The Japanese adult industry loves to be topical, hence the large number of up-to-date parodies you can see in both porn and toys.
That being said, we haven't so far seen anything notable about the imminent end of the Heisei period and the start of the Reiwa era on May 1st. Perhaps we just haven't looked hard enough. Please share in the comments any ones you have spotted.
Either way, we did find this great (and useful) example: the Heisei and Reiwa Lubricants.
As the name suggests, these recently released lubes from top adult manufacturer SSI are inspired by the two Japanese era names. ...
We stumbled upon this great Twitter feed detailing a report by Shinbunka, the publishing industry trade journal in Japan, about the decline of the much-loved porn magazine vending machine. It also cites from an interview with the photographer Tetsuya Kurosawa, who has documented the vending machines (visiting some 500 locations along the way!).
It's true, we haven't seen one for many a moon. Here's why.
At the peak of the adult vending machine boom, there were some 50,000 machines nationwide in the 1970s. That lofty number has been reduced to a mere fraction now.
What are left are often ...
As we prepare for the extended Golden Week holiday in Japan from this weekend, we're naturally looking around for adult video content to keep us entertained.
We spotted a porn debutant who really should be on everyone's to-watch list.
Rena Kuroi (くろいれな) released her first AV from Kuki on April 2nd. "Hatsuhana" (ADZ327) is meant to be one of just two AVs that the 22-year-old Rena will make.
According to her official profile, she lives in Kamakura and is an "Earthling," which is reassuring (though alien sex is a whole other subgenre of JAV). Her second (and potentially final) AV ...
Fans of the former Doll Elements music idol Rika Tonosaki are in for a treat, because the cutie has stripped naked for her latest photo shoot.
The photo shoot is only a "semi-nude" one, so you can see plenty of bare flesh like Rika's back and side boob but her buttocks is as far as she goes in terms of actual nudity... for now, at least.
The 27-year-old, D-cup Rika Tonosaki was a member of Doll Elements from 2011 until the group disbanded in January 2017. She released her debut photo book in late 2016 as well as a couple of image videos.
She is now hoping to expand her post-Doll Elements ...
After doing a "hair nude" full-frontal shoot last year, we wondered where the gravure idol and actress Bambi Watanabe would go next.
It seems she went to TV Tokyo and for a visually tame but nonetheless sensual sex scene in a late-night drama series.
In episode two of Kabukicho Bengonin Rinka (Kabukicho Attorney Rinka), which is about a female lawyer working among hostesses, Bambi is show stripping off in a love hotel room to reveal her largest chest, albeit hidden within a bra or under her arms. An old dude looks on with obvious interest. He then has sex with her, even though she is ...
We all like to use our hands to grind out some pleasure. Now you are almost literally do this with an adult toy that is brilliantly low-fi yet effective.
The Generator Onahole is fitted with a hank crank that lets you grind the inside of the toy around your member for incredibly enhanced stimulation.
Given the likelihood of total planetary collapse in a couple of generations' time, we may not have the means of electricity left to power regular sex machines. Perhaps the Generator Onahole truly is the future in all its stripped-down tech glory.
It is available in four versions, all with ...
We can't help but think that adult brand Maccos Japan was thinking about "baseball girl idol" Ami Inamura when they came up with the Upper Swing Sexy Batter Girl Onahole.
Femdom princess Ami Inamura is famous for her curvy body and powerful arms that let her swing and pitch very well. So just imagine how good she would be at jerking you off!
We've noticed in a very welcome increase in the popularity (or prominence) of certain Japanese models and idols who have sporty and athletic bodies. The latest example is the stunning Kazusa Okuyama.
We reckon this is all due to the approaching 2020 ...
If you thought that when Sola Aoi got married, you would see the last of her, think again.
The popular former adult video star is now heavily pregnant but isn't content to sit back and wait for nature to take its course. No, even the imminent start of maternity is a way for her to connect with her legions of fans and, if we're frank, take her fame (as in 655,000-Instagram-followers-level fame) to new extremes.
"Welcome to the world, Sola's baby [sic]," says the publicity for Abema TV's live broadcast of the birth of her twins. Yes, 35-year-old Sola (sometimes spelled Sora) is going to ...
A scandal can derail any career but the world of idols (music or gravure) is particularly sensitive to such scandals, especially those involving sex or drugs. Heaven help you if it is revealed you have a boyfriend. You may have to shave your head or quit the industry.
Related to this, we stumbled upon an interesting example of what happens when an idol is "freed" from the shackles of an agency.
The minor idol Sayuri Madoka announced that she had left her management agency on April 7th, ostensibly because her "real job" had become too busy. Regardless of the truth behind this, what is ...
The latest example of the transition from music idol to adult video idol is Eri Haruno, formerly of the girl group SAY-LA.
She makes her porn debut this month with "The Last Idol Debut" (84MKMP00270), released April 12th by the label million. As is typical, Haruno changed her professional name as part of her career switch and now goes by the moniker Uta Yumemita (夢見照うた).
We like her hinnyu flat chest with its pointy nipples.
As Eri Haruno, she was a member of SAY-LA for most of 2015. Now as Yuta Yumemita, perhaps she has a brighter future ahead of ...
