Akita Shoten Co., Ltd. (Bunkyo, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Tokuji Yamaguchi) announces that Mao Ioki of Nogizaka46 will appear on the cover and in the opening gravure feature of the April 23 issue, No. 21/22, of its weekly boys’ manga magazine Weekly Shonen Champion (Editor-in-Chief: Eisei Matsuyama). The issue comes with a double-sided BIG poster and a giveaway of limited-edition QUO Cards for 200 people.
Following the previous issue, Weekly Shonen Champion is holding a “Two-Issue Nogizaka46 Festival.” In the second installment, No. 21/22, Mao Ioki, who holds a front position on the group’s latest single, “When Was the Last Time You Ran Up the Stairs?”, finally returns to Weekly Champion.
