Actress Chiba Hinano, currently appearing as Super Sailor Venus / Aino Minako in the stage play Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo-, will release a digital-exclusive photo book titled Hinano ~Another Edition~ on September 4, 2026. The volume is packed with entirely unpublished cuts, offering fans a generous look at a new side of the performer.
Chiba Hinano was born on August 21, 2006, in Osaka Prefecture. She began her career as a first-generation member of the Shoujo Kageki-dan Mimozanu theater troupe. Her recent credits include the 2025 film Gekijouban Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Zokku Jiko Bukken Geinin and the stage production Jashin-chan Dropkick: Shin. Since April of this year, she has been performing as Super Sailor Venus / Aino Minako in the ongoing Sailor Moon stage adaptation.
Her first photo book, Hinano, was released in June 2026, capturing what the publisher describes as “childlike innocence and its unbalanced beauty.” Shot against the nostalgic scenery of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture, the book expresses a unique worldview where reality and fantasy blur together. It includes uniforms, swimsuits, and baton twirling sequences, showcasing her signature talent.
This new Another Edition deepens that atmosphere with over 100 pages of previously unseen photographs. Additionally, it features two new outfits that were not included in the printed version, giving fans another chance to enjoy Chiba’s evolving presence.
The digital-exclusive photo book Hinano ~Another Edition~ will be available on Friday, September 4, 2026, priced at 3,300 yen (tax included). The 110-page volume was photographed by HIROKAZU.
