The Eighteenth Book Worth of Photos: Long Term Investment Returns

I have to say, she can only get me into investment if I can invest in the Japanese stock market- Wait, can I even do that? I don't know anything about investments maybe I should check haha

Welcome back. *giggles* Boy, I don't really know how to talk about her. This time around, we are going way far from the perpendicular, far from the usual profession AND timeline as we shall talk about my childhood. Yeah, we are that far away right now. *laughs* She has come back with a photobook to impress, and I think this might be the longest between me knowing someone in Japan and ACTUALLY paying her back somehow. For that, allow me to take you on the longest journey...

THE BOOK

Sugihara Anri Photobook "Sorekara"
[Buy at Wanibooks]

THE ORIGIN

Hmm where should I start... It was around 2003... I was 10...  *laughs* I was on my home PC being knowledgeable about the idea that is the Internet, and without my parents knowing they had to work during the day and school isn't that long, I grew my knowledge by chancing my way into the world of scantily clad women known as gravure idols. Unlike models or porn actresses, Japanese gravure idols straddle between the explicit and the obvious, showing very, very obscene shots but not enough for you to be caught by the cops, revealing much of their skin often complimented by the presence of rack and/or butt and everything in between of what idols can offer. Yes, it was meant to grow my puberty at that time. *giggles* (I'm very sure 99% of that puberty check when I was 12 in school which rated me at final stage was because of these haha ah) Among them stood out a certain someone I liked, and that is Sugihara Anri, the lovely woman we will talk about today. Apart from bearing a similar face to some crush I know in school if my memory didn't serve me wrongly haha I was innocent back then, she also had a great figure, touting a pair of G-cup jugs and being youthful and cheeky overall in her shots, almost 20 years ago. (Oh boy what have I gotten myself into) Long story short, many of these photobooks and videos have circulated the Internet over time, and I've only known her... body... more haha but eventually, she announced her marriage and stopped her activities as a gravure idol I think about a decade later after I knew of her. Bear in mind she is already in her 30s at that time, and she chose to pursue the idea of not having kids lmao, but rather, studying investments and gaining interest and/or advocating investment as a way to grow one's finances. She is featured in the news even in the past few years now in her 40s, so between that and the thought of her still being rather attractive to I guess fellow men (HELL YEAH haha she does also have an rather adorable voice imo compared to many having a deep natural voice) (do remember that idols do not need to have cute voices, since unlike voice actresses they just have to look great), she decided to revive her gravure idol activities 25 years ago since she began, starting with this very photobook. And that's where we end up now. I felt like the many years of following her did not involve me giving her a single cent (I was just a kid and ate off my parent's allowance so what do I know about money), so this felt like something I would like to pay in return. Something, that I feel has way more sentiment than the many books I have reviewed so far.

Sugihara Anri, this one is for you. Thanks for the childhood faps lmao *dabs*

I feel happy and sentimental at the same time I don't know why.
Maybe because the amount of times I-

Natural state, gentlemen, if you have never seen breasts before
(lol)

Oooooooh boy haha fap fap

Damn, did this take TOO long to take out lol
(Shrink wraps on books are the worst tbh)

Oh? This one slipped out from the bottom haha *dabs*

Oh by the way there is the store-specific bromide just now along with this random postcard included with each book, out of 3 variants

写真集 Sugihara Anri Photobook "Sorekara"

This is probably the boldest cover of any photobook I've seen, and for good reason

So to summarize, and I'm stealing translations from AI chatbots now I guess hello ChatGPT haha, this is a gravure photobook to celebrate her 25th anniversary since she started as a gravure idol. The setting for these are mostly very generic for gravure, namely in hotels and resorts, maybe make it look like a dating simulator but mostly we are just ogling at her body so the background isn't important. *giggles* That being said, enjoy this one I guess, and check your surroundings before you scroll down. You have been warned haha

Just hanging out over there I suppose. *giggles*
Oh also, signed photobook, by the way. Can confirm it's not printed on

Yes, about this. Because there are only two online stores which were selling this masterpiece with bromide gifts haha, and I have never bought from Melonbooks (get it?) so instead I went for the kill and chose Wanibooks which offered signed books if they were on pre-order. So yeah, I literally grabbed on *dabs* a copy but I wouldn't expect much difference about this to be honest it's not like I brought this book to Japan to get it signed so I can see her-

Remember, our previous photobook's Koko-chan could've had this honour, if I hadn't screwed up the pre-orders. *giggles*

This was my definition of beauty, twenty years ago

Wow where did they find such a large-

Lingerie is the theme here, I guess.
We going beyond bikini already, gentlemen.
Oh yeah, also, the veins.

In case you have no idea how I have developed a fetish of looking at veins in female breasts... She started it, I tell ya. *laughs* And we'll talk about why she distinctively has these later. *giggles*

Also, close-ups. *thumbs up*

If you need some underboob service, here you go.

Perfection is...

Okay this is so bent you can only see the cleavage on the book yourself lol

I like how she looks shy about this lmao BRUH

Oh, side boob now haha okay I'm taking notes hand on-

Just squeeze them more, woman...

