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Zenra.net
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98.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
Zenra has a wide verity of categories. Most adult website subscriptions include either memberships to multiple sites and or multiple categories within a website. Zenra categories are different; on most websites each category consists of a single storyline repeated in the same or very similar location, and only the female actress is different in each video. Zenra categories each consists of numerous stories set in a verity of locations, both female and male actors are different, and the ages of the actors and actresses are different in each movie. My favorite attribute of the Zenra website are the subtitles; each movie comes completely subtitled. I don't know how other people feel about subtitles, but for me personally I find Asian movies much more enjoyable when I know what the characterize saying. |
| Cons: |
The only aspect of the Zenra website that could use some improvement are the preview images; I would rather have fewer large preview images than several small preview images. At first I had a little trouble downloading the videos, but I quickly found a solution. I'm a Mac user so this probably doesn't apply to PC users. In order to downward the movies hold down the *Control* key when you click on a downward link, a small pulldown menu will appear, chose *Save Link As…* and a pop-up window appears. In the pop-up window you can change the name of the file if you want to, and you can choose where to save the file; the default save location on Mac is the *Downloads* folder. |
| Bottom Line: |
So if you enjoy watching a wide verity of Asian movies especially Japanese ones, and would like to know what the actors and actresses saying to each other, I highly recommend that you subscribe to Zenra. The signup and payment process is quick and easy. |
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11-12-16 07:04pm
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Zenra.net
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94.0
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Current Member for over 2 months (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
*I am re-reviewing sites I have scored 100, in the past, to see if those perfect scores still hold true*
- Zenra offers one of the largest collections of subtitled Japanese porn.
- Japanese models are some of my favorites and fall into that, nearly all are very attractive group.
- Fun, quirky porn is a trademark of Japanese porn and there is some available on Zenra.
- Exclusive Japanese DVDs you won’t find anywhere else.
- Very good download speeds (85% my max).
- Billing uses CCBill |
| Cons: |
- The complicated process of picking a membership. It’s enough to make some people not what to join it. I will explain it in the Bottom Line
- Download limits combined with memberships that only allow access to parts of the catalog, makes for some frustration unless you join the most expensive option for 3 months but even then, you still have download limits to deal with.
- A few other Japanese sites have started using subtitles and that evens the playing field out when compared to Zenra. |
| Bottom Line: |
Subtitled Japanese porn was a surprise for me. I don’t even think I ever thought about subtitles until I joined Zenra, a few years ago. Once I watched scenes with subtitles, it started becoming clear to me how much creativity the subtitles give the producers of the scenes. It’s not like the subtitles have to really say whatever the model is saying in Japanese. Some would know, but they would be native Japanese speakers. The subtitles, alone, was enough to push my original score of Zenra to 100 and to become the first ever site I rated a 100. It was that different. It made the scenes more exciting and fun, even more intense.
Zenra does something rarely talked about. Japanese porn is scarce here in America and it’s either censored or in all Japanese with no subtitles. Making it less accessible to those of us who want to know what the models are saying or who hate the censored mosaic. They don’t stop with the subtitles. Zenra also uses very familiar and trusted billing processor CCBill and unlike many Japanese sites, Zenra has very good download and streaming speed. Which is a completely different form of making it accessible.
The different subscriptions are still making it less accessible. They have a streaming only option that is $29.95. They have a downloads and streaming option that is $39.95. But, there is only streaming access to their “VIP” scenes even if you pay $39.95 for downloads and streaming. Whether I can get around that or not, that should have been a 5 point deduction. If you want to download everything including the VIP scenes, you have to join the $39.95 option for 3 months. You then have to send an email to their customer service and request VIP access. To me, that’s just a bit much to go through while paying $109.95.
The quirkiness that makes Japanese porn unique is available in some of the scenes. You’re also going to get a full selection of some of the prettiest models from Japan. The newer DVDs have up to HD downloads and they are still updating with new DVDs. An oddity for a porn review and site is the site comes with relatively unbiased reviews of each DVD. How unbiased? One of the newer DVDs has these cons according to the Zenra staff, “Missing male moron classmate. Movie felt a bit quiet without one.” and “MIHINA NAGAI is pretty, but needs to stop the stuttering sex freak dialog. We apologize for the subtitling quirks of her scene.” That is at least honest and tells some of the things you may wonder about when watching a scene.
