Ai Takanashi 高梨あい

[Immergeil]

Is it possible that she found better financial success with Fantia than shooting DVDs? That could be one of the reasons she left Bambina, if true.

Could also be that Bambina didn't approve of her using Fantia and from what I can tell a lot of her pictures where just Girlz High pictures anyway why would anyone pay for those if they already bought those pictures. So if she makes more daring photos and sells those it would probably make her more money.

Either way the girls barely make any money off the DVDs anyway, I assume it's a lot like J-POP idols where they make the most money off photo sessions, meet and greets and selling chekis.

What I don't like about her non-photoset pictures is that they she's using the stupid filters that makes girls look like they are aliens.

 

[Tokyoboy77]

Could also be that Bambina didn't approve of her using Fantia and from what I can tell a lot of her pictures where just Girlz High pictures anyway why would anyone pay for those if they already bought those pictures.

That makes sense, and reminds me of Asami when she wrote she would not create a Fantia account, couple months ago.

Despite those horrible filters (they all like to overuse them, so sad), at least Ai can make some money now.
But seriously, when I watch the first picture, we are not far from a "AI generated picture of Ai...".

 

[petardinho]

Right now Ai has been doing a lot of solo photo shoots, according to her, she sold out all her dates for sept and for october its seems that are sold out too. She is working too in a Succubus themed bar from time to time and recently announced that she joined a Chika Idol group called Love Re:Mind. If we add that more than half of its 1593 subscribers on Fantia are already paying for one of the paid tiers (1,000 and 3,000 yen) i thinks she has been doing a decent money for a living.

Its a shame that she lose exposure through an agency (she lost the DVDs and Waterpark photoshoots) but i think if she become more risky in her fantia and ROMS probably she will get a little more recognition.

 

[Tokyoboy77]

Thanks for all this information !
I hope it will keep up like that for her (even if I seriously cannot stand those filters lol) ! She's making tons of yens!!

Do you know if she keeps studying and teaching (at the cram school) ?

 

[petardinho]

Do you know if she keeps studying and teaching (at the cram school) ?

i think the last time she mentioned about teaching was at end of august, probably she's not doing that anymore because during the day she switched to attend mahjong events, like mini meetings to play mahjong, about college she mentioned that she was in her last year so maybe she´s graduating soon.

 

[Death Metal]

I dislike the filters too but it seems to be very popular among the Japanese youth. Hinata Shizaki is an emblematic example of this to me, as she looks unrecognizable in all of her instagram photos, to the point that I'm not even sure if she actually made aesthetic interventions.

 

[Tokyoboy77]

"Face + Make up" vs "Face + Make Up + Filter"....
And I don't think she has complex about her face like Asami...

 

[Tokyoboy77]

For those who are in the area and want a photo session with Ai on October 15. Costs 12000円 (around 80 USD).

10月15日(日)高梨あい 個人撮影会 - モデル＆アイドル＆コスプレ＆レイヤー シフォン撮影会

初心者から玄人まで本格撮影会をお手頃に 美少女とアットホームでフレンドリーな時間。アイドル、コスプレ・レイヤーさん、素人からプロな娘までモデル出演中。カメラマンさんの夢をかなえます一眼レフでもコンデジ・スマホでも撮影ＯＫです。

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I don't like the current face, but she has other ass ets...

 

[Death Metal]

Nice fanservice-y pic

I love her hair right now, finally she can dye it with multiple colors, I think that looks great.

 

[Jo da God]

I hope 高梨あい returns to Minisuka.tv and Girlz-High because her work in Fantia is not good at all besides the overuse of filters in each photo.

 

[Death Metal]

The face filters are a bummer, but her body is absolutely on point, dayum.

 

[Immergeil]

I hope 高梨あい returns to Minisuka.tv and Girlz-High because her work in Fantia is not good at all besides the overuse of filters in each photo.

Honestly the filters ruin everything for me.

 

[supertheo]

Honestly the filters ruin everything for me.

I still enjoy checking on her, she has amazing body after all, but yeah. The face filter in particular is just too much for me. Always make me feel conflicted to be honest.
If it at least would be in the vain of her recent photoshots set on. It still has filter and makeup, but at least you can recognize her well.

 

[Tokyoboy77]

Honestly the filters ruin everything for me.

All the girls do that now. To the point that they sometimes develop complexes with their real own face.

I remember last year Asami giving a warning because she was about to put an "unfiltered" picture of her face, then posting it, and then deleting it 30 minutes after posting it on her main twitter. She was completely freaking out. (BTW for those who would ask, I did not keep that picture).
At the end it becomes sort of competition of who is the best "Filter Manager" (well, some could say it has been like this for years, which is true).

 

[Immergeil]

I hope 高梨あい returns to Minisuka.tv and Girlz-High because her work in Fantia is not good at all besides the overuse of filters in each photo.

I doubt she will since she left her management, she need to sign with a new agency so she can get some image video deals.

(Sorry for commenting on the same thing twice)

 

[Tokyoboy77]

I doubt she will since she left her management, she need to sign with a new agency so she can get some image video deals.

(Sorry for commenting on the same thing twice)

And I highly doubt this is in her interest, right now. She is finally making good money now.
It's not surprising if there is no "new generation" at FACE.
BTW: using all those filters, when she "self-graduates" it will be easy to hide her past, when needed. Nobody will recognize her irl lol

 

[Tokyoboy77]

Some pictures posted by Ai on her twitter.
She has good communication, saying that now she can take time to talk with every fan coming. It is not the case with normal agencies.

 

[petardinho]

It's not surprising if there is no "new generation" at FACE.

well its seems that this statement is close to be reality , Horikita Mio leave the agency today , so yeah its seems that Eyu could be the only one to get promoted to GH or DVDs for this year...

 

[Oktav]

well its seems that this statement is close to be reality , Horikita Mio leave the agency today , so yeah its seems that Eyu could be the only one to get promoted to GH or DVDs for this year...

Do you know if Mio is quitting modelling for good? I saw a comment on her Twitter/X account, but I couldn't translate it. She's my favorite Bambina model with Anju so it would be a bummer, although it's her choice of course.