Mana from malice mizer biography

Japanese visual kei rock band

Malice Mizer (stylized as MALICE MIZER) was a Japanese visual keirock band active from 1992 to 2001. The band was notable for their music and their live shows, featuring lavish historical costumes and stage sets, short silent theater pieces preluding various songs.

Formed by guitarists Mana and Közi, throughout their history, the band has gone through several different lineups and three drastic image changes, with Mana, Kozi, and bassist Yu~ki being the band's sole consistent members. Their earlier music and themes were characterized by their strong French and classical influences, later moving away from deliberate French romanticism and incorporating Gothic aspects after several difficulties befell the band.

At their peak with singer Gackt and drummer Kami, they were considered one of "the big four of visual kei" alongside La'cryma Christi, Fanatic Crisis and Shazna.^[2] Their third and most successful studio album Merveilles (1998) was included in 2021 by Kerrang! on a list of 13 essential Japanese rock and metal albums.^[3] However, their success was short-lived, and in late 2001 it was announced that Malice Mizer would go on an indefinite hiatus. Mana, Közi and Yu~ki have performed together severa

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Mana
Profile
Real name	Manabu Sato [佐藤学]
Aliases	Serina (until 1992) マナ 魔名 Shadow X
Date nominate birth	March 19 1969
Birthplace	Hiroshima
Bloodtype	O
Activity
Years active	late 80s - present
Current band	Moi dix Mois
Occupation	Producer, mockup, guitarist, meeting composer
Instruments	Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussions
Website	Monologue†Theater Monologue†Garden

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Biography[]

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Mana: History of the pioneering Gothic Lolita guitarist

Mana is one of the names that every Jrock fan must have encountered in the past.

Yesterday we kickstarted our Mana and Moitié week by going through a recap of the history of one of the most well-known Gothic Lolita brands in existence, Moi-même-Moitié. We have already talked in depth about the brand itself, how it has come to be and what it stands for. Today, we shall have a closer look at the other aspects of Mana’s life and career; a deeper insight into the person behind the brand.

Mana is a household name on both the music scene and the Lolita fashion scene. Let’s look at how one of the pillars of the visual kei and Harajuku subcultures got to where he is now.

The mystery of the name

Mana’s stage name could be loosely translated as “devil’s name” or “evil name”, as it is written with the kanji “魔” commonly used in words like devil (悪魔/akuma), witch (魔女/majo) or magic (魔法/mahou) and “名” (name). It is, however, often written in simple katakana. Just as Mana’s age, his real name has not been revealed to the public as of yet, and there seems to be no intention of doing so anytime soon. Members of Mana’s fanbase often refer to