We have an update regarding Save Our Dears, Gackt's charity!

A special gift of sparkling decorative stickers is currently being offered for those who sign up for the "Dears" and "Save Our Dears" credit cards! These stickers feature Gackt's dog, Eneru, of the popular blog Ashigaru Eneru no Tonosama Nikki. More details can be found here (information in Japanese).

While we focused on updating Story with Gackt's solo musical and published works in the last update, this time we've updated with information on some of Gackt's other projects, such as Save Our Dears.

Visit our Gackt section for information on Save Our Dears, Gackt's charity organization; DARTS [Darkside Inhabitants], Gackt's accessories brand; and S.K.I.N., the new Japanese rock superband Gackt has formed with Yoshiki (ex-X Japan), Sugizo (ex-Luna Sea), and Miyavi (solo artist)!

We have also added the snail mail address and phone number for Dears to our Dears section.

As promised, we have updated the Photos section with two new photos of Gackt! These photos feature Gackt in French-inspired costume from Subarashiki Kana Jinsei. (For more information on Subarashiki Kana Jinsei, please check out the Photography Collections section of our Works list.) We will be gradually adding more photos in upcoming updates, so please check back for more additions!

As we announced in our last update, Gackt's Platinum Box VIII - For my Dears will be released on March 3, 2008, and is currently available for preorder. Preorders are exclusively offered through Amazon.co.jp at a discounted price of ¥ 7251 (compared to the list price of ¥ 9800).

For more information on Platinum Box VIII - For my Dears, such as the DVD content and original gift, please see the Platinum Boxes section of the Works list.


Lastly, if you had difficulty with the desktop links in the Downloads last week, please try them again as all links are back up.

Happy Valentine's Day, and welcome to the new version of Story: the Gackt Fan Web Site!

To commemorate the occasion, we've created an all new Valentine's Day Gackt desktop, available on the Downloads page. :) Please check it out!



There's a lot to cover with this being our first update of Story's relaunch, so let's cut straight to a rundown of the latest Gackt news.

Gackt's 8th Platinum Box is currently available for pre-order! Platinum Box VIII - For my Dears will be released on March 3, 2008 and will include a gift of a USB memory key. This year's video will follow in the footsteps of last time's popular "Let's Do it together! ~Shall we 'Cowboy'??~" and once again feature Gackt challenging the members of his band to accomplish unusual tasks. What will he come up with this time? For more details, please check out the Platinum Boxes section of the Filmography on our Works page.

Gackt's historical Japan themed Official 2008 Goods (including post card sets, stickers, and keychains) are now up - if you enjoyed Gackt in last year's historical drama, Furinkazan, these are definitely worth checking out. The most recent addition is the Commemorative Frame Postage Stamp Sheet. These can be found at Entameposto.

Last month, it was also announced that a new Darkside Inhabitants shop would be opened from January 25 - February 17 at Utsunomiya Parco 1F.

Address: 3-1-1, Babadori, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 3208566
Phone #: +81286112111
Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

For more information on Darkside Inhabitants and their silver accessories line, please visit the "H" Darkside Inhabitants site.

Gackt's Official Desktop Calendar 2008, which retailed for 4725 (tax in) [approximately US $44], closed orders at the end of January. This innovative calendar comes with one calendar frame and 20 photo cards to display in the calendar frame along with a calendar card of the current month.

Now for some Story news!

Because Story is newly updated with a new version of the site, I encourage you to visit each section of the site. :)

• News - Story updates and the latest news on Gackt! You can also peruse older Gackt news updates.
  
• Gackt - The 411 on Gackt and information on Gackt's official fanclub, Dears.
  
• Photos - Our gallery of Gackt photos.
  
• Works - A complete list of Gackt's works from the launch of his solo career in 1999.
  
• Translations - Translations of lyrics from Gackt's music by our own Ryuujin.
  
• Downloads - Gackt downloads made for you by the Story staff!
  
• Extra - Just for fun. :)
  
• Shop - Our Story shop, the funds from which go toward maintaining this site.
  
• Story - About Story and Story's staff, copyright information, FAQ, and contact information.
  
• Links - Link Story or visit Gackt's official sites!

Regular visitors may see the biggest change in the Works section, which has been brought completely up to date with Gackt's discography (albums, singles and singles collections), filmography (music and tour videos, platinum boxes), and bibliography (photo books, tour documents, and other books)! It has everything from Gackt's newest releases (like the 0079-0088 album and the Ryu no Keshin photo book) to his very first solo works. I've even stuck in a bit of trivia here and there in the descriptions, so please take a look. :)

After we announced that we would be resuming work on Story back in last October, a number of you sent us kind and supportive e-mails, so I wanted to say thank you from all of us for your continuing support and enthusiasm for Story! Several visitors also inquired how they might be able to help Story, and as we have always said in the past, it is enough that you're simply visiting our site. :) If you would like to do more to support us, you could spread word about Story by linking our site. Another option is to shop through our affiliates (on the right side of the site and in the sponsors sections of the Links), the links in the Works section, or our Story Shop. Any and all funds we earn from this site are used to help keep the server up and this website running.

Thanks again for supporting us since 2000, and we'll be back in the next update with more Gackt photos!

Dear Story visitors,

We've been hard at work on the new, fully updated version of Story, and we have now set a date for relaunch!

Story will relaunch this Valentine's Day, February 14!

We are looking forward to once again bringing you all the latest in Gackt news and releases, as well as new photos, downloads, and all that other good stuff. Thank you for all your support, and we'll be back on Valentine's!