The gravure veteran Jun Amaki has hit 30 and to celebrate, has released her sixth photo book.
Shot in the south of Taiwan, Amapochi came out via Shogakukan on October 16. The 112-page book is a tribute to her final twenties, featuring more than 10 costume changes.
Known for her fun-sized Asian body, Jun Amaki is short with a slim waist, curvy thighs, bouncy buttocks, and huge I-cup boobs. She is known for her love of saunas and hot springs, which she has cleverly turned into provocative promotional appearances.
She's done nude shoots before showing off her butt and side boob, though ...
We love to rediscovering idols and models we thought had disappeared into the mists of gravure legend. We were initially confused by the return of Sara Oshino, though, since she now writes her name with different characters (おしの沙羅 instead of the more conventional 忍野さら), and weren't sure if it was the same person. This is probably for contractual reasons with a change in agency but a new name also helps boost publicity.
In this case, it further reflects a new part of Sara's appeal -- that's she's now a calligraphy artist as well as a model -- hence the rather fancy given ...
Kanna Seto burst onto the Japanese adult video scene late last year and quickly made a huge impression with her girl-next-door face, pale skin, slim body, and huge breasts. It is a formidable combination and her debut attracted some of the biggest online attention we have seen in a long while.
Seto's career has gone from strength to strength, releasing 12 titles since then from S1 No. One Style and building a following both in Japan and in other parts of Asia.
The 21-year-old's first photo book came out from Shogakukan in January and she has at least three more AV titles scheduled ...
She might be in her mid-fifties. She might be a nearly forgotten star from the 1990s. But Reiko Kato is proving that age is no obstacle as she continues her gravure comeback.
After a shoot for Weekly Friday magazine late last year that was her first in 26 years, Kato is now set to release a photo book.
Around is her first such release in 27 years. It comes out in October from Kodansha and is shot by high-profile photographer Motofumi Sannomiya. The sensual shoot highlights Kato's slim and fit body as she poses in sensual swimwear and elegant clothing.
The Saitama native is now 56 years ...
The 40-year-old gravure idol Miri Hanai held a launch event for her latest photo book, the aptly titled Legendary, in Tokyo yesterday.
Released by major publisher Kodansha, Legendary is her first print photo book in about two decades, though she has continued to release digital books.
In 2023, we wrote about Hanai and her incredible 20-year career in gravure. We don't know what magic or dark arts she uses, but she still looks at busty and svelte as ever.
Fans will certainly be pleased with Legendary, which showcases the jukujo's charms and assets in swimsuits, lingerie, and nude. ...
The gravure idol and businesswoman Saya Akane recently updated her social media to announce her marriage.
"I recently got married," wrote the 31-year-old on the platform note, and promised (unlike many other idols) not to stop working in entertainment even after her marriage.
Akane thanked her fans, saying, "It's been more than 10 years since I came to Tokyo. [...] The stages of life change little by little, but I hope to continue moving forward at my own pace."
However, it wasn't all felicitous tidings for the gradol. Akane also explained the reason for her lack of social media posts ...
Stand back, guys, because there's a new gal in town.
She's called Mimi Yuzuki (柚月美美). She apparently works as a regular office lady for a company while moonlighting as a cosplayer. And now she's a gravure idol after making her debut in the April 21 issue of Weekly Playboy.
"I was nervous. It was not just the gravure-style poses I had to make, it was also my first time to work with a professional cameraman, makeup artists, and stylist."
The shoot has also resulted in a digital photo book.
Besides her obvious beauty (which has drawn comparisons with ex-gradol Misako ...
Hina Kikuchi was the joint winner at Weekly Playboy's Gravure Japan Awards 2024 announced in December, and it's clear that the public is lapping her up as well.
The 20-year-old's highly anticipated third photo book, memory, is a hit, selling 50,000 copies across physical and digital editions since March 19.
As the weather warms up in Japan, fans are clearly connecting with the photo book's summery theme.
Since she's still only 20 years old, we suspect Hina Kikuchi -- with her slinky body and pale skin -- has a long and fruitful gravure career ahead of her.
She got her break as a ...
One of Japan's top gravure idols, Jun Amaki, has announced her retirement.
On April 1, the hugely popular gradol posted on social media to her hundreds of thousands of followers, claiming that her retirement was immediate.
"I entered the entertainment industry at the age of 17 and started my activities as a national underground idol. From the age of 18, I used my miraculous two-dimensional body as a weapon and continued to run as a gravure idol until today! This is my last year in my twenties. I have come to terms with my life and have decided to retire from gravure modeling."
She thanks ...
A cameraman has been arrested for groping a gravure idol during a shoot.
The 61-year-old Nobuhiko Namai was arrested for touching the model on multiple occasions on a two-day shoot that he was handling for the production company where he works.
The alleged incident took place in October last year during a shoot in Chiba. It was not clear why it has taken so long for the incident to come to light or for police to act.
During the shoot, Namai is accused of touching the model's lower body without consent. He was in charge of filming for an image video they were shooting for release on DVD. ...
