/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>46110045
>Duolingo
never. do what the various guides in DJT (Daily Japanese Thread) suggest instead like bruteforcing hiragana in a week, setting up Anki, etc. that said, i'd probably watch cure dolly's Japanese from scratch videos before studying any of the popular grammar guides
>kimochi
at some point, you'll realise most of the during-sexo Japanese is really simple and rudimentary and you'll understand most of it surprisingly quickly. it's the pre-sexo dialogue and contextual plot stuff that's much trickier

>>45557752
>suck finding good stuff
what kinda "problems" do you feel you're having? are you overwhelmed by so much stuff coming out every week and don't know where to start? stuff doesn't always match your expectations?

>find the best movies
what appeals to one person might not appeal to you. like >>45558060, i also have an intuitive sense of what i'll be grabbing simply from parsing the upcoming releases every week. my process is:
1 - cover/title/cast -- no bueno? instantly move on; otherwise...
2 - description/tags -- see above
3 - trailer
if it passes all 3 stages, then i'll add it to my upcoming list to acquire whenever it's out
if consciously thinking about all the stuff you might possibly enjoy doesn't feel practical either, you could at least have a sense of what you DON'T like to narrow things down by process of elimination. having your go-to studios and series is a byproduct/result rather than a starting point in my opinion

with time, you'll also develop this sense

>>45369665
Yuu Shinoda could have been one of the faces of Madonna just like Marina...if only she...

>>44261544
>>44261586
it depends on the studio

>Tuesday I
Fitch
MADOOOON!!!!
Moodyz
Ruby
WANZ Factory

>Tuesday II
DAS!
IdeaPocket
Madonna
S1 No. 1 Style
Takara Eizo

>Tuesday III
Fitch
Honnaka
Moodyz
Premium
Ruby

>Tuesday IV
Chijo Heaven
DAS!
Honnaka
Madonna
S1 No. 1 Style
Takara Eizo


>every Tuesday
Venus

>every Thursday
Center Village

>every 5th and 20th
Planet Plus

---

is the above easier to understand or is it better to organise by studio (with stuff like "every 2nd and 4th Tuesday..." etc) like my previous version? I want to standardise it for ease-of-reference and maybe even put it into a rentry or something like that. all suggestions and studio additions welcome

>>44261621
the original r18 got shut down but r18.dev seeks to replicate it. still kinda jank but it's improving all the time
that sir was talking about javtrailers - it's literally a site i.e. https://javtrailers.com/studios/madonna
they're the fastest to update but have less metadata than javlibrary which is very slow to update

>>44261549
based, i'm looking forward to all of those too + a few others like JUQ-384, -373, -375. I'm looking forward to Reiko Seo's ROE-161 the most

>>43943871
hello sir
which picture of saya do you want included in the collage to represent her healing process?

i also think i am missing some others, primarily frames from some of our classic webms.......

i still have time. i can do this!

>>43650802
>English
Some do, some don't. Nao's got subs from JAV.guru if I remember correctly.
However, almost all will have Chinese subtitles which you can translate fairly reliably with DeepL and Google Translate in conjunction. I highly recommend using both rather than just one or the other in order to cross-check translations
the two big Chinese packs I know of are
https://mega.nz/file/3IMBDYxT#3v_pFm1zqypEVRUtbGHYVudUMK3CaUkvSUZdTWtKCKo=
https://www.mediafire.com/file/lavzm3aobfoyxhs/11500%252B_subtitles.rar/file

If you can't find a specific one in either of those and it matters that much to you, you can
1. look for a Chinese srt file on subtitlecat if it exists - if it does, skip to step 5, if not, keep going. Note: you can probably ignore the English file if there is one since it'll probably be machine translated badly anyway
2. in the absence of a separate Chinese .srt file, look for a video with hardcoded Chinese subtitles by searching the code followed by 中文字幕 and download it. as long as you're not looking for something too obscure, you'll probably find it
3. run it through videosubfinder which isolates the subtitle lines as images
4. run those through ABBYY Finereader which converts them to text through optical character recognition (OCR) technology
5. run the subtitles through DeepL and Google Translate
6. expect to make some manual adjustments to taste/fix grammar and colloquialisms, etc
7. enjoy

An alternative is through a program called Whisper that will detect the dialogue with AI tech and transcribe it. This is a relatively new development and some sirs on this general have had mixed results.

Good luck, sir!

