Had more fun talking to people last year at their show in Seattle then I’ve had in many years. Great video. Seeing them here in Portland next month!

Holy cow, the guy who as a new fan got an unexpected (and probably never an option again) meet- and- greet told the story of my huge dream and simultaneously biggest nightmare 😅

Man, it was such a pleasure meeting you "in person" and talking to you and a lot of the other guys. My first Band-Maid concert ever and I was totally blown away, but also because how easy it was getting in contact and to chat with the fans. Also, a huge shoutout and a big thank to you, awesome guy, who also gifted me this set of 3D printed figures. You're a great guy, at first I couldn't believe it. All in all, a wonderful experience 🙂

Just superb. I've really only been a maidiac for 3 or 4 weeks now and never in my previous 64 years have I fanboi'd about a band before, but both the band and its fans are simply just amazing. What a community!

I could see those bitchin figurines selling easily for $99.99. Marshall was so generous and awesome. Thx, Howard, you lucky devil! ;-)

lol i know the guys in your video from my twitter & discord :)

That was a heck of a set list. And you got Balance! My favorite from that album. Only the third time they played it this year. I'm sure I met the man in the blue shirt with the large figurines at the show in Houston. He was first or second in the ultra VIP line.

That's awesome you got to see them sooner than expected

Brilliant video! For those of us with disabilities and not able to go to the shows, these videos are very special. Thank you.

When I saw them in Nashville, I didn't realize at the time that half the fun would be meeting other fans.

That was brilliant. Wonderful community. No set list will ever be a poor set list. There are no poor Band Maid songs. There will always be songs they could include. But so happy everyone had a good time. Great video.

So cool! Thank you!

I loved the video and great to see that the Band-Maid fan-community is very creative in Japan as well. Those figures look amazing. The thing that surprised me the most though was you standing in Kabukicho. I didn't realize the new Kabukicho tower also housed a new Zepp venue. Funny thing is, I have never been in Japan, but playing a lot of the Yakuza franchise or 龍が如く / Ryu Ga Gotoku in Japan (info: most all the games in the series have at least a part in a small stylized part of Kabukicho called Kamarucho) makes me recognize a small part of that city pretty easily including that square. I have also been watching a lot of walking through Japan videos the last couple of years made me recognize it almost immediately once you were on the square in front of the tower (there have been a lot of videos with the new tower). I knew they were trying to make Kabukicho a bit more inviting with that new tower, but having a venue for concerts there might really help it out a lot. Really happy to see you got tickets too, that's a very generous fan right there.

Lucky you!!. Damn... I´m not jealous at all... not a bit...

Hong Kong-san, fan for only one year! It's amazing how addicted you are.

Thank you for this Baka san! This is the closest to attending a Japanese okyuji minus the visuals.

Had the biggest smile on my face watching this.🥰

not that i wouldn't run away from a camera but i'm really glad that, compared to line cube shibuya, you had a chance to see, talk to, and participate in things with more fans before the show! also, that's so cool you could get a lot of interested fan goods. in the past in a different community we would trade a lot of goods and artisans could also create various goods to sell. the actual license holders would set up marketplaces for fan goods at the events so we could get all kinds of goods and trade stuff. it was so much fun. i'm glad that band maid fans can have a lot of fun in addition to the concert itself.

That was great. You got so lucky. And this is one of your best videos. I stayed at that APA twice. And the Gracery (the Godzilla hotel) once.

Awesome review really enjoyed it! I crossed fingers for a little bit of anemone in the live show section

Those band-maid figures look supercool. I wonder if anyone will paint theirs in the Band-Maid colours ? As for the show - was it sold-out ? Was the venue packed ? How as the sound etc ?

Wow, lucky you😮🎉 That Shinjuku show ticket was really hard to get, and I failed at all my attempts 😅 I’m glad that you enjoyed the whole events. See you at Yokohama🕊️

There seems to be more buzz surrounding Band-Maid lately. Do you get that same impression at these shows?

This was a very enjoyable 27min...thanks so much for sharing.

Nice reporting. all the pros choose the spot by the mixing console

It's interesting to see how much younger the fan base there seems to be compared to the US

So, in Japan you are known as "baka?"😆

I wonder how much of the Japanese fans response is because they saw video of the "Dawn Patrol" in the US and they figured that if the US does it, then Japan needs to do it as well. Now if the Ladies could have the "No Cameras/FanCams" rule modified, so maybe 5 or 6 individuals could record the shows. That way it's not a distraction and we all get our fix. Yo!? I will look forward to your next reports. Although Michelle is going to be in Japan soon, maybe you can meet up with her and her family for an interview?

I want that

I pity the poor tourist who arrives at Shinjuku station, gets in a taxi, and says "APA Hotel, please". If, and I appreciate it's still a big 'if' I can get to the Okayama show, then it'll be no afterparty for me, as I need to get back to my hotel in Osaka, and getting definitive train times for the last train back is more problematic than you'd think.