Wani Books releases Natsu, Itadakimasu. and Natsu, Gochisosama. on October 9, with photographs omitted from the original magazine features, at ¥1,980 each.
Reader inquiries changed Wani Books’ plans for Kokoro Toyoshima’s Okinawa photographs. Originally commissioned for UTB:G Vol.9 and Up to Boy Vol.361, the shoot now supplies two digital-only photobooks—a publication the publisher says it had not initially intended.
Natsu, Itadakimasu. and Natsu, Gochisosama. were released simultaneously on October 9, 2026. Masafumi Nakayama photographed both volumes during what Wani Books identifies as Toyoshima’s first Okinawa location shoot.
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According to the publisher, inquiries following the release of UTB:G Vol.9 prompted the decision. Both books consist entirely of previously unpublished photographs that were not used in either magazine.
The previews for Natsu, Itadakimasu. move between coastal scenery and a close indoor portrait. Toyoshima looks back toward the camera in a blue swimsuit beside a rocky outcrop, kneels on a sandy beach in a patterned bikini, and appears in pink lingerie with a pale pink ruffled layer. Its cover pairs the patterned bikini with an open blue shirt against a gray wall.
Natsu, Gochisosama. has a smiling red-bikini portrait on its cover. Its previews include an outdoor photograph in a white textured bikini, a black-bikini composition in shallow water beside rocks, and a roadside portrait in a white dress, holding a straw hat.
In her accompanying comment, Toyoshima said she was happy that readers’ requests had created another opportunity to share the summer photographs.
Wani Books names Amazon, Rakuten Kobo and DMM Books among the ebook retailers carrying its digital photobooks. Purchase instructions are provided by each retailer. The publisher shares digital-release updates through @digi_wani on X.
Photography: Masafumi Nakayama. Images supplied by Wani Books via PR TIMES.
Source: Wani Books via PR TIMES
The November 5 debut offers seaside and indoor cover portraits across two editions, with identical contents and separate Seven Net postcard bonuses.
The November 5 debut pairs new 30-page and 20-page features with unpublished selections, plus a choice of regular and limited-cover editions.
The regular edition gives Toyoshima the lead feature, while Hanon Mayu and Suzume front a second cover built around the INUWASI pair’s friendship.
