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Our piece on R18's demise: https://www.zenra.net/blog/breaking-news-r18-permanently-closing

Seriously, where were all these actresses tweeting about the new law a few months ago when it was still working its way through the Diet? I'm happy they are doing it now, but too little too late. Finally when it may impact scheduling and their pay, they start talking. Credit to Sakura...

I don't think having her porn on legit platforms hurt AiU from getting a YT. I think she delisted just for wanting more control of her image (and to hell with the studios who spent hundreds of thousands getting her to where she is today, apparently).

The elephant in the room is DMM taking a whopping 70% cut on average that this law will do nothing to change. Studios pay as much as they're able to. They're not making bank. Agencies take around 50% which is a big cut of actress pay, but they do take care of almost every single need of the...

There already are a multitude of laws in Japan protecting worker rights. This goes above and beyond and pretty much makes any person who appears in front of the camera a god. As others have noted, if one performer on a whim can tank a title, it would be increasingly risky to hire new faces...

Honestly, I see the industry retreating some from panic mode in the not too distant future. Delistings still are quite rare and this law probably won't change things. It's more likely than not it will not be much enforced. Japan won't become like Korea because there is no fundemanetal...

twenie: scouting for JAV talent almost never happens anymore. Majority of those you see applied on their own.

Correct, the law is pretty much useless for what it is actually trying to do because it is looking to solve a problem that doesn't exist.

branbran726, per giving her a 'pill', it could have been staged ala many other things in JAV.

This law will not affect FC2 shooting in any way other than INCREASING the amount of women doing non-mainstream JAV.

I will eat a metaphorical shoe if articles (?) 17-19 are carried out in any meaningful, noticeable way across the entire country (let alone Tokyo). My belief at the moment is this law will cause some short term issues with mainstream JAV, but will be nearly forgotten by the powers that be...

The pickup one RADIX wrote was a joke hence the w at the end.

SL has a really popping thread on this.

I wish. They shoot great content, but last time I was a subscriber you couldn't even download individual images, but only entire image sets. Very annoying if you just want a few images and not the whole thing. Also, the library rotation for older content is way too restrictive. Simply giving...

Poorly unless it's something with crystal clear audio and mainly a one-on-one affair (think VR).

Credit card companies want as much business as possible. They're only 'conservative' in that they don't want to be sued by "conservatives".

What's being censored is up to their billers and how R18 will implement it. I'm certain they already made note of 'suspect' movies via keywords and simply clicked a few buttons in their back-end to (temporarily?) mass delist movies that have those keywords and now will look them over before...

Electromog: Visa/MC rules are for adult content are worldwide. That Japan has gotten an exemption to allow some of the harder content we've seen for years has always been odd to say the least. Whether we're seeing Visa/MC clamp down on this or some type of platform self-censorship to prevent...

One of our writers compiled a really good list (with lots of images and clips of course for comparison and research purposes). https://www.zenra.net/blog/jav-actresses-who-look-alike

R18 is your best bet as noted above. Netflix prices + legal JAV streaming (or adult for the most part) won't happen. Economies of scale and the fact that even whales in adult be it in the west or Japan pay magnitudes more in card processing fees than mainstream companies like Netflix.

How far can you go when you’re laser-focused on male nipple stimulation, weird lighting, and awkward angles? “No other director in the business can beat me when it comes to the slut genre.” Oh, really? Read –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/samoari-the-worst-modern-jav-director

*Incredible career *Super adorable PV (click and see!) *Very outgoing and fun interview. *Oh, and ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. What more could one want? Read –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/zenra-exclusive-interview-saryu-usui

JAV News Recap for December 2021 *The return of an awards show (sadly, NOT AV-OPEN). *Momozono Rena outed at school with happy ending. *Sakura Miura returns! (Rui Hizuki too!) *So long Honoka Mihara! + and a lot more! Read –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/jav-news-recap-for-december-2021

The face, the body, the performance. Upward potential on all fronts! Does our opinion match yours? Read –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/hana-himesaki-2021-jav-star-of-the-year

There's probably many an article on our blog that you'd like. I also sprinkle industry tidbits throughout many of the reviews for regular updates.

