Japanese Lost Media - Volume 3

[@SakuraStardust]

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[@KurtLassiter112]

Hey um your lost media Gmail is not working I tried to send something but it didn’t work

[@Musesucksbigones]

buying it even tho i live close to little tokyo for you queen

[@bhirawamaylana466]

this is my childhood anime Cyborg Kuro-chan true ending is lost media or more like the last 12 episode is lost only tease in Magazine Kodansha.

[@ant5803]

there's so much vocaloid/voice synth related lost media its kinda nuts (most of it being songs but voicebanks too, for sure)

[@ant5803]

i mean, not to mention OTHER stuff

[@lany4618]

I’ve been super into vocaloid for about 7 years and have been searching for lost voicebanks for a while, it’s crazy how some vbs have been completely wiped from the internet. Private owned or ‘unreleased’ vocaloids are almost always completely lost too since no one knows where their unused bank actually is anymore such as Zhanyin Lorra. In July 2018, it was discovered that VOCALOID5's listing of voicebank icons included Lorra's setup.bmp in her own directory but it is currently unknown why she is there, as she is the only private vocal to be included and no one has confirmed to have her

[@LooDoesStuff]

Yup. Not to mention the fact that Ring and other unreleased vbs have been known to pop up and circulate among some groups within the fandom every few years, so she is out there somewhere

[@morganhay3968]

I would 100% go to a sketchy bar to see a band called 'Moomin With A Gun'.

[@platinumpotatochip8612]

Hell yeah

[@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813]

Imagine the álbum's cover... 😂

[@nickfrank7807]

I would love to know more on X Japan. I was lucky enough to see them in 2010, and it has to be one of my favorite experiences.

[@platinumpotatochip8612]

Oh wow Im jealous

[@nickfrank7807]

@@platinumpotatochip8612 it was amazing. They even had a 3D Hide for a part of the show.

[@BissoMultimediainGiappone]

There is a documentary movie about them (I also happen to appear on it for two seconds XD). It is not perfect and it can be confusing sometimes because they keep going back and forth throughout their history, so the timeline gets quite messy. But still, I think is enjoyable. I've wanted to make a full in-depth video about them for so long, but I just can't find the time and there is already a lot on the Internet so...

[@nickfrank7807]

@@BissoMultimediainGiappone I say do it! I think they're a band that should still be talked about most definitely. :) Mannnnnn I still need to see that doc! I keep forgetting about it. I mean, yeah, the last couple years have been distracting enough as it is! xD

[@SakuraStardust]

Really? That's awesome!!

[@geeker6350]

The image of a Moomin with a gun is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. I'm never going to be able to watch the intro of the show without my brain playing 'Gangstas' Paradise'' over it.

[@SakuraStardust]

*Laughs in Sonic the Hedgehog*

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And early Pokemon, with the gun, and when they eat...

[@KurenaiDeyama]

Ughhhh. The "lost" X Japan album. Good God, I was around 20 or so when I saw them live in L.A. for their world tour & when they announced the album. I'm 31 now. IT'S BEEN TOO DAMN LONG, BREH. Also, yes! Please do a deep dive on X Japan! Their history is insane

[@LikaLaruku]

Didn't expect to see Yoshiki's face in my sub box this morning. Also didn't expect to hear "Sora the Troll" whom I subscribed to last year.

[@trashbambi]

please do a deep dive on x japan cause the whole situation is so fascinating!

[@rukahazuki6650]

Seconded this 🙋

[@yomikoreadman128]

I'm curious too!

[@SlapstickGenius23]

I wonder if the late Hideto Matsumoto would like it?

[@PandorasParadiso]

Hello! I’m a new viewer. I found your channel through a KZbin suggestion on Meiko Nakahara and I really like your content! I’d love the X-Japan deep dive too because there’s so much to talk about when it comes to them!!

[@CeciliaGpeSoto]

Another fun bit about the Shuusou Gyoku entry is that the trilogy the game is a part of, Seihou, is the sister project to Team Shanghai Alice’s (ZUN) Touhou Project, the famous danmaku game. The people who made Seihou where ZUN’s underclass men at Tokyo Denki University. Seihou’s playstyle has clear Touhou influence in the intricate bullet patterns, but these are less dense while faster than Touhou’s, so although you can more or less see the resemblance, they play very differently.