The different types of memberships are confusing even for someone who has joined it before. The exclusive DVDs are near 600 and that’s around 50% of all their DVDs, The only option for downloading those is joining for 3 months at $109.95.
Really, joining any of the memberships except the 3 month one. You’re going to miss out on way too many scenes you’re going to want to download.
I don’t regret scoring Zenra a 100 when I did. At that time, it was arguably the most unique site I had ever joined. It’s even still very unique, but a network like Japan HDV comes to mind, with subtitles and uncensored scenes too. If Zenra improved their subscription options and made those easeir to understand, the site would be a legitimate threat to score 100 but those problems stop it from being a perfect site.
It is a top of its class site. Japanese DVD sites are relatively rare, and even rarer to find one that has subtitles. The censoring doesn’t bother me any more but I know it may bother others. I have theorized why I believe the censoring mosaic requires the producers to be more creative and I do believe that. My last thought is I just wish they made joining the site as accessible as they have presented the content. You’re looking at a $109 membership to have downloads available of all the scenes. I would like to see them offer a 45 day downloads included membership for $55. The 3 months membership is longer than most of us porn fans join sites, but is required if you want those VIP downloads. I am going to score it a 94 this time. |
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10-08-23 12:22am
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3
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Zenra.net
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90.0
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Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
English Subtitled JAV content
Mix of censored and uncensored content
Easy website navigation
Frequent weekly updates
Streaming works fine on both computer and tablet
Some extreme fetish videos, but lots of "normal" content |
| Cons: |
Some extreme fetish videos, but lots of "normal" content
10 GB daily download limit, 25 GB monthly for exclusive content may turn some people off
Higher cost may deter some people |
| Bottom Line: |
I've been a fan of JAV movies for a long time, and for the longest time it was nearly impossible to find English translations for them. While there are still not a ton of translated resources available, there is Zenra. First of all, the website is pretty nicely laid out, they have a rolling list of all their translated videos so you can easily check out what's been posted over the last few months. At the top of the site there's a toolbar that allows you to look for specific series of videos, actresses, studios, and general categories. As far as the actual videos go, they have a surprisingly varied amount, though they do tend to lean more towards some nontraditional fetishes there's a good amount of "normal" content as well. Still, consider it a word of warning if you have any problems with more extreme content. Mix of censored and uncensored videos. My Japanese is a little bit rusty, but from what I can tell the translations are very accurate. Streaming videos works fine on both my computer and crappy android tablet. They do have a 10 GB download limit per day for their non exclusive videos, and a 25 GB per month limit for exclusive. Streaming seems unlimited, so you do have the opportunity to watch before downloading, which is helpful. Yes, the site does cost about $10 more than your average pornographic website but due to the content I think it's worth the extra premium since you're not going to find translated AV videos easily. All in all, I highly recommend this site to any fans of JAVs who are willing to pay a bit of a premium for access to subtitles and some uncensored content. uncensored content. |
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06-16-17 08:15am
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4
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Zenra.net
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82.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
+++ very original content
+++ no, make it EXTREMELY original content
++ LOTS of content
++ obviously VERY expensive and unusual setups
+ pretty good overall video quality
+ CCBill as a processor |
| Cons: |
--- Japanese-only with no dubbing or subtitles
-- infamous Japanese pixelation
-- no ZIPped downloads (downloading 24 pieces per episode is REALLY annoying).
- encoding quality is rather poor for the bandwidth
- XDiv only
- site design |
| Bottom Line: |
This site is SO unusual, that it will most likely cause immediate "love or hate" feeling for many people.
