One gravure idol is so proud of her buttocks that she used them as the “paper” for telling a kamishibai-style story.
Kamishibai (literally “paper plays”) are old types of street theater storytelling with a narrator and illustrated boards. Though it is very rare to see it outdoors in Japan now, you can still find kamishibai events for children.
Maity is a G-cup idol who is ostensibly head of the “thong squad.” She got a friend to draw illustrations on her butt cheeks.
The story seems to be able two friends who get separated.
Maity then shared the results with fans in a series of posts on Twitter, one per day.
This is an original and savvy way to raise her own profile and accumulate a following on social media. Maity has just released an image video DVD, which is probably not coincidental.
Here’s a look “behind the scenes.”
And here are Maity’s buttocks sans kamishibai.
It’s not made explicitly clear but we suspect this stunt was inspired by a lack of work and/or lack of other means of doing publicity during the semi-lockdown situation in Japan.
It’s a tough time for the gravure industry, since photo shoots are basically out of the question or very difficult to do given the current coronavirus-induced state of emergency that has shut down many services in Japan.
Magazines are still publishing and new content is appearing somehow, but we expect a lot of gradols and their jimusho (agencies) will be out of pocket due to the pandemic. The majority of idols didn’t actually earn much to start with. It’s a common misconception of the industry that idols earn a lot of money. Let’s support them in any way we can! Especially if they are telling stories with their butt cheeks.
