Unpopular JAV Opinions

Published : July 12th, 2021 Written by Panking

The concept for this was taken from a Scanlover thread asking users to list some of their most unpopular opinions relating to JAV. This could relate to specific actresses, studios, plots, or just the industry as a whole. If you want to check out the thread for yourself then here you go. Now I thought it'd be fun to go through and pick out some of the most notable opinions to see which ones are most relatable and what ones are just flat out ridiculous. I will be grouping these in order of "spiciness" so to speak. This means the takes at the beginning will be pretty tame with the ones near the end being rather spicy and absurd. Now let's get into it. 


Mild

"Lesbian videos are boring. I want to see women getting pounded, not this feeble touching/licking "action" - firefly1

"Lesbian jav is the best jav since everything is x2(double) more tits, more ass, more moaning" - Koor

Two different takes on the completely opposite side of the spectrum.  I think lesbian JAV lives or dies by the chemistry between the two starring actresses. It's absolutely the most important aspect. When you have a pair of actresses with great chemistry it really elevates the experience as a whole. Some examples include Ayumi Shinoda + Erika Kitagawa, Anri Okita + Hitomi(Ye I know they have no dedicated lesbian film but have shot scenes of just them two), and Hibiki Otsuki + Yui Hatano. Otherwise, I agree it is very boring and dull. When there's no passion there, it feels hollow. The censorship doesn't help either as you can't see what's happening down there when they get going. My overall opinion is that it's great in only a few instances where the actresses really connect well. Beyond that it is underwhelming.


"Hitomi Tanaka is overrated".- kondo-san

"I cannot understand why is Hitomi Tanaka so popular. Personally, I thing she sucks" - Paco

Of course this a very subjective take and I respect that. I know most don't like Hitomi due to her huge boobs which is fair. But saying you can't understand why she is popular...have you seen her boobs?. It's no secret that many men love big tits which she certainly has that going for her. Her broad international appeal plays a key role too given she can speak English, has an Onlyfans, and has worked with popular western softcore studios such as Scoreland. And the statement of she's overrated is one I highly disagree with. Her face was definitely rough early on but now I think she's rather pretty. Not to mention her performances have greatly improved and her body is in objectively great shape. Say what you will about her big boobs she keeps herself in amazing condition. I'm a firm believer that the hardcore Hitomi haters who only know of her from her early films should give her another shot. You may change your mind.


"Eimi Fukada looks like a sexbot and I suspect that she's popular because that plastic doll look has became mainstream thanks to Kpop performers. I hope that she doesn't launch a trend of girls who look like sex dolls" - Megaborg

"Eimi Fukada reign was the worst era in JAV history and thank god is over" - theasdf

"Eimi Fukada is quite possibly the worst AV actress of the last decade. No offense to her personally I'm sure she's very sweet but nothing about her feels even remotely real. Yes I get it we are being sold a "Fantasy" but when it comes to her specifically I think everything about her is fabricated from her obvious botched work she's had done to her social media presence. Her popularity and overexposure has made me not want anything to do with her" - TheOppaiAddict

I think many already know how I feel about Eimi Fukada. I find her to be very overrated. I agree with the point that she looks like sexbot. With all her plastic surgery she definitely resembles a living doll. But the other takes here are way over the top. Saying that her reign was the worst era in JAV history? Just don't watch her videos then. Problem solved. No one is holding a gun to your head and making you to watch her. Sure she was everywhere for a while but just ignore her then. Also, calling her the worst actress of the last decade is a big stretch. I don't like her but I wouldn't go that far.


"It has been awhile, but, as a performer, I've always thought that Maria Ozawa was overrated. Physically, she's beautiful, no argument there. However, her JAVs were phoned in at best. This was often met with real anger. I could understand disagreeing, but a good number in her fan base were fanatical" - JavFantatic

I 100% agree with this one. I never understood the hype for Maria Ozawa. Sure her face is nice and her body is fine but nothing really stands overall. And while I haven't seen a ton of her work I was never impressed by what I saw. Her performances felt kinda flat and underwhelming. I think the fact that she could speak English played a big role in her broad international appeal. I have nothing against her but she just does nothing for me.


