''Hentai'' (変態) is a Japanese language word used outside of Japan, mostly in western countries and several English language country, to refer to Japanese animation ("H anime"), comic-book-style magazines ("H manga"), and computer games ("bishojo game", hentai games) with explicit sexual or pornography artwork (see Japanese pornography). In Japan, the word hentai is rarely used as it is in the form in western countries, it is known as \"jū hachi kin anime\" (１８禁アニメ; anime prohibited for sale to persons under 18) instead. ==Background== Hentai is an artistic expression of pornography in Japan. As opposed to photographic pornography, hentai allows full use of the imagination as well as scenes that run counter to accepted society and culture. Elements of sexual fantasy are represented in ways that would be impossible to film, even with a dedicated special effects budget. Unlike in the West, the line between adult content and mainstream works is somewhat blurred in Japan. Children's anime can depict nude characters, for example in ''Sailor Moon'' it is implied that the girls are nude during their transformation. Many artists add nudity as fanservice. However, hentai tends to use explicit pornographic content. The word "hentai" is Japanese for pervert. As a form of expressing sexual fantasy, depictions can include those which are unacceptable in society, or run counter to social norms. Such fantasies can be depicted in the extreme, often demonstrating subconscious desires and purely carnal motivations. This contrast between accepted human society and primal sexuality is often a primary turn on for those who live a normal, day to day life. While a male might fantasize internally about having sex with an attractive female seen on the way to work, he would not act on that without legal repurcussion and moral condemnation; hentai exists as the main outlet for such fantasies. This form of Japanese culture acquired some popularity in the West thanks, to a large extent, to the Internet. Although there have been many pornographic comic books and animations produced in the West, they never were as popular as hentai is today. Comic book artists who focus on provocative female figures often use their talent for mainstream comic companies rather than adult works, and may fear ridicule for working on niche adult titles that are not as widespread, compared to Japan where a large group of artistic talent draws pornography. In comparison to other forms of pornography, hentai often portrays women as regular females in society who end up in some kind of sexual encounter, and are often aroused by the encounter to the point of no return. Characters may be portrayed as shy or have no conscious thoughts about sex, until placed in a situation where they are stimulated and aroused. The line between consensual sex can become blurred, as the act becomes a justification for sex itself, primarily motivated by sexual drives and urges, while oftentimes abandoning what could be considered social and moral correctness in favor of purely visceral sex. This could be seen as dehumanizing or objectifying to some. While there is a common theme of a male stranger convincing a female to become aroused physically by her own body and whatever the male desires, there are also depictions of consensual sex between couples, as well as assertive females who initiate sex. Often, Hentai artists try to portray situations in the most extreme manner possible, in order to break the boundaries of the viewer's comfort zone. This results in artists competing to show successively more excessive situations over time. An example would include bukkake and group sex, which demonstrates extreme sex that isn't usually performed by the average person. Other forms of demonstrating extreme sexual activity include bondage, tentacles, or other fetishes. Some artists may prefer to do the opposite, and focus on lighter titillation and nudity, or on character relationships and story. ==Meaning of the word== In Japanese language, the word ''hentai'' means ''pervert''. It is never used to refer to pornographic material, only to a person. The terms ''18-kin'' (18禁, literally "18-prohibited") meaning "prohibited to those not yet 18 years old", and ''seijin manga'' (成人漫画 "adult manga") are used when referring to pornography. Compare ''otaku'' for another word altered somewhat in this transition. The English use is compared to the Japanese slang エッチ (''H'', ''etchi'', often spelled ''ecchi'' by non-Japanese), which refers to any sexually explicit content or behavior — or simply a lewd comment. ''Etchi'' is simply the spelling-out of the Japanese pronunciation of the letter ''H''; and is believed to be a shortened form of ''hentai'' used as a polite codeword in the 1960s. (Note