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Porn star Mana Sakura pens a novel

TOKYO (TR) – For her debut as a writer, adult video (AV) actress Mana Sakura penned a collection of essays.

When I Was 18, I Found My Vocation” is a relatively upbeat look at why she entered the profession and her insights into the industry itself.

In her second book, the 22-year-old (@sakuramana0000) turns to fiction — and it is a decidedly dark turn at that, reports Sports Nippon (Feb. 13).

'The Worst'
“The Worst”

Released by publisher Kadokawa on Friday, “The Worst” includes the tragic stories of four women with experience in the industry, including one despised by her mother and another whose husband accidentally learns of her profession.

“I didn’t think I could write (a novel), so I surprised myself,” said Sakura during a meet-and-greet event at book store Shosen Grande in Jimbocho on Saturday.

The actress entered the AV industry in 2012. Soon after her debut AV film “Mana Sakura: AV Debut” hit the market users on Twitter rightly fingered her as a student enrolled at a technical junior college. At the Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards the following year, she was crowned Best New Actress.

Last year, she served as a host of the “24-Hour TV: Eroticism Saves the Earth” charity event.

Following the release of “When I Was 18, I Found My Vocation” last year, it rapidly zoomed up to the top of the Amazon.co.jp chart under the theatrical entertainment category. “The Worst” is already enjoying similar success, having reached number nine in the literature section.

Sakura believes “The Worst” will mostly be read by women, “but it is also for men, especially those who think they’ve seen this kind of thing about women.”