Medium

"I'm getting more and more disappointed when the finish is a creampie instead of a facial. I can't even see it in a censored movie and the cum is most likely fake anyway. Cum across the girl's face, onegai" - FinalZuki

"Creampies overtaking cum-in-mouth as the finish of choice in JAV is a sad turn of events" - Protossuser

"Meanwhile, I hate cumming scene on body parts other than mentioned above such as cumming on ass or belly. It's just lame in my opinion" - DigaRW

This seems like a hot topic of debate here. First off I don't hate fake creampies that much UNLESS it's for a "lifting of the ban" on creampies for an actress which is then extremely pointless and a complete waste of time. Otherwise, as long as they don't look too fake I can live with them. They can certainly help bolster the film such as demonstrating just how horny an actress is by having them milk several loads from a guy. Now I do agree with cumming on their belly being lame. It's the worst place to shoot a load onto as opposed to their face, tits, or even ass. Very weak. And lastly, I also agree with preferring a facial to a fake creampie. Although, I imagine most would agree with that. Why would anyone prefer a fake creampie that is mostly obscured by the mosaic when you could have a nice real cumshot on their face or in their mouth. I'll take a facial over a creampie most of the time with an exception for uncensored videos. In that case, gimme a nice creampie for sure.


"Nearly all the major studios with top-tier talent have gone downhill in terms of quality...specifically: Ideapocket, S1, and Moodyz. I'm not including SOD, because they've always been meh (mostly.) Faleno has been trash from the very beginning. The content released today by these studios are homogenized, generic, boring cookie-cutter guff. Which is a shame because the idols are hotter than ever. The only decent studio with top-shelf talent remaining is Prestige, though the content isn't as good as in their peak (early to mid 2010's.)" - digital89

Where to start with this one. I definitely agree with Faleno being trash. Sorry, but they are just a poor man's S1. They poach big-name actresses and proceed to do nothing with them that hasn't already been done. Now I don't watch much Ideapocket currently so I can't comment on them but Moodyz and S1 do feel rather homogenized in a sense of using generic plots that get reused over and over. Which to be fair you could maybe say about a lot of studios but it's quite noticeable with these two studios. How many times do we need to see a bosslady in pantyhose for example? Moodyz and S1 felt way more experimental back in the day with some really wacky plots and varied setups. Don't get me wrong they're still enjoyable but I can't help but feel that a lot of their themes are super repetitive.


"Yu Shinoda was great in her prime. But she should retire now" - Jabhum116

I somewhat agree with this or at least part of it. I don't think she should retire. I never really want an actress that I watch to call it quits. That's just silly. But to say she's past her prime...well I don't think that's a ridiculous statement to make. I love Yuu Shinoda but current Yuu doesn't really excite me much anymore. The major reason being her massively slimmed-down physique. I think she's lost too much weight. She resembles a twig almost. I'm fine with the slender body type but personally, she's toned down a little too much. All she needs to do is regain a bit more weight. I'm not saying she needs to become thick but just fill herself out a little bit. But anyway, I kinda agree that she's past her prime sadly.


"Yua Mikami is average. She is so popular just because she is a former idol. If she had no history in mainstream she would not be considered a top tier AV star" - Jabhum116

Hmmm...this is a conflicting one. On one hand, I sorta agree that a contributing role in her early success was definitely her former idol background. It certainly gave her a good story and got fans interested. But to say she's only popular because of that is doing a disservice to her as a whole. Sure her story helped pump her up but her physical attributes were just as important. She's got that cute, innocent face that a lot of JAV fans love and of course her body is stellar. So yes her background helped jumpstart her career but now that's completely irrelevant. Plus I still think she would have found success regardless of her story.


