Hinatazaka46 Featured in BOMB July 2026, With Sumire Miyaji and Rina Watanabe on Their First Paired Cover
Hinatazaka46’s Sumire Miyaji and Rina Watanabe lead BOMB’s July issue, which also features Haruyo Yamaguchi, Ririka Moriwaki and Karen Izumi.
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Kokoa Kai's Second Photobook Okaeri Taiyo Reveals Its Cover and Title
Kokoa Kai's second photobook, due July 1, is titled Okaeri Taiyo and was photographed in Bangkok and Phuket, Thailand.
Former Idol Maki Shinkai Releases Digital Photobook and Image Video Tanbiroku on June 5
Maki Shinkai's new First Gravure digital photobook and image video, set in an old Western-style house in Honmoku, Yokohama, support high-definition video of up to 8K.
Saya Kawagoe’s All-Other-Cuts Digital Photobook Due June 15
Former NGT48 member Saya Kawagoe’s 81-page digital photobook Nantoka Narukamo compiles previously unreleased alternate cuts from her first photobook.
First Preview Images: Umi Shinonome to Cover FRIDAY GOLD 2026 Summer, Out July 13
Kodansha will release the high-quality gravure mook FRIDAY GOLD 2026 Summer, featuring Umi Shinonome on the cover and opening 30 pages, with a 100-minute making-of DVD.
Koyu Asahina, Formerly Koyuki Kojima, Joins Horipro and Begins Anew
Koyu Kojima, who received the Special Jury Prize at Horipro and Weekly Playboy’s New Heroine PROJECT, has joined Horipro under the new stage name Koyu Asahina.
Hamukoi Live-Action Romance Simulation Demo Launches on Steam May 28; Wishlist Registration Campaign Begins
Become the pet hamster of three sisters played by Sayaka Tomaru, Momoha Takatsuru, and Shiori Ikemoto, and be pampered in this one-of-a-kind adventure. Who will you ham-ham with?
SUNNY GIRL vol.13, Featuring Five Early-Summer Heroines, Goes on Sale May 28
The latest issue features Runa Ichinose on the cover and Miyu Wada on the back cover, with five date stories for the early-summer season.
All-Swimsuit Gravure Magazine ENTAME 36℃ vol.05 Unveils Covers Featuring Tomi and Sayaka Tomaru
ENTAME 36℃ vol.05 goes on sale Thursday, May 28.
Gravure The Television vol.84 Features 17th-Generation Classmates Eriko Hashimoto and Momoka Hotei
AKB48’s Eriko Hashimoto and Momoka Hotei appear together for their first gravure shoot in Gravure The Television vol.84, on sale May 29.
On Sale May 26: An All-Swimsuit-Gravure Book That Cannot Wait for Summer, in an A4 Wide Format With Newly Shot Bikinis
BOMB Love Special 2026 arrives in an A4 wide format with new bikini shoots featuring Aika Sawaguchi, Sumire Yokono, Miyuka Minami, Kanon Matsushima, Shiori Momota, Shiori Ikemoto, and Fuka Hanasaki.
Young Animal No. 11 Goes on Sale May 22, Featuring an Animal Human Special One-Shot
Hakusensha releases Young Animal No. 11 on May 22, with Ina Ebara on the cover and in the opening gravure feature.