Indeed JPEG artifacts can be a villainous sort, but do not appear to be the perpetrators in this case. Still, the models are quite fetching and the photographer has a well developed style. I will certainly keep an eye on this site. Thanks for the engaging review.
How is the full resolution photo quality? I just went through the photo galleries section of their tour and while I like the models and the poses, I was a bit stunned by the lack of image quality in their high resolution examples. The photos had tons of digital noise and it looked like the auto focus might be a bit off. Despite seemingly nice lighting, sets and props, I'm guessing that they are using a rather low end DSLR camera. My Nikon D50 honestly shows less noise in its photos - and it retailed at around $600. Maybe they are using a low-end Canon. Are these examples relevant to their latest work?
LOL - I may have gotten a bit off topic but I guess I was trying to point out that domination/submission fantasies can be solely sexual and have no interest in panning out into other aspects of life. The mixed-gender military rant may have confused the topic a bit rather than providing an enlightening addition, oops. Cheers!
Alright - I'll take the bait. Ass-to-Mouth (ATM) is another fetish along the lines of the various aggressive submissive / domination role-play gonzo sex style that has made certain studios, both state side and abroad. "Unclean Practice" - at home, yes you are probably right. Professionally, not necessarily so - most professional stars that do anal have enemas performed before hand so there aren't any unwelcome surprises when the dick is removed.
Do I like watching ATM's? Actually I would be one of those freaks - yes, lol. Not a big surprise to people who have read my German Goo Girls review, I'm sure. I also am a big fan of Brandon Iron - he combines ridiculously dominate and sexually aggressive behavior with a very polite and almost quiet talking style - it is strange, somewhat disturbing and quite cool in my opinion.
Now when I review sites I try to evaluate the quality of the content, not necessarily how much I like the content (if I had more space I would do both) - but as for my personal tastes, well they are a bit contradicting. I love softcore glamour, I love extreme hardcore (with submissive females) - I'm not into pure Bondage though.
I don't know that I've explained the appeal of ATMs exactly. It lies definitely in the fantasy realm for me. It is something I wouldn't necessarily try, but the very taboo nature of it, combined with its domination/submission characteristics, make it fascinating. Half of me saying "holy hell! She is actually sucking that! I wouldn't!" and the other half saying "Damn. That's hot...".
I wish I could really pin down a specific nature of the act that appeals. It is similar to cum shots, Freaks Of Cock proved to me that just like in Hentai, the cumshot doesn't need to be real for me to like it - it is the idea, very much in the same manner of how I can happily enjoy AIF (Adult Interactive Fiction) as much as a full screen video. Porn is a very personal experience, much of the experience is in the brain, not as much a sensory experience as one might think.
I guess for me I like to fantasize about sexual dominance - I have no interest in dominating women in any other aspect of life at all. It astonishes me that people have physically or verbal abusive relationships - and really annoys me when I see women being put down for their intelligence or other ridiculous things people come up with. Granted there are physical difference between the genders, but this just means different strengths and weaknesses. I think it is silly that we don't have a 100% mixed gender military - as women have distinct physical advantages for certain military activities. So going back to the topic at hand - one can be interested in sexual domination and not be obsessed with domination across the board. It is simply role-playing, nothing more. (Again, in my opinion.)
Thanks for the warning - sounds like a site I'll skip over. That whole advertising a lower price than what they charge is really sketchy.
The best site for British porn (well non-boy/girl hardcore porn) that I've found is still Simon Scans. I haven't reviewed it because I've been gone for too long (March, 2007). Cheers!
I didn't know about the British variant - that I'll bookmark that. Indeed, after looking up the WHOIS on both the sites, Phil Knight owns both sites - so they are sibling sites.
IAFD is quite the grand daddy of pornstar indexes, but they simply miss some of the small names in the more obscure markets. Certainly can't beat them for user friendliness though. I even have a search widget in Firefox that lets me quickly look up video or star using their engine.
