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But there's sooooo much to do in Southern Oregon. 2 movie theatres, 2 bowling alleys, and... uh.... a mall....... gonk

I rather have them tour out of anime conventions but, if it is the only way they will play in the US then, I guess that's better than nothing.

Ok, I feel the need to post an unadulterated reply before I read everyone else's, so I might post more later, in response to other people.

Anyway, I agree, I'm of mixed feelings. Especially because, I was blessed with the opportunity to go see 2 of my favorite bands/musicians perform in just such an arena. As such, I treasure the opportunity I had, and I appreciate the cons for bringing them. And I also disagree a bit on the types of bands being brought over. There's just as much jpop being brought over, and yes, it's being tied into the anime in the same way, but again, not all of it is related to anime.
And in that respect, I agree with you on disliking it. It's a bit of an insult to the band, because it's... almost exploiting them for that one aspect, or one area that they are portraying through this arena. And it's also annoying because of how freakin many people lined up for the concerts before me who had no idea what songs the band had done. That bites too, though I'd probably still be annoyed if they were all actual fans.
And yet again, it's an introduction. It may be a slow one, but it is an introduction to a new audience. And some of them maybe go on to do more with that introduction.
And specifically for L'arc, I think something like this was planned for a long time. I don't care how hard it was to find Clicked 13, it was an American release, and they also did a theme song for an American movie. And that soundtrack was not hard to find.

Ok, I just have to point out, that I've had opportunity to go to a concert for Polysics and Melt Banana, but I didn't go to either, because I wasn't familiar with the band, and then, it turned out, I don't really care for the music anyway. The plus side to the conventions is that, I've already heard the band if I'm planning to go for them, plus, I'm already at the con, because I am an anime fan, and it's a free concert if it's someone new. This how I found out Duel Jewel sucks. I walked by the concert on my way to something else and it was horrible the noise that was coming from there. Can you even call that music?

I agree, I'm halfies with that. I saw Laruku at Otakon this year and it was possibly the grestest night of my life...however, barely anyone there knew them and therefore alot of people weren't enjoying the concert as fans (like I was, anyway razz ). On one hand I always wish they would come to America because I want to see them! But on the other hand, if they got all big and mainstream in America, well....no props to that. x_X

The only foreign bands I've heard about that succeeded in America, sang mostly in English.

In this country, when I say that I'm a Jrock fan, people stares at me like "OMG, what are u talking about?" or "Why do u like that?"... it's ok, but I only ask for respect ...