JAV VR: News, comments about releases, recommendations, hardware

Well, the year started off quite decently for me so far despite my earlier concerns about the lack of content.

Itou Mayuki (my last year's best VR) seems to have established herself as the frontrunner for my best VR of 2025 with her last release KAVR-401. I didn't know it was meant to be a silent title where she doesn't speak. I kinda miss the dirty talk but there's also something strangely erotic about not speaking at all too. There's less clips than the maid themed VR which I enjoyed but it adds up to being slightly longer so overall its a more focused experience. And there's 2 long scenes of sitting cowgirl which is my favored position in VR. I like that she often leans back so you can a good view of her face and her breasts all at once without needing to change angle.

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Same location, same bed, just different timing for the shoot so it just a bit of difference in lighting. Eh, not going to complain. I like what I see.

Likewise my runner-up for last year, Sasaki Saki, has also made a great impression right off with IPVR-296. I know some of you don't appreciate the clothes but for me that seifuku is :mimisan:

There's just something about those plaited skirts. It adds to the immersion of the scenario for me.
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I had high hopes for SIVR-390 but I was actually somewhat disappointed with its execution and format. Nevertheless, seeing both Mita Marin and Asano Kokoro naked together instantly makes too stupid to be able to complain much anymore. So yeah, this is still likely to end up in my top #10 at the end of the year. I just wish Asano Kokoro wore less makeup here like in her first 2 VRs where she had a fresher more innocent look.
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But than there's the year's first disappointment so far in MDVR-334. I don't know how Moodyz managed to mess up here. By all rights, this should be the best VR of 2025. I mean look at Ibuki here. This girl has been working out and it shows. Look at that tone on her belly. That bod is almost unreal and Moodyz has to go screw it up with their camerawork. WTF man. Its like they took a fine piece of highest grade wagyu and than burnt it to a crisp.
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What's weird about this is that they actually did a decent job on MDVR-333. Newcomer Nomiya An is quite cute but she's not on the same tier as Aoi Ibuki or Ishikawa Mio. So how is it they screwed up for their stars but did OK here. What's going on?
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I can only hope they don't screw up with MDVR-336 which I had already bought simple cos its Mio who, along with the Saika, has the ability to make me not care about how much I'm spending.
 
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Anyone else has noticed in the trailer that they pixelate her right thumb?
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What could be the reason for that? Maybe she has an infection or something and wants to hide it?
Err, I only watched the trailer on the fanza site itself so I didn't catch this detail.

This is going to be quite distracting later...but ah well...Saika...y'know?
 
Hmm, I don't know why I didn't pick Shiina Koharu as best newcomer last year. She did get my attention but I guess it just slipped my mind.

This ain't her first Crystal VR but its her first "Stress Reduction" themed one which I surprisingly actually enjoy more than the schoolgirl ones. Imagine that.

These stress reduction ones all use the same format. You start cuddling in bed with her, than she gives you a blowjob in their trademark sideways angle. This is always followed by a bit of a filler clip where you have a light meal together while chatting (I don't consider these to be time wasters btw, I think they're great) before she invites you to take a bath together. I also always enjoy the bath scenes and watching the girl soap herself up.

Than it moves on to the sex which you can be sure will cover all the various positions. Its very formulaic, almost like there's someone with a checklist ticking off stuff during the filming. Some might consider it boring but I appreciate the consistency. You always know exactly what you are getting in a CRVR video as compared to Moodyz who can screw up every so often. CrystalVR never really excites but they don't really disappoint either. IMHO, that's a good thing in its own way.

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Ichika's first VR for 2025 is something I'm likely to avoid for various reasons despite it being in 8k. Firstly, I don't really enjoy pink salon themed ones. This one actually has other guys around even if you only see their backs. I really don't get why they need all those extra folks around. I suppose they do add to the immersion that you're in a pink salon but this is the sort of immersion that I'm not comfortable with. I don't want other guys around when I'm having sex.

This is also appears to be aa f***rced sex theme and I never enjoy that sort of thing.

C'mon Ichika...you can do better than this. This better not be your only VR of 2025 cos you're still way behind in 8k content.