Thanks for the info! That's pretty good res for those newer videos, and WMV is fast becoming the standard for all porn sites, so no bad there. Yeah, the price is a bit high, but I gotta say I haven't seen any of these girls anywhere else, so it looks likes it worth it. I'll have to join up in a bit. Cheers!
Well, it has been almost a year since I was a member, so if the models have gotten more bottom of the barrel, that is unfortunate indeed. I'm surprised about the comments on the video quality, as I recall that being pretty good - near DVD quality but of course not HD. Some sites improve with time, others diminish.
Anyway - please post a full review, I'm sure other users would love an update on how much content is available and a different person's opinion of the site.
"lab rat" - yes, that is a much more concise description than I came up with and really signifies just how alien the style seems to me.
You are also right about their softcore work - it is pretty universally top notch stuff - often a little too softcore for my tastes, but undoubtedly artistic and impressive. Unfortunately the photography on Teens From Tokyo is quite limited.
Fujiko Kano has actually made a bit of a name for herself over here and apparently worked in the Japanese AV scene for awhile and, if I remember correctly, a Japanese brothel before that. However - yes, it is definitely a cultural style - and unfortunately one that I've never really gotten into. No doubt, with how rapidly porn is expanding, somebody will start a Western-styled Japanese porn site in the future - I'll just have to wait, lol.
Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
Pros:
*Beautiful Japanese Models
*Explicit, Uncensored Hardcore
*Diversity of Content (Gangbangs, DPs, Bukkake, Squirting, Cosplay, et cetera)
*Well Filmed - Good Lighting and Camera Work
*Exclusive Content
*High Resolution Video (640 x 480, 2000+kbps, WMV, No DRM)
*Matching Photo Sets for Many Videos
Cons:
*Videos Only Available in Parts (< 200MB)
*Only One Download Stream at a Time
*Weekly Updates
*Medium Sized Collection
*Most of the Male Performers are Under-Endowed
*Ads for Sister Sites
Bottom Line:
This site features many beautiful Japanese models in explicit hardcore sex. The sex ranges from simple boy/girl to lesbianism, gangbangs, Bukkake, threesomes (with DP), solo (with squirting), Cosplay and so on. The camera work and lighting is good and the video quality is near DVD - very consistent, 640x480, 2000+kbps WMV without DRM (copy protection). Photo sets are often included with the videos as well.
Unfortunately no subtitles are provided, if you care about the plot. The videos cannot be downloaded in one part but instead are available in chunks of less than 200MB. A total video weighs in at 1GB, sometimes 2. You can only download one part at a time, so a download manager with acceleration turned off is a must for the sake of your sanity. Also the site loves to log you out periodically, so you must monitor your downloads somewhat regularly.
The male performers that at are featured are usually (in typical Japanese fashion) quite under-endowed – which can be off putting for some. The content however is creative with the models doing many things that aren’t seen in most western porn (e.g. filling a vagina to the brim with lubricant jelly and putting 20 egg vibrators in it). Plus the content appears exclusive.
Updates are once about once a week and the collection is medium sized (easily download it all in 2 months) and the site features ads for its sister sites – while charging $30 a month. The content is 90 material, but its flaws hurt it.
I'll be posting a full review of this site with all the usual factoids I include - but I wanted to provide my personal opinion and issues with this site and Japanese porn in general. I definitely like the look and fashion style of Japanese AV models - I think they are some of the hottest women in the world - and this site has many fine examples of that beauty.
That said - I do not like the truly submissive, near rape-play style that nearly all real Japanese hard-core features. Very rarely do the girls look they are enjoying sex - and sure they are hot and doing many of the same things other porn stars are doing - but they whimper, whine and cringe the whole time. I would love a Japanese site that was filmed by a European or American director - someone who got the girls to smile, be energetic and enthusiastic.
While I like girls as the submissive partner - I guess what I like I'd call aggressively submissive (see German Goo Girls for an example) - this site is just submissive submissive. That said - it is well filmed and some of the girls are crazy hot - check out the model "Hoshino Mai" - she could easily be a fashion model. I'll cover all the important facts in the review now. Cheers!
