Tag: 🎵 ピコピコ系 (Piko-Piko Kei)

Also referred to as 電車系 (Denshi Kei), “ピコピコ” (Piko Piko) is an onomatopoeia for “Beep-boop”, the sound computers or video games make. The Japanese電車 (Denshi) means “electronic” in English, and as you might have guessed at this point, the “electronic” types of music are the typical sound for this genre, regardless of which name you use to refer to it.
The use of 8-bit or chiptune sounds as well as techno and rock elements is just the everyday standard for this genre, but visually the artists might also make use of futuristic outfits or computer elements like PVC or floppy discs, electronic visors and so on.
Additionally, the genre also has roots in the アングラ系 (Angura Kei) genre, and can be combined with the 白塗り系 (Shironuri Kei) genre as well.