Nogizaka46's Ogawa Aya appears on the cover and opening pages of the 1st anniversary edition of "Gravure Champion"! "It was the best day since I felt the ocean for the first time in a while."

■The back cover features Matono Mio, who won the Weekly Shonen Champion Media Award at the Sakurazaka46 3rd Generation Audition!

Vol. 5 of the gravure magazine “Gravure Champion” (Akita Shoten), brought to you by the editorial department of “Weekly Shonen Champion,” will be released on July 31st.

The cover and lead feature of this issue, which commemorates the first anniversary, features Ogawa Aya, who won the Weekly Shonen Champion Media Award at the audition for Nogizaka46’s 5th generation members.

All six of her previous appearances in “Weekly Shonen Champion” have received a great response, and she will now be making her long-awaited first appearance on the cover of “Gravure Champion” in the first anniversary issue.

In the long interview, she looks back on her activities since joining Nogizaka46 and talks about her own growth, future goals, her thoughts on being selected, etc. Also, a double-sided poster of Ogawa is included as a special supplement.

Appearing on the back cover is Matono Mio, winner of the Weekly Shonen Champion Media Award at the Sakurazaka46 3rd Generation Audition.

Also appearing in this issue are Sakurazaka46’s Taniguchi Aiki, Hinatazaka46’s Fujishima Kaho, WHITE SCORPION’s HANNA, the 17-year-old gravure idol who is attracting a lot of attention, Shirahama Mito, and voice actors Sagara Mayu and Ishihara Kaori.

Images of the bonus postcards from each chain were also released.

■ Comment from Nogizaka46’s Aya Ogawa
Thank you for being on the cover of the 1st anniversary issue! I was really happy to be photographed at the beach this time! I’m originally from Chiba, and I’m a “sea girl” who grew up near the sea. I love walking on the beach and the smell of the sea. It was a great day to feel the sea for the first time in a while.