In Real Life

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

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.


October 21, 2010
News

Celebrities, Developers Mark Super Mario’s 25th Anniversary

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.


March 17, 2010
News

Yakuza 4 Makes Porn Star Nervous, Pure Popstar Sexy

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.


January 15, 2010
In Real Life

This Female Japanese Popstar Wants More Gaming Jobs

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.


November 19, 2009
In Real Life

This Yakuza 4 Celebrity Character Seems Misproportioned

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?


April 14, 2009
In Real Life

Famitsu’s Latest Columnist Is…

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.


January 29, 2009
In Real Life

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

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