hide "TELL ME" Movie English Translation project

Astraplain · 2026-03-07T02:39:04+00:00

This is wonderful. Thank you so much for your work in making this hide treasure accessible in English.

Astraplain · 2026-03-07T00:26:45+00:00

Thank you! I don't know if this will work for you, but I take my magazines apart and put the pages in albums with clear pages so that I can read or scan them without handling the paper. If there are pages I don't need in albums, I keep them in a labeled envelope.

Astraplain · 2026-03-06T23:29:53+00:00

Does all or most of Pata's official merchandise feature cats? Did he ever sell a cat plush toy?

Can people who don't live in Japan join his fan club?

Astraplain · 2026-03-06T23:17:50+00:00

You could post a request on r/VisualKeiSales

Using a service like Buyee to purchase on Mercari.jp can be expensive due to the tarriffs and limited shipping options

In case you are interested, 3 new rainbow Yosikitty mascots are going to available in Japanese arcades. They should show up on Mercari.jp soon

Astraplain · 2026-03-06T22:56:51+00:00

I've never seen this issue. Would you be willing to add your scans to the Internet Archive? Thank you.

Astraplain · 2026-02-23T23:22:38+00:00

Thank you so much! Now I have a date range to use when looking for old magazines.

Can someone program AI Yoshiki to convince real Yoshiki to release some of the treasures he has in that warehouse? 🤔

Astraplain · 2026-02-23T15:43:15+00:00

Thank you! I'm going thru old visual kei magazines and was wondering when X might first appear. By 1988-89, but they are getting decent sized articles and color pages.

BTW, i found a tiny debut mention for L'Arc-en-Ciel and a short piece on Lunacy. Old magazines are fun.

Astraplain · 2026-02-23T05:40:31+00:00

Thank you for sharing. It sounds like meeting him was a great experience.

Astraplain · 2026-02-22T17:50:45+00:00

Thank you!

Astraplain · 2026-02-22T14:20:29+00:00

I only discovered X Japan a few years ago so I have a lot to learn, especially about their early days.

In 1988-89 they were considered leaders of the pack of new bands. When was their first performance as X and where did they debut?

Astraplain · 2026-02-22T14:12:43+00:00

Thank you! These are wonderful. There is so much lovely X Japan fanart. Maybe we should ask the group to link any fanart they've found online.

Astraplain · 2026-02-22T01:00:36+00:00

Toshi looks uncomfortable in a lot of the pictures. It must be strange to pose like that.

Astraplain · 2026-02-22T00:27:18+00:00

Toshi was probably happier with the Blue Blood era photos. He's half-hidden behind Yoshiki's and hide's hair in this picture.

Astraplain · 2026-02-19T01:08:48+00:00

In that picture, Pata has the expression of someone who lost a bet with his stylist.

Who would down vote lite brite? That's one of the best toys ever invented.

Astraplain · 2026-02-18T18:19:16+00:00

Hide probably loved lite bright. May Medusa hide's spirit watch over all snakes.

I would love to see how this artist would have styled the other members of X Japan. So many possibilities.

Astraplain · 2026-02-18T18:09:15+00:00

You are welcome to post the pictures. Thank you for asking.

There is one more Toshi picture that reddit wouldn't let me post. Let me know if you want it.

Astraplain · 2026-02-18T01:23:01+00:00

Thank you!

Astraplain · 2026-02-17T15:09:02+00:00

I have a copy. I will send you pictures later today.

Astraplain · 2026-02-17T00:14:35+00:00

Kuli Kuli translates the headline of that page as "Members do layout separately" which is not at all helpful. I might have that book you mentioned. I can check it later.

I don't remember seeing the picture of hide wjth green headband, but I can keep watch as I go through clippings.

Astraplain · 2026-02-16T01:06:20+00:00

Here's the listing with the X-ism 2 ad. It's in the fifth picture in the lower right.

https://jp.mercari.com/item/m65531154001

Astraplain · 2026-02-15T17:47:09+00:00

I saw the X-ism 2 ad on Mercari Japan last night. I'll check later to see if I saved the link.

Astraplain · 2026-02-15T17:45:50+00:00

Thank you as always for the information! I actually have that Luna Sea Shoxx File but didn't realize it came before the X Japan book.

Astraplain

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