Japanese Porn versus Western Porn: The Debate

Published : February 5th, 2021 Written by Fried Chikan

(Introducing Veronica Rodriguez, Ana Fox, Autumn Falls, Riley Reid for the West)

Fried Chikan here with another installment of Versus Mode. In Versus Mode we argue for and against two subjects, as they go head to head. Today's subject is Western porn versus Japanese Adult Video (JAV). This being a JAV site I fully expect it to lean that way but for argument’s sake I will try to argue for both sides. We will be using a copious amount of GIFs to relay our points (credit to JDC for some of those), so enjoy.

East meets West. Pornstars vs Idols. Who will win? Read on to find out.

(Vina Sky trying her best to take it all)

Western For: Uncensored

The biggest and most apparent difference between the two styles is the censorship. Mosaics have long been the bane of JAV and western porn has none of that. We get the full picture here, pussy and dicks unpixelated. No needing for the imagination. No need to wonder what Yua Mikami's pussy looks like.

There’s an argument that Western porn focuses too much on on genital shots and that’s true. I too would like to see more reaction shots of the actresses faces and less dick and balls. But I think what you gain is well worth any downsides. I'll take all the dick and ball shots in the world if it means getting to look at Shoko Takahashi's uncensored vagina.

(Autumn Falls doing something something...)

An argument I see in favor of censorship in JAV is that it's what makes it special. The weird plots and very specific scenarios arose because of the restrictions in place and JAV had to adapt into what we see now. I strongly disagree with the reasoning that it will change that. JAV won’t just change what made it so popular because of the loss of the censors. The specific plots and idol system won't go anywhere because of the removal of censors. Think about your favorite JAV titles and now imagine it without any censors, it's automatically better. We’re seeing a push now with people using AI programs to uncensor titles, so they’re definitely fans out there that want it gone.

(Eva Lovia and her ass)

JAV For: Story

JAV is great at telling full stories and very niche kinks. Most of Western porn is single scenes, here we get full length feature films. Here’s a title with Karen Kaede:

“I Hate My Boss So Much I Could Die, But When We Went On A Business Trip And To My Surprise, We Ended Up Sharing A Room At A Hot Spring Resort Inn... I Got Fucked By This Ugly Horny Old Man, And He Made Me Cum, Over And Over Again”

You don’t get these more specific and longer stories in the west, it’s saturated with Stepmoms and stepsisters. JAV tries to build a story and gives it the run time to breath and stretch its legs. It’s serves some very specific kinks and stories too. You got time stops, soap lands, train chikans, etc.

(Yua Mikami showing why she's one of the best)

Western For: More Hardcore

Mainstream Western porn is on average more hardcore than mainstream JAV. Anal, deep throating, lesbian sex, rough sex, fisting and more are all on the board for porn stars. JAV idols are far more conservative on average than pornstars in terms of sex acts that they are willing to do. Also less comdom sex and far less fake cum shots.

(We don't get that in JAV)

I’ve watched plenty of JAV duo titles where the girls won’t even touch each other because they don’t do girl on girl stuff. While in the west you can have girls fisting each other and gagging on strap-ons. Just exploring every inch of each other's bodies. Lesbian sex is better done and has more hardcore stuff in the east.

(Remy Lacroix and Jada Stevens in Ass Heaven)

JAV For: Easy to Follow

JAV is much easier to follow than the west. Actresses can work with dozens and dozens of studios and sites. While idols may work with a handful of studios in their career and with the ID system it’s much easier to follow if they work else where. Instead of subbing to a dozen sites you can just buy a title from a studio with the actress you like.

(Maria Nagai has ass too)

Western For: Diversity

This is the biggest argument for me in favor of Western porn. Western porn is far more diverse than JAV (well duh). Latinas, black girls, other Asians, and of course white girls are all there in west. The vast selection of girls of different ethnicity towers over JAV. You don’t find a girl like Veronica Rodriguez or Remy Lacroix in JAV.

(Veronica Rodriguez uncensored)

A lot of JAV is black haired Asians and that can get really boring sometimes. We get a lot more variety in the west. Pale redheads, platinum blondes, and dark brunettes are commonplace. Girls in the west are also bigger than those in JAV. Girls are a little thicker and taller than those in the east.

(Ana Fox multi-tasking)

JAV For: Asians 

The diversity argument can work both ways. While JAV doesn’t have the diversity of the west, the west still does a poor job of with Asian pornstars. For every Vina Sky, Kendra Spade, and Rae Lil Black you have like hundreds of mediocre white pornstars. JAV does a great job of filling that Asian shaped void. You won’t find a Kana Momonogi or Jessica Kizaki in the West.

(The hafu Jessica Kizaki)

Conclusion

None of this is set in stone. All of this is subjective to your tastes. You might dislike the more hardcore sex in Western porn. Or you might like the subscription site model in the west (Sites like Pornhub have a massive selection for it’s price). All my points also have exceptions to them. There is hardcore JAV out there (MISM, Dream Ticket) and Western porn that tells stories well (Adult time and all it's sites). At the end of the day this is all subjective and based on how you feel about both of these industries. Both sides can benefit and learn from each other. 

Personally I like to look at it this way. It’s like chicken. You can’t eat chicken for every meal, you know? It’s nothing against you and it's nothing against chicken. Sometimes you want beef. (How good is chicken though? Lets talk about that. Over rice? Are you kidding me?).

