Mari-Yuri: BBW actress, Yuriko Maria

Yuriko Maria aka Mari-Yuri (above, left)

Doing research for the last Debukawa Night post, I came across another good sign for the appreciation of bigger girls in Japan: Yuriko Maria (マリアユリコ), who appears to be a quite pleasingly plump mainstream actress/celebrity. Above we see her in one of the two Fuji TV series in which she has appeared.

Japanese Wikipedia [said] she was born in Chiba Prefecture on April 13, 1992, and lives in Tokyo. [note October 6, 2014: At her Twitter page, Mari-Yuri-san corrects this post and Wikipedia, saying she was actually born in The Philippines, but raised in Chiba.] She makes a point of posting her weight right on the title of the blog-- 109 kg (240 pounds). Yuriko-san also says she likes going by the nickname "Mari-Yuri" (マリユリ).

Her Wikipedia page informs us that she is 163cm (about 5'4" tall) with an E-cup bust. Being a "clean" actress appearing in high school girl roles, it's rare to see a picture of her that exposes much. Here is one that shows she has a nice cleavage though.

Mari-Yuri at Debukawa Night

Mari-Yuri appeared at the D-Stage part of Debukawa Night. (I have no idea what that is-- maybe a separate stage, or a group.) But hopefully her appearance in the racy Debukawa Night events indicate that she is cultivating a more adult image, since she is quite a cute girl.

Let's join Mari-Yuri's friend above in giving her a hug and hoping we see a lot more of this cutie in the future!