Goodness, it's a been a long time since my last post! Since KobaP left Capcom and Sengoku Basara news dried up entirely, I guess I lost the passion to maintain this blog. I loved that series so much.
However, last week I had a wonderful experience seeing 女王蜂 (QUEEN BEE/Ziyoou-vachi) live at two different London performances in two days, and I couldn't resist putting a few words down about the shows.
A little background: QUEEN BEE (I'll refer to them using the official English name they used at the shows) are a Japanese rock band who dabble in experimental styles (as well as fashion). They have become massively more well known in the last few years as their music has been used in popular anime like Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, Fire Force, Hell's Paradise, Undead Unluck, Raven of the Inner Palace, Chainsaw Man, Oshi no Ko and Dororo, and many years after constantly stumbling over their music when looking for a certain niche CD series with a similar name to the band's, I finally got the chance to see them live.
They were initially announced to be playing the HYPER JAPAN 2026 festival at Olympia on 24/07/2026, which I usually attend anyway, so of course I bought tickets for that. Then, since they were in the country already, an announcement was made that they would also play a solo live at the Electric Ballroom in Camden on 23/07/2026. Even though going to a standing concert the evening before a three day convention felt unwise, I couldn't pass up the rare opportunity to see them twice.
