The book is an ambitious work filled with resolve and challenge. Sano, whose popularity as a gravure idol is rapidly rising, says: “This is a book packed with lots of ‘firsts.’ I also took on my first hand-bra pose, and approached it with the strong feeling that I would preserve things that only my current self can leave behind.”
It deliberately includes many close-up photographs of her I-cup figure, one of her signature features. Sano, who had never previously shown back shots, also takes on a thong for the first time. The book also includes bold nude cuts.
It has become Sano’s most daring gravure work to date, where “pure” and “bold” intersect.
The shoot took place in Bali, Indonesia, which Sano says she visited for the first time. It was photographed at a resort hotel with convenient access to Kuta Beach and its expansive horizon, as well as a villa with an infinity pool overlooking tropical rainforest, both rented out for the shoot.
The six advance cuts feature white lingerie, bright red lingerie, a polka-dot bodysuit and thong, a floral one-piece, purple lingerie that boldly reveals her buttocks, and flight-attendant-style cosplay. The book is also packed with Sano’s “firsts,” including bathing scenes and cat cosplay.
The cover uses a yellow swimsuit she says she has never worn before. Along with her powerful body line, her sharp expression and gaze directed at the viewer are striking.
Sano also takes on her first essay in this work.
Amazon, Seven Net Shopping, Rakuten Books, and TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI in Osaka will offer limited bonuses with a bromide photograph. A digital edition with a high-resolution PDF download bonus will be released simultaneously.
Release commemorative handover events will also be held in Tokyo on Saturday, April 25, 2026, and in Osaka on Saturday, May 9. A photobook panel exhibition will be held at TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI in Osaka from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, through the end of business on Sunday, May 10. A prize drawing campaign in which winners receive signed panels from among those displayed will be held at the venue as well.
I have been able to release the photobook I had always dreamed of.
This photobook is a volume packed with many “firsts” for me as Nagisa Sano.
I also took on my first hand-bra pose, and approached it with the strong feeling that I would preserve things that only my current self can leave behind.
On my first overseas location shoot, in wonderful locations, I carefully took on each challenge, from expressions I had never shown before and a slightly more grown-up side of myself to my natural self as I am.
I would be happy if, through this book, you could feel Nagisa Sano’s “firsts” together with me.
Thank you so much to everyone who always supports me.
I hope Nagisa’s Firsts reaches many people.
Profile
Nagisa Sano
Born June 7, 2000, in Osaka Prefecture. A graduate of Ritsumeikan University, she received the Lily Franky Grand Prize at the Gravure Soul Award 2025. Her catchphrase is the new-era gravure star with an “I-cup smart body.” She debuted as a gravure idol in 2023 and works across DVDs, magazines, television, and as a ring girl. Her hobby is travel and her special skill is dance.
- Title: Nagisa Sano 1st Photobook: Nagisa’s Firsts
- Author: Nagisa Sano
- Photography: Yuichi Tagawa
- Release date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- List price: ¥4,180 (¥3,800 before tax)
- Specifications: A4 / 128 pages
- ISBN: 978-4-04-738353-1
- Publisher: KADOKAWA Corporation
KADOKAWA official book details
Amazon.co.jp Limited Bonus
- Includes one bromide photograph.
- Available while supplies last.
- Amazon
- JAN code: 4534993326893
Rakuten Books Limited Bonus
- Includes one bromide photograph.
- Available while supplies last.
- Rakuten Books
TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI Panel Exhibition Bonus, Osaka
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 10:00 a.m. through the end of business on Sunday, May 10, 2026
- Includes one bromide photograph.
- Available while supplies last.
- Details
Digital Edition
- Includes PDF data of one alternate cut.
- It will be sold at Amazon and other stores from Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the release date.
For inquiries about bonuses, please contact each store.
© KADOKAWA © GDL Entertainment. Photography by Yuichi Tagawa.
Source: PR TIMES
