Hentai

About

Hentai refers to a subgenre of manga and anime involving sexually explicit images and plot^[1].

History

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Terminology dates it around the Meiji era with the usage in science and psychology. It wasn't until a German Sexologist translated the word as "perverse or sexual desire" that it gained the definition it has today.

After the end of WWII, a new erotic interest sparked in Japan. During the U.S. occupation Mark McLelland observed when Hentai was shortened just to "H" it was pronounced "ecchi" (etchi) as a lesser connotation of it's original definition^[2].

One of the first works to be defined as hentai was Lolita Anime, a Lolicon anime, in 1984^[2].

Impact

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Fandom

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Searching "hentai" gives over 139,000 results on DeviantART^[3].
The subreddit /r/hentai was created on June 22nd, 2008^[4], for the purpose of sharing hentai.

Related Memes

Hentai Quotes

Hentai Quotes are humorous quotes from hentai, commonly shared as a cut-out of the text balloon they were in.

I've Seen Enough Hentai To Know Where This Is Going

I've Seen Enough Hentai To Know Where This Is Going is a phrase suggesting that tentacle rape is about to happen. It is often used in reference to images involving tentacles.

Ahegaokin

Ahegaokin refers to a face often used in hentai when a character is feeling intense sexual pleasure.

Search Interest

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