that even in Japan the origins of ''etchi'' are unclear — one playful suggestion is that an H is someone who always follows a G, or girl.) The truth of the matter is {and this is coming from a Japanese teen} ecchi is not a pronunciation of anything, it simply means "Dirty." Exactly how the term ''hentai'' came to refer to all sexually explicit content in American anime fandom is unknown. With the rise of the World Wide Web, however, the term was extensively promoted by pornographic sites selling access to (frequently bootlegged) erotic manga. Banner ads promoting these sites might, for instance advertise "live girls and hentai", with the latter meaning erotic manga as opposed to photographs. In addition, many people outside of anime and manga fandom had come to associate anime with a particular genre of extreme pornography (e.g., tentacle rape) which could easily be called ''hentai'' in Japanese as well. "H" in Japan is now broadly used to refer to all sexual content or activity, so "H manga" are manga with sexual content—however, "H" and "hentai" are no longer interchangeable. Also, the term "ero" (エロ), short for "erotic", is now used more often instead of "H". ==Hentai media== *Adult anime, or H anime, is anime that relies primarily on sex. *3D rendered graphics, a more recent development that has evolved with graphics technology. Styles tend to emulate drawn art as well as video game art. Can be in image, game, or animation form. *Adult manga, or H_manga, is manga designed for purely pornographic purposes. Plot is still used to develop character and setting, but the ultimate goal is to show scenes of sexuality. Adult manga is often sold in convenience stores, book stores, and magazine stores in Japan, and is far more prolific and accessible than the US adult comic book market. It is usually distributed in digest format, containing several stories by different artists. *Adult CG artwork includes individual drawings by artists. Art can be available on websites, CD-ROMs, or in printed art books. CG artwork is used frequently in adult video games. *Adult video games, or H-games, are games with a pornographic element. They can include Renai games that involve character driven plots, can exist as sex simulations. *Adult Dōjinshi, or H dojinshi, refers to a type of work that uses copyrighted characters presented in sexual situations. It usually refers to printed manga, but can also refer to any type of visual work depicting copyrighted characters, including video games, animation, and CG artwork. Familiarity with a particular character or setting can add a sense of relating to the character over a generic character used in mainstream hentai, making dōjinshi more appealing to fans of a particular work. Despite not representing characters and licensed properties as intended, companies often view these works as a free form of license recognition and advertising through dedicated fandom. *In fanfiction circles, hentai-based works are popularly referred to as "Lemon," based on a more popular hentai title called Cream Lemon. Fictions referred to as "Lime" are ones in which the characters do everything short of having sexual intercourse with each other. *Hobbyists often add an adult element to sculptures, models, figures, dolls, mannequins, or outfits. == Hentai classification == There are three main categories of hentai: works that feature strictly heterosexual interactions (often abbreviated "het" by its users), yaoi, and yuri. ''Yaoi'' refers to homosexual male pairings, and ''yuri'' to lesbian pairings. Yaoi commonly features males of ambiguous gender in both physical appearance and mannerisms. These males are called "bishonen," which literally means "pretty boy." The traditional "bear community" of gay porn in other countries is very rare in Japan. The reason for the androgyny is that yaoi most commonly attributes its fandom to females, often teenage girls who tend to care more about the romance of the relationship than the actual sex. Yaoi also exists outside of the hentai genre, since it is a fairly ambiguous term that is usually applied to any form of anime that includes male homosexuality. However, it is different from shonen-ai (literally, "boy-love"), in which two males simply express romantic feelings for each other and never actually have sexual relations. As implied, yaoi, more often than not, involves sex or at least "fooling around" between the participants. Yuri is very similar to yaoi, except that the focus is on homosexual female interactions, and the females in a typical yuri illustration or animation tend to be far less realistic than the males in yaoi, since the fandom for yuri consists almost entirely of males. The females in yuri are known as "bishojo," which, predictably, translates as "pretty girl." Shōjo-ai ("girl love") is the female equivalent of shōnen-ai. There exist a huge variety of personal tastes concerning hentai. Some might prefer larger breasts, smaller breasts, petite figures, muscular figures, dominant women, submissive women, etc. Due to subjective tastes, a turn-on to one person may be a complete turn-off to another, and he or she should stay with what they like, including familiar artists or art styles, while avoiding other forms that may be too fringe or extreme unless handled with an open mind. The scope of hentai encompasses the entire range of sexual fetishes, including: *Ecchi, focusing on nudity, partial nudity, and provocative clothing rather than pure sex. *Catgirls and other semi-anthropomorphic characters, who display animal attributes such as ears, claws, and a tail. Generally, skin is made completely visible and not covered entirely by fur, a distinction from furries. *Bukkake, a common representation of a female being used to service as many males as physically possible, who then ejaculate on her. Often depicted in public or in areas with a large number of males present. *Tentacle sex has gained a notorious image in the United States, and is erroneously attributed to all of hentai in general. In fact, regular depictions of intercourse are more common in hentai; tentacles are more convenient for artists to draw in a situation that requires manipulation of the entire female body, which can be harder to coordinate in a situation with a group of males. Tentacles serve as the most basic phallic substitute, though it is usually avoided by those who prefer depictions of actual human intercourse. *BDSM, focusing on domination though use of ropes, tools, sex toys, and elaborate devices. Themes can include empowerment, restriction, and submitting to sexual urges. *Science Fiction and Fantasy, which can exist in its own setting, or be interwoven into a contemporary setting. *Incest, providing arousal through the taboo of interfamily relationships. *Futanari, a depiction of females who naturally have male genitalia, often exaggerated beyond normal proportions. Though debated whether attraction to such a depiction represents homosexuality in the viewer, heterosexual viewers have been known to enjoy futa. This may be due to the concept of male arousal and ejaculation being more familiar to the male viewer than female genitalia. *Lolicon, includes girls who are usually fifteen or younger. In some cases the ambiguity of age may allow a character to fit the age of consent, usually sixteen in Japan. Some depictions are of more obviously younger children, and would therefore count as child pornography. *Guro, focusing on imaginative gore and mutilation. This may involve sexual violence and graphic scenes that are not typically represented in mainstream adult manga, and are a way for the artist to vent the most horrific images possible. This can be compared to Death Metal, which expresses thoughts of extreme gore and violence to its listeners. *Deformity represents subjects with altered physical proportions, multiple body parts, or artificial anatomy. *Scat and water sports, representing coprophilia and urolagnia. *Lactation or milk fetishism. *Maiesiophilia, sexual attraction to childbirth or pregnant women. ==See also== *futanari *guro *lolicon *panchira *bishojo game and hentai game *H anime *H manga *H dojinshi *List of H authors (groups, studios, production companies, circles) Hentai Japanese terms Anime Manga Pornography == External links == Directory *[http://www.hentai.cz ''Hentai.cz - Free Hentai Games, Movies & Pics!''] *[http://www.hentaiseeker.com ''Hentai Seeker''] *[http://www.banzaihentai.net ''Banzaihentai.net''] *[http://kawaii.com/ahs ''Adult hentai search''] Hentai TGP *[http://www.hentai-roses.com ''Hentai Roses''] *[http://www.happyhentai.com ''Happyhentai.com'']
Regarding the Censorship, how do the Japanese government censor the porn site on internet? It is probably enforceable to ban hardcore web site based in Japanese, but how is it possible to ban surfer to visit porn site based in the US? Juuitchan> I don't know. I think maybe it is not possible. As with any other censorship, the prohibition ("thou shalt not") is independent of the enforcement method. Just because it's not technically feasible to effectively restrict information on the Internet, doesn't make it less of a crime and doesn't reduce the penalty if you're found guilty of breaching the censorship. Censorship relies on people respecting government mandate (or fearing the penalties), not on technical blocks. -- User:Bignose ---- The bigger question is, why is this page in an encyclopedia, as opposed to a dictionary. ---- Is Hentai actually illegal in Japan? Is Japanese-style Hentai