Nao's 'Top Twenty of All Time Faves' list #2.... Position #8, the bewitching Rika Izumi!

 

Links to the previous positions

#20, Nashiko .... #19, Kazusa .... #18, Kii(e) .... #17, Nene

#16, Nanase .... #15, Yuika .... #14, Kyoko .... #13, Miona

#12, Mai .... #11, Maimi .... #10, Minami .... #9, Saki

 Here's a massive fave who I bet all, including myself, thought would have ended up in the top five. Obviously there's a few good reasons for that but still for all of the women I've posted about the eighth position is still a very impressive one. To me the twenty on this list are so much stronger than the ones on the first list done four years ago. There was nothing wrong with the gals on that one but the twenty this time around in my eyes are so much better. Especially the top ten, there's really not a huge difference between third and this position. Rika has a unique stat which will never be duplicated. On the last five yearly fave's lists she's finished second, third, fourth fifth and sixth though not in that order. Didn't try to do that but that's how it worked out, that's an average yearly position of fourth so wouldn't you have thought that's where she would have ended up?

 Didn't work out that way finishing fourth and Rika is part of a small group of two others who also made the list. So this spot, number four(or perhaps five) and number sixteen have had the most posts the last five years and at one time thought the trio would be battling it out for the top spot. But all three have fallen into a rut which lowered their positions, not a bad rut but bit of a boring one. All of their posts for the last year or so have all been solid but not at the level they once were, not as much variety is a huge reason. Least in Rika's case no woman has had better modeling pics than her over the years, she doesn't need to dress skimpy like these above pics to get my attention. But while those have been superb can't say the same for her mag spreads which have become slightly humdrum and there's been so few events the last two years. Hope that doesn't sound like a knock on her because it isn't, would have loved to see her duke it out for being number one!!!!

 Whew, will admit I do miss pics like those and will we ever see any more of those kind again? A year ago was just wrapping up the recaps for the "Takane no Hana-san" drama, for the first time Rika had the lead role in a series. She did much better than I expected, the drama itself was kind of goofy and over the top at times but will admit I really enjoyed it. If you did too then here's some good news as a second season will be starting up on October 2nd! All of the main cast will be returning and if it's subbed again will of course recap that season also.

 This is Rika's first post in two months though could have done one in August. This should be a good sized post but want to hold back a few things to make sure there's a post in October 11th. On that date she'll be hitting the age of 34 but to me looks as good as ever, she's the second oldest of the top twenty. Here's a few recent IG pics and for her this is a lot of them!

 Now on to some newish mag spreads, all are fine but as I as I said in the beginning they're kind of looking alike, not nearly as good as Rika's current modeling pics which is odd. First off is this set from the August issue of Bijin Hyakka, she really only appears in three magazines.

 Up second for mag spreads is this set from the September issue of Maquia, doesn't it look a bit similar to the above one or even the following two?

 Rika has been a model for the Oggi magazine since May 2019. She always has a lot of pics at their site but going to hold on to all the ones since August 1st for her birthday post, that'll be in five weeks. But do have a pair of spreads form them with the first being from their August edition.

 Final new spread is from Oggi's September issue, wasn't the cover girl like the above set but will be sharing the cover with four others for their October issue.

 Rika did a fair amount of gravure modeling from very late 2016 to mid 2018 but very rarely since then, what a shame as very few can top her sweltering looks! This is her first ever gravure spread and she was also the cover girl for the December 8, 2016 issue of Young Jump.

 What I've really missed is Rika attending events, she just looks so classy at them and at one time used to appear at so many. Not the last few years, just a pair in 2022 but her last event was her best since 2020. This superb batch is from an event that took place on June 9, 2017which was to promote a new Thermo Surprise Cafe, a month later is when she had her first post here.

 One thing that hasn't suffered are Rika's modeling pics which seem to get better as the years go on. Have quite a few new pics and will hold on to a few for that next post, first up is this set from the Apuweiser Summer collection.

 More new modeling pics from the Vis site and think she's a new model for them.

 Last up for modeling pics are these for the Stola Autumn collection, to me their pics are her best ones and am holding some of them back too.

 It's difficult for an actress/model to hit a hundred posts but Rika isn't that far away, with any luck she should hit that mark sometime late next year. Will end off with some overly perfect pics from years ago, sure most have seen these but they show why she's has been such a fave of mine for over five years plus we may never see pics in this vein again. If your heart can take it after the pics have a short video for that August Bijin Hyakka spread.