Last Post of the Year for 2023!

In August of this year, I decided to create this blog to keep track of my favorite JAV titles, give my thoughts on them, and share my personal subtitles to the world. Originally, it focused on strictly JAV VR content and using Whisper AI to translate them, but it evolved and grew to avoid the shady link shorteners and to expand into popular JAV content as some people began to take notice of my work.

Pornography is a taboo subject to talk about and there aren't too many spaces for them. "Accessibility" is the last thing people would want to provide for their customers, and there's so much content being created that it will be impossible to consume them all in one lifetime. While English subtitles are in demand for JAV, it is a relatively small niche within the market, since very few people would go about paying for content that is, generally, free elsewhere.

I've always found it frustrating when you really like something, but no one is willing to lend a hand to help you understand it. Before I made this blog, I was passionate about unknown K-pop groups who were up-and-coming, but only the popular artists received fan subtitles in their language to share with their peers. It wasn't until the introduction of Whisper AI where it completely changed the landscape and gave people like me, aspiring language learners, a fighting chance to make a difference and create subtitles for those who WANT to understand.

In the end, it is just porn. But JAV is quite different. It provides a kind of experience no other adult industry has quite captured yet, with an odd emphasis on story, strange situations, and quirky ideas, there's a reason JAV is still popular to this day.

That's why I wanted to create these subtitles in the first place. No one is going to pay $100/hr for professional translation services for porn (because I definitely wouldn't). Imagine having to pay extra for subtitles on a streaming platform you subscribe to!

As a reminder, I will always share my personal subtitles, and I will always lend a hand to those who ask. If you've been frustrated like me, please fill out a request form and I will respond. ALL REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED. I am a relatively open-minded individual and no fetish or kink will be discriminated against. The only exception, once again, is omnibus, simply because it will take too much time.

Here's to 2024, and to more accessibility and experiences for JAV lovers and fans alike.

The Process - Part 2

After the first Whisper passthrough, now you have to sift through the entire .srt file and quality check it.

STEP 2 - QUALITY CHECK

It's usually pretty bad. Even when you use a Voice Activity Detector (VAD) with Whisper on JAVs, it'll still create subtitles for moaning, screaming, and other miscellaneous noises. These are no good.

However, as I mentioned in the previous post, the goal of the first Whisper passthrough is to get an overall idea of the title. Is there actually a story? Does the actress just walk up to another actor and start their business? Is there an interview? A montage? This first passthrough will answer all of these questions.

STEP 3 - ISOLATE AUDIO TO WHISPER

Then, I open the .srt file with SubtitleEdit, an open-source application that lets you edit subtitles alongside with a video preview and audio waveform. It also has Whisper directly implemented into the application, so you can apply Whisper to a particular segment of audio.

This is the bulk of the work. About 90% of The Process is isolating the audio in SubtitleEdit and using Whisper to transcribe them.

STEP 4 - ONLINE TRANSLATION TOOLS

That's right. I don't use Whisper to translate at this point. Instead, after Whisper has transcribed the audio into Japanese text, I paste the text into Papago, DeepL, and Google Translate. Why use three different ones? All of them have strengths and weaknesses.

The Process - Part 1

When people think of AI-powered tools, they'll think of ChatGPT and Bard and all of those other virtual assistants. All you have to do is simply ask them one thing and they will provide you an answer or an approach to a solution.

A simple Hello World app goes from this...

to a fully functional JAV cataloger!

AI can even generate art and images for you. There are numerous websites dedicated to AI-generated pornography (they all pretty much use Stable Diffusion, in case you're wondering).

This is AI-generated using Stable Diffusion
NOT using a celebrity as a personal LoRa model.
(I will be really impressed if you can figure out this celebrity.)

But now AI can even translate something from one language into another for you. And so when I mention I use Whisper AI to create subtitles for this blog, people would assume that I just throw in a JAV title and call it a day.

But like any tool, ALL AI-POWERED TOOLS STILL REQUIRE WORK. Because all AI tools are based on Large Language Models (LLMs). That means AI tools are trained based on their model. For example, AI generated porn is trained on explicit images. If you were to give a non-pornographic model an explicit prompt, it would not know what to do.

This is the same dilemma Whisper goes through. It's not trained on JAV, so a lot of the Japanese that Whisper is familiar with is Japanese content on YouTube.

Even worse, AI tools are not 100% accurate, and these mishaps are called hallucinations.

A near perfect AI generated image of a NOT celebrity.
However, I'd still consider it a hallucination because it got the lips wrong.

When Whisper hallucinates, it will repeat
the last line it remembers for eternity.

Hallucinations are absolute nonsense and can really clutter and ruin the workflow. While I generally run a first pass through Whisper, it can sometimes completely ruin watchability and comprehension.

So, it is not as simple as "drag and drop" and it will create subtitles for you. On a desktop running 12GB of video ram using CUDA, it takes Whisper twenty minutes to process a 2 hour JAV title. Before I discovered the CUDA method, it would take Whisper 12 HOURS to process ONE title. You can see why the workflow wasn't suitable for a blog. 12 hours per title is not sustainable or feasible.

Thus, STEP ONE: Process the JAV title through Whisper.

This is to give an overall impression of the video. Sometimes it's pretty accurate, but most of the time, it's all over the place. However, the goal is not to get an accurate translation of the video. The goal is to see where most of the conversations take place.

Continued in Part 2

What Makes A GOOD JAV Actress?

