[Cannibal Clown]

Well, i usually go to www.animelyrics.com to try to get the english translations for many of the anime, j-pop and video game music i hear. Much of them don't have tranmslations, but they all have at least the japanese lyrics there, so you can sing along if you really want.

But anyways. You guys listed a lot of good ones,
i love X japan.
I've heard a few things from TM Revolution
I was suprized when no one mentioned the more popular ones from the anime soundtracks


These are the ones who've done most of the Inuyasha music
Ayumi Hamasaki, BoA, Do As Infinity, Dream, Koda Kumi, Hitomi Yaida,

Yoko kanno, i don't know if you consider it J-Pop or whatever, but she's definatly one of the best and even though it's not really japanese for the most part, it's still from japan.

Maaya sakamoto, responcible for all the Escaflowne and Rahxephon stuff.

Megumi Hayashibara, Does stuff for slayers, and many of the other more upbeat anime music that you may hear from older days, like mid 90's.

Aikawa Nanase, another who i am suprized hasn't been mentioned, i love all of her music, it's more rock and techno kinda blend, but is very enjoyable.

Morning masume - If you like disco stuff, listen to them , if not, please, stay far far away.

others like mentioned before, dir en grey, Malice mizer, the more heavy stuff, never really liked too much, and i found that out even more when i saw some of their sites, they are all chicks, but guys undernieth, you just can't really tell by their pictures.

And most male artists, like the pillows i never really cared for, but their most popular song from FLCL ride on shooting star, is pretty good, and i still have it on the pc.

other than that, meryl covered em all pretty damn well.