I was searching through Japanese auction websites and ran across this:

http://www.mbok.jp/item/item_114201699.html

Its a VHS of one of Mana's first bands, Matenrou.
Although the auction is very expensive (They are initially asking for $324 for it) I thought it was interesting to see someone is actually selling a VHS of theirs. I also thought the information the seller provided would be of interest to you guys. This is a rough translation of the VHS information:

Omnibus Live video of 6 bands including Matenrou which Mana and Kozi were in.

60 minutes

Matenrou's pieces:

1. U・RA・GI・RI
Lyrics: Kaie
Music:Kozi

2. Meikyuu no tobira (Door of labryinth)
Lyrics: Kaei
Music: Mana

Plus additional commentary.

This is a valuable reflection to watch before the formation of Malice Mizer.

This is a very old item and is next to impossible to find.

is that mana? (bottom-ish picture, top left in frame) lol woooowwww XD

thanks for sharing, this is interesting!!

Its hard for me to tell on that because the picture is small, but I believe Mana is on the upper left hand corner in that picture.

hm thats what i thought to! you know, i wonder... is this legit? i never heard of matenrou before... only "girl'e" or whatever lol XD

but then again, i'm not really a mana historian lol

Yes, its legit. XD After Girl'e, Mana and Kozi had joined up together in Matenrou (Kozi was on bass), which lead them to eventually create Malice Mizer together.

Whoa! Very rare!
It would be interesting to see that VHS :D
Still, very expensive O.o

I bet thats something he'd wish would go away XDDD

Wow, interesting that something like that pops up like that after all those years. ^^

I wonder what Mana should think if he saw it again. xD

He would probably sit in a bubble bath and think "ahhh...childhood memories.." XDDD

OMG nice find Sarah !!! i saw their vid in youtube, the U-RA-GI-RI vid live one

ManaVampire: xD LOL

Sarah, is it possible for you or someone you know to contact the seller and ask them to take a bigger screenshot? I want to add a new pic to my Mana collection. :lol:

It looks like he isn't wearing makeup either! :ph43r: :heart: <33

<33 Ugh one more thing to lust over and not have the money for LOL. Glad you shared it though, anyway. Thanks! Going to go back to pining over the new Moitie stuff on CD Japan.

MANNAH !!!!







GAAHHHHH !!!

PRAY BITCHES PRAY o__________________o !!! blarghh Mana is sooooooooo sexy !!!


GIRL'E

omg, thank you for the photos!! *---*
...he looks so young XD

Ooh! *-* Mana has always looked so good...

I wonder what is Mana's reaction when he sees his old pictures :D

Mana looks like Marylin Manson in the second pic...

lol XD

BLASPHEMY!

DON'T EVER COMPARE MANA TO MARILYN MANSON!



DISCLIAMER: This post isn't being fangirl. This post is being more like "pissed off". I like Marilyn Manson, and Mana, but to say Mana looks like Manson is beyond a roundhouse-kicking offense... :ph43r:

You have to admit he kinda looks like Marylin Manson in that pic.

No he doesn't. Mana has a completely different facial shape.
I have and idea of what era of Marilyn Manson you may be thinking of, but Mana doesn't look like that...

WOW!!! i can't believe nobody has bought that yet!!!! i must post that VHS in I WANT THAT tread!!!!!! i really, really, really want that...and i think it'n not very much expensive considering the value...i must confess i love collectibles, especially if we are talking about music, and one of my favorites musicians ever, THE BEGINNING OF MANA'S STORY!!!! see i'm the kind of person that wouldn't care about expensive prices to get music much more than clothes and i seriously would kill someone to have that VHS...gggggggrrrrrrrraaaaaa i hate don't have money now!!!!!!! i need to find someone to borrow me some bills...if i could get that i didn't care if i can't buy moities ever in my life...maybe i should ask my parents to give me my graduation present in advance...i hope they want... T_T

i just hope the person that gets that treasure really apreciate what he/she's holding in his/her musical collection...

hehehehehe, Mana/Marilyn Manson...hahahahahaha i've always thought beauty is really subjective...but... :blink:

and they look really young, Közi amused me more than Mana, he's very thinny, jejejejeje

i think (in those pics) mana looks more like zimzum (right in both pics)

BUT thats off topic!!!

</talk of mana looking like marilyn manson>

lol i'm so glad mana learned to do his makeup better XD

Sorry for such a late reply. XDD

I would love to ask the seller for larger pictures but unfortunately in order to even register with mbok to contact sellers and such you have to have a Japanese cell phone, which I currently lack. ):

You mean... you didnt buy that amazing Doraemon cell phone!???!?!
:K:

You turned down Doraemon? :K:
I'm ashamed of you

Don't hurt me!!! :K: