Philosophy I - Moi dix mois 10e Anniversaire booklet

 As Moi dix mois recently released their 3rd book of the Philosophy series for the 20th anniversary, I wanted to revisit the past editions of Philosophy I and II to see how the members changed through the years with the band and what they had to share. First is Philosophy I, released in 2012 I believe, for the 10th anniversary. At the time the members had already changed from the first line-up, some members being there for five years already when the booklet came out. So what did Mana and the members have to share about their time in the first part of the story of Moi dix mois ? 

Moi dix Mois 20e Anniversaire ~Dis Inferno XIX~Last Year Party~ Shibuya Stream Hall 18.12.22

 After only having an online Q&A and short show for a "Last Year Party" in 2021, this year, the long awaited ~Dis Inferno~ returned for the 19th edition at Shibuya Stream hall. 

Moi dix mois ~20th Anniversary tour - Route vers l'Ouest~ Osaka BEYOND 2 days

After 118 days without Moi dix mois, finally, we all gathered in Amemura, Osaka, for a jet black meeting to cheer for the band that was visiting Kansai for the first time in years. 

I was meeting a friend from Hyogo, and two from Tokyo on Saturday. Before the show, we had a lovely lunch at a "Heavy Metal Rock" themed sweets buffet, which put us in the ambiance with their guitar, amps and skulls decorations adorned with black and red flowers and food items. It was such a good timing with the theme, when I had seen the post on Twitter, I had to invite my friends to join me for it before the show. It seems the Art Hotel Osaka Bay Side has many wonderful themed buffets year round at the Sky 51 Buffet, so I definitely recommend it ! 

With a little time to spare, we also planned to stop at Atelier Pierrot Osaka, where my friend (an Atelier Pierrot staff) had briefly met Mana the previous day when he went to the store to leave a signed panel to put up in store, since they carry Moi-même-moitié there. Friday evening, Mana was alone it seems, but when we went, we were lucky to see all members had come by and left their autograph as well ! They must have had a busy Friday evening, so I'm thankful they visited ! 

After a quick visit at the shop we walked to the venue a few steps away. We had good tickets for both days so I did not want to miss the opening time to make sure we could secure a good place (the aim is always on the right side as close as possible, but that's also a lot of other people's goal, so the competition is fierce, fufufu....) We got about 2 people in front of us, right in front of Mana's place, so we were happy with our placement. The venue was small, so we were very close. The 30 minute wait time before the show was so long, and it was quite hot in there... And then it started.