Hentai games are a form of artistic pornography in Japan that give free play to fantasy and imagination. It involves themes and aspects that are difficult to portray in other forms of representation.
The word 'hentai' means 'pervert' in Japanese. The use of cartoon characters to portray sexual fantasies often blurs the boundaries between adult and regular mainstream content. Nudity does occur in Japanese culture, as in Sailor moon. Children's work also depict such contents. The basic function of hentai is to serve as an outlet for suppressed sexual desires by using cartoon figures as objects of desire. These fantasies can often border on the extreme.
Hentai works have been produced in the west, such as Hentai Manga and Hentai Anime. The internet today serves to spread its reach across the world. The standard portrayal of women in Hentai is that of a regular female with some or no physical desires, often shy, till brought into an intimate situation by the onlooker. A common theme is of a male enticing a female for physical contact.
Hentai in Japan portrays a subculture, a culture built on releasing suppressed desires of the male population. It resembles the typical western pornography in only the basic outlines, as there is no real and graphic representation of the actual sexual act. It is a typical cultural expression of the orient mind.
