Alright, I've had enough of these people. Chariots deserves some support.
I'm sick of everyone who looks at Chariots and bitches because they don't sound like Phantasmagoria.
THEY ARE NOT PHANTASMAGORIA AND ARE NOT MEANT TO BE.
It's
CHARIOTS. Not 'Riku, ex-Phantasmagoria and 4 random guys no one cares about', so stop looking at them that way.
If you'd stop for a fucking moment and quit looking at Riku like he should be trying to bring back Phantasmagoria, maybe you could appreciate how awesome Chariots is.
No, they
DON'T sound like Mago. That's because they're a
different fucking band.
Same singer, but it's a different band, with a different sound and a different look.
Stop with the closemindedness. Phantasmagoria was awesome, but it's over. Chariots' aim is not to BE Phantasmagoria.
Also, there are FIVE members of Chariots.
Not one. Not one and four that don't matter. FIVE.
This leads me back to the other shit. It's
Chariots, and as awesome as Riku and Phantasmagoria were, Chariots is neither.
Chariots is Riku,
Tomo, Akito, Yuuri, and Reiya, fuckers! They're all awesome too! Everyone who buys all the photosets, and goes to the lives just focuses on Riku. The whole fucking band is awesome- this is not 'Riku solo with support members'. It's not like these guys are a bunch of nobodies, anyway! They may not have been too popular, but their old bands were well-known enough to give them some fans.
Remember
Jaguar, Pashya, and The Pumpkin Head?(which explains why fans of those bands are more accepting of Chariots for what they are.)
I think I'm going to limit myself to talking about chariots with fans of those bands.
Chariots is an awesome band and deserves some fucking respect and appreciation.
I hate these sheepminded japanese fangirls. And all the likeminded ones from other countries.
Leave Phantasmagoria as it is, and think of Chariots as an entirely different band.
Personaly, I see no similarities between Mago and Chariots, so I don't see how people can try to connect them.
They look completely different, sound completely different (hell, Riku doesn't even sound the same), and they aren't even doing any Phantasmagoria covers.
Just because it's Riku doesn't mean they aim to be like mago.
RIKU IS NOT PHANTASMAGORIA. RIKU IS RIKU. And his band is
Chariots now.