 Honoka announced in her Official Blog that she was retiring in December 2008 and that her December 7, 2008 video for Premium, "Pleasures of Education", would be her last.She participated in one final event for Premium by making a round of publicity appearances at Tokyo shops on December 20, 2008.She also acted as co-host with mainstream actor Nagare Hagiwara for the 2009 AV Grand Prix ceremony.