Today we managed to sit down with the founder and leader of BLOOD, Kiwamu.
This interview was quite a hassle to do, since let me tell you, getting dental work done mere hours before an interview isn’t the greatest idea someone can ever have, but there was no way around it. Luckily Kiwamu was very understanding
雪 (Yuki)
She originally started the project in 2009 as a photographer under the name of Arlequin Photography, but developed an interest in journalism and translation ever since. Because of these interests interviews and reviews were added to the project, until it eventually hit the limits as a "photographer" in 2021, and Arlequin Magazine was added to the mix.
雪 (Yuki) is a native Dutch speaker with a graphic design degree, which means she is also the main person behind Arlequin Creations.
After all these years, she's still the one responsible for the interviews and most of the live photography you see here at Arlequin, but the majority of reviews and behind-the-scenes work is also done by her.
The reviews she writes are from the viewing point of an overseas fan, and thus written in English before being translated to Dutch, Spanish and Japanese. In the English versions she also tries to explain the meaning behind certain kanji or song titles to the readers, but what you don't see here is that these explanations are omitted in the Japanese versions in order to appeal to these readers more.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.
Megaromania // “The Birth of Creation” Europe Tour 2012 at Tivoli de Helling
During their “The Birth of Creation” Europe Tour 2012 Megaromania stopped at Tivoli de Helling in Utrecht on March 19 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.
We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You
SUICIDE ALI announces new single “THE COLD BODY”
SUICIDE ALI are about to release their fourth single, titled “THE COLD BODY”, on January 11, 2012!
The single will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for early January, you can secure your copy as early as November 23 at live venues.
Starwave
umbrella announces first single “五月雨” (Samidare)
umbrella are about to release their first single, titled “五月雨” (Samidare), on December 1, 2011!
The single will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for early December you can secure your copy early starting at November 22 during the release
kanonxkanon // “kanon x kanon x kanon” Euro Tour 2011 at Tivoli de Helling
During their “kanon x kanon x kanon” Euro Tour 2011 Kanon and Kanon Wakeshima stopped at Tivoli de Helling in Utrecht on November 14 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.
We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos
the fool // “Japanese Jet Boyz Override to Euro” at P60
During their “Japanese Jet Boyz Override to Euro” tour the fool stopped at P60 in Amstelveen on November 11 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.
We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these
HimemaniK announces first mini-album “Ruler”
HimemaniK are about to release their new mini-album, titled “Ruler”, on November 30, 2011!
The mini-album will be released through Darkest Labyrinth, and even though the official release date is set for the end of November you can secure your copy early starting at October 30.
Darkest
THE SOUND BEE HD announces new mini-album “艶” (Tsuya)
THE SOUND BEE HD are about to release their new mini-album, titled “艶” (Tsuya), on December 14, 2011!
The mini-album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for mid-December you can secure your copy early starting at October 28 at the
BLOOD announces new single “Bathory” as well as US and Canada tour dates
BLOOD are about to release their new maxi-single, titled “Elizabeth” on October 26, 2011!
But aside from the news about their new single, there’s also something else the band wants to announce to foreign fans: the group will be coming to the United States and Canada for a short tour
Tokami announces new album “Resurrection”
Tokami are about to release their new album, titled “Resurrection” on November 8, 2011!
The album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the release date is set for early November, you can secure your copy early starting at October 11 at the release party in 池袋BlackHole
marlee announces new anime cover album “1st PROTOTYPE WARS”
marlee are about to release their new anime cover album, titled “1st PROTOTYPE WARS”, on December 7, 2011!
The album will be released through Darkest Labyrinth, and even though the release date is set for early December, you can secure your copy early by purchasing it as early as October
ネガ (NEGA) // European tour 2011 at Tivoli de Helling
During their “Europe tour 2011” ネガ (NEGA) stopped at Tivoli de Helling on September 20 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.
We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on our portfolio,