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Well, the year started off quite decently for me so far despite my earlier concerns about the lack of content.
January was a very slow month and besides KAVR-401 it had only a few highlights. But in February many more studios have started to release again and it looks much better. Even KMP - to my suprise - had a few good releases in the mix.

I didn't know it was meant to be a silent title where she doesn't speak. I kinda miss the dirty talk but there's also something strangely erotic about not speaking at all too.
I also would've preferred this with some dialogue. To me these 'silent' movies add nothing. Regardless and despite of this KAVR-401 was very good.

Speaking of Kawaii they have a new VR debut upcoming and this girl looks incredible.
KAVR-407 with Himari Momose / 18 Feb directed by Koara Taro
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Her curves are spectacular from every angle. Her tits are perfect and I believe they are real. Looks almost too good to be true.
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CRVR-357 - 22 Feb

First Crystal VR release in a while I'm interested in. Oh man, my luck with her releases continues.
 
January was a very slow month and besides KAVR-401 it had only a few highlights. But in February many more studios have started to release again and it looks much better. Even KMP - to my suprise - had a few good releases in the mix.
Hmm, which were the KMP releases? I can only think of VRKM-1498 (Ozaki Erika) and VRKM-1499 (Misono Waka) which are both the wet hair girlfriend in grey Calvin Klein underwear theme. Its one of the few KMP themes that I really like.

First Crystal VR release in a while I'm interested in. Oh man, my luck with her releases continues.
Its always a good thing when Crystal VR makes a VR with a girl you like. On average, they are better than KMP. Plus being available on Afesta without DRM yet at better quality than Fanza cos of Takumi is a huge bonus.
 
For me, January was a terrible month. February has improved in terms of launches, but the disappointments have continued.
So far this year the only VR I have fully enjoyed is KAVR-401 with Itou Mayuki. I would have also liked her to talk a bit, but her body, her kisses, and her passion speak for themselves. The cowgirl, as Chewbaka says, and the missionary, are spectacular.

I also enjoyed some of the Idea Pocket titles, a couple of SOD VR titles, and, incredibly, some VRKM titles. I don't believe it myself. URVRSP has become the second KMP, another one that enters the pile of VR mediocrity.

Moodyz and S1 keep failing me, disappointment after disappointment. The extra penis in Nana Miho's VR, the umpteenth VR in a row with costumes and clothes of Mio Ishikawa, and the garbage VR with Ibuki where she looks like a giant, no face-to-face missionary (cut off at the waist, like Aqua's fake penetrations!!!) , and the camera far away in cowgirl, are three daggers in my heart that I won't take them off all year, because it's going to take a long time to see VRs with these three actresses again.
Saika's VR could fix it up a bit, but weird things are already starting to come out..... (the censored fingers...)

Hopefully we'll have more VRs with Sasaki Saki. Shiina Koharu is a pretty girl with a nice body, but for some reason She doesn't "click" for me ....
Ichika Matsumoto's VRs are a disgrace. Honnaka and Dass are inept. Since she's been with them, they've only released VRs with clothes, costumes, f***rced sex.... I haven't watched any new VRs with her for two years. Now even the VRs she made with KMP look like masterpieces next to these....

Speaking of Kawaii they have a new VR debut upcoming and this girl looks incredible.
KAVR-407 with Himari Momose / 18 Feb directed by Koara Taro

I don't know what to think. I've watched the trailer and there are some things I don't like, and others that are missing. At launch I won't buy it. I need to watch more.

Hmm, which were the KMP releases?

In my case, VRKM-1502 with Azu, and the Shizuki Koharu ones: VRKM-1483 and VRKM-1482. More for the actresses than the movies themselves. Although they are well shot, with good angles.
 
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I don't know what to think. I've watched the trailer and there are some things I don't like, and others that are missing. At launch I won't buy it.
I know what you mean. It takes a while for her to get naked and it's on the rougher side but I think it has some awesome angle in which she is naked as well. I'm excited about seing her totally naked in VR.

Hmm, which were the KMP releases?
Not a fan of the recent Calvin Klein releases. But I also liked the three releases Walle12 has mentioned VRKM-1502 with Azu Amatsuki, both releases from Koharu Shizuki (VRKM-1483, VRKM-1482). We had discussed these three in this thread before and VRKM-1485...