A perfect example of a JAV agency thinking outside of the box. Pushing hard for international exposure while also featuring a VERY impressive roster. Read –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/zenra-exclusive-interview-allpro

Miki is one of my favorite actresses and is by far has some of the best actual dramatic chops in the industry. Nevertheless, she's been active for close to a decade and once you push into your 30's and aren't already an A-lister (see Hitomi and the like), you're sadly going to get less 'ideal'...

Walle12: we're trying to get everything possible on SLR. Some studios may have Exclusive DMM agreements though (hence why one may drop its wares from other sites only to go on DMM to get an extra few % in revenue share).

Oculus is your best bet (as others have noted).

One of the greatest JAV stars of all time. What’s she been up to since retirement? How does she view her career? Read and find out –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/zenra-exclusive-interview-ruri-saijo

I’m happy to see Julia not only hanging in there, but jumping up in ranks to newfound heights. A super feature-rich article for your weekend. Read –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/jav-sales-report-september-2021

Barely a year under her belt and already pushing A-rank status. 200K followers going hand-in-hand with a burgeoning career. Next step? International recognition. Read –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/zenra-exclusive-interview-rikka-ono

Beginning with this very outgoing gyaru actress, we will be featuring regular interviews with various JAV stars. Let us know your thoughts here or on the blog. Read --> https://www.zenra.net/blog/zenra-exclusive-interview-kurumi-shiiki

Less money being made equates to studios erring on the side of caution producing content that has a higher chance of selling while also costing less to produce. Case in point: V&R Produce from its creation through about 2015 (there's your date!) and then from 2015'ish onward.

I believe they are based in Japan so that should answer your question. HOWEVER, given that the content is mostly pure amateur, I expect the mosaic to either be super duper thin or massive and horrifically applied (I once saw an amateur doujin JAV where during the sex scene literally the bottom...

Just English for now, sorry.

The first of regular interviews with JAV stars who are eager to make their names known far and wide. Read --> https://www.zenra.net/blog/zenra-exclusive-interview-kanami-miura

I have to agree regarding the image gallery (on desktop at least). It's kind of clunky now compared to before. It reminds me a lot of FC2. And since since not all images are the same resolution, you'd be scrolling down seeing random-sized images which is not visually pleasing.

Per the trailer volume playback issue, it happens to be on desktop on at least FF and Chrome. I can't be the only one.

(On desktop) Overall I like it, but what I’m not that fond of is how the image galleries pushed lower and seems to open its own mini-window. For screenshots at least, I think how it was integrated up top in the previous design was more user friendly. PS, the video player has a bug where if you...

(Sorry, quoting works weird for me) Electromog --> If I had to guess, while R18 does really, really well, I have a suspicion the lion's share of sales come from the big DMM/Will studios. Smaller outfits and studios that focus more on fetish content probably aren't making that much. So when a...

First Star/Mercury like Prestige and other studios simply pulled out of DMM to focus on other platforms because the cut wasn't worth it. Losing R18 access was a sad casualty.

Who's making that claim about her having PS?

Yea, yea RARA ANZAI is near the top but what gets my attention is Yume Nikaido hot on her trail in spite of Faleno's way of releasing content (other studios take note!). Detailed rankings, commentary, and more –> https://www.zenra.net/blog/jav-sales-report-june-2021

Issues we have to take into account are CPS, the fact that many subscribers don’t speak English as a first language, the fact that most are watching JAV in a state of arousal (perhaps not thinking with all brain cells firing), and simply trying to remain on schedule. Thus, for my translations at...

A couple of days factoring other site prep for the movie.

Probably just the database not caught up. I doubt they're purposely not listing them on R18.

I've always believed JAV studios should be offering bonus versions of their movies (extra footage, basically) that are only sold on their own stores/sites. I'm glad this is actually happening. Gogos is another studio that has been doing this for awhile though their content probably is not...

I can't express how frustrating it must be for these sites to push out an English version (well, at least XCream) and totally drop the ball on actual processing that works with foreign cards.

I highly doubt R18 has a backchannel subtitling service...