Visual kei mana sama biography

I know this isn't what I usually do with my blog. Rock and Read music magazine in Japan did a long interview with Mana, leader of Moi dix Mois and founder of the band Malice Mizer. I ended up ordering a copy from Kinokuniya (link here for their online store).

I had hoped that since some had the magazine for a little while that an English translation would show up online before I got my copy.

Mana sama

Except for one or two sections, nothing as of the time I am writing this. So I ended up doing my first long translation. Since I am not a translator, I feel it would be a disservice to put my rough work online. Instead I am going to write up a synopsis of the interview so at least people will have an idea of what it is about.

Some of what was said in the interview was a little difficult to get a definite translation so if there was an error, すみません.I hope that what I write is accurate and if I find later on that something was different I will update these posts.

Since even my synopsis is long,