Origin
Nobody knows exactly when hentai became mainstream, although it can be traced back to the early days of the internet. Mostly anime fans had the chance to connect without the risk of revealing their real identity. This newly found anonymity helped form communities to trade pictures or videos and did provide a source of income to brave-hearted artists.
From deep-web fan art forums to the heights where it is today, Hentai has come a long way. It became one of the top-searched categories across the adult industry.
Types of hentai
There are many sub-genres of hentai, almost one for every known fetish.
Yaoi, Yuri, and Futanari are LGBT-friendly types. However, straight persons also watch these to explore their secret fantasies. In general Yaoi and Yuri focus on same-sex intercourse while Futanari explores the Trans fantasy.
Chikan is for the fantasy of non-consensual rubbing of erotic parts. Japan’s public transport is famous for being overcrowded with such situations nearly unavoidable.
Netorare is for fulfilling the cuckold fantasy. The main character gets aroused while their partner is having intercourse with another person outside of their relationship. Furthermore, Netorare has two sub-genres, one with complete consent from both sides and the other without consent.
Omorashi reveals the mysteries of body fluid extraction, specifically urination. In Western culture, this is called Urolagina or golden shower.
Effect on webcamming
Ahegao. Sounds familiar? You must have heard about it, and I am almost sure you have seen it. This popular tip menu item also originates from hentai. Typically this expression uses crossed eyes, tongue hanging from the mouth paired with saliva drops, and cheeks being flushed from pleasure. It indicates intense pleasure, so intense the model loses control of herself. The breakthrough did happen thanks to OnlyFans creator BelleDelphine.
Ever since she began to use this facial expression, Ahegao’s popularity skyrocketed. Nowadays almost every model has it as a tip menu item.
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