The name of the last single of Rosalia‘hentai’ (変態, in Japanese), means pervert or perversion in the Japanese country. What’s more, is the name of the genre of manga and anime with pornographic content. The author explained in an interview for ‘El País’ that she chose the title because, for her, “many times what is not explicit is much more interesting and hentai, just because it is drawn”, seemed to her “that it is very sensual and very beautiful”.
But if you search for ‘hentai’ on Google, the first results that come out are a mix of videos and lyrics from Rosalía’s song with porn videos. The genre has much more to do with this than with ‘naif’ erotic drawings, as numerous manga fans have pointed out on the networks.
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The history in the drawing of sexual content in Japan is long. There are specialists who assure that it dates back to the Heian period (794-1185), where a subtle eroticism was shown. Its evolution went through the erotic scenes of the ukiyo-e engravings, until it ended in the current erotic pornography. In the anime he first appeared with ‘Lolita anime’, in 1984.
Like in Rosalia’s songthis genre of manga and anime is an ode to the phallus but without showing it. “In Japan, it is illegal to show your genitals. It has to be censored & rdquor ;, says Antonio Ávila, editor of ramenparados.com and worker at the Madrid specialized store Otaku Center. However, this expert believes that “the song does not represent the hentai genre & rdquor ;.
“‘Without a doubt, the context of the musical arrangement makes the lyrics more radical & rdquor ;, the artist of the song, who says phrases like “I love you ride; like my bike & rdquor; (I want to ride you; like my bike).
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Rosalía adds that “it is still uncomfortable for a woman to express herself freely in the sexual field & rdquor ;. But the theme of hentai is much more focused on the enjoyment of the man than on the sexual freedom of the woman.r. Sexual submission, fluids and viscosity, or their erections in the face of the possibility of rape, are themes that are repeated quite a bit in this genre.
“Hentai, like pornography in general, is aimed at men. The submission of women and phallocentrism are present. It is also very common to play with phallic shapes, like tentacles & rdquor ;, explains Ávila.
“Hentai, like pornography in general, is focused on men. The submission of women and phallocentrism are present”
Antonio Avila
Because the fact that they are drawings does not mean that they are not strong. For example, the well-known play ‘Metamorphosis’ follows the story of Saki Yoshida, a high school student seeking to be popular. But on the way to the goal she ends up involved in prostitution and drug use. In addition to her, she suffers abuse from her father.
Incest and minors are also common.. So much so, that after the Japanese parliament banned the possession of real photos of sexual abuse of minors in June 2014, various NGOs and children’s rights organizations called for this ban to be extended to images from manga, anime and video games if sexual abuse of people appearing to be under 18 was shown. They didn’t get it.
In recent years, series cataloged as ‘vanilla’ have become more popular, in which there is also sex, but without paraphilias, fetishism or violence. Many can be found on the same pages that flood videos of -hard- animated porn.
1) ‘Anime Lolita’
First series of hentai animated productions. There is sexual servitude and rape of adolescents.
2) ‘The Blue Girl’
It is a six-volume manga series that has been adapted into a 14-episode anime series. There are sex-hungry demons to fight, including cyborgs, ninjas or demons.
3) ‘Urotsukidōji’
It is a manga – also published in Spain – “high voltage & rdquor ;, as defined by Ávila. It was also adapted into animated productions made popular by the theme of tentacle rape. The series has been censored or banned in several countries.
4) ‘Bible Black’
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It is a series of six episodes. There is magic and sexual spells that include rape.
5) ‘Vanilla Essence’
It will be released shortly in Spain published by Ediciones Babylon. Ávila assures that it is a rarity, since it is totally explicit. Contains nine stories in one volume.