Hot

"90% of JAV videos with a plot should not exist. Usually gonzo videos are a lot better". - Paco

I very strongly disagree here. Now before I begin for those unaware the term "gonzo" in porn basically means straight to the action, no plot or very minimal setup involved. Just raw sex pretty much. And sure that can be fine at times but imo what makes JAV unique from all other porn is the plots. Yes, some are dumb and over the top but that's what makes it special. It can be incredibly entertaining. Some highlights include timestop, body-swapping, fan thanksgiving, and all the variety/gameshow esque themes. There are far too many to name. Without the plots, the action would largely be lackluster mainly due to the censorship. Studios had to get fans interested despite censoring the goodies so they pushed for absurd and wild plots to draw people in. I'm fine with gonzo western porn as there's no censorship but in JAV, it can be really dull. 


"Kaho and Anri were one of the industry's worst performers...." - Myahiko555

I strongly disagree with this take. Don't get me wrong, Kaho Shibuya is prone to making some very uncomfortable looking facial expressions at times. And Anri has her weak moments from time to time for sure. But overall I think they were definitely above average as far as performers go. Kaho's bubbly personality really shined through in many of her films. Meanwhile, Anri started out a little slow but definitely made major strides in the later half of her career. Her enthusiasm would greatly improve overall along with her facial expressions. If anyone is looking for proof of their strong performances then check out MIRD-150, PPSD-050 and MIDE-275 just to name a few.


"I don't understand hoarding new girls. Like, if you're only into debuts I get it, but there are so many girls that's impossible to follow whoever we kinda like" - stormtruppen

"Debut is overrated and boring. 95% of the debuts I watch I end up never going back to the actress"  - False_

I mostly agree with these statements. I'll never really understand the massive hype behind debuts. They're rarely ever satisfying to me due to the extreme vanilla scenes and the timid nature of the actress. It can make the whole experience really awkward when the access is super shy and uncomfortable. I've never really been impressed by a debut film myself not even from my favorites like Kurea Hasumi, Marina Shiraishi or Minori Hatsune. There are a few exceptions like Yua Mikami's debut which was great but those are few and far between. I find it's best to wait for a couple releases after their debut before checking an actress out. Plus, it's hard to care for debuts when studios trot out a new one literally every month. Not to mention when they hype them up to be a "once in a generation talent" and they all have the same generic idol look. Get out of here.


Spicy

"Kurea Hasumi doesn't have any particular skill, her BJs are crap, she avoids cum and can't even fuck in a sensual way that would make her ass stand out. So, even her only good point is wasted" - darksider59

"Kurea Hasumi has a weird, borderline ugly face and most of the time her ass and performance aren’t good enough to make up for it" - Kingjohnon

This is easily one of the dumbest and most incorrect takes from the whole thread. I'm sorry but have you watched Kurea Hasumi ever in your life? Because I highly doubt that you have. I won't get into the face comments as that's subjective. But saying her performances aren't good enough along with her ass? That's just absurd. And to say she has poor BJ skills is wack. She's more than capable for sure. "Can't even fuck in a sensual way that would make her ass stand out". Just lul. Once again I ask, have you watched her at all? If so you would know that is simply not true. But by far the most ridiculous statement is that she avoids cum. How can you say that when she's done real creampies, cum swallowing, and several group facial scenes along with an entire bukkake film. You are just flat out wrong, try again.


"There are too many actresses. JAV reminds me of an American supermarket: There's an entire aisle dedicated to just cereal. Seriously, how many cereal choices do people need?!" - Muusama

I find this to be one of the dumbest takes from the entire thread. You're complaining about having too many choices?? Having more options is never a bad thing. That's how every industry works. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having more to pick from.


"Old jav is boring and new(last 6-7 yrs) jav is better" - cloudmain

No offense but if you think old JAV is boring then I question how much you've actually watched. Personally, I don't take a side in the whole "old JAV vs new JAV" debate as I think both have their positives and negatives. But to say old JAV is boring overall is just ludicrous. The sheer creativity and originality back then were wild. I also think there was far more variety in terms of plots and themes. Old JAV often felt like a new frontier. One of the things I miss the most about it is the public sex shenanigans. It was incredibly entertaining and sadly now you never see it anymore. New JAV feels neutered to an extent at times in comparison.

