TOKYO (TR) – Otoha Ono, a breakout star from the “yankee” (delinquent) exclusive Netflix reality dating show “Love Joto,” has lifted the lid on her turbulent lifestyle in a new autobiography, admitting to a past fueled by sugar daddies, toxic romances, and alcohol-fueled bar brawls.
Ono, known as “Oto-san” to her followers, released her autobiography “Dokuai” (Toxic Love) on August 19. While she has cultivated a popular influencer persona since appearing on the show’s first season, she says her public image is far from the truth.
“Society treats me like a good girl, but in reality, I’m genuinely crazy,” Ono confessed in a recent interview with Shueisha Online (Aug. 19).
Wabori
Before her television debut, Ono gained viral notoriety online as a beautiful woman who surprised people with extensive wabori (traditional Japanese tattoos) hidden beneath her clothes. However, the motivation behind the heavy ink was shockingly impulsive.
“It was entirely because of a man,” Ono admitted. “The guy I liked at the time had traditional tattoos and said, ‘I like women with wabori.’ I thought, ‘You bastard!’ and went to get inked the very next day, hoping he’d look my way.”
In her new book, Ono details her darker days, including instances of getting blackout drunk and turning violent in bars, as well as her heavy involvement in papakatsu (compensated dating via a sugar daddy).
“It’s just like when I was doing papakatsu constantly, and only my mother didn’t know and thought I was a good kid. Now the whole public is in that same situation,” she said.
Toxic relationships
Ono also opened up about her history of toxic relationships, admitting she is a “menhera (mental health issue) maker” who drives men to obsession. She recalled living with an aspiring musician who lived off her as a leech. As her romantic feelings faded, his desperation grew, culminating in him tracking her down at a bar, crying, and begging on his knees.
However, Ono deflected the blame for her own turbulent behavior. “I get called menhera, but it’s the men who make me that way,” she argued. “Isn’t the guy who makes you anxious the one in the wrong?”
Having graduated from a lingerie vocational school in March, Ono claims she is leaving her sugar baby lifestyle behind. She says she no longer has any interest in hoarding luxury brands with papa katsu money, a habit she once indulged simply because she had cash to burn.
Instead, she plans to launch her own underwear brand and secure an art studio where she can freely paint and sew. “If I have money now, I won’t waste it,” she said. “I want to use it on creative pursuits.”