primarily for export, e.g., to the West? What are the restrictions on pornographic photos and drawings in Japan? How much of the talk of what is "permitted" in Japanese sexuality is a reflection of what actually goes on in Japan vs. the way they want to portray their society to outsiders? I've seen Japanese businessmen lined up 2 or 3 deep at magazine racks in NYC, looking at porno mags, some of which would be good for a quick trip to the federal pen (child pornography) if it were being viewed by Americans in a regular English-language bookstore. What's up, is there a double standard? --User:Ed Poor 14:44, 5 Sep 2003 (UTC) :Depictions of genitals are illegal in Japan, so in pornography, the genitals are always half-heartedly censored. However, erotic comics are intended to be read in Japan, and export to the United States is a small market that has hardly gained attention. I know that much. :I also know that Japan definitely never had a repression of sexuality in the past, like all of Europe and America did. (It used to be extremely perverted and vulgar to say the word "leg" to a woman in the United States. I definitely need to insert that tidbit into the Wikipedia if it's not there already.) I'm not sure why there are such strict laws about the depiction of genitals, because nudity is taken quite lightly in Japan compared to the U.S. :Finally, I have heard that lolicon (i.e. illustrated child porn) is a loophole in the law, because some court decision allowed explicit illustrated nudity in the case of children, under the assumption that nobody would ever think of drawing such pornography. However, ''that'' is simply scuttlebutt, and since I don't know the actual Japanese court decision I'm not going to write it up on the Wikipedia. User:Ashibaka User talk:Ashibaka 21:04, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC) ::Okay, that information was totally wrong. Japanese pornography laws date back to the Meiji Restoration, when all pornography was outlawed. So it was indeed repressed then, although only by the government. Since then the laws have been slowly relaxed, to the point that an additional anti-child porn law needed to be added in 1999. User:Ashibaka (User talk:Ashibaka) 16:13, 1 May 2005 (UTC) == Excessive See also == Should something be done about all those H somethings and List of H somethings? I think that *These pages are already included in the category H, so they can safely be delinked from this page. Some of them can still be linked from the article text, of course. Furthermore, the :Category:Hentai currently only has 18 pages, while it should have all pages linked from these lists as well (or its subcategories should). User:Paranoid 17:00, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Moved some content here from elsewhere == Most people objected to the content I've just added here being found under "Cartoon", so I moved it here instead. If the content is useful, it will probably be redistributed into other sections. The first two paragraphs could be sectioned "On the Internet", and the third one, perhaps "Motivations". But that's up to those who enjoy this page enough to edit it. User:Steverapaport 18:05, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Hentai - reflection of a restrained society == University studies in the area of psychology and psychoanalysis explain that Hentai is a direct consequence of some generations oppressed and restrained in the Japanese society. Now, after the opening and of the wave of "freedom occidental person" who takes Japan since 70's, the Hentai gains force, stimulated for the Internet. --User:193.188.105.22 04:07, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC) == Pictures? == The page could need some pictures. : Ho ho ho. User:Ashibaka (User talk:Ashibaka) 16:13, 1 May 2005 (UTC) ::Actually, an example would add to the page. Most articles have them! It doesn't have to actually show anything down there, just the style used. == Japanese at the end of the first paragraph == There seems to be something odd with the Japanese at the end of the first paragraph. I don't speak the language, but I'm not sure that a 1 and 8 belong in there. :"juu hachi kin anime" (１８禁アニメ） User:Evil Monkey∴User talk:Evil Monkey 06:32, May 26, 2005 (UTC) １８禁 (18 prohibition) means that you have to be 18 years old. Or rather, that it is pornography. User:Philip Nilsson 13:52, 26 May 2005 (UTC) :Okay then. Just looked odd, though maybe someone had got the wrong unicode. User:Evil Monkey∴User talk:Evil Monkey 00:35, May 27, 2005 (UTC)
Anime Manga Pornography Hentai is a Japanese language word used outside of Japan to refer to pornography anime, manga, and video games. In Japan, "Hentai" means pervert, while "ero" or "eroi" means erotic or pornographic.
