Again a Shooting with Rito! Ma*rs Style.

Hey gals!

So today Rito, Aiji and me met up for the first time this year, as usual, to take some photos! :3~
We went to our local harbour here in Duisburg.
It was so fucking cold! Brrr...
But I love the photos we took, kiyaaah! >3<  Rito is just awesome. lol

With our cute Emma. <3

Most beautiful it is. Derp.

Why are you so cute, little dog?! ;A;

I'm always unsure if my legs aren't too.. big for that kind of style.
But somehow I feel that I don't want to be a thin gal with no feminine curves at all.. so I get more confident.
Does anyone else see it that way? That skinny isn't always beautiful?
I wonder..

Japan Special & Last Part - LM.C's 5th Anniversary at Nippon Budokan

Hey there again~

So this the last part about Aiji's and my trip to Japan.
On the day before our flight back to Germany we went to LM.C's live at Nippon Budokan.
As I already told you, there had been much trouble concerning our tickets...
They didn't arrive even on the concert day and they were never seen anywhere.
We were so desperate, until something unbelievable happened: Our friendly hostel staff guy gave us the money to buy new tickets.
"I don't want to destroy your dream", was all he said.
I still need to thank him again properly... ;A;

So around 12 we left the hostel reception and headed for Budokan...

We got more and more excited with every sign!! lol

LM.C, even in the subway station!

nearly there.. after some nice japanese fans showed us the right direction.
-stupid-

Standing in line for merchandise

After we got our merch - a tour shirt, two armbands and a LM.C fukuburo, which cost 5,000 yen and contained things which were worth 25,000 yen! ** - we met Kuchen and Beki in front of the budokan.
We spent the rest of the time until the doors opened together.
There we also met Teya from America and other overseas fans as well.
And many japanese fans wanted to take some photos with us! :'D That was awesome. xD; And everyone was sooo nice again. (They also went crazy seeing our tattoos, haha.) 

Fukuburo!

A cute and very small MAD Aiji and Jiji <3

Two caps on top of each other on my head: cap-ception!

Most awesome maya cosplayer! TAT

And I also got to sign a banner for the three of us, because two girls asked in Japanese if we could understand them a little and as I answered I did, they told me it would be nice to leave a message ^^ 

Me, looking stupid. ehm.

Kuchen, fully packed with stuff!

Lunch: Nikumaaaan.

Beki & Kuchen, buying their lunch

The weather was cold but perfect.

Flowers, even from PSC! oO

Then I needed to wait in line to buy tickets at 3 PM...
Fortunately I was the second costumer so everything was fine. We got our S-Seat tickets without problems.
Then, we had to get in line again... the doors would open soon..

waiting for the doors to open!

Then finally we got in.
Our seats were located quite high, but the view was very good indeed.
Our row was nearly empty, except for two other girls. But in the end it should be nearly sold out, the Budokan...

Our view...

Slowly people were filling the rows.

And as usual, we were the only europeans in our block. |D;
Beki and Kuchen had Teamer tickets.. ;3; (Too expensive)

We had to wait for about half an hour for the live to start.
At first to DENKI-man came onto stage, pumping up two big bunny-logo-balloons. 

Everyone cheered and soon after that it got dark. 

I thought it would be like usual, them standing behind the big red curtain..
But it wasn't like that.
Maya and Aiji entered through the audience' entry at the back of the Teamer's seats.
Only two lights shown on them, when Aiji got his guitar and both stepped onto the little round stage in front of them.
Standing close next to each other, they began to play the special one night song...
Everyone raised their 88-lights while this beautiful ballad resounded in our ears.
It was just overwhelming... I cried. 

I have to admit that I'm really bad at remembering song orders of a live and stuff.
But it felt like they played nearly every song they ever created. (But it wasn't the case actually. lol) 

Stunning had been Maya's a capella before The Love Song... I never ever thought he'd be that~ good at singing a capella. It took your breath. 

During songs like Metally or Z-Man, Crazy a go go... we partiyed so hard, it was great.
And it was cute how everyone squealed and screamed when Zakiyama was shown on the big screen behind the band during Super Duper Galaxy. 

When they played It's a Wonderful Wonder World there was footage of the last Europe Tour and more shown on the screen.. We remembered everything.. it was so moving.
And I rocked out for everyone of my lovely friends whom I know because of LM.C and with whom I went on to the last europe tour. 

When Maya and Aiji finished after more than two and a half hours, they just couldn't leave the stage.. Thanking us again and again.. wandering from one point of the stage to another, just staring up at us and waving.
Everyone couldn't stop screaming and applausing. 

In the background they played Hoshi no Arika - and suddenly nearly the whole budokan sang along, louder than what was played.
You could see how overwhelmed the two were - both nearly crying, Maya not seeming to understand that everything was real.
You can't imagine how it sent shivers down your spine.. 

When they finally left the stage with a big smile to each other and a high five, it got dark again...
And the news were announced...
... 22.2., New Single Ah Hah!
.... 4.4., New Album Strong Pop 

.... February, Kanto 7 Nights Tour 

... May, World Tour 2012
... July/August, Live Tour 2012 

They even played 20 seconds of Ah Hah! afterwards.

