Hentai anime, what is that?

[hsevanangel]

i searched the web foe some anime-sites...
and there appears the word "hentai" (very often)
what does that mean?
sorry, if this is a stupid question, i'd just like to know

[Newprimus]

Hentai is anime/manga porn, to put it at its most simplest definition.

[Oujirou]

Basically it's anime pron. Here's some more info on it taken from ANN:

(n, sexual perversion, sexual pervert; adj, sexually perverted)

In Japanese "Hentai" refers strictly to sexual perversion. However in North America this word has been adopted and is used to refer to pornographic Anime. In Japan pornographic Anime is called Poruno Anime (Japanese prnounciation of "Porno") or Ero (From erotic/eros). Some pornographic Anime is also referred to as bishoujo, based on the character design style of the female characters, however not all bishoujo is pornographic; Sailor Moon, Sakura Wars and Meiking are all bishoujo, but only Meiking is pornographic.

Because the word hentai is derogatory, fans of Ero do not approve of its use to refer to pornographic Anime.

Women and girls will often call a man "Hentai" when they believe that he has purposefully done something to them, or thought of them, in a sexual manner that they do not approve of. In Anime this is often used for comedic purposes when a male character accidentally finds himself in a position that embarrasses a female character. This gag is very common in Anime such as Ranma 1/2, Love Hina or City Hunter, where the unlucky male is often subjected to extreme pain (possibly involving a baka-hammer) after being called "Hentai."

[quikimpulse]

Basically its anime for perverts. I personally prefer the real thing. Its kinda sick that people actually get horny with this kinda stuff. Its really anime in its degrading form. I wouldn't recommend you actually watch this stuff unless thats ur thing.

[Thelastguardian]

You sure you are 18?


Courtesy to Wikipedia

"In Japanese, the word hentai means "pervert/perversion" or "transformation". The English meaning is not used in Japan, where the word is never used to refer to "normal" sexual content or conduct. The terms 18-kin (18禁, literally "18-prohibited") meaning "prohibited to those not yet 18 years old", and seijin manga (成人漫画 "adult manga") are used.
The common English-language meaning of this word comes from the Japanese usage of "エッチ" (H, or etchi, often spelled ecchi by non-Japanese) which is believed to be a shortened form of hentai used as a polite codeword in the 1960s (however, even in Japan its origins are not entirely clear). "H" in Japan is now broadly used to refer to all sexual content or activity, so "H manga" are manga with sexual content - however, "H" and "hentai" are no longer interchangeable."

[ramune]

Hmm...interesting. Never knew that ecchi is just the letter "H".

Anyway hentai is a little more than just anime porn since it integrates the "creativity" of anime. Hence you will see lots of stuff that cannot be happening in real life (or real sex), such as...uh...tentacles....

[dreamless]

well, I'd say they are just animes that contain explicit sex scenes. Anything contain some explicit sexual stuff could be said as hentai. Most of them are porns, but there are some rare exceptions. It's like when you talk about adult movies, there are those lame AVs, there are also brilliant stuffs like Basic Instinct once in a while...

[babbito2k]

Originally Posted by quikimpulse

Basically its anime for perverts. I personally prefer the real thing. Its kinda sick that people actually get horny with this kinda stuff. Its really anime in its degrading form. I wouldn't recommend you actually watch this stuff unless thats ur thing.

I think your evaluation of the genre is far too simplistic, regardless of your personal preferences. While "adult video" in the West has "evolved" to the point where absolutely no story is necessarily wanted or needed, ero-anime always gives at least a passing nod to some type of storytelling, and plenty of them do a good job of it.

[Grona]

well I tend to think of Hentai as the anime equlivant to a NC-17 film. Of course if it was a film it could be because of the gore and stuff, but hentai is given that name on the basis of just sex.

They arent all brainless wank fests though, if your old enough there are some pretty good ones out there like Buttobi CPU (more sweet ecchi comedy than porn), Wordsworth, Spaceship Agga Ruters or Meiking.

[Shoeshefied]

omggg, =* [.... sooo innocentt- i envy you, its the next word after Parody, loll.. its a very broad word known throughout Japan. (Japanese old wives' tale that said sexual excitement leads to the so called *nosebleed*...(im sure if you see anime.. you see it ever 12 seconds..of the time.)


So your first day to become a nosebleeder...i recommend search engines that are end with co.jp , for example Yahoo.co.jp to answer the question to the fullest potential.

*cough.. ( dont mind me.. skip to the next reply^^'.........)

[Oujirou]

There are degrees of hentai, but I'd say you discover it on your own, I don't think anyone can clearly explain it and have someone else understand exactly. It's best to come to your own conclusion IMO.

But take Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~ for example, it might be considered hentai by some, but just barely if it is, somehow people will base things around one scene and judge it from that.

Then there is the total opposite of that, which I'm sure you can figure out on your own if you need too.

[quikimpulse]

Originally Posted by babbito2k

I think your evaluation of the genre is far too simplistic, regardless of your personal preferences. While "adult video" in the West has "evolved" to the point where absolutely no story is necessarily wanted or needed, ero-anime always gives at least a passing nod to some type of storytelling, and plenty of them do a good job of it.

