE END!!!