>>43624638
only the most elevated sirs can appreciate Real Literature Hours
+ it always cracks me up when the most semi-obscure quasi-high-brow references crop up in /jav/

>>43573544
>>43573967
yeah my gf knows about my JAV lifestyle too but doesn't mind and even watches with me sometimes/asks if there's anything we can watch together
she doesn't know about all my /jav/posting though, that's probably harder to explain at this point kek

>>43513736
could be something fun for #1000
>ask chatgpt to think of a few potential JAV-related essay questions/themes (or just take suggestions from sirs)
>announcement post in #999 rolls the question number for maximum fairness
>entries must be posted in #1000 before bump limit
>winner announced after reaching bump limit

JAVlibrary - the most widely used though outdated database/catalog with many limitations but at the same time mostly fit for purpose
>lightweight albeit dated (which i don't personally mind)
>combination search is pretty good though limited by inherent systemic limitations/flaws of JAV tagging itself
>comprehensive; often includes more obscure stuff and even uncredited works (possibly through the user-contributed corrections system)
>differentiates between studios ("maker") and (sub)labels
>comment section fairly active and typically a good source of DDL links even for older works
>very slow to update previews and releases
>names and titles often badly translated
>trailer functionality is slow and unresponsive, and often unavailable
>official screenshots are just thumbnails and don't open full size

JAVtrailers - emphasis on presenting trailers quickly and smoothly as primary focus, complemented by other basic metadata and functionality
>fastest to update previews/releases
>UI is more modern and usable
>official screenshots are resized but fit for purpose and can be opened full-size in a new tab; presented in a "carousel" format rather than having an overview of all thumbnails at the same time beforehand (nitpicking but worth pointing out)
>less comprehensive and will often miss uncredited works
>frequently clogged with "releases" that are just existing codes chopped up into many parts
>doesn't differentiate between studios and labels
>director info included but not navigable
>names and titles often badly translated and does NOT have
>comment section almost never used
>no combination search

JAV.land - a JAVlibrary clone with some technical and QOL improvements but also not too great in other areas
>series navigation!!!
>inconsistent updates but otherwise pretty fast; inconsistencies may just be for smaller studios
>simple UI very similar to JAVlibrary but slightly updated with QOL improvements: larger covers that are more comfortable to browse, etc
>official screenshots can be opened full-size, with an overview of thumbnails
>differentiates between studios and labels
>titles, names, series being extremely badly translated is the norm
>larger, higher quality images are much slower to load
>not widely used; comment section is mostly dead
>no combination search

JAVpop - primarily a repository of curated download links in a blog format coupled with generated screenshot thumbnails
>includes actual screenshot thumbnails as standard for a more accurate overview of the contents
>curated download links as standard
>"related posts" isn't a bad idea in principle but usually obvious at best or just unreliable at worst
>blog page/post format not conducive to the experience of browsing a database/catalog
>no tags besides the name and code prefix and extremely limited metadaa functionality in general (no navigation options for studios, labels, directors, etc) which accordingly impacts overall navigation
>no official screenshots

as you sirs can see, each has their strengths and weaknesses. now imagine if a database had all the positives while minimising the negatives...... we would have the definitive JAV catalog browsing experience!

JAVlibrary
>lightweight albeit dated (which i don't personally mind)
>combination search is pretty good though limited by inherent systemic limitations/flaws of JAV tagging itself
>comprehensive; often includes more obscure stuff and even uncredited works (possibly through the user-contributed corrections system)
>differentiates between studios ("maker") and (sub)labels
>comment section fairly active and typically a good source of DDL links even for older works
>very slow to update previews and releases
>names and titles often badly translated
>trailer functionality is slow and unresponsive, and often unavailable
>official screenshots are just thumbnails and don't open full size

JAVtrailers
>fastest to update previews/releases
>UI is more modern and usable
>official screenshots are resized but fit for purpose and can be opened full-size in a new tab; presented in a "carousel" format rather than having an overview of all thumbnails at the same time beforehand (nitpicking but worth pointing out)
>less comprehensive and will often miss uncredited works
>frequently clogged with "releases" that are just existing codes chopped up into many parts
>doesn't differentiate between studios and labels
>director info included but not navigable
>names and titles often badly translated and does NOT have
>comment section almost never used
>no combination search