[@otaking3582]

So the version of Moomin with firearms is the one that's NOT lost? We live in a strange timeline.....

[@SlapstickGenius23]

That’s pretty weird. I think the second season’s pretty much largely lost partly because of legal issues.

[@Meekox]

Here’s my two cents of the X Japan album. Don’t quote me on this but I remember reading an article during like 2010-2013 in Japanese magazine about how and why was it taking so long to release. Reason 1. They had hard time finding a suitable guitarist to fill hides role 2. Toshi having still strong ties to the cult had unspecific changes they had to make 3. Yoshikis “perfectionism” dragged the albums completion since the new songs had heavy emphasis on English and Toshi had problems pronouncing English.

[@cherrysauce7877]

Yet another awesome video on japanese lost media! There's just one small correction I'd like to make, though: not every Vocaloid voicebank has a character to represent it. Some of them are only represented by a stock photo of a random model, or in the case of VY1 and VY2, just straight up avatarless (unless you count Kiki and Roro, though those aren't actually their official avatars). Also, since you also mentioned X Japan: did you know there's a private (as in, not intended for commercial distribution) Vocaloid voicebank based on hide's voice? If you ever do a deep dive on X Japan, I think this would be a cool thing to mention.

[@SakuraStardust]

Thanks for the clarification!!

[@that-repliqueen-kyo3227]

I’m not sure if anyone wrote about this in the comments cause KZbin won’t load .. But Frontal attack is such important lost media because of who it’s composed by. Jun’ya Ota/Zun, the creator of Touhou Project. The hit Bullet hell indie series of Japan. He helped with the prototype and the two mainline games and even published the midi files of his work on seihou on his old blog. Even the unused prototypes seihou songs… all except frontal attacks. It’s the only song Zun has ever lost in his life

[@taotwinkleamv257]

Make a video about X Japan there is a lot of interesting stuff and possible lost media especially about Hide

[@Staplegun]

That was cool! I'd love to see you cover X-Japan!

[@emmychansuper]

Man, when VOCALOID was the biggest thing despite that Miku switched from a VOCALOID to her own entity. And since PowerFX hasn't done anything since Ruby, I almost suspect that Ring Suzune must has passed on to ANOTHER COMPANY... The lost VBs of VOCALOIDs is a big rabbit hole to dig deep down to...

[@shrimpfry8657]

awesome video as always, would love to see the xjapan thing too!! also congrats on the sponsor

[@v0lk719]

Looking forward to the X Japan lore video :3

[@The_Davo_Domain]

Not heard about the lost Yukko radio broadcasts. Pretty fascinating

[@xjooker9691]

7:52 that scared the shit out of me

[@rafaeligmpraciano4123]

As a visual kei fan, I was pleasantly surprised to see Yoshiki in a video of yours. Greetings from Brazil!

[@Brixmatt85]

Thank you so much for covering these! Now hopefully I won't be the only one looking for the Trigger Label tapes anymore haha 😭(I would also be interested in a Lost X vid, they seem wacky)

[@chibibble]

Another great video Sakura! It’s fascinating to hear about Ring Suzune’s fate, especially considering I remember being extremely deep in the vocaloid fandom in that time period and heard the announcement for her and her counterpart. Seeing those character designs peeled some long forgotten memories off the walls of my brain for sure, and I remember specifically being hyped for her to debut. I never knew she was straight up just never released! No wonder I can’t recall any songs using her voice, there just aren’t any to listen to. I’m always happy to hear about Vocaloid history, so if you ever think you may make some sort of video covering lost Vocaloid media, I’d be all for it! Maybe an iceberg? But that’s all up to you. No matter what you make, though, I’m here for it!

[@IgirlbossedTooCloseToTheSun]

A vocaloid lost media iceberg would rock!

[@littledreamerrem7021]

I've never been more excited for a video.

[@nothnx3210]

14:46 even though that demo has been lost, you can still listen to what Suzune Ring's vocaloid sounds like! There are apparently a lot of songs under her name on KZbin. 🤷‍♀

[@Tornadocholo]

The vocaloid part is pretty interesting, poor Suzune u.u. I love it please make more!!

