It's not easy creating fansubs for JAV titles since they come out literally every day. However, the fact remains that many of them are boring to sit through, making it hard for me to put out any subtitles and enjoy my work.
I had the naive idea to translate as much JAV that comes out. However, I soon found out I wasn't enjoying what I was doing. I initially believed I hated translating, but I soon realized quite a few truths about the JAV industry, and that it applies to all forms of media entertainment.
1 - A LOT of JAV Titles Are TERRIBLE
Just like there are bad movies and bad music, there are also bad JAV titles. The problem is that the standards for making porn is pretty low. No one expects much as long as there's some fucking involved. After discovering and exploring some vintage porn, however, I realized that there is a standard of what makes an adult film good or bad.
Some good traits include:
- Overall concept and theme.
- Variety in sex and situations.
- Drama, story, or funny moments.
- Different locales and settings.
Some bad traits include:
- Repeating the same setting.
- Wearing the same outfit.
- Boring actors and actresses.
I'll give an example.
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HUSR-284 |
In this title, two guys pick up random women in Korea and fuck her. Overall, a good concept. You don't see Koreans represented much in JAVs, and they are known for their beauty standards. All of the women in this feature are gorgeous and hot.
However, what ruins this title are the two main guys.
These two guys cannot speak Korean, so they will use an app to translate certain things. The problem I have, however, isn't that they can't speak Korean, but it's that they're terrible hosts.
They're not funny. They don't have the charm of a pickup artist. The girls just kind of seem really clueless about what's going on and it looks like they're not really having a good time.
I know it's a fucking fuck movie and that they're likely just Japanese girls pretending to be Korean, or perhaps Korean girls who are in Japan for a shoot. However, watching two guys who can't speak Korean or can't communicate with the girl effectively is too cringe to watch, no matter how hot the girls are (You don't need to speak the same language to communicate wanting to fuck).
So, overall a great concept, but too cringe-inducing. It's like watching some rando speak English to a Korean BJ on Twitch.
2 - A LOT of JAV Titles are VANILLA
Just like how there are cliches and stereotypes in films and music, there are also very bland and boring JAV titles. JAVs are generally broken down into three acts:
In Act I, the girl is introduced and gets fucked for about an hour.
In Act II, the girls is teased with a vibrator. Maybe there's a blowjob or two.
In Act III, the girl is fucked again but with a climatic climax. Maybe she's fucking two guys now.
This three-act-structure is fine. However, it gets stale pretty quickly. This is because the fucking in Act I isn't much different from the fucking in Act III.
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IPZZ-449 Many debut titles do this. This girl is very cute, but the sex scenes are very vanilla.
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There are, however, GOOD vanilla JAV titles, which I will do a blog post on it soon.
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MUDR-283 This vanilla JAV title is so good, you don't even need subtitles to enjoy it! |
So after accepting the fact that terrible and bland JAV titles do exist, I have decided to embark on a PURGE of my personal collection (and to potential JAV titles I want to sub.)
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My vetting process. |
I scrub through a title and look for anything that stands out. The four things I look for are:
- Concept and theme.
- Variety in sex and situations.
- Drama, story, or funny moments.
- Different locales and settings.
And the three things that turn me off are:
- Repeating the same setting.
- Wearing the same outfit.
- Boring actors and actresses.
I will soon post a link to titles I have scrubbed through and vetted. Despite many titles being thrown into the Canceled bin, there are quite a few in the Confirmed bin (meaning I will make subtitles for these JAV videos).
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These titles will be worked on. |
While this is a workflow I am proud of to make this hobby much more enjoyable to me, there is another concept I will introduce in Part 2 of this blog post. That post will be released as soon as the first concept subtitle is released. Be on the lookout for it soon!