JAV.land
>series navigation!!!
>inconsistent updates but otherwise pretty fast; inconsistencies may just be for smaller studios
>simple UI very similar to JAVlibrary but slightly updated with QOL improvements: larger covers that are more comfortable to browse, etc
>official screenshots can be opened full-size, with an overview of thumbnails
>differentiates between studios and labels
>titles, names, series being extremely badly translated is the norm
>larger, higher quality images are much slower to load
>not widely used; comment section is mostly dead
>no combination search

JAVpop - primarily a repository of thumbnails
>includes actual screenshot thumbnails as standard for a more accurate view of the contents
>curated download links as standard
>"related posts" isn't a bad idea in principle but usually obvious at best or just unreliable at worst
>blog page/post format not conducive to the experience of browsing a database/catalog
>no tags besides the name and code prefix and extremely limited metadaa functionality in general (no navigation options for studios, labels, directors, etc) which accordingly impacts overall navigation
>no official screenshots

as you sirs can see, each has their strengths and weaknesses. now imagine if a database had all the positives while minimising the negatives...... we would have the definitive JAV catalog browsing experience!

>>43443874
>>43444254
Great posts, sir! i agree with all your points, especially your perspective on the JAV lifestyle and having a gf not being mutually exclusive. It just takes a bit of trust and effort to appropriately manage but if it's a healthy relationship, those things should be in abundance anyway. Repression and secrecy is definitely far unhealthier and also perpetuates the stereotype that JAV should be some kind of guilty pleasure which simply isn't necessary. It can and should be a healthy part of one's private life (making it part of your public persona would be strange) but that doesn't mean being racked with guilt and shame about it or that you need to enjoy your adult materials under the cover of darkness.

I think in this current world of partisanship and binary, polar extremes, a middle path is less marketable but I do sincerely believe in balance in all things. Finding that balance will be a different process for different individuals and certainly different couples. I'm also very fortunate to have a gf who now appreciates JAV but that wasn't always the case. For us, JAV is just another avenue of exploration that enriches rather than substitutes or harms.

>The most important foundation for a happy relationship is mutual understanding, and a desire to really understand and accept each other even for the flaws
Beautifully put, I'm unironically an avid JAV enjoyer and while it's not a defining aspect of me/my personality, feeling like I needed to shield that from my gf would be a sad dynamic to navigate and build a relationship upon.

>>43444224
I feel like death grip is a more serious contributor to the problems you're talking about. At a push, maybe tabbing 250 different videos on pornhub and cooming in 45 seconds anyway after treating porn like a tiktok feed. JAV encourages a slower and more mindful approach; sure, you can still do the same by scrubbing through and fapping to disjointed instances of intensity but like the other sir said, that's a problem with the enjoyer and not the medium

>>43444569
maybe if you read more Lifestyle essays, you would understand...

>>43254728
I don't know how SOD's release schedule works or why they alone seem to have stopped offering previews. Their website is really difficult to navigate. I don't think any of the other big studios are affected

For reference (some might be wrong and outdated, just lemme know if you have more accurate info) ::
>Madonna
every second and fourth Tuesday of a month; MADOOOON!!!! on the first Tuesday
>Takara Eizou
every second and fourth Tuesday of a month
>Venus
first four Tuesdays of a month (skips fifth if long month, I think?)
>Center Village
every Thursday but previews are only out 2 weeks before rather than a month before
>Ruby
every first and third Tuesday of a month
>Planet Plus
every 5th and 20th
>Moodyz
every first and third Tuesday of a month
>S1
every second and fourth Tuesday of a month
>IdeaPocket
every second Tuesday of a month
>Fitch
every first and third Tuesday of a month
>Honnaka
every third and fourth Tuesday of a month
>Premium
every third Tuesday of a month
>DAS!
every second and fourth Tuesday of a month
>WANZ Factory
every first Tuesday of a month

>>42926606
based multi-medium coomersir
also what distro/set-up is this? was thinking about getting one of those lenovo mini PCs as a machine purely for JAV, doujins, audio porn, etc and yours looks really nice
i am a total noob to GNU/linux btw, wanting to get into it this way kek

>Madonna
second and fourth Tuesday, MADOOOON!!!! (MDON-) on the first Tuesday if applicable
>Venus
first four Tuesdays (skips fifth if long month)
>Center Village
every Thursday
>Ruby
first and third Tuesday
>Takara Eizou
second and fourth Tuesday
>Planet Plus
every 5th and 20th
>Fitch
every first and third Tuesday
>Honnaka
every third and fourth Tuesday
>Premium
every third Tuesday

release schedules for the other big studios are already in the FAQ, hope sirs will find this helpful. on a related note, i wonder if whoever maintains the FAQ is still a regular here? i noticed some recent changes and edits in light of R18's closure