VRKM-1499 (Misono Waka)
I didn't know that you like her. I thought I was the only Waka fan in this thread. And she was amazing in VRKM-1485
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Imo it has much better angles than VRKM-1483 and on top of that it has a section in which you can explore her body from all sides up-close.
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It's a section I wish we would get more often in JAV VR. But because movies are now very short in general, only 60-70 minutes no time is left for a section like that. It's a shame, especially for debuts it would add so much. Unfortuantely the Fanza bitrate of this release is yet again terrible. Looking forward to the 'real' release on A Festa.
 
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I know what you mean. It takes a while for her to get naked and it's on the rougher side but I think it has some awesome angle in which she is naked as well. I'm excited about seing her totally naked in VR.

You're beginning to know how my brain works better than I do myself.... :D

I didn't know that you like her. I thought I was the only Waka fan in this thread. And she was amazing in VRKM-1485

I have never been attracted to her, but I have to admit that, in her maturity, she is really beautiful, very sexy. The short hair looks great on her. I think I'm going to download that VR....

and on top of that it has a section in which you can explore her body from all sides up-close.

It should be mandatory in all VRs... That was done quite a bit a few years ago, but it has been fading away, because now VRs are becoming less and less immersive.
 
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I know what you mean. It takes a while for her to get naked and it's on the rougher side but I think it has some awesome angle in which she is naked as well. I'm excited about seing her totally naked in VR.


Not a fan of the recent Calvin Klein releases. But I also liked the three releases Walle12 has mentioned VRKM-1502 with Azu Amatsuki, both releases from Koharu Shizuki (VRKM-1483, VRKM-1482). We had discussed these three in this thread before and VRKM-1485...


I didn't know that you like her. I thought I was the only Waka fan in this thread. And she was amazing in VRKM-1485
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Imo it has much better angles than VRKM-1483 and on top of that it has a section in which you can explore her body from all sides up-close.
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It's a section I wish we would get more often in JAV VR. But because movies are now very short in general, only 60-70 minutes no time is left for a section like that. It's a shame, especially for debuts it would add so much. Unfortuantely the Fanza bitrate of this release is yet again terrible. Looking forward to the 'real' release on A Festa.
Haha, I won't say I'm a fan of Waka Misono. She's not normally my type. But I won't say no to watching her either. She does have a nice ass.
 
Another VR with Sakura Momo. This one is for Chewbaka...

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You're beginning to know how my brain works better than I do myself.... :D
Haha, well we share a similar taste on how a movie should be done which made it easy to guess.

It should be mandatory in all VRs...
At least much more often. I can't really remember any release that shows the girl from all sides like that in the last year or so. If anyone has good recommendations let me know.

I have never been attracted to her, but I have to admit that, in her maturity, she is really beautiful, very sexy. The short hair looks great on her. I think I'm going to download that VR....
Haha, I won't say I'm a fan of Waka Misono. She's not normally my type. But I won't say no to watching her either. She does have a nice ass.
Indeed, even for Japanese standards she has aged remarkably well and looks better than ever.


Has anyone seen 3DSVR-1697 yet?
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Not sure what to make of it. On the plus side: Ema Yano is great. She is very beautiful, looks even better in VR and her acting was suprisingly natural for a debut. The introduction was fantastic and some of the angles for the sex scenes were quite good, e. g. the missonary to close it out.

But the release also had some weaknesses. The middle part was wasted and had too much filler for my liking. And some of the sex scenes like the cowgirl were poorly done. The camera was too far away and they didn't instruct her enough on what to do and it kinda fell apart for a while. Overall I still would recommend it to everyone that likes GFE VRs. And I'm also sure we will see this girl more often in VR soon. Next time maybe with a more capable director.
 
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At least much more often. I can't really remember any release that shows the girl from all sides like that in the last year or so. If anyone has good recommendations let me know.

SSR is launching again 8K VRs just with exploration. They last 20 minutes and show the girl from all angles, with the camera up close.