Comments


hana hook 3 years ago
1. There are always actress, that will be praised for their "effort", only then to be pushed into doing more and more fuck up fetish. mari rika is one. and you bet one day akari mitani will be too2. A lot of jav girls have boring personality online. their lifes seems so vapid and empty, i kinda pitied them, it feels like it could come crashing down at the will of the moment. They thought they would have retirement plan but in actually it is just failed youtube career or something. The exception i think is sakura mana, kawakami nanami, and the girl that got serialized for the manga (can't remember her name, but her story is fucked up).3. People in the west, thought japan porn is fucked up, and they put dogma as one of the example of this dark ominous clout that tain the industry good will. But on twitter, what i see is that, dogma would do this silly thing like trying their own torture device before doing it to the actress. Or something like, actually promoting underrated one, rather than use one in a scene and forget it.4. Yua Mikami is Onee-Chan. I just realized it now. I read interview with her, and i thought this will be some like boring idol shit. If she is in more crossover, when she meet new actress, and she will be the one that would say, don't be nervous.5. Eimi Fukada have awkward zoomer xxxxxxxx feeling, she will show her energy, but around other girls she was awkward as hell 6. Aoi Kururugi is a queen, more should appreciate her.
drk 3 years ago
Have you considered doing a follow-up article? The thread's been quite lively since you originally wrote about it.
ZENRA 3 years ago

It's planned.

Bizmoth 3 years ago
Perhaps this is a hot take, but I'm not a fan of the new style of make up, a lot of the girls kinda blend together and look similar with each other. I think the make up from years 2005 to 2015 are better. Not caked on so much you can't really tell what they actually look like. But I realize this is more of a societal thing than exclusively JAV.
ZENRA 3 years ago

That's an interesting take. Do you have samples from both eras? Curious to compare actual screenshots, not covers or modified still images.

Felix 3 years ago
Old JAV was creative, funny, weird and sexy. Today with smaller studio budgets, there are less girls, less plots and less crazy sets.
ZENRA 3 years ago

I don't think this is an unpopular opinion. Old JAV from the 2000's when it came to production values was way better than what we have today. Once upon a time there were a decent number of studios regularly churning out big budget big group movies. Now we're pretty much down to SOD and HHH (yes, some other studios will still do group movies, but I'm referring to studios that are pushing out multi-group movies every month without fail). On the flip side, one can say the talent is prettier nowadays (though I firmly believe beauty is in the eye of the beholder) and production quality itself has vastly improved. Many a huge budget 2000's flick is ruined by poor cameras.