... just... *ack*
(Haha)

This is just showing off at this point haha

Yeah gotta show off her fantastic figure here

I look at this and I can't figure out where her chest is lmao

The clothes are not necessary- I feel like I'm going to say this a lot haha

I know we are all tired of chest already so here's some 40-year-old back lol

Oh wow finally something decent haha
(Also, glasses fetish triggered, thanks a lot)

Okay, this is adorable hehe

Okay, maybe indecent now lol why is taking off clothes a thing *thumbs up*

For her age she still looks great in a swimsuit

Oh wow finally something normal haha I don't mind dating a married woman-

Oh yeah I almost forgot: She has announced her divorce I think a couple of years ago (Edit: in 2021) so yeah I don't mind dating a 40-year-old I've got nothing to lose already tbh *giggles* Anri~

See? This ain't half bad.
*giggles*

Woah woah I feel like I'm going to drop down on somewhere at this rate
*laughs*

Just get me drunk, dude. I just want to imagine all of this happening somewhere lol

You know, just inspecting her 40-year-old face-
You think she has pimples? *laughs* Also butt haha

I'll take this over a doll-

Uesaka who?? *laughs*
Just totally distracted now tbh also more veins hehe let's go

I SWEAR I did not flip this book or my phone around lol
*umph*

Alright who wants to eat breakfast anyways
*laughs*

This is actually so cute I can't even
(Did I just fall in love a middle-age woman what)

Wow okay this is so woke can we move on? Haha also for mystery sake's I guess

Me staring at some woman take off her mask to see if she's a beauty

Oh wait, what?? We going to a hotel room already? But what about-
(Oh yeah you are single LET'S GOOOO)

Still my #LifeGoals: With a woman, in a hotel room, alone.
*blessed*

Even clothed, she looks so beautiful in close-ups I can't even
(Tearing up already, this nostalgia)

Thanks for the light on the bottom left so I don't have to censor this again lol

Also, taking off clothes- WOAH haha

Oh yeah this was in the preview by the way.
*chef's kiss*

All the way again, huh.
*covers eyes*

These are the best, just cloth haha
(Yeah don't worry, at least their tips have to be covered)
(I speak from experience lol)

*eyes start flying everywhere*

Again, if you want to stare at this marvel buy the book yourself
(And if your local Kinokuniya sells this, DM me on Twitter lmao)

How did she just change from the previous one to- Okay.
*laughs*

Bathtub, by the way. Is she...?

Oh HELL YEAH SHE'S WET-
(lol)
(Again, you will NOT see the three points, no freaking way)

Is this the see-through mode I've been rumoured about?
(Hint: It's the title of one of their IVs ie. image videos)

So okay plebs, in short, IVs are gravure idol videos, so like, Taketatsu Ayana DVDs? Yeah, but always half-naked. *laughs* Technically Ayachi's are also image videos if you ask me lol

First thing I do if I switched bodies with Sugihara Anri lol
(Gotta know if they are real-)

I want to be the pillow lmao

Just this embrace, dude.
And all I want in life is to hug a woman lol

Oh? Nip slip? No way haha gotcha

Ladies, ask yourself honestly if you have this much to hold on to.
*dabs*

Wow holy hotdogs this is quite a sight.
Fully clothed, by the way.
*laughs*

Just more dating close-ups because I can hehe

Just the credits lol shout out to all who have made this possible

I can't stop taking these though, but yup, this is just nothing but a photo book. No interviews or parent talk or Q&As or nothing. Just pure gravure idol images to please, and if you go back in time and pass it to my 10-year-old self, he will thank you and probably have the best time of his life that day. *laughs* But yeah, I consider this a tribute, my lady, and thanks for doing it for all of us all this time. This secret affair of a story I've seen so far, I guess. *giggles* Jokes aside though, I can always take more gravure shots preferably in digital because I don't want to bring such a large book to my room again also tough to hide these lmao, so yeah, I can and shall support you from here on. Uh, just, I'm good with the investment talks though. I'm having a hard time even knowing how to do investments in my hometown haha yeah this is just a nostalgia trip for me personally

This will be all, I've already COMPLETELY cleared by chamber at this point I think I'm good for the rest of the month. As in tears. *laughs* Also, maybe I change out the phone wallpapers of Marinka for the next few days in case I can't stop thinking about- See you guys again then. *laughs* Next time though in terms of photobook, we will go back to a more normal dating-like photobook with another voice actress I didn't expect one from, Nagae Rika! So yay, that'll be a treat. That's the birthday photobook, by the way. Sugihara should have been here two weeks ago, as mentioned. Until next time then, but meanwhile we got more music to review! If you are into idol and/or Anime songs I can recommend to you a few. *wink*

P.S. Here is what ChatGPT (yes I have a free account) spat out with the description on the Wanibooks store page, way more accurate than Google Translate because they know it's a "she":

In the 2010s, Anri Sugihara was loved by many men as a G-cup idol. She mesmerized us with numerous photo books and DVDs, which are still fresh in our memories. In recent years, she has been mainly active as an investor and entrepreneur, and had kept her gravure modelling career on hold. However, even as she entered her forties, her dynamic body from the old days remains as vibrant as ever. She had a desire to create something memorable in the gravure modelling career that has been her main activity thus far, so she decided to publish a photo book, her first in six and a half years, to commemorate reaching the milestone age of 40.

The theme of the photo book, "Secret Love," will surely captivate viewers with her body, which not only remains unchanged from six and a half years ago but also shows an evolution with even more expressive expressions. This is definitely a book that fans and non-fans alike should keep an eye on.

Yes, people. "Dynamite body" so here's the reality drop: We know for certain(?) she has fake tits. *laughs* Because if you can find her in her debut days and a couple of years later you will notice a drastic increase in cup size. *silence* That's all I will comment on this haha but hey, we weren't supposed to know of this. *giggles* The larger ones do look better on her though hahahahaha