• @glimse
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    58 months ago

    I was into Malice Mizer in the early 2000s and that’s Mana, the lead guitarist. He’s a dude, not a lesbian lol

    From Wikipedia:

    Mana is known for wearing ‘female’ clothes. Mana himself has said that he wanted to be the ultimate onnagata [male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre] … His lack of speaking, combined with his commitment to ‘feminine’ dress, led to people believing he was actually female.

    (I added the definition of onnagata because I didn’t know what it was until I clicked the link)

    • @SuperSynthia
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      38 months ago

      He went as far as whispering into his band mates ears to answer interview questions I believe. Visual kei is wild. Love it <3

    • @MandarbmaxOP
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      28 months ago

      Very good to know! Thank you!

      • @glimse
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        28 months ago

        I’m not surprised because I totally thought he was a woman for years and it’s funny regardless