yyjojo 3 years ago
The thing I'm not fond of in JAV is the "passionate moaning". I know the girls are trying express emotion but with the little girl sounds, it seems rather xxxxxx. I know what you're going to say. This is just an opinion :)
jackfromdownunder 3 years ago
Three Debuts that were reasonable were - Mana Sakura, Kana Tsuruta and Minami Hatsukawa
ramp_it_up 3 years ago
This article is dope. I do agree on some topic such as certain JAV being generic, I feel like if you have a certain body type and age you go through a cycle of typical series. The only thing I don't like about is sometimes a women could play a xxxx, then she's a stepmom. I love JAV Debut especially when they are marketed as xxxxx and xxxxx women. I always love the look when they fuck old men, I love the look when they look at the cameras hen the man is licking their under arms. What I miss is that JAV was more wild 6-7 years ago. putting little xxxx's in garter belts and sexy lingerie and group fucking them like crazy, xxxxxx titles with huge age difference between men and the older women
theasdf 3 years ago
The point about Eimi that i have is that the plastic, fake look would become popular. We have already seen some impact on the increase of interventions.And yes, I don't watch her filmsTo be clear, my opinion has nothing to do about the girl, in fact i praise her hard work.
Arosk 3 years ago
Jabhum116 was absolutely correct about the popularity of Yua Mikami. While there are Idols who have transitioned to porn none of them were as popular before their porn debut and kept pushing their career in porn like her. If she wasn't a former idol of a well known group then she wouldn't be known as hugely as she is right now.I have to agree with Paco about the porn videos, I always skip the boring plot points and get straight to the action, that is basically the whole point of why people watch these videos is to see the action scenes. You can sit through a whole non porno film but with a porno everyone wants to get into the action cause we all that is where the best parts are.
DigaRW 3 years ago
Talking about Yua popularity as a JAV actress, as her fans I can argue that's not because just she former idol. There is many JAV actress also has background from mainstream idol, but none of them able to rise as Yua. Those who says Yua is average performance should watch her pre-2019 releases. Much of them are great and she is considered a best actress at that time. Unfortunately, due her high popularity and being an icon of S1, Yua now is able to choose her own theme. That's why she mostly doing vanilla and uses same actors which sometimes can be boring. She also don't put much work on JAV lately, as she also busy doing her own business on her clothing line and mainstream modelling.
Rudolfo 3 years ago
Kinda agree but disagree with Hitomi, at some point she made a good performances on a few film in one year, and the other film on that year is a little bit averages, but she is not sucks, she was average at her early year with her face and performances, but since 2013 up then her performances improve by the time and her face also prettier by the time, so it's ridiculous if someone one says she's sucks...Kinda agree that Kaho Shibuya was pretty bad acting with her facial expressions too over, one thing that sure that how jiggly her boobs and people enjoy to watch her body is one reason that we enjoy, but Anri ain't really that bad but her performances kinda average, but people enjoy her her pretty face, big boobs, and her good body shape...I agree with Eimi that she is overrated, her acting is average at some point and more over she was doing that plastic surgery on her face and boobs is the reason that she's famous nowAnd I kinda agree that Yua Mikami that she became famous because she's a former idol, but how good her body and how cute she is makes people love her
Francisco 3 years ago
HOT TAKE 1: Ass-centric JAV is worthless. They either do fish eye lens for the entire video or have the model bend over once. I just don't get the high praise for the asses of models like Kurea Hasumi, Akari Mitani, or Yu Shinoda. From a western perspective they just seem slightly above average. I am, surprisingly, a huge fan of models like Nana Yagi and Mitsuki Nagisa who have traditional Asian proportions: long torso, long thighs, short thick calves, tight butt. But even then, directors seem to actively avoid the angles I want to see.HOT TAKE 2: Plastic surgery, heavy makeup, colored contacts, etc, are a turn off 99% of the time. Every day of the week I'll take Mei Washio's giggling girl next door gimmick over Tsukasa Aoi and Yua Mikami's unnaturally angular pop star features. Models like Ruru Arisu and Yui Nagase actually look BETTER without makeup but seem to be fighting the natural look. Ichika Matsumoto's lips are suspect but she consistently keeps a natural look and she's a super star. I live in fear that one of my faves will ruin her face and explode in popularity like Eimi Fukuda did.
OppaiSensei 3 years ago
Thanks, now I want to watch ass-centric JAV with Nana Yagi, and I'm lucky - there is one! Heavy makeup is Yua Mikamis biggest turn off. Every day of the week I'll take Mei Washio over anybody!
short hair lover 3 years ago
I completely disagree about the take with Kaho. She has great variety of releases with great performances and i don't remember any of her stuff that disappointed me enough to remember. About Eimi Fukada, I think the changes to her face look good, and i like her as a performer, but her breasts just look awkward and sometimes turn me off. Still though, overall it's the best decision she made when you look at her career. Yua, as a performer i think is average to bad, but her beauty offsets the difference. She's conventional beauty personified, kind that makes you ignore her closing her eyes 90% of the time, phoned in moans and sometimes lack of intensity.
JAV World 3 years ago
Of course Hitomi is overrated. For me I'm neutral with her, she was in some good films, but a lot of them are either lame or filler. Eimi Fukada sucks, that's all I have to say. But I do have to agree with Kaho and Anri being the worst actress's, they both have fake boobs and the international fan base overrate the shit out of them. And for old JAV, I thought they were boring in the 00's, but there's a lot of good films, Moodyz was at it's prime in the 2010's, but now they make debut films which is ok (Better then Fitch's debut films)
Oppaira 3 years ago

Wait wait wait, Kaho has fake boobs? Those boobs are definitely real, you can tell after two seconds watching them...

