The books are organized according to year of release. Click on the year at the top of the page, and you will see pictures of the book covers organized from oldest to newest.

This section is written and maintained by Gekka. Please contact her at gekka@*nospam*eiennoyume.com if you have any questions/comments/corrections.

1999 :: 2000 :: 2001 :: 2002 :: 2003 :: 2004 :: 2005 :: 2007

(July 8) Mizerable ~飛翔~ [hishou]

This was Gackt's first photobook as a solo artist. The photographs were all taken on location in France. This is the first of two books called Mizerable. The style of this photobook is reminiscent of his look in Malice Mizer and Mizerable. There seems to be two different Gackts in the photobook.

The first seems to be closer to the present day where his hair is blonde and short and all the pictures are in full-colour. >His clothes are similar to the European-style outfit he wore in the Mizerable PV, complete with the black velvet coat. In the second one, his hair is long and black, tied behind in a loose ponytail, and he is wearing a long white coat. These pictures are in black and white and seem to be taken in the old days. The only similarity between the two costumes are the high collars of the coats.

Interestingly, the two different Gackts appear on the same backgrounds and surroundings in the photoshoot, so it's really as if the current-day Gackt is reliving the life of the old-day Gackt. The first is a church and old dilapidated European buildings, and then they seem to move on to natural surroundings, like gardens, forests, beaches, and cliffs. The last picture shows the real current day Gackt, where he still sports the same short blonde hair, but is wearing current day clothes. He is standing in a field of bright yellow flowers.

(September 8) Mizerable ~運命~ [unmei]

This was Gackt's second photobook. It takes up where we last saw Gackt in the ~hishou~ photobook, where he is wearing the same outfit. The photographs were also taken in France. Unlike in hishou, where he is wearing grand costumes, Gackt wears rather normal outfits in this photobook. He goes through several outfit changes and he is dressed casually in a long-sleeved T-shirt with jacket and pants, usually in all-black or all-white, in most of the pictures.

There is also some with him wearing a smart black suit. Another main difference between hishou and unmei is the background of the photoshoots. In this photobook you see Gackt in more natural surroundings, walking on a deserted street, lying on a railway track, and sleeping naked on a bed. You can also spot his band members, You and Masa, in the background of some of the pictures. There are also a couple of photos where the band members and Gackt pose together naked.

2000

(November) For Dears~Feter nos retrouvailles~

This is the tour document photobook for the MARS tour. The first part of the book has backstage photos of Gackt preparing for the tour, and includes a section on GacktJob. In the next part, each song’s lyrics are printed alongside photos of Gackt performing the song during the tour. The next part of the book follows the tour by venue, with photos and a documentary-style commentary for some of the shows. The final part of the book is Live Reports from Dears in which Dears give their own impressions of each of the shows.

2001

(September 28) Requiem et Reminiscence ~鎮魂と再生~ [Chinkon to Saisei]

This is the tour document photobook for the Requiem et Reiminiscence tour. The first part contains lyrics of all the songs played during the concert, accompanied by photos of the songs being performed. The second part of the book is titled “Reverse” and is a long interview with Gackt. The third part of the book contains documentary commentary for each show of the tour, and has many behind-the-scenes photos from the tour. This part also contains coverage of Gackt’s visit to Taiwan. The last part of the book is called “Rebirth” and is commentary about Gackt by the writer. Finally, there is a short photo collection of photos from HV and UV magazines. The book is 195 pages.

(December 8) 素晴らしきかな人生 [Subarashikika na Jinsei]

This is the first in a series of photobooks that Gackt appeared in titled 素晴らしきかな人生 [Subarashikikana Jinsei].It is 144 pages, and contains all-color photos. In the first half of the book, Gackt talks with several couples, giving his advice on love and relationships. The interviews are accompanied by photoshoots in which Gackt is wearing interesting costumes, such as a priest’s outfit, Chinese silk robe, and a military-style uniform.

The second part of the book is a Photo Collection, with pictures from various photoshoots Gackt had done up until then. The last part of the book is divided into sections where Gackt talks about his experiences and opinions of various countries, including France, Germany, Spain, America, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan. This part is accompanied by gorgeous photos of Gackt dressed up in costumes representing those countries, from a three-pointed cap, cape and sword for France, to a cowboy outfit for America.

2002

(October 25) Just Bring It! Live Tour 2002

This is the tour document photobook for the 2002 live house tour. It contains backstage photos of Gackt preparing for the tour, as well as on-stage photos of the tour. There is no interview or documentary comments, and what little writing there is in the book is written in English. The book simply tells the story of the live house tour with images.

2003

(March 3) MOON CHILD Photobook~HYDE & Gackt

This is a beautiful collection of photos taken during the filming of the movie MOON CHILD. The book is all-color and includes behind the scenes shots, as well as original photoshoots with Gackt and Hyde.  There is an interview with Gackt and Hyde at the end of the book, in which they talk about their impressions of the movie, their castmates, and each other. You can find a translation of the interview in our Translations section.

(March 28) 君が追いかけた夢 [Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume]

This photobook was released in conjunction with the single, 君が追いかけた夢 [Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume]. The first section of the book has various photoshoots, including Gackt in a red sportscar, playing an acoustic guitar, wearing a black tanktop (which he is pulling up provocatively), and biting various colored flowers.

There is a short interview in which he talks about cars, and how he often writes songs in cars, rather than at home. The second section of the book contains backstage photos from the 2002 live tour Kagen no Tsuki. The next section has more photoshoots, with Gackt sitting on a couch with a wild cat, juggling oranges in the kitchen, and laying in bed. The final section of the book is a photostory with Vivian Hsu, set alongside the lyrics to 君が追いかけた夢. There is a short interview where Gackt talks about the song and the b-side, Birdcage.