[@muffin4165]

i was so excited to see a video of yours with yoshiki in the thumbnail !!

[@nozoto]

I don't have Tokyo Treat at home, but my slices of apple dipped in lemon curd & ginger will do. I am glad to see the continuation of this series =)

[@xyzzy4005]

I'm part of a Jrock/Visual Kei forum, and the lost X Japan album has become a bit of a meme in the community because of how long it's taken for the album to be finished and the amount of dedication (or lack thereof) that was put into the making of the album by Yoshiki, who seems to have been more focused on public appearances and brand sponsorship deals despite seemingly assigning himself as the main creative force behind the album. Nevertheless, I didn't know that the album was officially cancelled, and it's a shame that after almost 15 years of the band being reformed, they've only put out a few singles so far. Hopefully we might get to hear some of the album in the future.

[@Fellipe2k5]

9:58 This fish is very good. I always buy from the Japanese market near my house.

[@tobykassulke2385]

I wasnt expecting sora the troll or yoshiki to have lost media. Pretty interesting stuff!

[@elarrioguajardo208]

Nice! Let's keep this train going!

[@madousanae5870]

7:24 touhou related content in a sakura stardust video? oh my god, this is a dream come true!!

[@AtrocityEquine01]

I've been waiting for that X Japan album, and while I've been super snarky about how things have been behind the scenes with the band, I would love to see what that release would have been. Actually Sakura, I think it'd be rather interesting to see you cover the back story of X Japan, especially in regards to non-westerners.

[@AugustQ-p1w]

Small correction: Miku (and most "Vocaloids"/voicebanks) aren't made by Yamaha. Yamaha created the Vocaloid software, but Miku was created by Crypton. Anyways, I remember hearing about Ring Suzune and wondering when she would come out way back then. Pretty sad to learn she never did! She had such a cute design.

[@v0lk719]

getting sponsored already :O glad to see it! keep growing, you deserve it :3

[@grandtactician9801]

Really happy to see this series back! It’s really cool to be introduced to all this Japanese Lost Media, so thank you so much for that! I would definitely love to see a dedicated video on X Japan. Also Tokyo Treat and Sakuraco look really neat, so I’ll definitely give them a try! Anyway great video as always!

[@kaisplaceyt]

loved this! you always cover things i’ve never heard of and this series is honestly one of my favs for lost media right now lol

[@SakuraStardust]

Thank you so much Kait ;~; You're the best ; w ;

[@K1M347Y]

I was getting sleepy [Your voice is so calming] until I heard "Hats-" and I woke right up

[@BissoMultimediainGiappone]

Well I am actually glad the X Japan album became a lost media. XD Back in 2008 I was sooo afraid it would have turned into a very bad release and with all the mediocre songs they released during the reunion years I think I am happy with the situation as it is. After 2011 the still-unreleased album became somewhat of an inside joke between the band members as well, joking about it on stage as well. For all X fans out there who like the early days the most, you should check out the tribute band X-Hiroshima.

[@PommeVanille]

Yukiko lost media yay

[@DecadoPrime]

The inclusion of Moomin 1969 surprised me by how radically different it was. I was definitely not expecting weapons to appear. But man I like how well the Tokyo Treats sponsorship fits. Really enjoyed the fish shaped pastry.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Appreciate the hard work, lost media always an interesting topic

[@fearhunger3983]

Ah yes. It takes so long for Yoshiki to release an album that it becomes lost media. I think that's completely justified haha. Been waiting for that album since , what ,'08?

[@nadebara]

I was not expecting ring suzune here. Such a cool surprise

[@belladonnaatropa6915]

yea the video on the band group would be nice

[@brunal.m.5681]

Commenting right now just to make sure my mind won't trick me again with your cursed videos (watching 9h after upload, at 11am, April 21)

[@yolk-fv4zs]

waah i didnt expect to see x japan!!! anyways great video!!!! :D

[@shamra1245]

I would LOVE to see an X Japan deep dive and actually have my own visual kei-related suggestion I need to email in 👀

[@jimoran5265]

This comment is very delayed because this video is a year old but as soon as I saw the X Japan segment I knew I had to suggest another jrock lost media to you. The infamous S.K.I.N. recordings/album that were never published. S.K.I.N. being the project from 2007 with Miyavi, Yoshiki, Gackt, and Sugizo. They did one debut concert and had done several recordings for an album that never saw the light of day. Even the concert was recorded but footage never surfaced, but fans in attendance did audio record it to share online.

