Japanese publisher KADOKAWA will release the first photo book of Chihaya Yoshitake, a singer and voice actor who is best known for her theme song works for the Precure anime franchise, on March 28, 2025. The price of the 128-page book is 3,300 yen (21 USD).Yoshitake made her Precure singer debut with the ending theme song for the 16th TV series Star☆Twinkle Precure (2019-2020). For the ongoing 21st TV series, Wonderful Precure!, she sings the opening song “Wonderful Precure! evolution!!” as her first Precure opening song. As reported, she will also sing the opening song for the upcoming next 22nd TV series, You and Idol Precure♪.
The title of her first photo book is “Sassou,” which means dashing or gallantly in Japanese. The photographer was Ryoma Kanou, and the shooting took place in Hiroshima, Yoshitake’s hometown.”A photo book that I have been longing for…! It has been like a dream since I heard about the offer, and I am very happy to be able to report it to you all like this,” said Yoshitake. “The shoot took place in my hometown of Hiroshima! It felt like a little strange shooting in a place I’ve been walking since I was a little girl…♪ There were lots of shots of me in costumes unique to Hiroshima, and also with my dog Marun, who I’ve always wanted to shoot with…!!!! I have had a lot of dreams come true! And above all, everyone on the filming team was warm and, … like family! I was so happy to spend time together laughing a lot! I think there are a lot of expressions and shots that have never been seen before! Miracles happened many times during the shooting, and we were blessed with great weather! This photo book is filled with various miracles! I hope it will reach many people.”Check out sample photos below.
Source: KADOKAWA press release