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''Hentai'' (変態) is a Japanese language word used outside of Japan, mostly in western countries and several English language country, to refer to Japanese animation ("H anime"), comic-book-style magazines ("H manga"), and computer games ("bishojo game", hentai games) with explicit sexual or pornography artwork (see Japanese pornography). In Japan, the word hentai is rarely used as it is in the form in western countries, it is known as \"jū hachi kin anime\" (１８禁アニメ; anime prohibited for sale to persons under 18) instead. ==Background== Hentai is an artistic expression of pornography in Japan. As opposed to photographic pornography, hentai allows full use of the imagination as well as scenes that run counter to accepted society and culture. Elements of sexual fantasy are represented in ways that would be impossible to film, even with a dedicated special effects budget. Unlike in the West, the line between adult content and mainstream works is somewhat blurred in Japan. Children's anime can depict nude characters, for example in ''Sailor Moon'' it is implied that the girls are nude during their transformation. Many artists add nudity as fanservice. However, hentai tends to use explicit pornographic content. The word "hentai" is Japanese for pervert. As a form of expressing sexual fantasy, depictions can include those which are unacceptable in society, or run counter to social norms. Such fantasies can be depicted in the extreme, often demonstrating subconscious desires and purely carnal motivations. This contrast between accepted human society and primal sexuality is often a primary turn on for those who live a normal, day to day life. While a male might fantasize internally about having sex with an attractive female seen on the way to work, he would not act on that without legal repurcussion and moral condemnation; hentai exists as the main outlet for such fantasies. This form of Japanese culture acquired some popularity in the West thanks, to a large extent, to the Internet. Although there have been many pornographic comic books and animations produced in the West, they never were as popular as hentai is today. Comic book artists who focus on provocative female figures often use their talent for mainstream comic companies rather than adult works, and may fear ridicule for working on niche adult titles that are not as widespread, compared to Japan where a large group of artistic talent draws pornography. In comparison to other forms of pornography, hentai often portrays women as regular females in society who end up in some kind of sexual encounter, and are often aroused by the encounter to the point of no return. Characters may be portrayed as shy or have no conscious thoughts about sex, until placed in a situation where they are stimulated and aroused. The line between consensual sex can become blurred, as the act becomes a justification for sex itself, primarily motivated by sexual drives and urges, while oftentimes abandoning what could be considered social and moral correctness in favor of purely visceral sex. This could be seen as dehumanizing or objectifying to some. While there is a common theme of a male stranger convincing a female to become aroused physically by her own body and whatever the male desires, there are also depictions of consensual sex between couples, as well as assertive females who initiate sex. Often, Hentai artists try to portray situations in the most extreme manner possible, in order to break the boundaries of the viewer's comfort zone. This results in artists competing to show successively more excessive situations over time. An example would include bukkake and group sex, which demonstrates extreme sex that isn't usually performed by the average person. Other forms of demonstrating extreme sexual activity include bondage, tentacles, or other fetishes. Some artists may prefer to do the opposite, and focus on lighter titillation and nudity, or on character relationships and story. ==Meaning of the word== In Japanese language, the word ''hentai'' means ''pervert''. It is never used to refer to pornographic material, only to a person. The terms ''18-kin'' (18禁, literally "18-prohibited") meaning "prohibited to those not yet 18 years old", and ''seijin manga'' (成人漫画 "adult manga") are used when referring to pornography. Compare ''otaku'' for another word altered somewhat in this transition. The English use is compared to the Japanese slang エッチ (''H'', ''etchi'', often spelled ''ecchi'' by non-Japanese), which refers to any sexually explicit content or behavior — or simply a lewd comment. ''Etchi'' is simply the spelling-out of the Japanese pronunciation of the letter ''H''; and is believed to be a shortened form of ''hentai'' used as a polite codeword in the 1960s. (Note that even in Japan the origins of ''etchi'' are unclear — one playful suggestion is that an H is someone who always follows a G, or girl.) The truth of the matter is {and this is coming from a Japanese teen} ecchi is not a pronunciation of anything, it simply means "Dirty." Exactly how the term ''hentai'' came to refer to all sexually explicit content in American anime fandom is unknown. With the rise of the World Wide Web, however, the term was extensively promoted by pornographic sites selling access to (frequently bootlegged) erotic manga. Banner ads promoting these sites might, for instance advertise "live girls and hentai", with the latter meaning erotic manga as opposed to photographs. In addition, many people outside of anime and manga fandom had come to associate anime with a particular genre of extreme pornography (e.g., tentacle rape) which could easily be called ''hentai'' in Japanese as well. "H" in Japan is now broadly used to refer to all sexual content or activity, so "H manga" are manga with sexual content—however, "H" and "hentai" are no longer interchangeable. Also, the term "ero" (エロ), short for "erotic", is now used more often instead of "H". ==Hentai media== *Adult anime, or H anime, is anime that relies primarily on sex. *3D rendered graphics, a more recent development that has evolved with graphics technology. Styles tend to emulate drawn art as well as video game art. Can be in image, game, or animation form. *Adult manga, or H_manga, is manga designed for purely pornographic purposes. Plot is still used to develop character and setting, but the ultimate goal is to show scenes of sexuality. Adult manga is often sold in convenience stores, book stores, and magazine stores in Japan, and is far more prolific and accessible than the US adult comic book market. It is usually distributed in digest format, containing several stories by different artists. *Adult CG artwork includes individual drawings by artists. Art can be available on websites, CD-ROMs, or in printed art books. CG artwork is used frequently in adult video games. *Adult video games, or H-games, are games with a pornographic element. They can include Renai games that involve character driven plots, can exist as sex simulations. *Adult Dōjinshi, or H dojinshi, refers to a type of work that uses copyrighted characters presented in sexual situations. It usually refers to printed manga, but can also refer to any type of visual work depicting copyrighted characters, including video games, animation, and CG artwork. Familiarity with a particular character or setting can add a sense of relating to the character over a generic character used in mainstream hentai, making dōjinshi more appealing to fans of a particular work. Despite not representing characters and licensed properties as intended, companies often view these works as a free form of license recognition and advertising through dedicated fandom. *In fanfiction circles, hentai-based works are popularly referred to as "Lemon," based on a more popular hentai title called Cream Lemon. Fictions referred to as "Lime" are ones in which the characters do everything short of having sexual intercourse with each other. *Hobbyists often add an adult element to sculptures, models, figures, dolls, mannequins, or outfits. == Hentai classification == There are three main categories of hentai: works that feature strictly heterosexual interactions (often abbreviated "het" by its users), yaoi, and yuri. ''Yaoi'' refers to homosexual male pairings, and ''yuri'' to lesbian pairings. Yaoi commonly features males of ambiguous gender in both physical appearance and mannerisms. These males are called "bishonen," which literally means "pretty boy." The traditional "bear community" of gay porn in other countries is very rare in Japan. The reason for the androgyny is that yaoi most commonly attributes its fandom to females, often teenage girls who tend to care more about the romance of the relationship than the actual sex. Yaoi also exists outside of the hentai genre, since it is a fairly ambiguous term that is usually applied to any form of anime that includes male homosexuality. However, it is different from shonen-ai (literally, "boy-love"), in which two males simply express romantic feelings for each other and never actually have sexual relations. As implied, yaoi, more often than not, involves sex or at least "fooling around" between the participants. Yuri is very similar to yaoi, except that the focus is on homosexual female interactions, and the females in a typical yuri illustration or animation tend to be far less realistic than the males in yaoi, since the fandom for yuri consists almost entirely of males. The females in yuri are known as "bishojo," which, predictably, translates as "pretty girl." Shōjo-ai ("girl love") is the female equivalent of shōnen-ai. There exist a huge variety of personal tastes concerning hentai. Some might prefer