If you are an anime fan, you have already come across the term hentai.

The word tends to be discussed quietly in public, but anime fans are more than willing to discuss the genre when they get together. For most outsiders and newcomers, it's a topic best not talked about due to its adult connotations. After all, in the West, the word hentai is synonymous with animated pornography.

Here at MRLSexdoll, we explain the history behind hentai to give fans a better understanding of how the term came to be. With this in mind, the following sections will focus on objective facts rather than fetishes.

However, some of the content may be adult, so be warned. The various definitions of hentai are not always comfortable to read in public, and you don't want your boss reading this over your shoulder.

Definition

In Japanese, the term hentai roughly translates as ' perversion ' or ' abnormality'. The word has a clearly negative connotation abroad and can be used to insult someone because of their sexual preferences. Hentai is also a shortened term that comes from 'hentai seifuku', a phrase that means abnormal sexual desire'.

The history

Hentai has a lot of baggage behind it. The word first appeared in the Meiji era and was used to describe abnormal sexual fetishes. The word was used almost exclusively in the realm of science and scholarship but became popular after the end of World War II. The word hentai was then used as a slang term and shortened to 'H' or 'Ecchi' - but this slang has its own meaning nowadays. In Japan, the two words are often associated with the idea of debauchery and do not refer to explicit sexual content.

Abroad, "hentai" still refers to deviant sexual fetishes, but the term has been adopted in the United States as manga has become a more globalized medium. Due to inaccurate translations, Western fans associate "hentai" with pornography, such as this famous "hentai" manga. The boldness and explicitness of the manga go beyond the definition of "soft-core pornography", but that doesn't stop it from being one of the most iconic best hentai of all time!

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