I have to admit that I bought the Akari one.... They're not bad, but they leave you wanting more. And the camera is close, but not too close.
If you really want to shoot girl scouting, stick the camera on the girls damn it.... There's a trailer on Fanza if you're curious:

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Most of Moodyz debut VRs from 2023 - early 2024 have 5 minutes of exploration of the girl where they place the camera very close, from all angles. In the debuts of the last few months, they've taken that out.... :(

They also did that with their big stars when they released the 8K videos, in 2023... The good old days when I enjoyed Moodyz movies.... Not like now, they've moved the camera a meter further back, and it's just watching girls in clothes.... :(

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MDVR-145 with Ono Rikka...
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MDVR-271 with Mio...
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Some titles I have tagged as "CLOSE" (that means body exploration from all angles):

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VRKM-339 with the wonderful Yui Nagase:
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I'm preaching in the desert when I say that VRs are becoming less and less immersive, but there's the evidence.... :(


Not sure what to make of it. On the plus side: Ema Yano is great.
I bought it on Afesta and downloaded (60 GB), but have yet to watch it in VR. What I have watched in 2D, Ema Yano is wonderful. Very cute woman with very sexy curves.
It is true that in the first two scenes almost nothing happens, but the movie is long. The sex scene lasts 52 minutes and there are all the positions I like: doggie, cowgirl, missionary.... I'll let you know when I watch it in VR. Like you, I hope they shoot more VRs with Ema Yano....
 
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Thanks again to Samkook for reposting BBVR-001.

I decided to experiment a little with BBVR-001. It's an old title in 4K from way back and quality wise It's not that great compared to modern VR to put it mildly. Another main issue is the framerate being 30 insted of 60. In these really early VR's there was equally many of each from what I remember. Being used to modern quality, It's quite a difference.

Still, seeing these golden era actresses in VR is quite the treat. 2010 to 2018 had so many good actresses, and it's too bad they retired around the introduction of VR's. I might care more then others since I still mainly watch normal AV, (Not much VR get released in comparison, and very little of it is worth watching to be completely honest. Besides that, my tolerance for the VR screen itself might be more limited then others). So I have a list of actresses I wish I could see in VR from back then, I wish VR today existed a decade earlier.

Anyway, becuase I'm fond of these golden era actresses as I call them, and the fact that it's a proper lesbian VR, I wanted to see if I could improve this title. It's a very slow process, but I upscaled a small part of it to 8K and worked on it with frame interpolation aswell. I am very pleased with the results. And I'm now going on the hunt for old titles for nostalgic reasons, asking for reuploads on the ones I like.

If anyone is interested or curious, let me know, and I will share the test clip I made. Compare with the original posted a few pages back. I suggest using heresphere, becuase the sharpening option especially, drastically improves whatever you are watching.
 
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It's a very slow process, but I upscaled a small part of it to 8K and worked on it with frame interpolation aswell. I am very pleased with the results. And I'm now going on the hunt for old titles for nostalgic reasons, asking for reuploads on the ones I like.

I am interested in knowing the software and hardware you use for upscaling. I've always wanted to try it, but as far as I know you have to use an AI in the cloud with an account, so it's not private. Am I wrong?
 
At last a new VR with Ono Rikka, @chewbaka !! I think this might be the good one for both.... :)
There's a lot of the costumes you like and too many clothes for my taste, but the movie is almost three hours long and I've seen at least two scenes I like, so I'll buy it.

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I've been waiting three years for this capture....:

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Moodyz, please don't screw this movie up.... :metabelo:

It's great news that Moodyz is back to 5 VR releases a month.... We want even more!
 
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At last a new VR with Ono Rikka, @chewbaka !! I think this might be the good one for both.... :)
There's a lot of the costumes you like and too many clothes for my taste, but the movie is almost three hours long and I've seen at least two scenes I like, so I'll buy it.

MDVR-332 Feb 21
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I've been waiting three years for this capture....:

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Moodyz, please don't screw this movie up.... :metabelo:

It's great news that Moodyz is back to 5 VR releases a month.... We want even more!
Holy crap, they'd better not screw this up.

I haven't watched the Mio VR yet even though its out. I hope that's good.

