Former freestyle wrestler and boxer Miyu Yamamoto shows off amazing body at 52
October 9, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
The former wrestling champion and now professional female boxer and mixed martial artist Miyu Yamamoto has done a gravure shoot with the online magazine Web Leon, showcasing her well-toned physique.
Today aged 52 and the mother of three (one of whom, Asen Sasaki, is a MMA fighter in his own right), Yamamoto is a three-time freestyle wrestling champion. She has also been married four times, indicating she is busy outside the ring as she in!
The Web Leon shoot took place in late August, approximately three weeks before Yamamoto's second professional boxing match held at Korakuen Hall in ...
Tina Kitsune teams up with sister Kaia for fantasy gravure shoot
October 5, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
The emerging biracial gravure idol Tina Kitsune has already massively boosted her fame and profile since the start of the autumn.
Now she has resorted to a tried-and-tested tactic of bringing in a friend to give her helping hand. In this case, it's more than a friend: it's her sister.
Tina appears with her sister Kaia on the cover of a new issue of Young King, shot by veteran gravure cameraman Munetaka Tokuyama. The shoot is also available as a new digital photo book, because you can't have too much of a good thing.
Like Tina, Kaia Kitsune is a half-Australian, half-Japanese model and ...
How much did Mitsu Dan earn for her first nude shoot?
October 1, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
The actress and former gravure idol Mitsu Dan was a huge part of our lives in the first half of the 2010s, when she was appearing in lots of roles in erotic movies and doing some very high-profile nude shoots.
Now aged 45 (and still a very classy lady) and married, Dan recently appeared on the YouTube channel ReHacQ and revealed some interesting details about her past career.
On the September 28 episode, she shared how much she actually earned for her first fully nude photo shoot.
It was just ¥330,000 -- about a month's salary at a regular job at the time.
Of course, the actual fee ...
Suzu Aoi makes nude gravure debut ahead of rumored porn career
September 15, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
Proverbial jaws have hit the floor with the gravure debut of Suzu Aoi, which is a stunning nude shoot.
Aoi is supposedly a current college student with a winning smile, girl-next-door looks, and incredible bust.
She reportedly has a 100 cm pair of I-cup breasts, and in what can only be described as Christmas coming early, she has already shown the world what they look like in a new digital photo book release from Flash. The shot where she presses her breasts up against the wet, see-through shower wall (a common type of shot in Japanese erotica) is just the chef's kiss.
And she ...
Gravure idol and mahjong player Sayaka Okada is dating Pokémon YouTuber
September 10, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
Sayaka Okada is a gravure idol, professional mahjong player, and YouTuber. All of which makes her a busy lady, but it seems she does still have time for romance.
The 32-year-old was recently the subject of a scoop by Flash, which says she is dating a fellow YouTuber called Raibarori, who gives advice on Pokémon game strategies to his 1 million subscribers.
Flash published a series of paparazzi snaps of the pair out on dates, looking very much like a couple in love.
With a slinky body and finely sculpted facial features, Okada's known for being a tough cookie with a sharp tongue. She ...
Tina Kitsune is latest biracial model to explode onto gravure scene
September 9, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
Pay attention, gents. There's a new biracial beauty in town.
Actually, Tina Kitsune has already been around for a little while, but her fandom just got a major boost. This week saw the release of her digital photo book for Weekly Playboy, Oceania Innocence.
As often is the case with such models, the powers that be are making a big deal out of her background as a haafu (mixed-race person). She is half-Japanese, half-Australian (specifically, white), and was brought up in Australia.
Kitsune built up a following online through Instagram and TikTok, becoming an influencer, digital creator, ...
Gravure idol Momiji Kuribara goes nude for debut print photo book
August 21, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
The gravure model Momiji Kuribara will release her first nude photo book, Land of the Beautiful Butt, on September 30.
The book is published by Takeshobo, like her recently released fifth image DVD, and Kuribara sat down with Weekly Playboy for an interview featured in the August 10 issue.
The 29-year-old Saitama native has only published digital photo books to date, so her upcoming release marks another milestone in her career.
"I was nervous before the shoot started because it was my first time doing nude work, and the outfits were unlike anything I'd ever worn for glamour shoots ...
Mature beauty Tomoka Takenaka finds more gravure success and fame
July 15, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
The TV announcer Tomoka Takenaka dazzled the world when she burst on the gravure scene at the age of 43 last year, showing off her mature, curvy, and fun body.
The former NHK presenter and Hiroshima native has now followed up with two new photo books that revel in her glamorous yet down-to-earth figure, which has some extra pounds and plenty of sexy love handles -- not to mention a big, welcoming smile and H-cup breasts.
Like last November's offering, the photo books are published by gravure magazine Weekly Playboy, which also released a further three in between. That's quite a ...
Rina Koike continues thirties gravure comeback
July 6, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
Gravure idol and actress Rina Koike continues to demonstrate her ageless beauty even as she continues to march into her thirties.
She has just done a cover shoot for the July 7 issue of Flash, showing off her alluring cure of her back and her subtle buttocks. The lingerie and swimwear shoot, which has a wet bathhouse theme (perfect as the rainy season gives way to the heat of summer), is accompanied by a digital photo book.
Now 32 and turning 33 in September, Koike still has essentially the same girl-next-door sensuality and innocent looks from much earlier in the 20+ years of her ...
IT company employee Eriko Kimura makes a splash in gravure
June 17, 2026
/ Tadashi Anahori
The gravure industry has welcomed another newbie to the fold this week -- and someone with an unusual background.
For a start, she's not super-young. Eriko Kimura is 29 (and turns 30 in September) and has a regular job, working at a major IT company. She is currently affiliated with a big entertainment agency, Oscar Promotion, but basically does modeling only on the side.
Kimura just did her first gravure shoot for Weekly Playboy, appearing in the issue released on June 15. She made her official gravure debut last July and released a digital photo book. She got her big break in 2024, where ...




















