Thursday, July 28, 2016

What makes up Kagrra,?

First you have Shin. He brings the Japanese aspect to Kagrra, with his Koto and Guitars.

Akiya offers an American sound to Kagrra, with their songs and a lot of his guitar solos.

Nao is the funnyman of Kagrra, playing the some wild notes of his Bass.

Izumi and his serious drumming gives Kagrra, character.

Isshi is the esophagus of it all. He gives Kagrra, speech. He ties everything together with his Japanese lyrics.

Put all of them into a room for a bit. Have them collaborate and you'll have a masterpiece, rest assured.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Akiya's Guitars - ESP VP-230SL7

Akiya used this guitar a lot in the early Kagrra, days (before there was even a comma in the name). The guitar sounds quite different as you can tell if you saw any live with this guitar being used.
Akiya also used a brown version of the ESP Viper.

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Akiya's Guitars - Fender Strat

I'd only seen Akiya use this guitar once. It was at their last concert for Tsurezure Naru Mama Ni..., one of my favorites. It looks very similar to the ESP strat but the difference is rather easy to see.

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Akiya's Guitars - ESP Strat 400 Series


These are the only times that I've seen Akiya use this guitar. Pictured at the top is the Satsuki PV and the right is Meguru in the Usanmusyo DVD

Friday, July 8, 2016

Nanagatsu Nanoka Part 2

After that fun experience, I walked around some more and at the very last store we passed, we saw some more asian stuff, so we went inside. Turns out it was a cosplay store full of nerds, but I did see some goldies...
Like these kitties!

After that, we left to go once again to Guitar Center. We met an old guy trying to sell his guitar for $1500. Sorry bud, I just need a cab. He was pretty good though, sure hell of a lot better than the both of us combined. Well that was my day. I was able to get my Hughes and Kettner working but it makes these weird noises since I'm plugging into an amp and not a cab. I think I'll keep taking a bus down there to escape reality. I had a lot of fun! Who knows, maybe I'll find my next girlfriend there hehe...

Nanagatsu Nanoka Part 1

Well, as everyone knows yesterday was Nanagastu Nanoka. With that said, I didn't do anything special. Although today, I did plenty of stuff. I headed over to Guitar Center to grab a 3' speaker cable for my Hughes and Kettner. I had trouble paying as my new Chase card hasn't arrived yet. I had to call them to activate the card while I was purchasing. The guy wanted me to pay as soon as I got it, so I couldn't get my guitar strap and tube which were in the other room. Damn I should've asked. Oh well. With nothing else to look at after playing guitar, bass, drums, piano, all that good stuff, I headed across the street to the mall. I had only been there once and that was just to shop at the grocery store in it. I wanted to check out the mall for any distinctive stores. Boy am I glad I went. I walked around the entire mall and found plenty of cute asian girls. I'm sad that I can't bring one home with me. I just don't deserve one yet... Still, nice to look at. I think I had a chance with one that was looking at me. Then again, I was staring for a few seconds lol. Anyways, on to the good stuff! I passed by a pink store but briefly glimpsed at it. I happened to see those asian candies. I looked at the store name and it was called Daiso Japan. I'm happy. I ran inside and looked around. For a moment all I saw was makeup in the back. After careful looking I found some amazing stuff! Everything in the store was $1.50!



First is our Kagrra, Green Tea! I have to say it wasn't like I expected. Tastes like water with a nutty aftertaste. Which nut I can't say for sure but I tasted it before.

I think I've seen these toys being played with on KnS! Let me know Yuuka!



When I said this store was very pink, I wasn't lying!

All the snacks I don't care to try since I went healthy.



I grew up with these before Pocky was a thing. There was never enough dipping sauce.

Little kitty statues I bought since they were adorable. I bought a bigger black one for my dad.



Little Shiba Inu Statue, I had to get it!

I walked around some more with my friend and we saw this virtual reality thing. He couldn't try it since he was under 18. I volunteered and signed a waiver (as if the excitement would kill me). I put on the contraption and well, see for yourself!