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Nicely comprehensive exposition of performance factors in JAV. Your valued erudition is on display in the examples you cite. Thanks for that. As I have often said (preached?) believability is paramount (no entertainment reference intended). Even a beauty-deficient and skills-challenged woman can excite me if I see her rabidly going after a hard dick. I need to know she really wants it. Again, it's believability; she may hate what she's doing, but if she can convince me otherwise, that's a great performance. Two factors I'm glad you mentioned, personality and sexual skills. I can't know JAV actresses well enough to really develop favorites based on this, but there are three or four WAV actresses who have a charisma that makes me want to see them, be with them, appreciate their humanity. As for the sexual skills, I very much appreciate them although they are not the most important thing. It's easier to achieve believability when a woman sucking a dick shows a talent for it. I like to see evidence of a tongue moving on the dick inside the mouth. I like to see the tongue reach out when she bottoms out on the dick. A great blowjob is more than just moving your jaws up and down and trying not to drag your teeth too much. And for me, I want to see a successful blowjob, not a mouth-oriented jerkoff session. Similarly, fucking should show her using her pussy to work the dick, not just humping up and down --- or worse just lying there like a marshmallow Mary. Thanks again for a good read and interesting examples.

Very well done. I'm especially pleased to see specific examples. Thanks. Perhaps there is a fifth, let's call it ambivalence. You see it when the mind is saying no, but the body is saying yes. Most often seen in the sex-starved wife vids. She doesn't really want to dishonor her husband, but the attention and the hard dick in her face are too much to resist. The notable giveaway is the headshaking "no" while everything is screaming "yes."

Sometimes I go into a diner, and I get a cup of coffee and a piece of pie. That's all I want. Sometimes I go into a diner, and I get a full, several course dinner --- and a cherry pie ala mode for dessert. My preference is dictated by the mood of my stomach, and it's ever changeable. I'd hate to be locked into one or the other. There is an upcoming video I'm anxiously anticipating, the "Married Life Investigation." I liked the first one and commented on it. There are nine short scenes with the same guy and nine different women. I like the mini-drama where the woman has to be coy and eventually comes around to loving the dick she gets to suck. This is the epitome of your short scenes --- my coffee and pie in the diner. I've also recently watched the delightful tea ceremony video. This is a long scene using a highly traditional Japanese cultural fixture and turning it into a sexual discovery of sorts. It's my full dinner at the diner. Suggestion (as I'm wont to do): Instead of (or in addition to) posting pics of actresses, use examples from actual videos to illustrate your points. I think it makes for a stronger piece as well as directing people to specific vids they may want to watch. Anyway, thanks for a provocative subject. Looking forward to next week and that new video!!!

If the camera is running, the only thing I'm doing is lying in the corner pretending to be zonked. To answer the more practical question of what sexual activity will I not do, I can only think of two. Anal sex is out. I tried it once (as I've done with everything), and didn't really see any benefit. It's got serious potential liabilities, and I don't see the point if you've got a perfectly good and glorious pussy just inches away. Nothing is better than pussy in my world! The other thing is kissing/licking my nipples --- this is something I absolutely HATE in JAV. I never met a guy who found nipple stimulation a turnon, and I strongly suspect in JAV it's a big gimmick. You want to put nipple clamps on me, fine, twist my nipples, great, electro-shock them, yes, pierce them, have at it. But don't start licking my nipples like I'm a nursing female!!! Everyone has personal preferences, of course, but this blog writer seems squeamish about a lot of sexual contact. I suggest if you're afraid a dick might touch you, go suck one, just to try it out. I can tell you it's usually a lot easier to get an O out of a dick than a pussy. And you might like it. As comic George Carlin famously asked, "How do you know you don't like it if you haven't tried it?" My philosophy has always been to try things, and I've tried everything. I think good advice is to get out there and do more things and spend less time watching other people doing them. It broadens your perspective. Just a thought!

Baked In Interesting question, but does it really matter? For the old-timer, a bit of a nostalgia trip. For the newest audience, the past means little. Overall, the adult video business is like baking bread. A new loaf just out of the oven, everyone wants a piece. It’s wonderful, warm and fresh. Tomorrow, it’s good. The next day, it’s toast with jam. What have you done for me today? The categories for judgement seem random and perhaps some even irrelevant. “Actress Quality”? The only actress criteria mentioned is physical attractiveness. There are always more and less beautiful women. What I want to see is in the name — actress! Can she act? Does she make a convincing show that she really loves sucking that dick? Do I believe she’s an animal in heat wanting that hard dick pounding her pussy? Some of the most effective performers I’ve ever seen have mediocre physical characteristics. It’s just like IRL — sometimes that not so lovely one in the bunch is absolutely the best fuck! “Access” When I was sexually primed I owned a small 8mm movie projector. The films I had came through “brown paper wrapper” mail order outlets advertising classified ads in the back of titty mags. To watch a little smut, I had to get the projector out, pin up a sheet on the wall, thread a movie through the projector and watch a badly lighted and grainy black and white image flickering on the wall in a dark room at night. Usually eight to 15 minutes. Today, I get much better content with a couple of taps on a screen anytime and any place. So, yes, better access, for what it’s worth. “Translation” Especially for JAV, subtitles are great, and it’s the value proposition for me with Zenra. JAV is generally far more story-oriented than other offerings. Also, the cultural norms are not always obvious to Westerners, so watching is a real handicap with no translation. I presume this will improve as I’ve seen some subtitling that borders on the imaginary — hard to see any credibility when a subtitle is offered and absolutely nothing was said! And maybe after I’ve watched 10,000 or so more, I’ll be able to speak Japanese. Already I know two words! “Capacity”? More videos per month? If so, does it matter to a viewer? The market value cited does not seem to support a fact that more videos are being released each month. Perhaps they’re just priced higher. The source cited says “...market size is based on the amount paid by consumers.” That number translates to less than $6 per capita per year, a seemingly paltry sum. If true, it would seem to suggest that a small segment of the market is responsible for a substantial portion of the total outlay. “Social Media & Contact” Yes, it can seem like contact with performers is possible. While it may be satisfying for some viewers, it is usually set up for the benefit of the performer — sales of merchandise or simply “tribute” contributions. I’m not sure it’s better. In my life there have been two or three actresses I was attracted to, and I actually had little trouble getting in touch with them — years before any electronic media came along. We had pleasant interchanges and in some cases became very friendly (never to the extent of sex though!). “Regulation” Government regulation will always be with us. Usually it’s more political than helpful. Damn that stupid pixelation! I personally do not believe this particular industry requires any more regulation than any other workplace. Anything plainly illegal should have no place in the system. Beyond that, c'est la vie.