With the new AV law starting to affect releases, there's been a lot of news like this lately...
"Shiono Ran," who debuted exclusively with IdeaPocket and was initially described as beautiful, sexy, and a busty college student, announced her retirement, ending her two-year and four-month AV career. In her statement, she thanked the kind people who accompanied her along the way, the benefactors who promoted her, and her fans who have always supported her. But starting today (September 14th), she is no longer an AV actress.
Some friends might be surprised, she's still going?
 has definitely been around. Some might think she was simply eliminated, and I can't deny that based on her release schedule, but it's truly remarkable to have stayed in this industry for so long.<br/><br/>I often see many people analyzing why actresses are being cancelled, just like when I first introduced AV. Exclusivity or career setbacks are often excused by poor acting skills, looks, or excessive plastic surgery. However, after actively understanding the industry's workings over the past few years, I've realized there's only one reason why actresses are eliminated or struggle: sales don't meet requirements. Other explanations are largely meaningless. Furthermore, the competition in this industry is far fiercer than imagined. Many people come with high hopes, believing they're beautiful, have great figures, and can spread their legs wider than others, but once they enter the industry, they realize it's an extremely cutthroat battlefield where only the fittest survive. More than one actress has told me they experience stomach aches at the end of each month because they're terrified of a significant drop in sales rankings, which would mean they won't get any more films. Offer from the company...<br/><br/>[[img:///media/upload-images/fanke/uploads-cm-c/2025-05-29/ddf14b3d0d07526de2893b2731bc6f6b.jpg)
Having been an exclusive with S1 for a full three years, I don't think there's anything to criticize about Hinata Marin.
So now my opinion has been revised quite a bit. For example, regarding Hinata Marin leaving S1, I personally don't think there's anything to criticize at all. She stayed with the top-tier studio S1 for three full years, did a lot of co-starring in the early stages, and was even selected as a member of Beauty Venus last year. If you're going to say that her acting hasn't improved, then S1 should have fired her long ago, right? Similarly, although Shiono Ran's release schedule isn't good, if she couldn't generate profits, the agency should have fired her long ago, right? The fact that she's still around to say goodbye is because Shiono Ran (诗音乃蘭) has played a role. At photo shoots and other events, not only is her appearance highly praised by fans, but her customer service is also top-notch, and she has many loyal fans.
However, I need to correct this actress on one point: her AV career wasn't just two years and four months. Of course, because she only counted "Shiono Ran (诗音乃蘭)," the answer she got was... Two years and four months, but she's actually been in the AV industry for a full five years...
She's practically a textbook example of how agencies manage actresses. She started as an amateur, debuting with a single limited-time film as "Mayoi" and then retiring. Then, in the summer of 2018, she simultaneously debuted under three different stage names with three different studios: Moodyz (Aomoto Hina), Kawaii* (Kawamura Ayami), and Honchu (Tsuguminaga Sayumi). She then settled on the name Tsuguminaga, and when her releases declined, she entered the industry, acquired H-cup breasts, and leaped to become an exclusive actress for IdeaPocket, the now-retiring "Shionno Ran."
How about that? Pretty clever, right? I also have to say that her agency, Life, is really amazing. I think this retirement is for real, but if this agency can come up with other ways to keep Shiono's career going, then I'll be truly in awe.
