All comments of User ZENRA

In response to Shinmai 's comment

UC on OF as a Japanese national: it really varies depending on a ton of factors from geoblocking, the way it's advertised, etc. If they sell UC on OF, don't use geoblocking, very clearly promote it within Japan as being UC to the point where they're showing very clear how-to buy guides, then yea, that's not a good business practice.

In response to ZENRA 's comment

BTW, most studios don't care about DRM if you explain the downsides and show you have some sort of alternative anti-piracy/fraud setup in check. We got the OK to go DRM-free even from SOD. At this point in time, most any JAV studio aside from those owned by DMM are more than happy to sell on any site/platform worldwide; sadly, most just don't have the time and the market isn't really there unless the movies are pushed in a certain way.

In response to drk 's comment

They're on our radar. Funny you should mention them as we are working on showing a new studio that may scratch that Hibihata itch to some extent. This studio whom I can't name yet I originally reached out to when I started doing work for SLR and the owner just came off as a really warm guy who wants to get their content out there thus they have priority. But maybe next time.

In response to Shinmai 's comment

Problem is when these JAV stars do OF--even on their own--if they aren't showing the goods (and you know what this means), it's an uphill battle. Hitomi and Anri may get away with it, but both already had big foreign following.

In response to Shinmai 's comment

I believe it is a cultural issue and also a lack of financial education issue. Culturally, the agent system has always been part of Japanese entertainment: "if you want to be famous, you need an agent!". Financially, students worldwide graduate high school often with little knowledge of how to handle finances and this goes double in Japan where sadly students are not seen as adults. A JAV star from the boondocks probably is not going to have the skills needed to cultivate her own presence ala Maria Nagai. Some agencies now help JAV stars with these types of side hustles, but seeing these cookie-cutter profiles vs ones that appear like the performer is the one operating it are night and day.