There’s no doubt that hentai and cosplay porn videos are a popular niche, with lots of cosplay and hentai lovers exploring this medium while some despise it. The niche is often associated with geek culture. Regardless, the general view on the question of why this niche works boils down to the fact that sex sells. And it’s all about the fundamental basics of demand and supply. But a deeper look into the topic can help to shed more light and hopefully help people understand why it’s particularly popular besides the trope of “sex sells.”
Where Did Cosplay All Start From?
Perhaps the most important point to consider is the source content and how sexualization came to be a notable element of geek culture. Looking at comics from the 1950s and 1960’s to the ’90s and beyond, the comics from the ’50s and ’60s were more alike to their male counterparts from the early beginnings of comics. But after WWII, larger comic production companies made a notable shift from catering to female audiences and started creating content that would particularly appeal to male audiences. The shift created a gap in the market that ultimately had to be filled by someone.
In essence, what it boils down to is market demand, what the artists create and what actually sells. Essentially, in the ’50s and ’60s, artists were making an effort to create fascinating stories and, just like many new creative mediums, they tried it until they discovered something that interested their audience. In hindsight, you will notice that the women who were depicted were more sexualized during the ’90s. Japan also has its own distinct genres such as Hentai and Ecchi.
Before cosplay became highly popular and cosplay porn videos became so common, a market for this kind of content had already been nurtured and established. People have a tendency to like things that they are comfortable with or familiar with unconsciously. That is certainly the reason it gains audience traction so easily since it has been common for a long time in mainstream media and as a result, it’s ingrained in the minds of the audience.
What About Hentai?
The word “Hentai” is synonymous with anime and manga pornography, especially outside of Japan. However, in Japanese, “hentai” is not a specific genre of media but any form of bizarre or perverse sexual act or desire. Hentai in Japanese can also technically be used to refer to any type of abnormality or metamorphosis. Additionally, it’s also a shortened form of ‘hentai seiyoku’ or sexual perversion, while in slang it is often translated as something like pervert or creep.
The term is not normally used in Japan to refer to your usual variety of porn. This is mostly because the Japanese use of the term ‘hentai’ is often used to refer to content that would be regarded as either extreme or unusual even within the realm of pron – sex involving monsters or aliens, gang rape, and that sort of thing. Outside of Japan, the term tends to be used to refer to any kind of Japanese pornography in manga or anime format, irrespective of how disturbing or bizarre the context or content.
What is Cosplay Porn All About?
Cosplay is a massive sector in the porn industry. Let’s debunk some common misconceptions about cosplay porn videos to get a better understanding of what it really entails.
It’s Not Just About the Costume – Everything is in the Details
Make no mistake; this isn’t a just “throw on an all-white long dress and call yourself Emma Frost” kind of operation. For a lot of models, it all boils down to planning every single detail down to the smallest – costume details, locations, makeup, props, undergarments, including down to how they pose and strip. Sets are often declined for publication because of not being accurate enough.
Some models will simply throw on blue bikini panties with stars and any kind of bra and try to sell themselves as Wonder Woman. But the era of horny geeks being satisfied by a hot chic that vaguely resembles a comic character is long gone. Nowadays, the slightest imprecision will be a major turn off. Honestly, many times a set will be rejected for inaccuracy it’s due to really evident stuff – normally missing key pieces like locations that don’t match the actual source material, accessories, bad wigs, or wrong shoes.
You May Never Get to See Your Favorite Characters
The sad fact is that you may not see a girl dress up and down as your favorite character. Copyright laws can be frustrating. Models often get around it by ensuring they don’t name the source or the character. A Harley Quinn set might be titled “Clown Princess,” and the description might say something that is not so obvious but anyone who knows the source material can make the right guess.
Of course, this can be really annoying to audiences. They want to be able to simply search through the galleries for a particular character instead of having to browse through pages after pages of sets trying to find a specific favorite character. Or if they could simply check the bottom of the set and tell what character it was in case they can’t recognize it.
Nonetheless, some actions are totally off-limits. For instance, if a character appears in a Disney park wearing the outfit, that’s under strict copyright law, and they might come after the model with charges, even if the model doesn’t explicitly name the movie/series or character. This is especially disconcerting for the geek porn community since characters like General Organa are now technically considered a Disney princess.
To sum up, ever since the geeks took over the porn world, it’s become increasingly lucrative to cater to them. Cosplay porn videos and hentai are the main porn genres that are designed to cater to this once underserved community. Luckily, the porn world has come of age these days and porn sites and models are catching up as they try to satisfy the demand in these genres.