And it's interesting that the single whose cover art is provided here as an example of the motif is named "toki no souretsu" which is also the title of the legendary 1984 compilation consisting of positive punk bands including AUTO-MOD https://www.discogs.com/ru/master/384341-Various-時の葬列Selections-From-Excommunicated-Monument?srsltid=AfmBOopaQ-lSSVW_-1pp9nAMT1jYBqBPlt7HPN05xMOcWl8raDS9hwBE

I thought the bleeding eye motif was inspired by Genet (AUTO-MOD) \

And I want to say that I thank you so much for creating this guide! The history of visual kei is what interest me and I tried to read articles on this on Japanese with translator but it wasn't very easy, I'm so glad that me and other vkei fans now have an opportunity to learn about it in an accesible way! I'm looking forward to new articles!

I would argue that kurofuku kei wasn't heavily influenced by positive punk/goth. I think these bands largely owe their dark looks and musicality to the post-punk/goth movement. For example, Bauhaus and Daniel Ash were a huge inspiration for BUCK-TICK. And think back to the Fool's Mate that promoted European post-punk bands before it was turned into a vkei magazine. But correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not really sure about my knowledge in this area.