2026 JAV Comeback Tracker: Sora Amakawa Returns, Miho Ichiki Teases, and it’s Time to Face the Truth with Nagi Hikaru

Published : January 17th, 2026 Written by Fried Chikan

Confirmed – Already in the Bag

Our list of confirmed Comebacks is short, with just Kurea Hasumi slated for return so far. The veteran actress comes back after nearly 5 years away from porn. She’ll be coming back later this month with Moodyz as a ‘limited-time exclusive’, which is a unique status to see. Judging by her comeback trailer, she looks like she is picking back up where she left off with domineering and bullying men in the best way. While Kurea is the only returnee upcoming, a few have already returned, either from retirement or hiatus, recently, that you might have missed. For example, the big-breasted Momoka Kagura came back this month after a 6-month hiatus that started in the middle of last year. It seems she’s had some small cosmetic work done, which might explain the break.

She's Back: mngs-038

Kaede Fua needed to take a break from shooting in the middle of last year but is looking to get back to work. So don’t be surprised if her videos keep missing release schedules into 2026. Hinano Kuno also made her return after nearly a year off, and looking fully figured, if I might add. And of course, there was Aki Sasaki, who made her return late last year, as did Mei Satsuki with Muku exclusively.

Kaede Fua will return in the Avengers, I mean JAV

Expected – To be Determined

Sora Amakawa was one of the hottest freelancers in the game when she suddenly and quickly disappeared due to problems with her agency. While essentially retired from mainstream JAV, she turned towards Amateur porn. Near the end of last year, she joined a newly created agency that was aimed at being for actresses first and foremost. Her return is as good as confirmed, but the details of which studio and when the video will come out are to be determined. A little-known actress who went by Tsukasa Fujino/Ren Hanashiro resurfaced. Her signing on with the AV agency 8man means her return to porn is all but in the books.

Sora with Upstart

Ren with 8man

Possible – Maybe, Just Maybe

Teases are the name of the game for these upcoming names. Riho Agatsuma has been teasing her return to porn for a while now. Teasing for a bit too long now, if you ask me. She even put in the tease in her SNS bio, but she’s been saying she wants to come back for almost half a year now. I’m getting doubtful. The American Hafu Lauren Karen gave this one fan hope of returning when she reappeared on a new account, which even says she is ‘reborn’.

Are you sure about that?

Miho Ichiki, aka Azumi Nakama, aka the lady with the massive bolt-ons, has been teasing something for almost a month now. Hopes are that it’s a comeback to JAV and porn. She had a body type that is more commonly seen in the West, with her skinny figure plus those big and impossibly round tits. Moeka Marui has been away from JAV for a while now but is still hanging around. She’s been working with the Red Dragon, a hostess club that mainly employs JAV actresses. So, hope is, she is just on a long break. The hope gets stronger when you see that she’s added new hardware to her chest. The small-breasted Moeka is packing now, and hopefully, we’ll see it fully sometime in the future.

Miho Ichikiand her boobs

Moeka Marui and her new boobs

Erena So the curvy babe from Hong Kong made a nice splash when she debuted in JAV, especially with her countrymen. However, she hasn’t released a video since late 2023. While she says she wants to go back to Japan to shoot more porn, I find that very unlikely. She’s actually carved out a small career for herself in light entertainment and modelling back in Hong Kong. Her words aren’t meeting her actions, and I wouldn’t hold my breath. The case might be the same for the Taiwanese petite Tiny, who only dropped one video before flying back to Taiwan. Fortunately, she hasn’t left porn and has been doing TAV (Taiwanese Adult Video), and while she’s open to a return to JAV, it sounds like lip service. TAV scooping talent that could’ve gone to JAV could be a recurring headline in the future…

She belongs to Hong Kong now

Longshots - Consider Them Gone

Rino Yuki was a very promising talent until her health stopped all that. For those that don’t know, Rino has been dealing with Fibromyalgia, which has kept her in and out of the hospital. She gave fans some hope when she proclaimed her desire to return to porn. I am doubtful of this when you hear about her ongoing health issues, but I would love to be wrong. Rino deserves to come back and, more than that, deserves to be healthy and well.

Rino saying she'll come back one day

Meanwhile, 8man and Mahina Amane/Maria Hoshi continue to play a dance of Tease or No Tease. Mahina was another upcoming talent; she shot right into the hearts of fans with her beautiful looks, petite body, and banging tits. However, shortly left and has been playing cat and mouse with a return to porn. She has come back to do a fan event, some photoshoots, and opened up a fan account but nothing involving fucking on screen so far. 8man is good at signing talent, but actually getting them to work seems hard for them.

Not falling for it 8man

Status Unknown – Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

Now, for these ladies, we have little to no idea what their JAV plans are, but chances are grim. First is Nagi Hikaru/Aka Asuka/Shiose, who has been gone for a while now, with her last video coming in May of last year. Little word on her return, but she has kept posting on SNS, mainly on her world travels. Her heart never seemed all that into porn, so if she left, I’m not too surprised. I am surprised that she left so soon after getting those massive tits. Those are something people get for porn, not civilian life. However, 8man has begun teasing her return but they have a spotty track record. Then we have Eimi Fukada, who is living her best life as a DJ and still hasn’t officially announced her retirement from porn. However, with how long she has been gone, we can just count her as retired at this point. Meanwhile, Yuu Shinoda has been a ghost, no word on her or any sighting online. Like with Eimi, it's time to put any hopes of a return to rest.