Also, Momo has another VR again so soon after the last one. Damn, I like that outfit but its just a mere 79 minutes. What's going on here? I will consider buying this but maybe later when its on sale or something. Should be cheaper to match its length, plus I'm already spending way too much at the start of the year haha.

Going to give more money to Moodyz for that Ono Rikka VR. C'mon, let's have another by Miyashita Rena or Yagi Nana.
 
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SSR is launching again 8K VRs just with exploration. They last 20 minutes and show the girl from all angles, with the camera up close.

I have to admit that I bought the Akari one.... They're not bad, but they leave you wanting more. And the camera is close, but not too close.
If you really want to shoot girl scouting, stick the camera on the girls damn it.... There's a trailer on Fanza if you're curious:

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Most of Moodyz debut VRs from 2023 - early 2024 have 5 minutes of exploration of the girl where they place the camera very close, from all angles. In the debuts of the last few months, they've taken that out.... :(

They also did that with their big stars when they released the 8K videos, in 2023... The good old days when I enjoyed Moodyz movies.... Not like now, they've moved the camera a meter further back, and it's just watching girls in clothes.... :(

MDVR-241 with Ibuki
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MDVR-145 with Ono Rikka...
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MDVR-271 with Mio...
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Some titles I have tagged as "CLOSE" (that means body exploration from all angles):

3DSVR-1627
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VRKM-339 with the wonderful Yui Nagase:
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I'm preaching in the desert when I say that VRs are becoming less and less immersive, but there's the evidence.... :(



I bought it on Afesta and downloaded (60 GB), but have yet to watch it in VR. What I have watched in 2D, Ema Yano is wonderful. Very cute woman with very sexy curves.
It is true that in the first two scenes almost nothing happens, but the movie is long. The sex scene lasts 52 minutes and there are all the positions I like: doggie, cowgirl, missionary.... I'll let you know when I watch it in VR. Like you, I hope they shoot more VRs with Ema Yano....
Strangely enough, while I enjoy gravure, I don't think the SSR titles will work for me. I can't have the girl starting off naked and than they just start zooming in close. I enjoy the slow tease and having the clothes come off slowly at first.
 
It is impossible to show on a flat screen what you see in VR. This is what you see on a flat screen, when you watch the video on a monitor, or in Quest in 2D (Theater Mode):

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And this is what you see in VR mode (as you move your head), but in 3D, and in real scale. You are inside the room, if you look around you see the room, and Erika should be sitting on your knees a few centimeters from your face, with her arms around you:

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If you don't see this, you are doing something wrong. If you are using the HereSphere demo, bring up the menu by tapping the button on a controller, go to Drives, top left, and there look for a VR video and play it.
In the menu tap Basic Video Settings at the bottom. Then go to Format, and in the Format section, at the top, set those values you see in this picture: Projection: Equirrectangular, Stereo: Side-by-Side, etc:

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With that you should see the video in VR. From here there are buttons on the controllers that move the angle of the video, zoom in or out, and so on. And menu options if you see everything big or small. But the main thing is to be able to watch the video in VR....



You have to use the Quest version of the player, which you download from the Quest store, not the PC version. You don't need the PC, do everything on the glasses, at least for now.

Another option is to use a player for beginners, like DeoVR or Skybox, which is just a few buttons.
If you don't get it, explain in more detail what happens to you, or upload screenshots of the app... ¡Good luck!!!
Just wondering, what is the typical file size range for VR? the settings you showed me helped but I am still tweaking it, still can't get it to how you have it in the above photo, haven't tried the other players you mentioned yet.
 
Well, this is not a VR title but I was on Afesta to see what might be on sale and well...

I dunno...even if Nagano Suzu were my sister, it would be crossing a line. I mean I should maybe at least clone her first and than fuck that clone instead...

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Also, I have friends telling me I should watch Frieren. That would be...this title, right?

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I am interested in knowing the software and hardware you use for upscaling. I've always wanted to try it, but as far as I know you have to use an AI in the cloud with an account, so it's not private. Am I wrong?
Sent you a pm to continue the conversation there and as not to fill up the thread. It's sort of a side topic and not about new releases/actress news afterall.
 
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