If they were trying to get a lipstick effect on that Mano cover, their efforts did not succeed. Maybe she'll be holding a butcher knife in one of the pictures.
Wow, this "New Morning Musume" push is really coming on hard, with all these events and photo shoots featuring only the Kyuukies and Juukies. I'm not even sure Sayu and Reina are still members...
At least now we know the managers are taking it seriously.