The 199-page autumn issue includes Koike’s 24-page opening feature and a 14-woman lineup, with additional photographs and making-of footage on Gravidia.
Shogakukan has chosen a familiar face from sabra’s print years for the ninth issue of its digital revival. Rina Koike appears on the cover and across 24 opening pages, wearing six outfits in a feature the publisher describes as emphasizing hip-focused compositions.
Released on October 1, 2026, the quarterly magazine’s Fall 2026 edition marks two years since its digital return. The issue runs to 199 pages and costs ¥1,430 including tax.
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Alongside Koike, the gravure contributors include Ayano Sumida, Sayaka Tomaru, Kana Yamada, Noko Ichinose, Ruri Kuga, Eriko Kimura, Kaname Azuma, Yuki Ishihara, Sona Akita, Sasha Yurikawa and Karen Komatsu.
Women’s professional wrestler Haruka Umesaki returns after making her first gravure appearance in the preceding issue. Her new feature includes black and light-blue lingerie. Ayako Jitsuishi, a ring announcer for the women’s wrestling organization Diana, also makes a guest gravure appearance, completing the 14-woman lineup.
The supplied previews include individual pages featuring Koike, Sumida, Tomaru, Kana Yamada and Haruka Umesaki. Koike’s preview page credits photography to Keisuke Takahashi.
The issue connects with Shogakukan’s sabra subscription on Gravidia, where the publisher offers unpublished photographs from Koike’s opening feature and making-of footage.
The service offers the first subscription month free, with billing at ¥990 including tax from the first day of the following month. Its terms specify automatic monthly renewal unless cancellation is completed by month-end.
The release also lists a combined sabra and Weekly Post subscription at ¥1,980 per month including tax. The Weekly Post plan alone costs ¥1,650 per month including tax.
The anniversary issue retains columns by Beat Takeshi, Takahiro Ueda, Taichi Kasuga, Kenichi Makimura and Yoshikage Kajiwara. In his music column, Kenichi Makimura discusses the creation of Ikenai Rouge Magic by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Kiyoshiro Imawano, along with his interactions with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
sabra No. 9 is distributed through d Magazine, Rakuten Magazine and Kindle Unlimited. Shogakukan lists the autumn edition on its official publication page.
Source: Shogakukan via PR TIMES
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