(Possibly the world's most popular pornstar: Riley Reid)

Fried Chikan out

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K 1 year ago
What is the code for the Jessica Kizaki clip with the kimono?
Fried Chikan 1 year ago

ipx-230

KEK 2 years ago
In the picture, who is that japanese actress there? The top left centered.
Fried Chikan 2 years ago

I think your asking about Kana Yume. The rest are Yui Hatano, Aika Yamagishi, and Kana Momonogi.

Slamdunx 3 years ago
Since I fully immersed myself in JAV about 3 years ago, I've hardly looked back. I've deleted untold gigs of Western porn on hard drives to make space for JAV, and I don't regret any of it. In fact, I hardly ever watch Western porn anymore, and I used to love it, but now it's obvious it was because I just wasn't used to anything else. I think once you become used to the variety in JAV, Western porn just pales in comparison to virtually utter irrelevancy. There is also the very offensive phenomenon in Western porn of recasting anyone over 25 as a MILF, which is so disrespectful to female performers it almost makes me hate the entire porn industry in America. Older females in JAV I feel are still very much respected and are afforded a wide variety of roles, which makes it so they're not defined by their age exclusively. The other thing about JAV that I wholeheartedly prefer over WP is that it isn't completely dominated by obnoxiously extroverted Americans for whom sex on screen automatically equates to performative sport fucking. The fact that more introverted performers like JULIA and Nao Jinguji are present and their strengths are actually played to and they're just allowed to progress pretty much at their own pace makes JAV infinitely more attractive to someone like myself who are turned off by people who perpetually suck the oxygen out of the room with their over the top need for attention. JAV seems to be pretty inclusive in general and the fact that transgender performers are given the opportunity to become stars in the "mainstream" by studios like DAS is definitely a big plus. Perhaps the biggest thing for me in JAV's favor is that almost every release feels special in some way. Even though we are all aware that the plots are recycled for years and years on end, you just know each actress is gonna bring their unique flavor to it when it's their turn, so it never becomes too stale.
ZENRA 3 years ago

I agree with most of what you said, but even in JAV, 25+ means you probably are long past the age where you can realistic take on roles requiring school uniforms (even Tsubomi with her Dorian Gray painting hidden somewhere).

Oppaira 3 years ago

KTKZ-051 would like a word. It's titled "36 Year Old Busty Schoolgirl"

Waldemar 2 years ago
I agree with Slamdunx and have had the same experience. To me the main difference is the pace. JAV takes the time to build up, includes slow parts, lets the good parts run their time, have breaks, room for a chat or smile, making the whole thing fun -- while in WP (particularly American) sex often seems reduced to gymnastics as if we're in a race. Then there's the WP make-up. Just see how the lovely Hitomi is painted by Score to look like a cartoon version of a whore. The Japanese men are more ordinary and down to earth, easier to identify with, and the Japanese women are often prettier and more delicate. But of course also the Japanese have their drawbacks, like the tradition of women screaming no end (their gymnastics, if you will), and there are also beautiful attractive sexy Western models (Chloe Vevrier, Shione Cooper, Dominno, Veronika Zemanova, Kelly Christiansen....).
Oppaira 2 years ago

I totally agree with you on the "men are more ordinary" facet of Japanese porn. There's certainly a few men who are good looking and muscular the way someone in Western would be but many of them are pretty normal dudes, or even quite a few guys that are old or heavy. I think it's really good for the industry because it makes it so much easier to fantasize about being there. If you're not 6'6 with a 10-inch pecker you won't really find anyone similar in American porn but Japan's got enough variety. Especially when they do things like teacher + student or office lady, you can really kind of pretend to be there because the guy isn't so drastically different than you.

R0ck 3 years ago
I enjoy both equally for the same reasons you pointed out. Sometimes I want to watch someone like Yume Nikaido and other times I want to watch someone like Honey Gold.
pr0player 3 years ago
i think jav is made for japan first, they dont really care about outside sales except selling it online since they are focus on dvd where you can meet the idol and sign the dvd. cencorship is just becoming a gimmick that sometimes if it has good plot and story, sex doesnt matter. Jav is diversity of actress is exist but lack there of, there you can find boring european blonde women who dont enjoy the sex at all with japanese actor. there are many hapas like half-black half japanese named chloe which is very interesting but boring at the same time because its jav video not western.
Roger 3 years ago
I don't dislike western but i prefer jav, one of my biggest reasons is because I dislike tattoos and oh boy, western is so full!
It's wasted potential in JAV when there are multiple women present and at least 1 male present in a sex scene, JAV industry convention is that the ladies won't do any lesbian interaction. In most western scenes, the girls will at least try to stay interactive with somebody else (male or female talent) and active in the scene. Otherwise I note that makeup tends to be a lot better (subjective) and more natural looking in JAV as opposed to the overdone raccoon clowns in the west. My fear is that both industries learn from each other's negatives and collectively driving the industry to a stagnating boring new low.
ZENRA 3 years ago

Really solid and believable lesbian JAV movies are in short order, sadly. It seems to be an issue of them not being too touchy or just going overboard.

DigaRW 3 years ago
JAV for sure. My first adventure was western porn, but then JAV become my main course. I love JAV because they kinda more cultural than western porn.
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