2024 has been the year of big groups and studio kawaii is getting in on the massive multiplayer action with a triple dipper. They have taken ten actresses, made up of freelancers and their exclusives, to play in a big school trip-styled game. Unlike a standard title, kawaii split the group and the video into three. We have, roughly translating, Team Healing Goddesses, Team Spirit, and Team Genius. Each group has its own title with its own sex scenes and all finish off with a big orgy for all ten actresses (but focused on their respective groups). Yes, kawaii is taking the Pokémon model to try and get people to triple dip. 

Pick based on who appeals to you but I think Team Genius is the clear pick. Not only do they have an extra member and the team is made up of high-energy girls but they were comfortable with playing with each other in bed. The videos are also a bit different, for example, the Team Genius video has more Harem scenes (one guy, many girls). The videos are solid big group sex titles. Not as good as the big swing efforts with Bako Bus and Madonna’s big orgies. Still, it’s a fun time, packed with content, and they picked a good cast. It's worth looking into if you are somewhat interested in it. Just don’t expect too much. CHECK

Next, we have a solo video with Akari/Akane Mitani who may have dropped one of the best videos in her career. A career that will be ending soon with her retirement announcement and what a shame that is. Akari has been a seriously great performer who puts her all into her roles whatever they are. Dom, sub, wacky, or serious; she takes on her roles with conviction and real acting chops. Meanwhile, in bed she’s adventurous and willing to go hard either way. We see both her great roleplaying and her stellar bedroom skills in this NEET video.

Getting in on the red-hot NEET trend with Akari playing the role to a T. Playing the nerdy homebody with odd quirks and mannerisms. The video is a documentary/TV program covering the phenomenon of “Mourning women”, socially awkward and undesirable women. Basically a NEET. The subject, Akari, is interviewed by a host and camera crew to see if she can rejoin society and they begin with testing her sexual desire.

­We see Akari go on this fun and lewd journey. At the start, she is difficult and resistant towards sex even bratty in the first scene. After that we see her sexual side awaken as she becomes more and more assertive. Not only that she quickly finds out that she loves kinky rough sex. A fast lover of deep-throating blowjobs, hard pounding, and cum swallowing. It’s a great little arc she goes through, so fun to see, and hot as hell. It might be one of my favorites this year. Akari might be going but what a career to go out on. MUST WATCH

We follow up with another banger and from a name I wasn’t expecting to list. Fua Kaede has become a regular at S1 now. I’m mixed on her because while I do like her long body and her very cute face, her performing can be pretty lackluster. However, this video plays up to her body and got me instantly hooked. Fans of legs or clothed sex will love this entry. The video is basically about Fua being passed around men while they dress her up in different legwear from fishnets, stockings, high boots, tight latex pants, and my favorite jeans. Always keeping her lower half clothed while they pound away.

To go with the variety of legwear we also get her in different high heels and positions. Fua and her long body are really tested with all the positions and angles she is thrusted away at. My favorite was seeing her putting her long legs behind her head as she was plowed at and this was after another guy was jerking himself off with her feet over her head. You don’t see a lot of pretzel position sex in JAV. This might be a simple sex video but it’s well done with all the costume variety and plays up to Fua’s body in the best ways. If you are a fan of leggy women then this should be right on your To Do list. MUST WATCH

The hits continue with Mino Suzume and Dahlia. She’s absolutely beautiful, one of the prettier Milfs in JAV today, and this video flatters her well. Mino, like Fua, is someone I like but feels underwhelming in her videos. Not strong performers and are usually on the more passive side. However, this video shows what Mino can do when asked to be more assertive in the driver’s seat. The video’s plot is about her and her stepfather’s hidden relationship. To others, he’s her domineering stepfather and work boss. Behind closed doors, he’s a lovesick puppy who worships the ground she walks on. Their happy affair was a nice change of pace compared to most other cheating plots.

Mino and her stepfather were both into each other and more than happy about their dirty little secret. Which was the fuel for her fantastic performance. Mino was slutty, assertive, flirty, lusty, and even a little nasty. Strong scenes all around from the cute and flirty bathtub blowjob to the beautifully lit onsen scene. My pick would be the opening with some massage and oil play. I saw a different side to Mino when she was getting a little nasty with her fingers and tongue while playing with the spit and cum. It’s a simple premise but played to perfection by all. This is one happy affair that I recommend. MUST WATCH

Eight years into her career and Arina Arata is finally letting them shoot it inside her. Arina’s creampie unbanning is up next. This video has a few things going against it. First, there is the fact that so many creampies and cum in general that is faked in JAV with this looking like no exception. So that takes a lot of the wind out of the sails. And personally, I’ve never been an Arina fan. Her face is very touched up and I’m not a fan of her looks. However, I will say that I do like her thin slender figure. She has such long legs and a long-looking body in general. Plus watching her I saw how charming and personable she was. I can definitely see the appeal in Arina.

