Best JAV Actresses of 2024: Mary Tachibana, Yui Hatano, Nozomi Ishihara, and Akari Mitani

We start back up with one of the hottest names in JAV right now with Mary Tachibana. Mary is a great case of a long-time name finally getting their due. A veteran actress who started off all the way back in 2014 as a small name working with small potato studios. 2023 was a breakout year for the vet and 2024 saw her ride that wave higher and higher while pumping out the videos. She finally settled down with a double exclusive deal with Madonna and Das.

So what has changed for her? Well, the part Russian beauty has seen a nice little glow up. Getting older has been kinder to her as she has matured into a sexy stunner with a body to match. Nowadays, Mary takes on more Milf roles now thanks to her more mature air. The 30-year-old isn’t just sexier but also packing a nice and evenly set figure with tits and ass to please. A pair of lovely thick H cups with an ample ass to boot. 

Her newfound success has also reinvigorated her performing and enthusiasm. Great at acting and role playing while also skilled in the bedroom from the old pro. Especially good at teasing men and using her expressive face. Everyone loves a come from behind story and after all these years, Mary Tachibana is finally seeing herself around in the lead.

Yes, you are reading that right, Yui Hatano is one of my picks for the Best Actresses in JAV of 2024. 16 years into porn and the legendary actress is still humming along. A few things have changed for Yui today in 2024. She’s older, her face is a bit stiffer due to facial work, and she doesn’t work with the bigger studios as often. However, not all of these changes are for the worse.

Yui in her Milf years still has the same energy and enthusiasm as she did in her prime. A professional that doesn’t mail it in with her videos and a great performer that can go hard in the bedroom or play roles off the script expertly. She’s still pumping out the videos that put others to shame. And best of all, older Yui is thicc. In the past year or so Yui has put on the pounds and it is settling in all the right places.

Filling out and expanding her body from her thick thighs, to her fat ass, and my favorite her thick tits. As a fan of Yui’s tits already, seeing this is like getting a super-sized portion of your favorite order. Over a decade and a half and Yui Hatano is still making bangers and giving fans a new look at the older and heftier her. With how many years she has been around and how many videos she has made, I am still not tired of Yui and don’t see myself being so anytime soon.

A fun video with a nice premise around some risky sex that shows off Yui in her element and showcasing her new figure. The highlight comes during the second scene where Yui fools around with the man as the two try to hide it from the camera crew and his wife on set. The sex is great, her body looks terrific, and Yui is fun and flirty while taking charge of the action. Just a great all around video and one of her best from the year.

Next up is Ibuki Aoi’s other half at Moodyz with Nozomi Ishihara. The four-year pro is at the prime of her career and closes out 2024 as one of her best years with loads of interesting titles. The year we saw her collab with Madonna, do a doujin adaptation, star in a two-part VR title, and co-host the Bako Bus Orgy revival. Outside of JAV, she did Image videos, a bunch of photoshoots, and variety shows.

Many along with her partner in crime Ibuki, who shared the limelight many times on screen and even getting it on. 2024 was a great year for her career and she did it while establishing herself as one of the best acting actresses around. Nozomi is known for a few things like her full figure with a great lower half with her phat booty. Or her big mouth and stellar blowjob sucking and teasing skills.

However, Nozomi's greatest strength is her terrific performing and acting. In bed, she’s a passionate and playful minx. As an actress she’s second to none and great and bringing the script to life with her characters. She might not be the prettiest or bustiest around but Nozomi puts hard work into her bedroom skills, acting, and is a breath of fresh air with her lively personality. Proof that attractiveness is more than skin deep.

Great with the role but also formidable during the sex scenes. She shows off some of her trademark blowjob sucking. That big mouth of hers is a great tool for it’s Nozomi’s teasing and sucking that makes her BJ’s so good. The second scene highlights some of that as does it show off her great doggy style and cowgirl riding. A nice little drama that works on the chemistry of its lead characters with a nice little ending too.

Another come from behind story with Waka Misono. Like Mary Tachibana, she is an actress who has been around in JAV for quite a while. Starting off in 2018 and slowly becoming a rock-solid veteran over the years. 2024 was her best year yet with her stacking videos like hotcakes. This medium-sized babe offered up a large variety of videos for fans this year.

Physically Waka is in fantastic shape. She came in as your average slim actress, then put on some weight, and recently has gotten fitter. Now she’s in great shape while still retaining a good size and weight. A strong body that shows in her flat tummy, muscular thighs, and her best asset in my eyes her ass. A great pick for fans of women with fit figures at full and healthy weight. 

An all-rounder that does lesbian, BDSM, hardcore, dramas, ass and titties focused videos, and one Squid Game parody. One genre she is a favorite for has been group titles. Studios love rounding out their group videos with Waka and her biggest showings came from the Bako Bus and Honnaka’s massive orgy specials. Hard work shows and you can see all the hard work Waka got up to onscreen.

We close out with Akari Mitani aka Akane Mitani and it’s a bittersweet one to include. Akari has been a favorite for many and for good reason. The slender fox has been thrilling JAV fans for years with her fit bod, terrific ass, loads of film variety, and some of the most enthusiastic performing you’ll see. A stellar actress from her acting, to her fun loving personality, to her cowgirl riding skills on the sheets. A switch who liked to play both sub or dom. Akari is in my opinion among the best performers in all of JAV.

Sadly, Akari will be hanging it all up in 2025 after an 8 year long career in JAV. But before that, she put together one heck of a year to go out on. Putting out banger after banger and giving fans what they wanted. This year she got in on the NEET trend, did more lesbian femdom, a bukkake video, and took part in Honnaka’s orgy. However, the real show-stopper was her collaboration with her best friend Aika Yamagishi.

Akari and Aika came together, literally, for a fantastic team up video with a VR release too. Showing fans just how close the two friends were. Outside of JAV, the pair got up to all sorts of projects too with photobooks and galleries. Akari made sure that her last full year in JAV was packed with great content for her fans. The ride might be ending but it’s been one heck of a ride.

Then there was Karen Kaede who put in a full year of JAV after a long time. She’s finally back and making great smut steadily. She also looks terrific with a more fuller weight and a more muscular figure. Finally, we have Suzu Honjo who quietly put together one of her strongest years yet. She has never been a showy performer but her acting has gotten much better than she is credited for. Her slow dramas this year have been especially good.

That is all for my picks of the Best JAV Actresses of 2024. Who are your picks and why? Feel free to chime in below.