larger breasts, smaller breasts, petite figures, muscular figures, dominant women, submissive women, etc. Due to subjective tastes, a turn-on to one person may be a complete turn-off to another, and he or she should stay with what they like, including familiar artists or art styles, while avoiding other forms that may be too fringe or extreme unless handled with an open mind. The scope of hentai encompasses the entire range of sexual fetishes, including: *Ecchi, focusing on nudity, partial nudity, and provocative clothing rather than pure sex. *Catgirls and other semi-anthropomorphic characters, who display animal attributes such as ears, claws, and a tail. Generally, skin is made completely visible and not covered entirely by fur, a distinction from furries. *Bukkake, a common representation of a female being used to service as many males as physically possible, who then ejaculate on her. Often depicted in public or in areas with a large number of males present. *Tentacle sex has gained a notorious image in the United States, and is erroneously attributed to all of hentai in general. In fact, regular depictions of intercourse are more common in hentai; tentacles are more convenient for artists to draw in a situation that requires manipulation of the entire female body, which can be harder to coordinate in a situation with a group of males. Tentacles serve as the most basic phallic substitute, though it is usually avoided by those who prefer depictions of actual human intercourse. *BDSM, focusing on domination though use of ropes, tools, sex toys, and elaborate devices. Themes can include empowerment, restriction, and submitting to sexual urges. *Science Fiction and Fantasy, which can exist in its own setting, or be interwoven into a contemporary setting. *Incest, providing arousal through the taboo of interfamily relationships. *Futanari, a depiction of females who naturally have male genitalia, often exaggerated beyond normal proportions. Though debated whether attraction to such a depiction represents homosexuality in the viewer, heterosexual viewers have been known to enjoy futa. This may be due to the concept of male arousal and ejaculation being more familiar to the male viewer than female genitalia. *Lolicon, includes girls who are usually fifteen or younger. In some cases the ambiguity of age may allow a character to fit the age of consent, usually sixteen in Japan. Some depictions are of more obviously younger children, and would therefore count as child pornography. *Guro, focusing on imaginative gore and mutilation. This may involve sexual violence and graphic scenes that are not typically represented in mainstream adult manga, and are a way for the artist to vent the most horrific images possible. This can be compared to Death Metal, which expresses thoughts of extreme gore and violence to its listeners. *Deformity represents subjects with altered physical proportions, multiple body parts, or artificial anatomy. *Scat and water sports, representing coprophilia and urolagnia. *Lactation or milk fetishism. *Maiesiophilia, sexual attraction to childbirth or pregnant women. ==See also== *futanari *guro *lolicon *panchira *bishojo game and hentai game *H anime *H manga *H dojinshi *List of H authors (groups, studios, production companies, circles) Hentai Japanese terms Anime Manga Pornography == External links == Directory *[http://www.hentai.cz ''Hentai.cz - Free Hentai Games, Movies & Pics!''] *[http://www.hentaiseeker.com ''Hentai Seeker''] *[http://www.banzaihentai.net ''Banzaihentai.net''] *[http://kawaii.com/ahs ''Adult hentai search''] Hentai TGP *[http://www.hentai-roses.com ''Hentai Roses''] *[http://www.happyhentai.com ''Happyhentai.com'']
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Regarding the Censorship, how do the Japanese government censor the porn site on internet? It is probably enforceable to ban hardcore web site based in Japanese, but how is it possible to ban surfer to visit porn site based in the US? Juuitchan> I don't know. I think maybe it is not possible. As with any other censorship, the prohibition ("thou shalt not") is independent of the enforcement method. Just because it's not technically feasible to effectively restrict information on the Internet, doesn't make it less of a crime and doesn't reduce the penalty if you're found guilty of breaching the censorship. Censorship relies on people respecting government mandate (or fearing the penalties), not on technical blocks. -- User:Bignose ---- The bigger question is, why is this page in an encyclopedia, as opposed to a dictionary. ---- Is Hentai actually illegal in Japan? Is Japanese-style Hentai primarily for export, e.g., to the West? What are the restrictions on pornographic photos and drawings in Japan? How much of the talk of what is "permitted" in Japanese sexuality is a reflection of what actually