Panking 3 years ago

Uhh, Kaho Shibuya's boobs are 100% natural.

Mary Poppins 3 years ago
Debuts are totally lame. I skip them 99% of the time. They're all the exact same formula and the actress usually has little experience (or acts like it) so I wait until they have more experience under their belt and start to do more interesting titles. I think "Emi Fukada is overrated" is not an unpopular opinion at all. I guess she sells well for the Japanese market so she has been doing a ton of movies. My unpopular opinion is that I think the sloppy, Japanese style of kissing is really hot. I don't like how in American porn they usually don't kiss at all. Anna Ohura is hot but mostly because the slim/busty type of JAV actress was so rare at the time. Now there are so many and if she debuted today she would get lost in the crowd.I always thought that [Miho Ichiki/Azumi Nakama/whatever other names she has] looks like a super realistic, sex robot. I say that as a compliment. xxxx don't mind the mosaics. You get used to it after a while. It also has the side effect of the director's not focusing so much on closeups of the genitalia like in regular porn.
Jab hum 3 years ago
Having more to choose from could have been bad. However JAV has a terrific system of coding videos which makes it very easy to search for your favourite ones. The American Supermarket analogy would have been appropriate if you buy physical copies of videos, but since you can get the videos online makes JAV 'The more the merrier'. If you want kellogs you dont have to search for it in the shelves, just type kellogs and you get it.
ordyskans 3 years ago
This is a fun topic. I like Eimi Fukada despite her fake look but I just rarely ever enjoy her movies. They're either poorly shot, the mosaics are too heavy or they're just simply not that exciting. But she is one of the few actresses with fake boobs that I find attractive. I can't say the same for Kurea Hasumi for example, that's my own controversial opinion, lol, but I do agree that she is a good performer.Regarding Yua Mikami, I don't know anything nor care about her idol career but I do like her a lot.
Harry 3 years ago
Well, in my viewpoints, Anna Ohura was still an undisputed most beautiful Japanese Adult Actress in the history of the Japanese Adult Entertainment Industry and no JAV Actress in the past and present can succeed her phenomenal aura such as fairy beauty, slim body and big breast.
zelant 3 years ago
this is such a controversial topic. as a fan of your team's articles so far, I'd like to chime inOn Hitomi and Kurea Hasumi: I'm probably part of the minority who doesn't like them. For Hitomi, her boobs are just way too big for my taste, and i don't find her face very appealing. For Kurea, she's got a killer bod, but same as Hitomi, i don't like her face that much. But to be fair, I know they're both good performers. Just that for me (and perhaps others like me), face and body also accounts for how we appreciate an actress, and i think thats also fair.On Eimi, Maria Ozawa and Yua Mikami: I can understand the criticisms on them, but i also can't ignore their appeal. For me, they have what (in my opinion) Hitomi and Kurea lack: charm and face. People who aren't as deep into JAV would have a tendency to gravitate to more popular features; Yua's idol-like beauty, Eimi's kpop-ish (and sometimes almost 3D-like) appearance, and Maria's interracial features. I personally think this can be an important arousing element for most JAV fans, especially since most watchers aren't too deeply invested on acting and more on how they look like when they're into the act. Some actresses might be better at acting, but for me they're not too bad at it.Overall, great article guys! I think you've managed to tackle these unpopular opinions fairly. The beauty of JAV is that there's something for everyone. At the end of the day, we like what we like.
ZENRA 3 years ago

Honestly, I was never big on Hitomi due to her face early on. However, like Maki Hojo, Yuu Kawakami, and others, I think she is fortunately aging very well and today's Hitomi both in terms of face AND body looks considerably better than the Hitomi of a decade ago.

Oppaira 3 years ago

Now that I agree with. Hitomi on debut was all tits but she's become much more well-rounded since then.

Panking 3 years ago

Yeah she's aging like fine wine

zelant 3 years ago
i realized my post lost its formating. sorry for the wall of text ????

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