It feels a bit like we are back in the second half of the 2000s, with all the recent gravure comebacks: Serina of SDN48, Yuka Kosaka, busty actor Megumi Kagurazaka, and Saaya.
And now comes another! Former first-generation AKB48 idol Atsuko Maeda has returned to gravure for the first time in fourteen years.
Her "last" photo book, Beste, is due for release in mid-February next year.
Some initial preview pictures were released on December 26, showing the ex-idol's naked back and her buttocks framed by an alluring thong as she lies on a bed. Don't expect actual nudity but it looks like the ...
The former SDN48 idol Serina made a gravure comeback late last year with a new photo book released when she was 39.
It was enough of a hit to fuel a new stage in her career. She has followed up with another gravure shoot for a digital photo book produced by Weekly Friday. For a woman now aged 40, she looks stunning -- and isn't afraid of appearing in provocative erotic shoots just as sexy as the ones she did 15 years ago during the SDN48 peak.
Her latest release, Realism, is in three volumes, and follows another digital photo book in June. It has a black lingerie theme and, at least in ...
The popular YouTuber Ikechan has launched her photo book Afterglow, which is advertised as her final gravure release following her adultery scandal in July.
Published by Kodansha, the book came out on December 10. To promote it, Ikechan has made her first public appearance since her scandal in July, when it emerged that she was having a relationship with a married man, Kosuke Minowa, a prominent editor at publisher Gentosha.
They were pictured by a tabloid photographed after a Korean BBQ date. The images of Ikechan, puffing out her cheeks and looking cute and happy with a belly full of ...
The curvy, comely Sayaka Isoyama has demonstrated her ageless allure yet again with the release of her latest photo book Yoin (translating as “afterglow” or “resonance”).
It was released by major publisher Kodansha on October 22, marking Isoyama’s 25th anniversary in the entertainment industry. Kodansha quickly released a follow-up digital edition, afterglow, on December 5 with further images.
Both books were shot in Cairns when Isoyama was 41 years old, though she has since turned 42. Isoyama is famously unmarried and perpetually single.
Images of a voluptuously, ...
Yuka Kosaka is making a gravure comeback at the age of 40.
Kosaka is releasing her first print photo book in 17 years. until the end: Naked Wash comes out on November 19 from Futabasha. As we might expect from someone who is now a businessperson, she took charge of the concept and production of the book.
It features a nude Kosaka on the cover in a version of the classic tebura (arm/hand bra) pose. Preview images already appeared in the October 20/27 issue of Weekly Taishu.
Kosaka was briefly a biggie in gravure in the 2000s before gaining a lot of weight and retiring in 2009. She then ...
The gravure idol Yumi Kureha has gone nude for the first time in an attempt to vamp up her career.
She's now 33, so she will have to hurry before she shifts into the full jukujo stage of her life.
That said, one of the unusual things about Kureha is that she didn't get her start in gravure in her late teens or early twenties, as is most common in the industry. Her first releases (image videos, digital photo books, etc.) were in 2021, when she was already in her late twenties.
We think she made her gravure debut a little earlier, in 2019, but she was still a bit older than many of her ...
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 ...
Here's something we did not expect to be on our radar. The actress Megumi Kagurazaka has made a surprise return to gravure.
Now aged 44, the married mother is to release her first photo book in 14 years. The as-yet-untitled book will come out in Japan on December 18.
She has kicked off her return with an interview and shoot over 11 pages of the October 24/31 issue of the weekly magazine Friday.
And this isn't just a gravure comeback. It's a nude comeback -- and a full-frontal nude shoot (known as a hair nude in the industry). It almost feels like we are back in the 2000s!
Age and ...
The cover image for the upcoming photo book by veteran gravure idol Sayaka Isoyama has been released.
The book, Yoin (translating as "afterglow" or "resonance"), comes out from Kodansha on October 22, marking Isoyama's 25th anniversary in the entertainment industry, and the day before she turns 42.
It was shot on location in Cairns, Australia. No doubt we shall all be soon basking in the afterglow of Sayaka's eternal, shapely beauty, as showcased on the cover.
She already teased us with how great she looks with a 10-page cover shoot for Weekly Friday, her first such cover shoot in eight ...
Ayame Misaki is probably this blog's favorite Japanese model and actress, so we are delighted to hear that she will release another print photo book. Eu te amo comes out via Kodansha on November 27, 2025. "I love you" indeed.
It was shot by photographer Yasuhisa Kikuchi on location in Miyakojima, an island in Okinawa, and amply showcases her sensual curves and shapely derrière.
Here are some highlights from the upcoming release, which was recently previewed in an issue of gravure magazine Weekly Friday.
Now aged 36 and aging like a fine red wine, the divorced actress was a ...