goes on in Japan vs. the way they want to portray their society to outsiders? I've seen Japanese businessmen lined up 2 or 3 deep at magazine racks in NYC, looking at porno mags, some of which would be good for a quick trip to the federal pen (child pornography) if it were being viewed by Americans in a regular English-language bookstore. What's up, is there a double standard? --User:Ed Poor 14:44, 5 Sep 2003 (UTC) :Depictions of genitals are illegal in Japan, so in pornography, the genitals are always half-heartedly censored. However, erotic comics are intended to be read in Japan, and export to the United States is a small market that has hardly gained attention. I know that much. :I also know that Japan definitely never had a repression of sexuality in the past, like all of Europe and America did. (It used to be extremely perverted and vulgar to say the word "leg" to a woman in the United States. I definitely need to insert that tidbit into the Wikipedia if it's not there already.) I'm not sure why there are such strict laws about the depiction of genitals, because nudity is taken quite lightly in Japan compared to the U.S. :Finally, I have heard that lolicon (i.e. illustrated child porn) is a loophole in the law, because some court decision allowed explicit illustrated nudity in the case of children, under the assumption that nobody would ever think of drawing such pornography. However, ''that'' is simply scuttlebutt, and since I don't know the actual Japanese court decision I'm not going to write it up on the Wikipedia. User:Ashibaka User talk:Ashibaka 21:04, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC) ::Okay, that information was totally wrong. Japanese pornography laws date back to the Meiji Restoration, when all pornography was outlawed. So it was indeed repressed then, although only by the government. Since then the laws have been slowly relaxed, to the point that an additional anti-child porn law needed to be added in 1999. User:Ashibaka (User talk:Ashibaka) 16:13, 1 May 2005 (UTC) == Excessive See also == Should something be done about all those H somethings and List of H somethings? I think that *These pages are already included in the category H, so they can safely be delinked from this page. Some of them can still be linked from the article text, of course. Furthermore, the :Category:Hentai currently only has 18 pages, while it should have all pages linked from these lists as well (or its subcategories should). User:Paranoid 17:00, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Moved some content here from elsewhere == Most people objected to the content I've just added here being found under "Cartoon", so I moved it here instead. If the content is useful, it will probably be redistributed into other sections. The first two paragraphs could be sectioned "On the Internet", and the third one, perhaps "Motivations". But that's up to those who enjoy this page enough to edit it. User:Steverapaport 18:05, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Hentai - reflection of a restrained society == University studies in the area of psychology and psychoanalysis explain that Hentai is a direct consequence of some generations oppressed and restrained in the Japanese society. Now, after the opening and of the wave of "freedom occidental person" who takes Japan since 70's, the Hentai gains force, stimulated for the Internet. --User:193.188.105.22 04:07, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC) == Pictures? == The page could need some pictures. : Ho ho ho. User:Ashibaka (User talk:Ashibaka) 16:13, 1 May 2005 (UTC) ::Actually, an example would add to the page. Most articles have them! It doesn't have to actually show anything down there, just the style used. == Japanese at the end of the first paragraph == There seems to be something odd with the Japanese at the end of the first paragraph. I don't speak the language, but I'm not sure that a 1 and 8 belong in there. :"juu hachi kin anime" (１８禁アニメ） User:Evil Monkey∴User talk:Evil Monkey 06:32, May 26, 2005 (UTC) １８禁 (18 prohibition) means that you have to be 18 years old. Or rather, that it is pornography. User:Philip Nilsson 13:52, 26 May 2005 (UTC) :Okay then. Just looked odd, though maybe someone had got the wrong unicode. User:Evil Monkey∴User talk:Evil Monkey 00:35, May 27, 2005 (UTC)
Hentai
Anime Manga Pornography Hentai is a Japanese language word used outside of Japan to refer to pornography anime, manga, and video games. In Japan, "Hentai" means pervert, while "ero" or "eroi" means erotic or pornographic.
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HA | HB | HC | HD | HE | HF | HG | HI | HJ | HK | HL | HM | HN | HO | HP | HR | HS | HT | HU | HW | HX | HY | HZ |Words begining with Hentai:
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Hentaigana
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