I find myself going toward this Gekijo-ban well a lot lately, and the fact is that they’re aggressive about getting their stuff in front of you and want it to be fun. No, they aren’t the hardest or heaviest or cursest or rebelest, but they’re gamely doing their thing on their terms and really just want to entertain while they do it. I like to do my part in kind.
You’ve probably seen this pop up on Twitter any one of the several times per day that it goes out:
【毎朝更新中】
劇場版ゴキゲン帝国youtubeチャンネル!
Our youtube channel, check it!!https://t.co/2Ax7ToZvf2— 劇場版ゴキゲン帝国@元日ワンマン!! (@gokigen_teikoku) November 15, 2016
It’s easier if you just submit
You should, because, as Pure Idol Heart describes them, there is something “visionary” about the way they do their business.
It’s in things like this, their various antics cataloged for your forever amusement:
ライブ動画より人気がある
『ひびやんのくしゃみ動画』
が見られるのは劇場版ゴキゲン帝国公式チャンネルだけ!!٩( 'ω' )وhttps://t.co/zR0YR1Sb6o pic.twitter.com/XaDvtCxTE3— 劇場版ゴキゲン帝国@元日ワンマン!! (@gokigen_teikoku) November 16, 2016
And they tweet out a lot of live footage, including this lyric video that you can only follow if you can Japanese:
YouTubeにGGT-ROCKの歌詞付きライブ映像をアップしました!
2016.11.13 AIFGGT-ROCK~歌詞付き~ AIF Live/劇場版ゴキゲン帝国 https://t.co/pKfwHqCIOo
— 劇場版ゴキゲン帝国@元日ワンマン!! (@gokigen_teikoku) November 15, 2016
And just like Homicidols.com, they have rules that they want you to follow!
劇場版ゴキゲン帝国のルールはこちら!٩( 'ω' )و
Rules of Gokigen Teikoku.https://t.co/CAqkPwkGEh pic.twitter.com/oQxzva80tI— 劇場版ゴキゲン帝国@元日ワンマン!! (@gokigen_teikoku) November 19, 2016
There’s a serious-business MV supposedly coming down the road one of these days, and I’m just the tiniest bit afraid of what they’ll have come up with for it.