The 10(ish?) Actresses that got Anton into JAV - Part 2

1 - Anri Okita

Despite being a fan of hers, I’ve never really talked about Anri Okita on this blog. Part of that is for the obvious reason that she’s retired, so it’s not like she’s making any new JAV films. I know she has an OnlyFans, but unlike (I assume) Oppaira does, I think I prefer her old breasts to her new ones, though if she enjoys her current body it’s none of my business how it’s changed. I’ve heard stray whispers of her endorsing increasingly extremist political positions, and being vindictive towards other actresses on her social media, so I can’t speak towards her personality or personal life. For all I know, if I were to learn more about Anri the individual, I might find it more difficult to enjoy Anri the fantasy. But at the end of the day, that’s true for all JAV actresses to some degree or another, and concerning said fantasy, it is one that still makes me smile.

2 - Kurea Hasumi

Hey, come on now. You know what this is. You know what I love about Kurea. I’ve gushed about her often enough on this website that it’s impossible for me to add her to this list without repeating myself. But Kurea was indeed an actress who got me into JAV, so it would be a disservice to her if I failed to put her name here. As such, I suppose I simply shall have to repeat myself. Hopefully there are enough new readers checking out this article who won’t notice my shameless copy and pasting of previous work here.

3 - Yui Hatano

To quote G. Vidal, it is very difficult for a peruser of Japanese pornography from my generation, if they are honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Yui Hatano. Like Somerset Maugham, she was always so entirely there. I don’t know if Somerset Maugham ever made porn. I imagine not, though now that I’m imagining it I imagine it would have certainly been a sight to see. But anyways, like with the previous two actresses on this list, I can’t quite recall which specific Japanese Adult Video of hers first caught my attention. She’s just always been a presence in JAV. Hell, she’s been in the game longer than I’ve been able to legally purchase pornography, and I don’t think she intends to slow down anytime soon. I can honestly see Yui continue to perform in porn even as she enters GILF territory, and staying high up in popularity polls all the while.

4 - Ai Uehara

Depending on when this article goes out, you all could be reading this well before or well after we drop our interview with Ai Uehara (man, wouldn’t it be something if both articles came out the same day?). If before, I confess I’m a bit worried about dropping such a spoiler here, but if you all proceed to flood the comments with excited anticipation for our Ai Uehara interview, I would certainly appreciate the engagement (I’m still saddened no-one gushed about Scully’s sexiness in my previous listicle).

Yes, this particular installment of this big listicle seems to have a recurring theme of insanely popular actresses who are so beloved I must seem basic in my tastes, and who were so omnipresent in their heyday I can’t even name the specific scenes of theirs that first made me their fan. So what about Ai Uehara drew me to her? Simple. She’s so cute, but so nasty, which just makes her even more cute. I mean, c’mon lads, just look at her. She’s a teeny-tiny thing with an adorable singsong voice and a petite figure, who can easily slip into the nastiest, most perverted situations and make it seem entirely natural. Ai has retired now, and I think her works are delisted, so you can’t find them on DMM anymore (a serious shame because I would have loved to have posted one of her videos here). But for those of us who remember her fondly, we’ll always have those memories, and whatever DVDs of hers we purchased however many years ago.

5 - AIKA

While some might accuse me of being basic for expressing love towards the actresses on this list, I know at least one fella who will be entirely in agreement with my assessment here. Hell, I got AIKA to sign a thing for him, and even got to meet him face to face at another fan meet! Drk, if you’re reading this, I hope you’re doing okay, and I hope you can name the first work of AIKA’s that you saw, because unfortunately I can’t remember it.

I do remember that in her earlier works, I didn’t actually like AIKA that much. She seemed too much like the stereotypical gyaru, with the tan and the fake nails and various other accouterments that didn’t really do anything for me. It wasn’t until AIKA started to evolve beyond the gyaru archetype, just as Triple H evolved beyond his original persona, that I finally became a fan. But like Triple H, AIKA has kept a piece of her origins in her current persona, which has aided and enabled her to stand out from the crowd. Sure, with her eyes, hair, and nails she's still very gyarish, but even with these attributes she can easily shift from a big sister type to a sophisticated lady and everything in-between. AIKA's gyaru features may distinguish her now, but they no longer define her, and they allow her to stand out even as she takes on different roles and personas, which is what makes her such a standout star in AV. She's demonstrated that even after carving out a specific niche for yourself, you can expand and grow within that niche, and if nothing else I think she deserves credit for her savviness in figuring that out.