It is true - it has a relatively high proportion of cons for the score and if it were a solitary site I'd put it in the high 70's. The site is small; there are a few significant adjustments in the way the scenes are directed that I'd like to see and the content could be provided in a higher definition. However, this site is part of a very large, very easy to use, and feature friendly network.
The functionality of the network is really quite top notch and while I think the webmaster(s) can sometimes be a bit slack on their thoroughness of categorizing the content, the web designer(s) have done a helluva job. I think it is silly to ignore that a site is a member of network if it cannot be joined by its lonesome. The Brazzers Network is of quite high quality, has an enormous amount of content (1660 scenes to date) and while it has its faults you will, excluding if you are totally opposed to the porn star look and behavior, generally find plenty of content that you like.
As for Teens Like it Big specifically - I was impressed with most of the models they have hired for the site, with only one or two of them did I avoid downloading their scene. Do they overact? Yes. Is it distracting? Yes. Is that going to stop me from watching and enjoying it? No. I personally have never and nor do I believe I will ever run across a site that is perfect. Being part of an excellent network helps a lot - and it helps lower ranked sites better than higher ranked sites. Right now Teens Like it Big is being supported a bit by the strength of its network (just like Real Wife Stories), but with some tweaking and growth I think it will become one of the foundations of the network.
Speaking of Real Wife Stories, that site has less cons than this one (except being smaller), but I gave this site a slightly higher rating frankly because the models are more attractive in my book. Real Wife Stories sticks with standard silicone injected starlets for the most part while Teens gives you natural with the exception of one girl (so far). That fact alone boosted the score 5 points for me.
Also - you pointed out the youth of the site as a negative. I really think reviews need to have a certain amount of foresight. I try to review the site both as it is and will be - hopefully punishing new sites less. Brazzers obviously knows the issue of starting a new site with little to no content: in the first two days of its life they added 10 scenes. Not a bad start and they have been extremely regular with their updates at once a week or faster. If a site appears to not be updating, they will indeed be punished severely if they are small - but otherwise, I'm more lenient. Anyway - choosing a just numeric score is often the hardest thing for me as it is so debatable. I hope this novelette clarified my thinking to a degree, if not making it totally transparent.
Current Member for over 2 months (at the time of review).
Pros:
* Varying plots with setup time invested for aid of the fantasy
* Well lit, good camera work, good sound
* Many video formats - 640x480 at +1MB/s in WMV, MP4, MPG and iPod/PSP ready MP4
* Screenshots and Video Trailers for all scenes
* Matching 600x900 photo sets for all scenes (500 to 1500 photos each)
* Flash streaming video w/ full screen option
* Network wide advanced search, category search/browse, model search/browse, random scene button
* Weekly updates
* Fast downloads (1.16 MB/s), download accelerator friendly
* User comments, ratings, favorites, forum
* Full access to Brazzers Network (19 other sites) and 40 bonus sites with streaming content
Cons:
* Smallish site (only 26 scenes)
* Very little variation in the sets (usually a teen girl’s bedroom)
* Very little variation in wardrobe (dressed as stereotyped “little girl” teens)
* No high definition video
* No high resolution photos
* Small, opaque watermark in right corner of videos (transparent on photos)
* Category listings have varied accuracy (they do not always include all the scenes they should)
Bottom Line:
Teens Like it Big tries hard to vary the plots of their scenes despite those two obvious requirements. Unfortunately, 73% of the scenes end up in a teen girl’s bedroom. The models also overact to a fault with many repeated statements by the female about the voluminousness of the member or the minuteness of the vessel and can sometimes shatter the fantasy that the site sells.
It is all easy to see with good lighting and camera work. The models are almost exclusively natural & petite, a pointed difference from the other sites in the network, and the male models fit the bill to a T. The action is at times too hardcore for the fantasy but the multitude of positions are nice. The scene begins with oral sex (often for both) and generally ends with a facial.
It surprises that the network hasn’t embraced HD yet, but the content is at least crisp and easily accessible, though high motion scenes will show some dithering. Many preview options make for easy download decisions.
