For those who can't get enough of tranny-chan J-rockers, Madelaine sent a sweet tip: Maru Music is releasing Visual-Kei DVD Magazine Vol 2 this summer. She writes: "You will not believe who will be in it. He wears blue, has a band, and has a fashion line." The answer is - you guessed it - Mana of Malice Mizer and Moi dix Mois!
This volume is hosted by an androgyne (Miku, vocalist of Antique Café) and a coked-up, dubiously feline puppet (Biju). As in the first DVD, there will be over an hour of exclusive interviews, live video clips, and behind-the-scene glimpses at the hottest Japanese Visual Kei bands (Smile, chariots, SuG, SaTaN, Himeichigo). There's even an educational component: a history lesson of the genre and a tour of legendary concert venues such as Rock-May-Kan in Tokyo.
I can't wait to see the footage of Mana-sama's side project, Mana's Not Dead. He talks about his love of punk music and plays drums on a song by The Star Club... while wearing a ripped-up costume made of gauze and hair spiked six inches high. (See photo above left.) Oh Mana, I bow to thee.
The trailer for the DVD gives me butterflies in the stomach! You can pre-order Visual-Kei DVD Magazine Vol 2 from Maru Music's web store (which also sells Miyavi merchandise, drool.) The DVD is in Japanese with English subtitles, region-free, over an hour in length, and costs $12.
