interviews he whispers into the ear of a band member or confidante, who then relates his words back to the interviewer. He has also been known to simply look at the camera as subtitles appear, as well as using Yes/No cards and expressing himself in mime or through musical instruments. He has, however, spoken on a few occasions. In a 1996 Malice Mizer interview on the TV show Hot Wave, he quietly replied with his name and his position in the band when introduced. But throughout the rest of the interview, Mana whispered in Gackt's ear. He has also offered his vocals to the song, "Kyomu no Naka de no Yuugi". Mana has stated on Twitter that his vocals were not distorted for this song when he sung it live, but he did whisper the lyrics. Mana is known for wearing female clothes. Mana himself has said that he wanted to be the ultimate onnagata. English-language Japanese music website JaME said he started discovering his "feminine side" before Malice Mizer. His lack of speaking, combined with his commitment to feminine dress, led to people believing he was actually female. Japanese music website Barks stated that after Mana and Malice Mizer, the number of visual kei bands with onnagata members increased. Band history Ves.tearge – drums (high school) (1986–1987) Girl'e – guitar, synthesizer as Serina (1988–1990) Matenrou (摩天楼) – bass (1990–1992) Malice Mizer – guitar, synth guitar, keyboard, programming (1992–2001) Moi dix Mois – guitars, programming (2002–present) Other appearances Art Marju Duchain – guitar (1994 Visual Art Collection Vol.1 ~喜劇的晚餐~ – 1996.11.08 "Visual Art Collection" ~喜劇的晚餐~, Shibuya O-West) Mana's Not Dead – drums ("Dis Inferno Vol. V" at Shibuya O-East on 2007.12.26, Visual-Kei DVD Magazine Vol. 2) References External links Official website Old official website Midi:Nette official website Moi-même-Moitié official website Moi-même-Moitié official international distribution Signature ESP guitars Malice Mizer members Visual kei musicians Japanese heavy metal guitarists Japanese rock guitarists Japanese songwriters Japanese fashion designers Japanese male models Male-to-female cross-dressers Industrial musicians Musicians from Hiroshima Living people Unidentified musicians Lolita fashion Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese guitarists 21st-century Japanese guitarists