The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, an 1820 Hokusai woodcut depicting a woman engaging in sex with a pair of octopodes.

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History

Tentacled creatures appeared in Japanese erotica long before animated pornography; among the most famous of the early instances (and perhaps the first) is a Hokusai woodcut called The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, depicting a woman sexually entwined with a pair of octopus. This woodcut arose in the Edo period in Japan when Shinto was making a resurgence; the resulting animism and a more playful attitude to sexuality combined powerfully in Hokusai’s piece. It is a celebrated example of shunga and has been reworked by a number of artists. Australian artist David Laity reworked the woodcut into a painting of the same name, and Masami Teraoka brought the image up to date with his 2001 work "Sarah and Octopus/Seventh Heaven," part of his Waves and Plagues collection.^[1] Katsushika Hokusai, (葛飾北斎), (1760—1849[1]), was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period . ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Edo period ), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. ... Shinto ) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... The term Animism is derived from the Latin anima, meaning soul.[1][2] In its most general sense, animism is simply the belief in souls. ... Katsushika Hokusai, (葛飾北斎), (1760—1849[1]), was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period . ... Shunga ) is a Japanese term for erotic pictures. ... Teraokas McDonalds Hamburgers Invading Japan/Self Portrait (1980) Masami Teraoka (born 1936) is a contemporary artist known for his watercolor paintings which mimic use of the traditional Japanese woodblock prints. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

A paper by Danielle Talerico showed that although western audiences have often interpreted Hokusai’s famous print as rape, Japanese Edo period audiences would have associated the print with the legend of the abalone diver Tamatori. In the story, Tamatori steals a jewel from the Sea-Dragon King, but during her egress, the Sea-Dragon King, accompanied by his sea life minions (including octopuses), pursues her. Furthermore, within the writing on the print itself, the diver and two octopuses express mutual enjoyment.

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Culture

Toshio Maeda’s manga Urotsukidoji created what might be called the “modern paradigm” of tentacle porn, in which the elements of sexual assault are emphasized. Maeda explained that he invented the practice to get around strict Japanese censorship regulations, which prohibit the depiction of the penis but apparently do not prohibit showing sexual penetration by a tentacle or similar (often robotic) appendage. Toshio Maeda (前田俊夫) is a Hentai mangaka who was most prolific in the 80s and 90s. ... Urotsukidoji ) is a series of Japanese OVA releases. ... Censorship is defined as the removal and/or withholding of information from the public by a controlling group or body. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...

Media

• The Urotsukidoji Saga—Started in 1987, the Overfiend series is the most well-known title in the genre. American audiences know this work, or at least a portion of it, by the title “Legend of the Overfiend.”
• La Blue Girl—A series of films that moved from animation to live action. Famous for being refused translation outright by the British censor.
• Injukyoshi (“Obscene Beast Teacher”) or Angel of Darkness —A four-part anime series, later adapted to a live action film.
• Alien from the Darkness and Advancer Tina—Hentai films about female explorers battling tentacled aliens.
• The first episode of Sexy Sailor Soldiers features females being raped by a tentacled monster.

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The topic is also ripe for parody, as shown by the following: In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...

• alt.sex.cthulhu and a range of other Cthulhu-related web pages.
• Many different web comics and cultural groups on the internet reference “tentacle pr0n” in a humorous way. An example is Ghastly’s Ghastly Comic, in which it is a frequently recurring topic.
• “The Lighter Side of Tentacle Hentai,” from Sexy Losers.
• SomethingAwful.com’s Anime subforum was named the "Anime Death Tentacle Rape Whorehouse", it has since been changed to "ADTRW: Katanas and Animes"..
• Weebl and Bob encounter tentacle rape in the episode 'Hentai': [2]

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References

External links

• Japan SAQ—“Seldom Asked Questions” about Japan.
• Manga Artist Interview Series Part I, Sake-Drenched Postcards—interview with Toshio Maeda.
• Talerico, Danielle. “Interpreting Sexual Imagery in Japanese Prints: A Fresh Approach to Hokusai’s Driver and Two Octopi,” in Impressions, The Journal of the Ukiyo-e Society of America, Vol. 23 (2001).