Rara Anzai • 安齋らら (RION)

Rara Anzai is one of my absolute favourite Japanese models. Her soft, mature features and her fully veloptuous figure have such a massive appeal in the region, that she (like Julia) has effectively become her own brand in the industry. I think only one other Japanese model is gorgeous enough to inspire her own anime figurine. She is also a bit of a rarity in the industry in terms of her professional career, having double dipped, as we'll discuss in a bit.

The Deets

Rara Azai (AKA, Shion Utsunomiya • 宇都宮しをん, AKA RION) was born in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She joined the industry in September 2013 at the age of 19 and quickly became the audio visual darling of Japan for the better part of that year. That's not exactly hard to understand given that she has since often come to be referred to in the industry as the "breast of the gods" - and understandably so. She quickly exploded across the region to become one of its most famous actresses on account of her stunning beauty and more than ample features. She dominated DVD and print media that year, drowning out most of the other actresses and models with more experience and seniority. On account of her mass market appeal, she is one of the few Japanese models to have crossed over to the PlayBoy brand, starting in Japan and appearing in Western circulation in 2014. That's no small feat. However, she later quit the industry the following September shortly after that publication. There's something to be said about the impact the industry has on models at this level, as this would not be her last time quitting. She re-entered the industry in September 2015, this time shedding her "Utsonomiya" family name and adopting the stage name "RION". Once again, she quickly dominated the scene, spawning a massive social media following at the time, even having in person fan meets, starting in 2016. This however, wasn't to last. She once again quit the industry after only 3 years, in August 2018, deleting her instagram and twitter accounts in the process. But wait, there's more. Because this is apparently part of how Shion likes to purge her image (or perhaps there's something else more sinister at work?), she re-entered the industry once again; this time 2019 under a new name: Rara Anzai. While she continues to operate under this stage name and is currently still working (check out her archive links), I wouldn't be surprised if she decided to disappear once again - but that's an investigation for another day. For now, her socials remain deleted. While there are instagram and twitter accounts under her name that currently purport to be official, I wouldn't trust those until verified. Fans tend to put those up all the time. For now, we can still continue to enjoy her work through other official media publications. Drop a note in the comments if you have any additional information on her socials, especially if you are familiar with her Japanese media channels. I am particularly intrigued.

	March 1, 1994
	2013 – 2018 | 2019 - present
	Type: O
	161cm (5 feet 3 inches)
	( B:115 | W:63 | H:92 ) cm
	Not official yet 🙁
	None 🙁
	Archive (56.4 mb)