(July 18) 下弦の月 ~2002 Final Live~ [Kagen no Tsuki]

This is a large-format two-in-one book that has photos from the 2002 and 2003 live tours. The book is filled exclusively with full color photos of behind the scenes and on-stage scenes from the two live tours. The photos are artistically taken and present the beauty and drama of Gackt’s lives.

(September 26) 自白 [Jihaku]

This is Gackt’s autobiography. It is written essay-style, with each chapter covering different areas of Gackt’s life, from his childhood, to his Moon project. The book contains a couple of photographs, including two photographs taken by Gackt himself. The translation of Jihaku can be found in the Autobiography section.

(October) MOON CHILD Requiem

This is a fictional novel written by Gackt that is a companion to the MOON CHILD movie. It covers the period of time when Son and Sho part ways, and includes characters that are not in the movie. There is an interview section at the end of the novel, along with a couple of pictures of Gackt. The novel is 368 pages. It was rereleased in December of 2005.

(November 20) Crescent

This photobook was released in conjunction with the release of the album Crescent and the single Last Song. In most of the photos at the beginning of the book, Gackt is intensely holding guns and knives, and he is wearing the long, braided hair extensions he wore in the Moon Child movie. In the second half of the book, there are photos documenting the filming of the PV for Last Song, and a few words about how Crescent is a part of the Moon project. At the back of the book is a photocard in an envelope.

(December 15) 素晴らしきかな人生 2 [Subarashikika na Jinsei]

This is the second book in the 素晴らしきかな人生 series. Like the first book, the first half of the book is a series of interviews with couples where Gackt gives advice on love and relationships. This part is accompanied by photos of Gackt in which he is wearing costumes, though they are not as elaborate as they were in the first book. He is posing with guns and rifles in many of the pictures, and wears a Zorro-like mask in some of them.

There are some tamer scenes in which he is playing pool and posing as a chef who has made a Christmas cake. The second part of the book is a Photo Collection, with photoshoots that show a gentle side of Gacktwalking along the waterfront, posing with a dog, and sleeping with a book held across his chest. The last part of the book includes an interview with Gackt in which he talks about himself, life, and his friends, among other things. This section contains photos of many of Gackt’s personal items, including his sunglasses, jewelry, laptop(with its leopard print case), IC recorder, and clothes. The book is 144 pages, all-color.

2004

(March 27) The Air MOON ~白昼の月~ [Hakuchuu no Tsuki]

This is Gackt's MOON Project document, which actually includes two books. One is a photobook, called “Crescent Side” and the other is a discussion of the MOON project (not written by Gackt), called “Moon Side”. The photobook includes photos from the PV shootings for Another World and Wasurenaikara, behind the scenes photos from the 2002 live house tour, the filming of Moon Child in Taiwan, and photos from the Kagen no Tsuki and Jougen no Tsuki live tours. The limited edition came in a large box that housed both books.

(October 20) The Gift~The Sixth Day & Seventh Night

This is the tour document photobook for the Sixth Day & Seventh Night tour in 2004. The book opens with a two-part long interview with Gackt in which he talks about the tour, including comments on how it fits into the Moon story. Translations of the interview can be found in the Translations section. The interview is accompanied by a photoshoot taken in Japan. The rest of the book is a collection of behind the scenes and on-stage photos from the tour.

2005

(september 22) 素晴らしきかな人生 3 [Subarashikika na Jinsei]

This is the third book in the 素晴らしきかな人生 series. The first part of the book is a collection of Gackt’s rules of love. Each rule is written in calligraphy, and Gackt explains the rule in a few paragraphs. This section is accompanied by photos of Gackt sitting in a silver sports car, wearing a brown leather jacket and his pink-tinted sunglasses.

In the second part of the book, Gackt gives couples his advice on topics of love and relationships. The costumes he wears for this part of the book are not as elaborate as they were in the past—he is a beautician cutting hair, a skateboarder and a guy wearing a yukata and eating watermelon on a hot summer day. The last part is titled 素晴らしきかな人生 and is an interview with Gackt, covering various subjects. This part is accompanied by photos of Gackt playing pool and sparring in the gym. The book is 144 pages, all-color.

(March 31) Gackt 2005 TOUR DOCUMENT BOOK DIABOLOS ~哀婉の詩~ [Aien no Uta]

This is the tour document photobook for the DIABOLOS live tour.It contains photos taken in the various cities where he toured, including backstage photos and offshots. There is also a photoshoot which was taken at the Nakagusuku castle ruins in Okinawa. There are two interviews in the book, one in which Gackt discusses his first Asia tour in Seoul, Korea, and one in which he talks about his past, going all the way back to when he first went to Tokyo.

The translation of the first part of the interview can be found in the Translations section. There was a limited edition of the book which was leatherbound, came in a plastic slipcover, and included a silver letter opener shaped like a sword. The book is 157 pages.

2007

(November 28) Gackt 龍の化身 [Ryu no Kenshin] Dragon incarnate

This photobook is a collection of photos taken of Gackt as Uesugi Kenshin (the character he played in the NHK Taiga drama Fuurin Kazan). The photos were taken by Seiichi Nomura, both off and on the set of the drama Fuurin Kazan. Most of the photos are artistically taken shots of Gackt posing indoors and outdoors wearing various brilliantly colored suikan and armor. The photos beautifully capture the various sides of Kenshin’s image and persona, and the quality is really one of the best among all of Gackt’s photobooks. The book is hardcover and has 160 full-color pages. There is a prologue featuring an interview with Gackt’s co-star, Ken Ogata, as well as a nine-part long interview with Gackt.

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