JAV Actresses: No Longer Watching
Actresses don’t fall in favor forever. Sometimes your interest in them dips and wanes. Maybe their titles are boring, maybe they made a change you dislike, or maybe time is limited and you favor others over them. Which is certainly my case with how much newbies and new names I check out. Thanks to my New Debut Series I have watched more newbies and rookies than ever before. Also my Red Hot Report series where I try to highlight rising names in JAV. Both have made me check out girls who are new to me and as a result I've been watching certain girls less. So much porn, so little time to watch it all.
For whatever reason the appeal is not as strong as before. This is No Longer Watching. These are actresses that I’ve dropped out of my viewing habits and also actresses on the bubble from being dropped. Feel free to drop in below and talk about actresses you’ve stopped watching and why.
Dropped
Saki Okuda
First up is S1’s Saki Okuda, the pale short haired milf with one busty bust. Saki is pretty much unchanged for a while now. Looking the same as for most of her career and taking the same titles with S1. And I think that is my issue with her. She feels stagnant right now, just going through the motions. Her titles have felt the same one after another, little variety or excitement in seeing her. She is still very pretty, has a great bust, and is the milf-est of the S1 roster; she just isn’t doing it for me anymore. Saki's fall is pretty much the reason I started this list.
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(An oldie but a goodie from Saki)
Yuria Yoshine & Nanami Matsumoto
I’m bundling these two together because of how alike they are. These two busty babes are big hits with boob fans today and for good reason. Great chest and interesting titles especially Yuria. She has really surprised me with the diverse and very adventurous types of videos that she will do. However for whatever reason both ladies have just fallen off from my interest and through no fault of their own. Losing out so I can check out newer names usually more slender actresses. For boob fans like Oppaira and Panking they are probably cat nip but they have just fallen out of favor for me. Almost confirming that I am not a big Boob fan. This is a case where it is more me than them.
Next is Asahi Mizuno a big fan favorite the first time around. In her comeback tour not so much. She came back with a much heftier body which I really didn't have a big problem with. While she did lose her fantastic figure it made her much thicker overall. It really has to do with two things, first is her choice of return studio. Madonna has mainly drama videos and keeps their actresses in mostly submissive roles. Both things that are not Asahi’s best strengths. She is much better in looser plots and being a femdom. The second issue is that Asahi just doesn’t seem all that into it anymore. It’s a job at the end of the day but some actresses do their job with passion and gusto. For Asahi right now, she looks like she is just doing the bare minimum. Her heart doesn't seem into it that much. The days of fun and dominant Asahi seem to be over. And with it goes my interest in her videos.
Another Madonna girl that I have gone lukewarm for me is Lily Hart. After a short debut with Idea Pocket she joined with Madonna and hasn’t looked back. A shame that such an outlier actress with her blonde hair and tall body is used in one note titles over and over. She’s not that great of an actress too so the drama angle hurts too. She’s also had more work done on her face and body. Changes I’m not a big fan of. Lily is still very unique (for JAV) but right now she is in a sea of average. A curiosity to see in JAV but that isn't enough anymore. Lily is off the watchlist.
Next up we have Nene Yoshitaka. I think Nene is one of the most beautiful women in JAV. Pristine and prim looks with flawless skin. Her performing was solid but her voice was a bit too squeaky in my opinion. I never followed her all that much before but since her move from S1 to Faleno she has dropped off completely for me. Faleno as a studio doesn’t do much for me, they are like an off brand S1. As such Nene’s turn with them hasn’t done much for me. Her looks still top tier though. Absolutely gorgeous and eye candy to look at but you need more than that especiually for actresses that have been around for a while.
Coming up is Rin Azuma. She is currently freelancing around with small studios. Before that she was with Faleno’s spinoff label Dahlia and before that she was with Madonna. Both moves I was not a fan of. Her career path as been pretty underwhelming personally since. Dahlia and Madonna are decent and good studios but her best work was with Tameike Goro easily. Ideally she would go back to them but I think Rin could be a good fit for Moodyz or Hon Naka. Her unique looks and skinny body might not have much appeal to wider audiences but she has a soft spot in my heart. For now Rin is dropped from my viewing rotation. It has been a while since I've watched a video from her.
Finally we have a rookie by the name of Mai Kanami and she is hard to place. Another tall goddess with long legs. I’ve followed this Idea Pocket girl from debut till now and she was one of my favorite debuts of last year. However she has still yet to really wow me with a great title after my initial impression. She has very much improved in her acting and performing. Despite that directors and actors seem to struggle to handle the leggy babe. The tall figure and long legs have made for awkward positions and weak sex. She is too much to handle for most and as a result her titles have suffered. I did enjoy IPX-895 from her but I am not sure what to make of Mai as a whole; I like her long leggy self but she seems in an odd spot. It's a tough one and while I do like a nice tall girl but for now I’m dropping her. Maybe drop back in for the rare interesting looking video.
(Good but good enough to keep watching?)
On the Bubble
This is for actresses I haven’t dropped yet but are on the bubble of being so. First is Kaho Imai. A gorgeous gal is beautiful with a nice medium body to boot. Her titles recently have felt a bit lackluster. She’s not a great actress and kind of stiff. I put her in the same category of girls like Suzu Honjo or Sakura Miura. Big beauties with good bodies but less than charismatic or wild in bed. So pretty that you forget their shortcomings but I don’t know how long that will last. With Nene I’ve already written her off, with Kaho not quite yet. Interesting enough it seems she is moving more and more away from her Gal image. Looking less and less tan and without all the jewellery. Im fine without all the long nails and gold chains but Kaho pulls off that tan look so well.
