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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Moe Oshikiri is a Japanese model best known her work with fashion magazine '' AneCan'' and its sister magazine ''CanCam'', which Oshikiri was a former top model for. She is also a designer, starting her own Kimono line branded under her name, as well as a ho ...

* Miki Arimura *

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* Sayaka Isoyama * Mitsuki Oishi * Risako Ishikawa

Past

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* Asami Usuda *

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* Keiko Mayama * Maimi Okuwa * Hitomi Sawano * Raima Sharma * Yoko Horiuchi * Sachi Suzuki * Reiko Takagaki *

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* Sayaka Isoyama

References

External links

Official website
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