>>42498687
Between 15-35 titles per month. It's a big range I know but that comes with the curation part and knowing my personal tastes.
I also forgot to mention a bunch of other freelancers I like such as Yuu Shinoda, Yuri Oshikawa, Minami Momo etc but you get the idea anyway; the "mature woman" tag itself provides the bulk of my monthly material supplemented by a few individuals

Let's take a moment to adopt a more positive approach for now and share the best, funniest, most memorable or just your personal favourite etc "moments"/"events"/"occurrences"/"discoveries" of /jav/, sirs.
I'll start:
>June Lovejoy ahegao bukkake video
>The emergence of sirposting
>June Lovejoy ahegao bukkake video turning out to be utter dogshit
>sirs getting softdoxxed by filesharing download peer location demographics and the resulting revelation that not a single one of us are actually Indian
>remu angleposting
>Japanese women body language autist (The Sway)
>hagposters continually and painstakingly refining the categorisation system through trial and error
>"After all..."
>phenotypes
>christening of Rash Shota
>Miyu Yanagi (p)oops

>>42370467
Given the nature of JAV releases and previews generally being a month in advance, I can make an action plan of almost everything I intend to ejaculate to over the course of the next month on a week-to-week basis. Different studios have different schedules and my enjoyment of a freelancers complicates the process somewhat but I am still able to distribute titles I need to fap to in a balanced manner.
The number of my acquisitions usually hover around 15-25 releases per month; in lighter months I can also catch up on stuff that ended up on my backlog (usually from a heavier month i.e. 30+). I try to fap 2 days on, 1 day off but this is subject to fluctuations in my EQ and general energy levels. This ties into my approach of knowing what I want to fap to over the course of a week as opposed to a strict daily schedule/itinerary and having the exact fap for each day planned exactly which I think would become too strict and rigid an approach.

>>42310360
JAV organises itself. That's the beauty of codes. You certainly don't need to rely on any cleverness in organisation at the folder level. Windows File Explorer is too blunt and imprecise an instrument for your JAV needs.
However, you need a good way to navigate/reference/make sense of your collection.
Options include:
>third-party media center/library
Plex, Jellyfin, etc; for something adult media-specific, Stash. This will most likely be supplemented by using JAVinizer which scrapes metadata and automates a bunch of stuff for you, packages it all into something readable by most libraries.

>external database
You can think of this like a companion document/reference sheet for your collection or divorcing the functions of accessing your collection and navigating your collection. This is like how most libraries function. Books have a number on their spine that tells you where it is/should be kept but this isn't a good way to "browse" and "dig" for something unless you already know what you're looking for. Instead, you may use the library software/system to consider far more comprehensively the genres, descriptions, provenance, relevant images etc on your search. Once you've made your choice, you know exactly where you need to go to find it since the codes passively sort themselves and whatever you're looking for will be exactly where you expect. At that point, you're no longer looking for the really long convoluted title amidst a sea of other bright pictures and similarly long titles but just the code -like numbers on the spine of a library book- which in itself signals where it's supposed to be.
I've heard of people using Microsoft Access or SQL or any other dedicated databasing software. However, myself and a few others use Obsidian: originally a notetaking program that can be repurposed into a very flexible database with a few plugins. You can even have clickthrough functionality and transform it effectively into a media library and easily navigable portal into your collection but is not necessary. As for the actual folders containing the films, you can just sort them by studio, code prefix, actress, or whatever you want; it doesn't even matter as long as it's consistent with how you use the database to direct where you're going.

>>41946035
>>41946043
>>41946085
yeah warosu is missing october for /jp/ and maybe some other boards
BUT, you can still find stuff on the moe archive but the search function is disabled so you'll need to know the thread/post number
e.g.
https://archived.moe/jp/thread/41500990/#q41503600

>>41805296
>>41808393
>>41808417
Don't worry, lads. I saved a copy in my Obsidian along with everyone's suggestions and potential amendments so it's safe. In fact, since it's a .md file, it would be safe and accessible as long as humanity still had access to the most basic computers.
I had originally intended to post the amended version for #850 and then maybe once every 50 threads but just forgot
I will post it again soon!

>>41666042
actually on second thought >>41666040 is right, i took a quick look and it's not much better, just a slightly different flavor

/jav/ really is an unusual experience