YOSHIKI: I remember feeling that this collaboration had the potential to become something really special. No one could imagine how much anime and manga would grow internationally, but it felt...
“How do you build a community? It takes time, and you have to send a positive but very real message…I work hard to create the space I wish I’d had...
Near Mint Condition’s Omar Valdivieso keeps the dialogue alive between publishers and fans “There’s something special about holding a book. There’s something special about the way it looks on your...
“I believe in staying true to who we are while continuing to evolve. I want to keep improving our performances and music without ever losing the sense of gratitude and...
“Cosplay comes from fandom, and fandom connected me to others who became my best friends. It was like a language for me. It was speaking without speaking.” Full interview: https://j-generation.com/2026/03/vampy-bit-me-interview-part-1-2026/
“We want to build infinite worlds. The Fathomless Pirates set sail on adventures to countless worlds together with our fans.” Full interview: https://j-generation.com/2026/03/fathomless-skywalker-setting-sail-for-fantasy-interview/
“From the very beginning, I compose with the orchestra as a given…it’s a question of how fully I can realize the scale of my ideal. The orchestra is not ornamentation...
“Having experimented with new systems and taken risks in the design of Cowboy Bebop, we decided that this was the most dangerous, but also the most fun and exciting, way...
“I can actually see the scenery of the song unfolding in front of me, and the music becomes more and more immersive.” Full interview: https://j-generation.com/2026/02/first-contact-interview-2026/
“I consider creating an album to be an art form in its own right, possibly because I experienced the era before viral videos. Crafting an album is how I share...
“In recent years, US music charts have been dominated by hip-hop and pop, and I feel that it’s difficult for metal to appear on the charts, but we as ASTERISM...
The Pressable Defects sit down with hot concept art and comic book cover artist David Nakayama, talking about his new work on Red Sonja, Spider-Gwen, Venom, and whole bunch of...
“The type of characters I like in general are confident, erotic, sexy women. I understand the criticism of men drawing females too ‘sexy’, but personally I think it’s great to...
“I thought it was cool that BRATS meant ‘bad kids’! But now that I’m older, I feel a bit embarrassed by it — How will it look if we’re still...
“We’re able to get together as family, and then get together as band members when it’s time to rehearse or play a live show. We can switch back and forth...
“I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I want to stay connected to music forever. I want us to earn a spot in people’s hearts so they...
“We realized that if you took music away from us, out of our lives, there’s nothing left. It’s become connected to everything, really. As sisters, we’re linked together in that...
“It’s important to me to show that there is truth in dark emotions, too. We can’t just be girls showing “nice” things all the time. We all have different passions...
“The theme and imagery of Beltane felt like the perfect balance to our concept of Halloween.” Full Interview: https://jrocknews.com/2020/05/leetspeak-monsters-interview-beltane.html
“Heavy rock is the true heart of our music.” Full Interview: https://j-generation.com/2020/04/leetspeak-monsters-stage-a-scary-celebration-for-beltane-interview/
“We’re not shiny, innocent girls. We want to express real experiences through our music, things that are really happening. I was always the type of person who was drawn toward...
BRATS Interview on MyAnimeList from Anime Los Angeles: “Even if we aspired to be like someone else, we know we could never be like them. I never had that kind...
7 singles in 7 months — “You’re going to hear things from BRATS that you’ve never heard before!” Full interview: http://www.saetori.nl/2020/02/11/interview-brats/
BRATS Interview on JaME from Anime Los Angeles: “I realized it’s OK to be free, to not be restrained at all, and when I looked at the American people around...
BRATS Interview on JRock News from Anime Los Angeles: “With BRATS songs, we are known to not be traditional J-Pop, glittery kind of music. That’s not who we are. We...
BRATS Interview on Anime News Network from Anime Los Angeles: “…’More’ means we can always do better, we can always go higher.” Full interview: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2020-01-29/up-and-coming-j-rock-group-brats/.155901
As they prepare for their 5th Anniversary solo concert next March, Hazuki (Pastel Yellow), Nanase (Pastel Green), Miri (Pastel Purple), Ririka (Pastel Blue), and Ruka (Pastel Pink) reflect on memories...
Jun Amaki: If I don’t change, if I don’t push myself, then I’ll slow down, and that’s something I never want to do. Full interview: http://j-generation.com/jun-amaki-interview-2019-pt-2/
Euskyss: In the story of “Gothic”, the museum guard encounters the monsters lurking in the dark and his spirit becomes dyed in a “strong black” that cannot be affected by...
Miku: Sometimes the world needs rebellion to create peace. It’s rock, but we also want to bring people happiness. Full interview: http://j-generation.com/band-maid-interview-2019/