Mari Yaguchi

In Real Life

Let’s Be Sensitive About Height, M’kay?

4:00PM June 29, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

When Sega held an event for Yakuza 4, it assembled the game’s producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and the title’s assorted cast. One of the game’s biggest stars, former Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi, was one of the smallest. More »


News

Celebrities, Developers Mark Super Mario’s 25th Anniversary

8:00PM October 21, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

This year is the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. In the latest issue of game mag Famitsu, top game designers like Metal Gear Solid’s Hideo Kojima and celebrities like popstar Mari Yaguchi congratulate the title. More »


News

Yakuza 4 Makes Porn Star Nervous, Pure Popstar Sexy

12:00AM March 17, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

For Japanese gangster game Yakuza 4, SEGA held an open casting call for wanna-bes to appear in the game. Among those selected was adult video actress Rio, star of films Squirting Young Wife and Let’s Have Sex at School. More »


In Real Life

This Female Japanese Popstar Wants More Gaming Jobs

7:00PM January 15, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Mari Yaguchi rocked to fame in the late 1990s as a member of idol group Morning Musume. (Check her out in the video for Morning Musume’s Jyosei Kashimashi Monogatari.) That was then, this is now. More »


In Real Life

This Yakuza 4 Celebrity Character Seems Misproportioned

8:00PM November 19, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

So, it was recently announced that former Morning Musume member Mari Yaguchi would be appearing in Ryu Ga Gotoku 4 (Yakuza 4) as a massage therapist. Here’s her character model. Something’s off, no? More »


In Real Life

Famitsu’s Latest Columnist Is…

12:00PM April 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Former Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi, apparently. The first of her “blog-like” serialised columns will appear in the issue going on sale May 1.

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In Real Life

Does This Former Singer Look Like A Final Fantasy XIII Character?

3:00PM January 29, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi did an interview with Famitsu. She learned something very exciting — about herself, of course.

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