After a 2 year hiatus, Riho Agatsuma is back!  Studio DAHLIA, a new spinoff from Faleno, announced Riho would be joining their ranks with a new debut in March 2021.  For more on the inception of Studio DAHLIA and the powerhouse AV idols they were able to sign, check out WoodOfTheRisingSun's coverage at One small hop of a MILF, One giant leap of a JAV studio.

I'm super excited.  Did I mention that I was excited?  Yeah, I'm excited.  Riho originally debuted in 2019, and was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen in decades of watching AV.  Petite and busty, she easily contends for one of the most perfect golden ratio bodies in the business.  But what captivates me the most about Riho is her eyes.  Large, bright and expressive, Riho's eyes can simultaneously project innocence and sultriness, with a slight twinge of melancholy.  All this, and packaged over a calm, submissive demeanor really seals it for me.

Riho Then (2019)

Riho exploded onto the scene at the start of 2019 with The Birth Of A Major Fresh Face In The Final Year Of The Heisei Era Riho Agatsuma 30 Years Old Her Adult Video Debut!! (2019).  This Madonna debut struck me with the high level of erotic sensuality in her performance.  I could immediately tell that Riho was already an expert at her craft -- slow, leisurely, but thorough.  Her first orgasm on camera shattered me with its sheer genuine rawness, and she handled it gracefully and moved on.  If I were to describe Riho in one word, it would be "class".  Riho is just refined, dignified, and I'm running out of adjectives to demonstrate my pure enthusiasm about her revival.

It was gutting to see her drop off after only four videos in 2019.  The first three were pure sex, which covered the typical 3p, lotion play, and sweaty scenarios.  The last one, Dangerous Love Is As Sweet As Honey ~Adulterous Relations With A Former Boyfriend She Met Again At A Class Reunion~ (2019), challenged Riho's acting abilities.  While the sex was quite good, I was hoping to see better theatrics from Riho in the story-focused AVs.  She needed more time. When she left, it felt like watching the short, but delightful spark of a shooting star.

Riho Now (2021)

Which brings me to today.  Since DAHLIA is such a new studio, we have yet to see what's in store for Riho.  However, preview trailers from the studio's starting lineup indicate a strong initial push towards the mature, MILFy NTR genre -- taking a bite out of Madonna's market share.  Seeing how Faleno's been aggressively making itself known in the industry (see JAV History: Faleno wants to topple the King-maker, not dethrone the King for more analysis), I'm sure Riho's films will be of high production quality with predictable storylines. 

And when I say predictable, I mean it as a huge positive.  Japanese culture has an obsession with perfection.  While the AV genres are the same, with enough time and repetition, studios and their actresses have refined each archetype to a mirror sheen.  Riho at the start of DAHLIA's run will also give us a little variation while the studio works out all of the initial kinks, which I hope will give us some interesting new tropes to discover.  I will be following her closely this year, and hope you will too!