As for the video itself, there isn't much to write about it. Standard sex scenes but now they finish inside her. The creampies themselves weren’t anything special. The final scene is a good one. Arina looked great in the black lingerie and the group of guys really took it to her long little body. If you are a fan of Arina this is worth seeing but for JAV fans in general this is another fake creampie video and just decent overall. SKIP

More unbannings with Mai Kagari’s asshole opening up for business. Mai is a solid freelancer who is liked for her natural-looking face and body. Mai has flirted with anal play before and now is opening it all the way. As debut anal videos go this was pretty solid. This was definitely not the first time Mai had been stuffed from behind. She took it deep and hard, especially in the finale scene. Director Nao Masaki also gets cheeky by adding in a pegging scene as she likes to do. As anal videos go it is solid if unremarkable. I am looking forward to Mai’s future anal videos as they get more creative and varied. CHECK

As we noted above and multiple times before, NEETs are all the rage. The whole nerdy/bum in cute girl form is trending all over. Hunter takes their spin on it with mixed results. This video is about reclusive women who don’t want to go out and yet need sexual gratification. So they sit out their bare pussies to get filled up by men at their beck and call. It’s a bit of NEET mixed in with some Free Use. It sounds like a great idea on paper but in execution it just became about people having sex through doorways. They even let them in the room later. A mild disappointment theme wise. The sex is decent and they managed to pick actresses with nice asses to display. This could use another try from Hunter. SKIP

You know I love covering any oddities that pop up in JAV and Rocket lives the zone of oddities. Our video features a sex crazed and a whole lot of inserting. This stars Minaho Ariga as a woman who enters a grocery store and does terrible things to the produce. She’s captured for societies’ safety and taken for study. However few can stop her fetish of inserting random objects into her pussy. Object insertion is a more obscure fetish that you won’t see often. It’s an odd, strange, and very over the top video thanks to Minaho’s manic energy. She might slot into that role nicely with her exaggerated expressions. A fun curio but should only interests fans of the specific fetish. SKIP

Now for a name I haven’t mentioned in a while, Yuri Honma. This curvy, tanned milf had a breakthrough moment during the pandemic however she slowly faded into the background. Nowadays she mainly works with smaller studios and labels in lower budget titles. Unfortunately unclear as to why she hasn’t seen the same success as before because she deserves better. Yuri is a top-quality MILF material and studio Hsoda gives her a title worthy of her mature goodness. A nicely shot video with beautifully soft and bright lighting. A higher production-value title than we normally get to see with Yuri and she shows up for the occasion.

The video is a simple plot about a younger man who falls for Yuri’s advances. She plays a free-spirited older woman who opens up the man’s shy shell. They might be in an illicit affair and sneaking around but the vibe is a lot more chill than the situation suggests. Watching this reminded me why I liked Yuri so much the first time. Her seduction game is on point and I love how she uses her voice. Meanwhile that curvy body of hers is all jiggles. What a soft body that bounces and shakes in the best ways during sex. If you are a Yuri fan who dropped off give this a look and the same goes for the rest of you. WATCH

Shizuha Takimoto is looking more and more like Prestige’s next star. The former Gravure model Shiyu Naruse, has found a new home in JAV. She has done well in their personal sales rankings since debuting. Shizuha fits their type so well. A natural beauty with girl-next-door appeal, milky white skin, a modest figure, and a hellcat in bed. Here Shizuha gets her first real drama and another sweaty, messy theme. She plays a woman who starts an affair with an old friend in the middle of blistering hot weather.

Shizuha does a fine job with the plot, not that it’s anything interesting, and the video is beautifully made. However, the video better shows off her bedroom performance and body. She has a quietly great figure with her ample perky breasts, round ass, fit figure, and that narrow waist. Fans of slim women with more modest bodies will like what Shizuha is packing. Even better when you see her in action. Gravure’s loss is JAV’s gain and they gained big time. MUST WATCH

It’s over for Yura Kano. She has called it a career after seven long years. Retirements are always a gut punch for fans and you can count me as one for Yura. The long-time S1 star was never the most well-endowed or pretty. She was however cute as a button and had sex like a wild banshee. Quietly one of the best performers at the superstar-studded roster. Well, not so quietly with how loud she can be in bed. Good in bed but also very solid in her acting and roleplaying. A well-rounded actress who built up a strong career as a star.

We get a normal video for her retirement. Underwhelming but that is standard for them. However, the sex is pretty nice though which is also standard for Yura. First, we get a cute and tender scene, a so-so threesome, and finally, a wild fuck fest that leaves her red and raw. Yura’s body weight has fluctuated from slim to full figured and I am happy to say we get the full-weight Yura here with her body filling out to her tits and best of all her ass. She bows out looking her best. A solid video that’s worth watching for Yura fans and for the rest worth checking out at least to see what she’s about. Yura Kano was one of the most underrated actresses at S1 and worth looking into as she bows out. CHECK