Next we have Prestige and Suzu Matsuoka. Suzu is pretty darn fun and a bit out of the norm for the studio with their usual cast of petite and pale beauties. Suzu is a bottom heavy slender babe with sweet ass. She is also quite the man eater very active and aggressive in bed. The problem with Suzu is Prestige use of her. She’s great in their better series like in wild piston pounding videos or messy sweaty titles. But they have been using her in a lot of boring hotel sex type videos. Something I’ve noticed in a lot of Prestige videos lately, maybe penny pinching from the studio as a whole. Prestige took note too as they downgraded from their main label Absolute and down to the Kanbi label. At this point I think her leaving them as a whole would be best for her career. She seems much more free and assertive compared to most of their girls so freelancing could be good for her. Probably better than staying at Kanbi.
Next we have Yume Nikaidou or Ai Hongo as she is known now as. Yume started out really strong and has since tapered off. Mainly due to her studio Faleno. Yume’s titles haven’t really exited me much lately. I am firmly of the mind that Yume should leave Faleno and freelance. Her social media savviness and English background is being sorely untapped. I am starting the “Free Yume/Ai from Faleno!” movement. As a freelancer I don’t doubt Yume would be a hot ticket actress. Or at least try another studio. She could join the super team at S1 or I think Premium could be a good fit for her. Either way her career needs a shot in the arm.
Like Asahi Minori is another surprise comeback from a beloved actress. She started back with Madonna but has since left them and is freelancing for smaller name studios. Maybe she prefers these small time makers instead of the bigger names. She’s just quietly working right now. It remains to be seen how her career develops from here on. More small studios or will she find a new exclusive home with another studio. If she wants to work lowkey then my interest will probably peter on out. Her first stretch was still magnificant so she can hang her hat on that.
Finally we end with maybe the biggest name and surprise pick here today with Aika Yumeno. I can’t say a bad thing about Aika. She is cute, pretty, has great knockers, a nice body, and is a good performer. A real crowd pleaser most can’t knock her off for much. The worst thing you can say about her is that she is mild or just okay. The issue I have with her recently is the same with Saki; she feels a bit stagnant now. Her titles have felt uninspired and Aika feels like she is doing the same old, same old. Aika has been with S1 for a long time now almost a decade soon. Maybe it’s time for her to try out the open market. I think her career needs that new spark to get her going again.
Conclusion and other Viewing Habits
Other actresses I’m watching less of have been Kana Yume and Airi Suzumura. Mainly because both have been on an extended hiatus for a while. Fortunately it seems Airi is back and Kana, with a new name Jun Mizukawa, seems set to return as normal. I’ve also been watching more of Airi Kijima and Iroha Natsume. Two veteran actresses who have had an extra pep in their step recently. There are also actresses like Iori Kogawa and Makoto Toda who are set to retire soon. Retirements can sap your desire to watch them, maybe to put it off so to speak. Well that caps us off for today. Go on and comment below about your recent viewing habits. Who are you watching more of or less and who have you dropped off completely.
Til next time FC out
Comments
To go over some similar stuff for me from actresses I haven't really been watching much lately where I used to:
Meguri and Kaho Shibuya stand out at the top. This is more a result of them retiring than it is not enjoying them. I tend to find myself slowing watching actresses less and less when they retire, partially because I've seen all their good content. Other retired actresses like Erika Kitagawa or Aki Sasaki end up in the same bucket, it's just the other two round out my top three all-time so it's a much starker contrast.
Yuri Oshikawa and Ai Sayama are two active actresses that have been falling off my list a bit. Ai's not in as great shape as before and all the generic videos she's been doing haven't done it for me. With Yuri I've always been surprised at how much I've watched her and I think things are just catching up to where she ought to be, the more I watch other actresses. Maria Nagai also completely fell off my list, she crossed a line for me that I just couldn't deal with.
Going back to the retired front I can already see actresses falling off the list. Kurea will never catch up to her 2020 peak nor will Touka Rinne. Or if I look at actresses that have had their careers go bust a bit lately, I mentioned Minori in my other comment but Yuri Honma is another whose career has tanked lately.
First off, this is a great post.
I wholeheartedly agree with you on Saki Okuda, she's not been that interesting to me lately. I was pretty big on her right off the bat but lately I've just not been interested in her. I've still been watching Asahi mostly because of how big a fan I was initially (she's peaked in my top 10). I agree that the current state over at Madonna isn't great for her but I find myself willing to watch videos regardless.
I'm also with you on some of the bubble names. Minori hasn't been getting great opportunities lately and Suzu moving to Kanbi has made me really mad because she's going to g et more boring videos. I also haven'y enjoyed Faleno much so Yume hasn't really been someone for me. Even Aika Yumeno I haven't been watching lately, I guess I've just kind of moved on to others at S1 like Aka, Konan, etc.
To each their own. I just feel the need to check out newer actresses, partly for the site and partly because it's getting hard to make time for these actresses. It's not a knock on any of them. I'm just looking for a bit of variety/someone new.
Thank you for the insightful article. I always enjoy reading your critiques and you've recommended some fantastic stuff and actresses that I've come to love, so thank you too for broadening my horizons.
The same reason why Melody is so popular: very pretty actress shot JAV style.
I used to work at a host club. Big emphasis on 'used to'. Never saw any JAV stars walk in, but the clientele is 99.9% from the water trade as hosts are one of the few types of people who they can truly relate with.
That's interesting that you follow studios over actresses. I find it more common in JAV to follow actresses first. In western porn I follow studios first but that's mainly because of how spread out the girls are.
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