You may imagine, how hard we screamed when we saw the dates for the world tour.
Until that point we had never imagined to see them so soon again! 

And Bochum being the final of the Europe circuit - more than perfect! 

Drunk from happiness and euphoria we left the Budokan, a last time lining up to get our CDs with the special one night song and the flyer with their new look.

Finally outside we met Kuchen and Beki again, partying together because of the upcoming things. 

Exhausted but laughing we went back to the station... aaand who stood there, giving out flyers?! 

Hiko-san from Danger Gang! *__*
Finally I could meet her! 

With a mixture of Japanese and English we talked to her... she was sooo nice and cute - and utmost sexy, of course! She recognized Aiji and me again, yay.
Saying good-bye to her we left to the station finally.

This had been one of the most happiest days of my life. 

Japan Part III [Photo Heavy]

Hey gals! ♥

So this is the last "normal" part of my Japan-report.

The last one will be a special entry about LM.C's Budokan live. 

On the 2nd January we went - as you know - to Shibuya and Harajuku to do some new year's shopping.

But later that day we also decided to take a walk through Asakusa, where we lived.

We hadn't done that before because... I don't really know. lol

Near our hotel, the Asahi Building!

 (Looks like golden poo to me. Still.) 

Sumidagawa Bridge

The other side of the bridge - full of life! |D;

Kaminarimon - typical tourist pic!

The street leading to Sensoji

The next gate to the temple

It was really crowded - many people made their first visit to the temple this year.
And we were really the only european looking people there, but we didn't get any stares.
We stood in line like everyone else for visiting the inner part of Sensoji.
I offered some yen and made a new year's wish. ^^

Right next to the temple: Shinto shrine

Also here: everyone waits in line!

Fooood everywhere...

Famous shopping street of Asakusa

Still from new year's shopping: The most expensive eyebrow pencile of my life. lol

But it was worth it!

The next day we met up with Kao and Joanna (if I remember correctly) in Ikebukuro.

There we went to the Closet Child.. Aiji bought us a sinners CD (*O*) and I bought a second hand AP dress! ♥♥
After that we drove to Shinjuku where these two showed us great VK CD and merch shops.. mostly second hand, also with very rare items, yay! ... But it was a reeeaally hidden place.

Me & Aiji at Ikebukuro station. :3

Maccha Latte Frappucino ♥

As I said, hidden...

On our way back to the station.

Kao, Aiji & Joanna

My Angelic Pretty OP! *O* (Dreamy Dollhouse)

So on the 4th we did nothing because we both felt sick..

Well, on the 5th though we met Kao (again xD) and went to the Pokémon Center! *w*

On the way: Maccha and strawberry milkshakes!

It was so cute.. I had to do it! ;A;

After that we thought of what to do, so we decided to visit the Zojoji again at daytime! 

Us 3, taken by a creeeepy American... XDD;

Mizuko kuyo statues.
They are set up for aborted or dead born babies.

Me in a convini! xD;

In the afternoon we went to Akihabara, just to take a look.

It was a different place from which I had seen before. ^^

Escalators o,.o

Us 3 again, in a game hall!

Green tea kitkat! *3* Bought at a convini in Minato.

..and strawberry kitkat <3 yay

Bought at the Pokémon Center: Left one is mine and right one Aiji's.

On the 6th we did the last shopping tour and it was the last time that we visited Shibuya.. :/

We met up with Beki and Kuchen at Asakusa and drove to Shibuya.

Somehow the ceiling sometimes hangs really low.. LOL

We showed them the 109, which was really funny because.. they are all Visual Kei... >D

But they were impressed.
I bought an onepiece at Ma*rs and a sweater at d.i.a. *___*
(Unfortunately they hadn't any nice belts anymore.. .___.; )
I will show you the pics later... because we didn't take any in Tokyo. Ehem.
(Even forgot to take a pic of the shopping bags.. gaaahh)

Then we went on to Harajuku, after visiting Tower Records.

I dunno.. somehow... scary. 12-year old girls.

Dolly Wink-truck!

And finally we could visit the Meiji shrine!

But it was reeeeeaaally crowded .__.

In Harajuku I also bought socks and wristcuffs matching my new AP dress. :3

Because we were all tired we went back to the hostel after that...

Now onto the Budokan-ticket-dilemma.

Yup, you read right.
I asked my service agent if he had sent out my tickets.. but they still didn't arrive even on sunday morning, the day of the live. (Now I know why and what happend, but well.. I was so fucking angry.)
We tried to reach him via phone and email all day on saturday.. but we couldn't.

So we stayed in the hostel the whole day, switching between our room and the reception.

Bought in the convini: Kitten tissue box! >3<

Yup, important information..

Our hostel toilette in rosé, because everyone on fb wanted to see it... xDDD;

Kitsch much.

And even a baby dog picture... awwww! LOL

When we were already waiting for our train to Narita... ;___;°

In the skies, over Russia.

..It was so hard to leave Japan again. Even worse than the first time. But I'd expected that.

Jiji was also more than sad... despite her never believing when I'm telling her about such things. But it happend to her as well on that day.

It was such a great time, and I hope to come back throughout this year.