[@miku8101]

theres a lot of lost japanese vocaloid songs, like interface, 2winkle star, crystal diva 1/2 and A LOT more, also medical wedding, kagome uta (all of these are by MASA WORKS DESIGN but there are many other producers songs)

[@Direk_Carla]

yey! a new continuation! just got late on checking it here

[@j_walldubamsthe3rd979]

Been so busy that I missed this😄, but thanks for featuring me, and great work! Far better editing than your past 2 videos like this! Anyways, can’t wait for these to hopefully be found🙏

[@DerekMcDouglas]

Will you do a video about the most mysterious station song for TV Niigata Network (TeNY) called "Yes My Song"? They had a song for thier sign on that lasted from 1981 to 1997 (It was TNN at that time) and sing was sung by Circus. Risa Yamamoto did a cover for that song 5 years after the station's first broadcast but there is no full version for the original song Circus did... Circus did the song first but no full version were found, only Risa Yamamoto's cover. Full version of Kagoshima Broadcasting's station song was released and that is the original one. Fun Fact: Late Hiroshi Sato did this song (He was born in Kagoshima Prefecture but raised in Kyoto).

[@HexManiacHana]

I'm willing to bet my left foot that the new X Japan album will never be released. I'd like to see it released, but after seeing how absolutely insane some parts of the fandom are, I've resigned myself to the fact that it probably won't be released. Also I'd love to see a deep dive video on X Japan. I'm all for more content about my favorite band on KZbin ^_^

[@rogerbaugh2316]

Really excited to watch this one

[@themadyokai]

can't wait for the next one

[@ultragames4life]

Pls do a video on X Japan a deep dive is def needed it’s my favorite band

[@charlesmurphy5644]

Did you ever do a vod on C Japan? The missing vocaloid was mind blowing, I love Miku it would be interesting if that demo surfaces!

[@osto9967]

Tove and her brother Lars did actually have a comic strip that dealt with more adult material and humor in the Moomin "universe"

[@emirvmendoza]

Not in the video chapters list: 8:25 Ad 11:33 Yukiko Okada's Lost Radio Broadcasts 1984-1986

[@kiwi_bird]

Woah, I did not expect Sora The Troll to be mentioned in this video

[@Lungdum]

Became interested in 中森明菜 Akina Nakamori's lost early nineties Warner Bros album Gaze, Mizu ni Sashita Hana (水に挿した花; The Flower That Goes to Water) is the only released song from it. Eikyo Kyo had made ten more songs, it was shelved when Nakamori left the label.

[@jaded151]

3:04 not to be that guy but it's pronounce more like "tov-ay yanson"

[@jayson_bell]

imagine getting fucking jumpscared at 7:52 couldn't be me

[@blackroseknight77]

Nice! 👏 love to see more of this!

[@blueberrypitbull87]

I wish they would release audio and video recordings of Yukiko Okada's HeartJack concert.

[@SakuraStardust]

Same. Would be cool to see.

[@saigonotsuki]

It would be nice to see the deep dive into X Japan. Although I'm not a great fan of them, I'm craving for years to see good content related to Visual Kei, which is one of my favourite subcultures from Japan.

[@davidalfaro1429]

Gonna Enjoy this video thanks sakura stardust for this video. Could do a collab with Kenny Lauderdale.

[@teenage_blue]

yesss, do a video talking abt X japan please

[@miku8101]

btw theres more unreleased vocaloid! anri rune, cocorobo, more probably too but yeah. also, megurine lukas concept art is missing! it was shown in some sort of vip area, but photos were strictly prohibited

[@queentsareena]

X Japan sells millions of copies in their home country so it's interesting to know that they have such kept secrets of their recordings. And eventho I'm not their biggest fan, but I know what kind of quality they always put in their music, so maybe it is most likely because of the 'poor' quality of the lost recording, hence they choose to not release it?