There is nothing complex about porn man. Porn is porn, simple as that.

[kj1980]

Haven't we (I) discussed this matter in detail across many threads?

Originally Posted by quikimpulse

There is nothing complex about porn man. Porn is porn, simple as that.

Much as many say "anime isn't just 'cartoons,'" the ero-market here in Japan (or as many of you prefer to use the extinct word "hentai"), is not just "porn."

[dreamless]

Originally Posted by quikimpulse

There is nothing complex about porn man. Porn is porn, simple as that.

There's nothing complex about porn, porn is porn, that's true, but hentai does not equate to porn. Let me ask you, do you think award winning movies such as Basic Instinct and Leaving Las Vegas "just porns"? Are all movies rated R because of explicit sexuality "just porns"? Does anything that contain some explicit sexuality "just porn"?

There are cases where sex are used in a work for a plot/character development reason rather than for the sake of quenching people's sexual desires, just like there are cases where blood and violence are used in a work for a plot/character development reason rather than for the sake of quenching people's bloodlust...

Not to mention all those famous paintings, statues, etc. etc. which feature explicit sexual organs and/or explicit sexual scenes, are they all "just porns"? Seriously, if you get sexually aroused by looking at, say, the Rape of Sabines statue, then I'd say there's definitely something wrong about you, not the statue

[Grona]

Originally Posted by quikimpulse

There is nothing complex about porn man. Porn is porn, simple as that.

Man, watch some good stuff then say that. Have you even watched anything other than the stuff on free porn sites?

[quikimpulse]

everyone has there opinion of what hentai is. All of you should respect my opinion and give your own opinion of what hentai is.

-Grona
why in the hell would i want to watch hentai. If you read my other posts you would see that i rather prefer the real thing.

[dreamless]

Originally Posted by quikimpulse

everyone has there opinion of what hentai is. All of you should respect my opinion and give your own opinion of what hentai is.

but the definition of "hentai" is not exactly a subjective matter, just like the definition of an "R movie" is not a subjective matter. it's not like that if you showed Basic Instinct to some kids and later get sued for it, you can say that "in my opinion, it is not an R movie" or something.

Originally Posted by quikimpulse

why in the hell would i want to watch hentai. If you read my other posts you would see that i rather prefer the real thing.

for the same reason you watch other animes? like for the story maybe? If you, umm, "prefer the real thing", then why in the hell would you want to watch anime?

[Thelastguardian]

Incredible as it seems, I am actually going to reply to these extremely retarded questions "What is porn" and "Does hentai anime=porn".

1. Courtesy to www.Dictionary.com
porn

n : creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: pornography, porno, erotica, smut]

PS Gotta love how they put it.

Now key phase here is stimulate sexual desire. What this definition state is that any object (writing, drawing, picture, event) that
1. no literary or artistic value
2. stimulate sexual desire
can be classify as "porn".



Now everyone's definition of artistic value may vary as it depends on common sense (A man could, and did, claim he took kiddie porn as "art"), but some (not all) h-story actually has value in its plot (omg).

Another point is that the conditions must be met for a meme to be consider "porn". For example nude statue are not consider porn because they have "artistic value".

lit·er·ar·y

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with literature: literary criticism.
2. Of or relating to writers or the profession of literature: literary circles.
3. Versed in or fond of literature or learning.
   1. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.
   2. Bookish; pedantic.

ar·tis·tic

1. Of or relating to art or artists: the artistic community.
2. Sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty: an artistic temperament.
3. Showing imagination and skill: an artistic design.

As people had shown, h related object can has a half-decent plot. Using deductive reasoning, we can state that

h-anime, as an activity, has
stimulate sexual desire value but contain exception in
no literary or artistic value
Therefore I conclude h-anime does not equal to porn.

...


whew

[quikimpulse]

Originally Posted by dreamless

but the definition of "hentai" is not exactly a subjective matter, just like the definition of an "R movie" is not a subjective matter. it's not like that if you showed Basic Instinct to some kids and later get sued for it, you can say that "in my opinion, it is not an R movie" or something.



for the same reason you watch other animes? like for the story maybe? If you, umm, "prefer the real thing", then why in the hell would you want to watch anime?

First of all i don't even understand what the hell you are talking about in your first quote.

Second of all, i watch anime because it offers something that cannot be shown in real life. Porn can be shown in reality and is much better that way. So does that answer your question or do you want to continue to bother me.

[dreamless]

Originally Posted by quikimpulse

First of all i don't even understand what the hell you are talking about in your first quote.

Second of all, i watch anime because it offers something that cannot be shown in real life. Porn can be shown in reality and is much better that way. So does that answer your question or do you want to continue to bother me.

let's make this clear, the definition of "porn" does not equate to "hentai". This is not a subjective matter, this is not opinion. If a 90-minute anime movie which has a wonderful story and beautiful arts and music etc. etc. contains 5 minutes of explicit sexuality, despite whether the sexuality is put in there for story-development/plot-critical event or not, it will be labeled hentai. That has nothing to do with your opinion or my opinion or anyone's opinion. So will you say that because this anime movie is labeled hentai, so it is porn? Now you understand?