It's become normal now to see social media avatars and advertising images created with AI technology. But when does this become a problem? And when is it criminal?
At present, most of the images look a bit cheap and exaggerated, and are often easy to spot.
But they are still alluring, it seems, since a 33-year-old man in Osaka called Kaiga Yokota has been arrested for creating an overly realistic female character.
The issue is that he posed as this character, Miru Nanase, attracting followers on social media (to the tune of 90,000 on Twitter/X). So far so harmless, but Yokota's real intent ...
The Japanese adult video industry loves to parody other cultural productions or topical events, as we have covered numerous times here.
Past examples include pastiches of Demon Slayer, Joker, and Ultraman.
These do go too far sometimes. One parody porn inspired by the DJ groping incident was ultimately not released, perhaps for fear of legal reprisals from the Korean celebrity's side. A porn based on a women's support group (and anti-feminist sentiment toward it by male netizens) was likewise very controversial last October.
The parody of the Maho Yamaguchi assault incident also had a ...
With the exception of some high-profile series on Netflix, which almost seem to be trying to attract viewers precisely because they are explicit, most Japanese TV dramas have pretty tame sex scenes.
Some of the late-night ones, especially if they are shown on a streamer like Abema, can be pretty erotic, but rarely do not show actual nudity. They tease and titillate, then pull back from putting breasts on screen.
The TV drama Kusuburi Onna to Sundome Onna on TV Tokyo is a case in point, featuring a sex scene between a married couple that doesn't show any nudity.
But it caught our interest ...
Just when you think Japanese adult video couldn't get any more original and inventive, along comes a new release to prove you wrong.
The latest porn innovation has a spectral theme.
Female ghosts are a central motif in spooky stories, but how about one that appears in your home and then takes corporeal form to have sex with you?
That's the basic premise behind this truly unique AV release (HUNVR00176), which is specifically shot for viewing with a virtual reality headset (Oculus, etc.). It was released in Japan on digital formats on November 15 on the Hunter label.
Clocking in at 59 ...
The Japanese adult video star Yui Hatano has recreated a virtual porn set on the Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing.
Hatano then proudly shared the results on Twitter (tip of the hat to @Genzolico for pointing us to this), quickly achieving hundreds of retweets and thousands of likes.
The porn performer's avatar is wearing black underwear that contrasts with her hair -- which is blue.
The porn set itself seems to be a one-room apartment, which is a staple of adult video. Note the generously sized box of tissues by the bed and the funky lava lamp (though we are not sure if we have ...
It was only a matter of time before someone came up with a way of linking maid cafes and hostess bars with digital idols and adult virtual reality.
Behold the VR hostess cafe.
Yumenographia is not a physical space, but exists purely in a digital realm: it's waiting for your patronage whenever and wherever you put on a VR headset. It is staffed by hostesses/maids who are, of course, entirely "fake" -- in the sense that they are digital avatars. But, and this is a big "but," the hostesses are real in the sense that they are the avatars of genuine people, rather than characters. At some remote ...
Virtual dating games and services are very well-established in Japan, and YouTube is the next logical step in this evolution. One of the biggest virtual YouTuber idols at the moment is Shiro-chan, whose videos offer private dining experiences.
Now the Japanese virtual YouTuber Note Takehana has upped the stakes with a crowdfunding campaign to remake the titular VTuber with 3D computer graphics. To encourage fans to contribute, "she" is offering supporters a range of merchandise depending on how far their wallets stretch.
So what's the top perk? If you fork out ¥1 million ($9,000), you get ...
Today in Japan is White Day, when men are supposed to buy chocolates for women, who do the same on Valentine's Day.
So it's another romantic day in the annual calendar, along with Christmas Eve.
As such, porn giant Soft on Demand has set up a novel light display in the heart of Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood to promote, well, sex and renewable energy. And it's not even real sex, but the virtual kind.
The display, formally called the White Day Illumination Shining with Virgin-Produced Electricity (童貞力発電で輝くホワイトデーイルミネーション), is a way for ...
Former AKB48 idol Rina Hirata has released a virtual reality video so hot and revealing that netizens are comparing it to adult video.
The 32-minute digital content "My First VR, My First Me, Rina Hirata" (5497FAPRO00001), from the Prologue series by Fantastica, shows a POV shot of 20-year-old Rina in sensual red lingerie as she sits on a bed with you, the lucky viewer. Replicating the intimate style of hamedori porn, the camera (your "eyes") lingers slowly and lovingly over her bust, curvy stomach, and round butt just an inch or two from the lens. Subtle it ...
Adult virtual reality content is one of the popular trends in Japanese porn right now. Quite how long it will last is anyone's guess but there is currently a steady stream of VR software content coming out on release.
But have you ever wondered how it all gets made in the first place?
We stumbled upon these enlightening behind-the-scenes images from five different VR porn shoots. The process of making adult virtual reality involves quite a set-up, though not necessarily that much more complicated for the performers than other kinds of AV. Imagine hamedori POV porn but with more ...
