The Love Live! Superstar!! voice actor’s debut photobook was photographed in Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Miyako Island.
KADOKAWA Corporation (President and Representative Executive Officer and CEO: Takeshi Natsuno; headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo) will release voice actor Sakura Sakakura’s first photobook on Friday, April 3, 2026. Sakakura plays Tomari Onitsuka in Love Live! Superstar!! and is also active as a member of Liella!, the school idol group that originated from the series.
Photographer HIROKAZU handled the photography, which took place in Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Miyako Island.
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Today, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, with less than three months until release, the information is being unveiled together with advance images.
With the concept of “The school trip that came late,” the photobook lets Sakakura herself fully enjoy the extraordinary feeling of the outstanding locations in Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Miyako Island, the destinations of the school trip. She wears a wide variety of outfits, and the book also includes a school-uniform look befitting a student on a school trip, in keeping with the concept.
It has become a must-have photobook for fans, offering a glimpse of a new side of her that has not been shown before.
Pre-orders begin today, and bonus information has also been announced. An online signing event is scheduled for the release date, Friday, April 3, 2026, and a photobook handover event is planned at HMV&BOOKS SHIBUYA on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Advance images from the photobook have also been released early.
Please note that the publication of these images may change without notice.
I have been given the opportunity to release my first photobook!
When I was in high school, I had a school trip that could not be held as usual in a world with many restrictions, and I thought, “I want to go again now…!” So this time, with the theme of “The school trip that came late,” we went to photograph in four cities: Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Miyako Island.
The atmosphere during the shoot was always warm and friendly, and every place was truly fun. I think they were able to capture many natural expressions.
My first photobook, which I had dreamed of.
It has become a special book filled with so much of me as I am at this very moment, without trying to be more than I am.
I hope everyone will pick it up, and that we can share these memories of a journey full of youth together!
The following retailers will offer a bonus with each copy purchased:
Each retailer offers one to three designs, and every design is different. Bonuses end once each store runs out. For inquiries about bonuses, please contact the inquiry desk on the relevant sales site or the participating store.
Events to commemorate the photobook’s release have also been decided.
Born April 3, 2004, in Saitama Prefecture. Height: 157 cm.
She debuted as Tomari Onitsuka in Love Live! Superstar!!.
She is active in live performances and more as a member of Liella!, the school idol group born from the same work.
Source: PR TIMES
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