Trivia About MALICE MIZER

1. Written as マリスミゼル in katakana, the Japanese pronunciation is 'marisu mizeru'
2. Due to that, the English pronunciation of MIZER is 'me-zer', it rhymes with geezer
3. All of the members are males; yes, this includes Mana-sama
4. The font used for their logo is Caslon Antique (also the font used on this site)
5. The band created their signature "twin guitar" sound early on, in which two guitars play distinct melodies to produce polyphony
6. The name of their first demo tape, sans logique, comes from French artist Mylène Farmer's 1988 single of the same name; her name on the single is also written in Caslon Antique
7. This was done so because Mana and Közi were or are huge fans of hers
8. Mana and Közi met at a karaoke bar where they both worked and called this meeting fate; members of their previous band, Matenrou, were all co-workers as well
9. The band's official fan club was called ma chérie
10. The three long-standing members of the band are very private and haven't publicly revealed their real names, and Mana has yet to disclose his birth year
11. Gaz and Kami did a "band swap" when Gaz joined Kneuklid Romance whereas Kami left the same band to join MALICE MIZER
12. On Mana's recently established independent record label Midi:Nette, the band released their debut album, memoire
13. The cathedral featured on the cover of Bara no Seidou is St. Vitus Cathedral, located in Prague, Czech Republic
14. The cover of Voyage sans retour depicts a painting called An Angel in Green with a Vielle, and was possibly painted by Francesco Napoletano, an associate of Leonardo da Vinci's
15. For Deep Sanctuary VI, Kami's old mentor, Sakura, played drums for the band; he eerily resembled Kami for the two lives to the point where Közi and Yuki were taken aback and thought it was really Kami; Sakura even went as far as borrowing Kami's purple drum set from his alma mater high school, which Kami's parents had donated it to
16. All of the vocalists's stage names have five letters Tetsu, Gackt, and Klaha
17. In recent years, Mana-sama has stated on social media that he wants to have MALICE MIZER songs on streaming sites, but with Midi:Nette being defunct, it is hard to say when, or even if, their songs can be available for download or streaming; Nippon Columbia is still active, but they don't seem to have any plans to have their songs digitally available
18. Their most successful album is merveilles

Mana

1. His biggest quirk is that he does not speak in public, instead whispering into the ear of a bandmate (usually Gackt when he was in the band) or holding up signs and emoting with his hands; he has only slipped up twice
2. That said, he has provided vocals for the song Kyomu no Naka De no Yuugi, but they're distored
3. He has claimed to have been born in the 1500s, but his birth year is rumored to be 1969
4. He has attended a music school in Osaka
5. He played bass in his previous band, Matenrou
6. He is a gamer and has an extensive collection of consoles
7. He was first referred to as Mana-sama back in 1992; Kozi might have been the first to do so
8. Influenced by his music teacher parents, one of Mana's favorite instruments is the harpsichord, and his favorite composer is J.S. Bach
9. His stage name was sometimes written in kanji as 魔名, meaning demon name or evil name
10. He started the gothic lolita fashion brand Moi-même-Moitié that is based on his own outfits he wore in October 1999 and later sold it in 2018
11. The name of his iconic, custom guitar is called jeune fille, and there is an entire series of them designed and crafted by ESP
12. To this day, he still returns to his hometown, Hiroshima, every year for new years

Közi

1. His name is pronounced 'Koji' and not 'cosy'
2. He is a cat lover and has had multiple cats over the years. Perhaps the two most well known ones are Zaka and Rara (Lala?)
3. He has an eyeball fetish; it really shows in the ILLUMINATI PV
4. He usually added the honorific chan when speaking to Mana, but would use sama when he wanted something
5. Designed and crafted by ESP, the guitars he used during his MALICE MIZER days were Akauzu-kun (あかうずくん) and Shirouzuko (しろうずこ) and they are red and white, respectively
6. Being tattooed, his right hand is quite distingushed
7. Both of his parents are deceased

Yu～ki

1. His favorite food was/is chocolate
2. The first song he wrote was when in was in kindergarten and was about

Kami

1. Kami's favorite type of butterfly was the blue morpho which is featured on the cover of Shinwa
2. He was mentored by Sakura of L'Arc-en-Ciel
3. He loved perfume had a collection with over 80 bottles
4. Kami is part of the 27 Club
5. He was found four days after his death
6. His favorite food are drink are melon bread and MAX COFFEE, both of which Mana-sama consumes twice a year on Kami's birthday and deathday

Tetsu

1. Tetsu's departure from the band was a rare case of actual creative differences; he didn't want to wear makeup because he didn't think it was masculine or be part of the emerging visual kei scene
2. Rather than becoming a solo artist, Tetsu has been part of numerous bands after leaving MALICE MIZER

Gaz

1. Coming soon

Gackt

1. His name is pronounced 'gack-toe'
2. He is the second of three children with an older sister and a younger brother and was born in Okinawa to a Ryukyuan family
3. The time in the band is referred to as the Gackt era by fans and it was during this that they were at the peak of success

Klaha

1. He has/had stage fright
2. He went on to have a short-lived solo career that ended abruptly in April 2004
3. In 2007, he promised a return but nothing came to fruition, nor was there an explanation as to why he paused activities
4. Mana-sama tried to contact him for the 25th anniversary live, but to no avail