Sola Aoi

Sola Aoi (蒼井 そら, Aoi Sora, literally Blue Sky) is the stage name of a Japanese AV idol, nude model, and film and television actress. Her popularity as an adult video actress has led to celebrity status as a media personality in Japan and abroad.

Life and career

Early life and AV debut

Sola Aoi was born on November 11, 1983, in Tokyo. As a student, she worked at various part-time jobs in the food-service industry, such as pizza parlors, pubs and sushi bars with the intent of becoming a pre-school teacher. While in her third year in high school, Aoi was scouted in Shibuya by a talent agency for gravure modelling. She decided to enter the adult entertainment industry with the aim of eventually working on TV and in other parts of the entertainment industry, stating that "If there was only the AV industry, I couldn’t do it."

When asked how her stage name was chosen, Aoi explained: "My agency asked what color I liked. I said blue [aoi in Japanese]. He also asked what I like in general. I said sky [sora in Japanese]. So, she chose Aoi Sora."

Aki Sora

Aki Sora (Japanese: あきそら, lit. Autumn Sky) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahiro Itosugi. It was first published in September 2008 by Akita Shoten. It started serialization in the ninth volume and was concluded in Volume 25 of Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Champion Red. An OVA adaptation by Hoods Entertainment was released with the third volume of the manga on December 17, 2009. A second OVA adaptation, called Aki Sora ~Yume no Naka~ (あきそら～夢の中～) was released by Pony Canyon in two parts; the first part released on July 30, 2010, and the second part released on November 17, 2010. In April 2011, Masahiro Itosugi announced that there will be no more printings of Volumes 1 and 3 due to Bill 156.

Plot

Ever since he was a young child, Sora Aoi had always exchanged words of "I love you" with his attractive older sister Aki. Now, as he comes of age, he finds it much harder to exchange such comforts as they did in those simpler times. When Aki demonstrates her feelings toward him to go beyond a sister's love, Sora finds himself questioning his feelings for his sister. Realizing their affection for one another, they consummate their love in secret. In a society that would never understand, they must now keep their love a secret from their family and everyone they know. However, Sora soon finds himself exploring many forms of love with different kinds of women he met that is not accepted by society thus questioning his feelings for his sister.