The models are qute attractive and sell the teen look well and the sex is always enthusiastic. Despite the site’s size, it would receive high marks – so its membership in the Brazzers Network really pushes it to the top. This gives the user access to 19 other sites with all the content categorized and searchable, rating functionality, a full forum and more. Still young, the site needs to grow, learn to vary its sets & wardrobe and tone down the mid-sex acting to secure the status of legendary.
I know the frustration, but since I use a download accelerator, I can actually set it to limit the amount of data it downloads in a 24 hour period, so that is a convenient work around. You just queue up a lot of shit and check back in a few days.
Haha - I gotta admit the retro porn did catch my eye - I have a soft spot in my heart for the porn of yesteryear. Well I look forward to your review sometime in the future - that network looks like it will be an interesting ride! lol
I think the TBP hasn't gotten around to cataloging all the sites - I've noticed that before when they've reviewed networks in the past. I figure it is a bit of an ordeal to add a site: gotta make the entry, setup the affiliate code, Photoshop a screen shot of the front page, do all the categories, et cetera - my guess is they've got a list and they are working on it.
Though when I wanted to do a review of Futafan on Porn Users here, I emailed the support address about it and it was added to both sites within days of the email. So drop them an email and they might rectify the situation - or perhaps one of the Admins will notice your comment and fix the site then. Anyway - after looking at the network's page - I believe you will get immediate access to all of the 18 (actually I count 19) sites they advertise when you join. I gotta say though, the production quality shown in those screen shots doesn't bode well for the network in my opinion.
Closer examination of the intro page to Tokyo-Hot.com revealed basically what we all wanted, a non-token system sister site: my.tokyo-hot.com. There are varying membership levels, which gives the user anywhere from 6 GB downloads per 24 hrs up to 12 GB. It also allows a limited number of titles to be downloaded during that 24 hours as well. At $63 per month, it is very expensive, however, that is far cheaper than the token system as you could theoretically download 30 movies a month at a price of $2 a movie instead of $10-15 per movie, plus a $20 per month fee.
At 1553 movies, it has nearly the same amount of content as the main site, which comes in around 1700 movies as far as I can approximate. My.Tokyo-Hot.com has another distinct advantage, it has a reasonably sophisticated search system, allowing refining and selection of multiple categories (hold down CTRL to select more than one item in the Theme box). It may be pricey, but it has a wide range of organized, high definition, uncensored Japanese content.
UPDATE: My original post listed the total number of movies as 789, further examination provided the new number of 1553 movies. This is due partially to a slightly confusing user interface. None-the-less, the fact that the site has categorized search functionality of any kind put its ahead of many websites. So both pluses and minuses here.
It appears you may be right. That is not good. This means the site uses both DRM and a token/credit system. Using tokens and a monthly membership is really not cool. This makes the site far less appealing.
However, if they allowed streaming but not downloading without the use of credits, I wouldn't mind as much. So sad. Good eye there 2 cents!
According to their Domain records, the site was registered in 2003 through GoDaddy.com and they are protecting the registration using DomainsByProxy. So there isn't an easy way for the Japanese government to prove that the website is not American (the Registration address is listed as Scottsdale, Arizona) which probably makes shutting it down more trouble than it is worth.
Also, the Japanese porn industry seems to be realizing there is an international market for their product, and that market doesn't require censorship (mostly).
Granted, this is largely speculation on my part. Probably need someone who has studied Japanese governmental law to really get down to the brass tacks.
My pleasure, will do :-) Maybe within a couple of months, there are a few other sites ahead of it on my short list, but it is a definite priority site.
I just ran across this site, though it appears to have been around for years. Their content is uncensored and they have plenty of photos (surprisingly) and tons of movies (TBP says 680+ and that was nearly a year ago!). The newer videos are 720p HD as well, so that's pretty sweet. I know a number of people hate mosaics, so this is another great alternative. I plan on checking it out sometime soonish :-) It is pretty cheap at $19 per month.
If anyone has already checked it out - leave some comments please!
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