[@jplovesthequads]

Honestly an understatement. X Japan is the biggest rock band in Japan, maybe only the duo B-z rivaling them. Its insane the music hasn't been leaked.

[@LikaLaruku]

For some reason, hearing about the lost contest winner Vocaloids makes me think of Peter Molyneux giving the shaft to the winner of "Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube?" to be a god in Godus by shelving Godus to focus on mobile games & NFTs.

[@jinny82]

Yukko and Sora the troll in the same video!My brain just kinda exploded XD

[@PlatinumPotat]

YOSHIKI!!!!

[@ECW5320]

7:10 Probably not; Toshi has unfollowed Yoshiki and blocks anyone who mentions X Japan to him.

[@mirelle_mojena]

I would love to see a deep dive on nick japan. it has always interested me since there are some lost jp dubs of some nicktoons that I've been trying to find for years

[@VengefulNonsense]

TussockyThree68 here, I'm the one spearheading the search for Noah's Ark ATM. I will admit, I DID skip to the Noah's Ark section...Does that make me a narcissist? Lol. Thanks for covering our search! It always helps when KZbinrs talk about the game. Also CONGRATS, You are the first to publicize the existence of the magazine articles here on KZbin.

[@SakuraStardust]

No problem! I likely can't get as many eyes on it as Whang, but the piece itself is extremely fascinating to me considering it saw a release.

[@noahdaniels8517]

my mom loves x Japan and talks about them all the time it would be great if u did video on them

[@mattguy1773]

Japan always has the most interesting media

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Yes!

[@jplovesthequads]

At 7:52 there's a weird sound that plays on the right side of my headphones. Think its from the video :O

[@shineefive]

WASNT EXPECTING TO SEE YOSHIKI ON A THJMBNAIL ABOUT LOST MEDIA BUT HERE WE ARE

[@taeso0o]

i'm a big visual kei fan and a fan of x japan, i would love to see a video on them!

[@caramelcrisis1038]

To me, the most interesting lost media of Japanese music are the lost materials of the band Devil Kitty, which is still quite obscure and controversial, they would even be an interesting topic.

[@squidpw6493]

I actually have a few episodes of Moomin in my possession. Unfortunately it’s all in my language (Afrikaans) and quite a few episodes are missing. It’s a really great series in my opinion (this isn’t the messed up one) and I wish I could have seen every episode

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Something similar can be said for both British English and Taipei Mandarin Dubs.

[@squidpw6493]

@@SlapstickGenius23 yea when I was a kid I was unaware that it was widespread since I wasn’t aware that dubs were a thing. I was very surprised when I found out it existed in other countries

[@kameronpan2939]

I can't believe Master Cringu Sora is a source of lost media this is wild

[@insomniac598]

Yes! More xjapan please

[@Moua]

Yeeeeah yoshiki is known for like starting things and leaving them hanging.

[@samwill7259]

Hey, new subscriber here, loving your content so far. Seeing this series though made me want to ask one question. As you may be able to tell from my avatar my particular Japanese obsession is the tokusatsu superhero genre (Power Rangers, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, etc). And I was just wondering if you've ever done any episodes or have plans to do any episodes about lost Tokusatsu series, movies or other assorted content. Thanks for your time and keep up the good work!

[@SakuraStardust]

Thanks so much for the support!!

[@emblamer982]

i saw yoshiki and clicked edit : loved the video :)

[@stevenwhuntva]

Ring Suzune was never released because the listeners would die 7 days after hearing the song.

[@lovegenom]

lost music media is so interesting……

[@takumidoutou4412]

Vocaloid mention 👀

[@SomeNativeOfficial]

Are you still going to reupload part 1 with fixed audio?

[@SakuraStardust]

I plan to, it'll take a while since that video is so long ^^;

[@ukaszkotowicz2484]

7:52 bro i JUMPED ;-;

[@darkfent]

This is not the place I expect sora to be in

[@ciel9047]

please do a deep dive on x japan !!!!

[@Ch3rryT3a]

Hide’s death 😢 still makes me sad

[@Catglittercrafts]

Yes X Japan please. They look fascinating