Omnibus 「NO VISUAL, NO LIFE~SALVATIONIS~」 announced

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Omnibus 「NO VISUAL, NO LIFE~SALVATIONIS~」 announced

The fifth NO VISUAL, NO LIFE omnibus has been announced!

NO VISUAL, NO LIFE is an omnibus series organized by Visual Doctor Noru (ヴィジュアル博士のる) started in 2021. Its overarching concept is “visual kei enthusiasts without existing frameworks.” In other words, artists who are fans of visual kei but may or may not consider themselves vkei.

The latest volume has its cover drawn by the illustrator of visual kei manga Shounen VISUAL ROCK (少年ヴィジュアルロック), Haine Asana (灰音アサナ), and features 27 artists over 2 discs. It will be released on 2025-11-29 for 2,500 yen.

The artists this time include several that you might already know, like orchestral the ambient carnival U, Kyoso DOPPEL (狂想ドッペル) (who we interviewed in 2022), THA STuPID, Tʌ́-rot, D'emian, TRANCE, and Ru:natic, among others.



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