Hentai (変態 or へんたい) is a Japanese word that means "strange appearance". However, in colloquial situations it often means "perverted" and is subsequently used in many other countries to refer to anime, manga, and computer games with explicit sexual or pornographic content. The word is not used this way in Japanese; commonly used terms include "jū hachi kin" (prohibited for sale to persons under 18), "ecchi/H anime" (sexual/pornographic anime) "eroanime" (derived from erotic anime), or "seinen" (adult).
The term "hentai" is commonly used, outside of Japan, to refer to pornographic animation in general that is not necessarily anime or manga. This is most often the case if the said animation is an imitation of a pre-existing cartoon or character.
H anime is an artistic expression of pornography in Japan. As opposed to photographic pornography, they allow 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.
This is not without precedent in Japan. During the Edo Period, which was the heyday of ukiyo-e wood-block prints, ukiyo-e had a pornographic variant, called shunga, which also had scenes that were sometimes surreal.
Example: "The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife" is an erotic woodcut made circa 1820 by Hokusai, perhaps the first instance of tentacle porn. It features a woman entwined sexually with a pair of octopuses. She is kissing a small octopus, while a larger one is performing cunnilingus on her. This ukiyo-e woodcut arose in the Edo period in Japan when Shinto was making a resurgence and the resulting Animism and a more playful attitude to sexuality combined powerfully in Hokusai's piece. It is a celebrated example of shunga and has been reworked by a number of artists.
The scope of hentai encompasses the entire range of sexual fetishes, including:
~Bakunyuu: the depiction of women with large breasts. Literally translated to "busty".
~BDSM: focusing on domination through use of ropes, tools, sex toys, and elaborate devices. Themes can include empowerment, restriction, and submitting to sexual urges.
~Bukkake: a common representation of a female having as many males as physically possible ejaculate on her. Often depicted in public or in areas with a large number of males present.
~Catgirls: (also known as "nekos" - Japanese for "cat" - in online slang) and other 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.
~Coprophilial and urolagnial
~Deformity
~Ecchi: focusing on nudity, partial nudity, and provocative clothing rather than pure sex.
~Futanari: a depiction of females who naturally have male genitalia, often exaggerated beyond normal proportions.
~Guro: focusing on imaginative gore and mutilation.
~Incest: sex with a close family member.
~Lolicon: depicts prepubescent or postpubescent girls.
~Maiesiophilia
~Erotic Lactation
~Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
~Shotacon: the depiction of young boys having intercourse with other boys, men or women.
~Tentacle sex: the depiction of tentacled creatures or monsters (imaginative or otherwise) engaging in sex or rape with girls and less often men.
Its good to know that Incest is still Incest in Japan, and that tentacle sex is well... just that.
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