AV actresses come and go. Many have been around since the early internet days of JAV and many have retired since then. Many debut for one or two titles but then completely disappear off the market. Case in point? Yuna Otoba.

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This girl is extremely attractive. From that cover photo online, it makes you wanna buy a VR headset to see what she's really like, yeah?

Although this girl will definitely make people turn their heads towards her, she's pretty boring in the bedroom. The main reason she got a shot at debuting was likely because of her physique. She got that because she's part of a national dance group, which she passionately talks about in her VR interview question section... like literally almost doesn't stop talking about it.

And from the way she talks about dance, it almost makes you wonder who the hell scouted her and thought she'd make it big in the industry, because she loves dancing that much. She probably loves dancing more than sex.

This girl only made three titles in 2020 before she completely disappeared off the market, which all emphasize her athletic and dancing capabilities. Yes, Yuna Otoba is pretty goddamn fucking hot, but damn, she's pretty vanilla in the bedroom. And by that, I mean, no dirty talk, no initiative, and no personality.

In the AV world, having good looks are just kind of expected, but there has to be the one thing that makes a girl stand out. Many actresses embody one or two of them, but the best ones have all three. Case in point: Miru

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I believe this one was my second VR video with Miru. The first one I saw with her, she played as like your girlfriend's older sister, or something. This title, however, really showcased her acting abilities to really get you into the mood. In my opinion, good actresses are ones who can get someone going without a blue pill. The title has a combination of odd circumstances, erotic interactions, and varied encounters.

Another case study: Yui Nagase

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VR videos are the most interesting titles since it demands a lot from the actresses. Most scenes are nearly done in one or two takes (one cut), and so, when actresses need direction, you may sometimes find their eyes wandering... looking behind you... as if they're not sure what to do.

One Cut of the Dead (2017)

They do this because they're looking for a direction cue, which are written on big notepads as you see above. It's easy to cut out takes with regular JAV but in VR, the actress needs to completely understand the concept and purpose of the scene before even filming to avoid breaking immersion.

Or if they do break immersion (initiative), then they make a recovery through their personality or dirty talk.

You generally won't see this with seasoned actresses, but you'll occasionally find wandering eyes when they're pretty new to VR. Yui only does this once or twice in the above mentioned title, but it's easy to forgive, because even if she's not sure about her initiative, she still has personality and is good at dirty talk.

The key things are: DIP

• Dirty Talk
• Do they whisper?
• Do they seduce you with their words?
• Do they praise your actions and encourage you?
• Initiative
• Do they lead you from scene to scene? Or position to position?
• Personality
• Are they funny?
• Are they kind or gentle?
• Are they sexy?

Nearly all of my all time favorite actresses (JAV or Western) have two of three traits. We'll explore them in another post.

HNVR-029 - Yuna Otoba

Starring: Yuna Otoba

Summary: Former group dancer Yuna Otoba introduces herself, answers a bunch of interview questions about her favorite positions, and y'all get down to business.

Notes: Listen, this girl is pretty fucking hot. However, there's a reason she's only released three titles... she's pretty vanilla. It's so vanilla, you'll probably either lose interest or want to get it over with quickly so you don't have to deal with it. If she's your type, give her a shot, but don't say I didn't warn you.

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JAV English subs for Part A only. The other two parts aren't worth subbing because her dirty talk consisted of one word (kimochii) and I wasn't interested in thinking of ten different ways of translating it into English.

MEDIAFIRE
https://www.mediafire.com/file/cznheya9oiv7mgb/HNVR-029_CompJAVSubs.zip

(REQUEST) MUDR-244 - Natsuki Hoshino

 

Starring: Natsuki Hoshino

Summary: Adapted from a doujinshi manga, old man stepdaddy has watched over his stepdaughter as if she were his own flesh and blood. Of course, he starts to notice her a lot more as she matures and grows into a woman. He can no longer control his urges and acts upon them. Turns out, she's okay with it, and loves her stepdaddy as much as he loves her.

Notes: Pretty good opening scene. However, it gets pretty tiresome by the third scene or so, and it made me realize why some JAV titles include toys and such because you can only do so much with just sex. I assume it's a pretty faithful adaptation if the original manga didn't have much variety to begin with. The second half gets more interesting as there's a bit of story involving the wife, but generally, not much has changed. The one thing that makes this title a bit different is its use of on-screen text to elaborate on the stepfather's thoughts.

Notes 2: I've noticed these subs have burned their way to another JAV streaming site. Congrats! I'm doing my job.

This was also a REQUEST from someone who used the request form! If you want to see more subtitles for some of your favorite titles, use the contact form!

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JAV English subs for the entire movie.

MEDIAFIRE

https://www.mediafire.com/file/q1kocb1e7ohu0wi/MUDR-244_CompJAVSubs.zip

PRVRX-001 - Mikako Abe

Starring: Mikako Abe

Summary: You wake up in a room with three other women and are tied to a chair. The girls have twenty minutes to get you to cum inside them or they will not be able to escape.

Notes: Interesting premise. There are two versions of the video, a good and a bad ending. They are pretty much the same, except for the last minute. Not sure if the circumstances will really get you going, but this scene showcases Mikako's acting and it's pretty convincing to me. We don't get any action from the other two girls, but they are absolutely hilarious when they talk shit about that they could do it better than her, but aren't going to. Overall, it's okay. The subtitles will help a lot.

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JAV VR English subs for both parts.

MEDIAFIRE

https://www.mediafire.com/file/i62xxcs9sub1t5b/PRMX-001_CompJAVSubs.zip/file