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.
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.
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.
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.
Good review - I couldn't agree more. The question is.. are any of us going to ever pony up the cash for Tussinee Gold? That's a whole lotta dough for one month...
I agree that the pure shock value stuff bores me to tears. When I was a member of Suicide Girls, so many girls did suicide themed sets that it was just ridiculous. The very first one to do it was inspired; the rest needed their heads banged together.
Indeed the brutality of some of the scenes is quite too much for a large percentage of the porn audience; and that is the reason you really need to look through Kink's stuff, check out the free site and make damn sure you know what content you'll be getting access to. Otherwise it's just a bloody waste of money and might upset your day as well.
Of course for me, I'm part of the audience they are pandering to - so its all good, lol.
I really do like Kink and their policies - while granted it is pretty difficult in publishable porn to go beyond my comfort zone, I do really appreciate Kink's policy of pre and post interviews to show that everything is done in good spirit. I have to say that Sex And Submission is one of those sites I'm really looking forward to joining in the future - I just have some other high priorities picks ready first.
I do have to say though, in regards to my experience with Ultimate Surrender and my limited experience with Fucking Machines - their production style and capability has come so mind-bendingly far that you don't want to really look at the old content. It is sort of like looking at younger pictures of yourself when you thought you looked awesome with that Dukes of Hazzard t-shirt stretched across your stomach - you just cringe and desperately find something better to look at.
While there is a ton of strap-on sex - seriously, seriously rough strap-on sex - anal sex is a less common. Only a few of the models do it - largely I think because since strap-ons haven't any nerve-endings the model controlling it doesn't exactly know how rough she is being. That said, it isn't too uncommon. Anytime Amber Rayne loses you can expect to see copious anal sex - as she is a big fan of it. In fact, tag-team matches with her often see her getting DPed. It kind of pains me to know that she keeps becoming a better wrestler, as we see less and less of her on the receiving end.
None-the-less, this is still some of the most aggressive strap-on action I've seen - complete with gagging and all. And the wrestling matches themselves are quite engaging. Some point in the future I'll be rejoining to check out their new super-sized wrestling mat and how that changes the competition.
Agreed - the new login system is much nicer. Plus it is network wide, so if you are a member of multiple sites on the Kink Network, you only login once for the network, not for each site as some networks still require.
Ok - I finally got around to researching this, and while this is now my third message on the topic - I figured I'd be thorough.
None of the Kink.com sites have a monthly download limit. After finding zip in the FAQ about it - I actually contact their support guys and a customer support person named Elmer respond with this comment:
"We do not have a download limit for any of our sites. Enjoy downloading!"
No need to do any score tweaking :-) I actually can't imagine pulling over 10GB from this site unless you were just ripping all the content to look through it later.
I agree - I always went for the "second best" option when downloading from VideoBox - their compression for the DVD Quality stuff just isn't enough. Especially when you consider that DivX can now pretty easily fit DVD quality video with multiple sound options, chapters, subtitles and menu system within the space of a normal CD. Now granted, most movies don't have continuous movement like most gonzo porn, but still - nearly 1 Gig per scene is silly.
Yeah, leg hair is one of those things that takes some getting used to. Hairless legs are so much an icon of western femininity that it can be very jarring. I certainly haven't a fetish for it, but it no longer really bothers me anymore. I sort of expect it because it is so very common among the hairy sites. Apparently it must be popular among a large crowd, as ATK is very responsive to their customers.
The hairy fan base seems to be much less ageist - both We Are Hairy and ATK Natural & Hairy have posted numerous 40+ y/o models. Actually, numerous might be a stretch for We Are Hairy (they have 12 models that fit the category) but ATK N&H is much older, so no shortage there.
I suppose porn is just an extreme version of the mainstream culture and its youth obsession. It is nice to see some sites willing to buck the trend.
If you follow my reviews and my commentary in the forums you'll note that I am in fact a strong proponent of natural women - no makeup, minimal or no airbrushing and definitely not enhanced by surgery. Though I would say perfect However, perfect lighting should be sought at all times, otherwise the craftsmen are simply not taking interest in their craft. Perfect lighting doesn't necessarily mean a flood light though. I do not find much appeal in average or even below average looking women unless they have some seriously impressive talents. White Ghetto seemed to be making a point of choosing unattractive women - I'll even go so far as to say I was being a little overly nice in my description of the models on that site.
Great review, thanks - as a photo person, I may have to check out this site.
As for why some of us are bothered by pregnancy?
Ever seen the Chest Rippers from the Alien movie series? Just replace the fanged insect/snake with a really fat, tiny ape and make it scream like a wounded rabbit. Now put it inside the lower abdomen of another person. Have it twist, move and parasitically feed off that person - getting stronger and larger, month after month, forcing the host to consume more energy due to the added weight and because their blood system is feeding another being, like a tape worm, but more intimate. It consumes for almost a year and then it needs to leave, making the host's body an accomplice - but sometimes the host isn't fit enough (too small, too inflexible, too weak, et cetera). Sometimes they won't survive. So doctors try to help. They cut the host open, straight through the belly. They reach in and pull out this writhing creature and sever its connection with the host. Even with a successful breach from the host, the flabby, screaming parasite squeezing out through the sexual genitalia of the host, the parasitic relationship isn't over. The host's body is altered to lactate and feed the parasite for even longer - as if feeding from the blood stream wasn't enough, the parasite is now feeding off liquid expelled from the host's body. The real horrifying aspect for me, is that the parasite doesn't need the womb to survive, any good blood source will do fine. Hosts unfortunate enough to have a severe ulcer on the womb, puncturing straight through the wall of the womb, have had a fertilized egg attach itself to a very good source of blood: the heart. Aesthetically, the skeletal stance of the host changes - the hips widen, the center of balance is adjust to account for the weight - the host is physically altered not just in shape but in movement. All these things combined make pregnancy not the most erotic of visages for me.
I understand others talk about a "healthy glow" or the "miracle of birth" and so on - I understand it is a fetish for many - but in isn't for me. I do believe it would be awkward if a long-term lover of mine became pregnant. I would fully support her if her decision was to keep the child and I would take care of her and the parasite, but once it was large enough to change her physique, coitus would be much more difficult - especially oral administration to her. I fear my vivid imagination would ruin much of that. Hopefully we'd be smart enough to find solutions, maybe the furry scene so coitus would be performed in full body costumes...
lol - yeah, I don't sleep at the same time as normal people - always been a night person at heart. To compound that I work for a computer accessories company, so despite our unfortunate East Coast location (leaving us several thousand miles from most of our suppliers), we still have to keep West Coast hours so we can actually do business with the West Coast on a daily basis. Our normal business hours are 10am-6pm EST, I adjust my hours all over the place, but these days I've been working 12-8pm, so I frequently go to bed at about 3-4am.
Thanks :-) Yeah, much of my Porn Users time has been dedicated to the Forums rather than reviews, I just find I'm more inclined to write little bits here and there on the forums rather than sit down and do the work required for a proper review - lazy at heart :-P I have 5 possible sites I could review right now, (not counting ol' Videobox which I won't review as I think that is rather thoroughly covered at this point) so perhaps I'll get off my haunches and do those...
If you are planning on joining I'd recommend observing the site for a while to see if it goes through that site update they are promising. Just don't want you to jump on the band wagon only to realize it was upgraded to a coach a few months later, lol
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