was a Japanese

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published by

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. The name derives from meaning "older sister" and ''Can'' from its sister magazine ''

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''. The magazine targeted women in their mid-late twenties, previous readers of ''CanCam''.

History and profile

''AneCan'' was first launched in March 2007 as the magazine for women who have graduated from reading ''CanCam''. "Ane" means "older sister" and "Can" comes from ''CanCam''. For the magazines launch the department store

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and several clothing companies collaborated with ''AneCan'' to create completely new

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s. On 14 March 2007, Senken Shimbun reported that the "AneCan Style" brands sold 30,000,000 JPY (~US$250,000) in just four days. On 10 August 2016, it was revealed that the magazine would be suspended after the December 2016 issue.

Exclusive contract models

All of these models are under exclusive contract with ''AneCan'', limiting their professional appearances to the magazine.

Current

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* Miki Arimura * Shizuka Kondo *

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* Risako Ishikawa

Past

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* Eriko Kumazawa * Keiko Mayama *

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* Hitomi Sawano *

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Sachi Suzuki Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: ''Indrāṇī, lit.'' Indra's queen), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: ''Śacī''), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud and ...

Reiko Takagaki is a Japanese model and actress who is represented by the agencies Incent and Idea. She graduated from Sagami Women's University High School. She is the eldest of three siblings (with a younger brother and sister). Biography Takagaki debuted as ...

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References

External links

Official website
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