In 1996 Anzai made her show business debut as a gravure idol, despite being one year short of the Japanese age of majority.
Several years later she confessed to having lied about her age during an appearance on the Japanese television variety program Downtown DX.
She has been known to throw fellow guests over her shoulder during appearances on variety programs, and often speaks on talk shows about the rigor of her training during junior high school.
In November 2007 it was reported that Anzai's relationship with Kaname Kawabata of the band CHEMISTRY had ended.
[2] By that time, Anzai had largely retreated from show business, though she did serve as spokesperson for the foreign brands import shop Toko Pacific.