The content is EXTREMELY unusual. What about all-nude all-girl orchestra playing Mozart or all-nude Swan Lake ballet? Unless the content is stolen from some other site, I don't think you'll find something like this elsewhere. And they have TONS and TONS of content (they claim 392G, and they're probably accurate about it, but see below). Now to the bad. First of all, all the dialogs are in Japanese, and they're important for the storyline (yes, there IS storyline there) and translation (either dubbing or subtitles) would be VERY useful. Then, all movies are "pixelated" (as it is common in Japan).
The rest of my ranting is about technical issues. Movies are HUGE (episode can be 2hours, and with 1.2-1.6Mbit/s encoding they easily take 1-1.5G each). To add injury to insult, these 1-1.5G are split into 6-min downloads, so it's 20-24 separate files per episode, ouch. And while encoding quality isn't bad, it's definitely isn't the best for the bandwidth (I've seen much better than 768x540 in 1.6MBit/s), plus only in XDiv, which I consider as a minus too.
Bottom line: if you're into Japanese girls or into VERY unusual setups, take a look at the site, what you see in previews is what you get (but keep in mind that there won't be any English there), and then you'll either love it or hate it. |
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09-16-08 12:31pm
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5
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Zenra.net
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80.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
Translated Japanese AV provides a unique twist in a crowded market.
Site has amazing descriptions and reviews of movies.
Very frequent updates.
High Definition.
Caters to many different tastes.
Constantly forming relationships with studios to bring in more content in the future. |
| Cons: |
Videos are split into parts which can be a tad annoying when there's 6 parts to a movie.
Some content is damn creepy or disgusting, use the Random Movie button at your own risk.
Categories/Series are a bit confusing. Wish for something like ActionJav.com's fetish finder.
Needs more bukkake / gokkun. |
| Bottom Line: |
If you're looking for something new to Japanese AV and you're not a native speaker this site will breathe new life into your idea of what JAV is. The selections is fairly varied but tends a bit towards the weird, not always in a good way but overall most of the stuff is great. Well worth the money now. Would love to see stuff like the "Walls! Tables! Chairs! Gloryholes Everywhere" series on here. Dunno if that's the official title SDDE-401... but I was hoping for more like that and not as many ghosts and such... oh well, still found plenty of stuff I like. |
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05-12-16 03:00pm
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6
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Zenra.net
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80.0
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Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
+++ EXTREMELY original content
++ VERY expensive and unusual setups
+ LOTS of content
+ added DVDs |
| Cons: |
- video quality is often mediocre
- pixelation
- navigation/design is horrible |
| Bottom Line: |
I've already reviewed this site earlier, and now came back to it again. In short - it is still a site with LOTS and LOTS of VERY unusual Japanese content (contests of 64 nude girls, topless gymnastics, parties where girls are getting nude and being fucked, and so on). Video quality is at best mediocre (I'd even say poor for 2011), plus there is pixelation over genitals (reportedly it is a law in Japan), but scenarios are so unusual, that it still may be worth the try.
What has changed since my last review:
- a LOT more content has been added, much appreciated
- it includes some full DVDs, also a good thing
- these DVDs are usually in MPEG1 or MPEG2 format, which is an insult in year 2011 (quality is poor while size is large).
- they have added full versions of the DVDs, so they can be downloaded in one piece
- as a side effect, navigation has became very confusing
Bottom line: the only thing which makes it worthwhile, is UNIQUE content, the rest (video quality and convenience of use) is poor to very poor. Still, as they're the only site (at least as far as I know) with this kind of content, it may be worth a try, especially for fans of Japanese porn. |
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04-28-11 12:17am
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Review
7
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Zenra.net
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100.0
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Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- My first ever 100 and it was a very difficult decision that I will back fully.
- Subtitles that enhance the scenes with perversion and there's no way for me to know if it's really what they're saying.
- Beautiful Japanese models.
- 18 niches includes CFNM and the nearly unheard of CMNF (clothed male, nude females), public scenes, exactly what I expect from a Japanese site.
- If you take the plunge like I did, you get access to over 500 exclusive DVDs (this will be explained).
- Asian women in control of the male talent.
- Good download speeds which was a major concern (70% of my max).
- Epoch or CCBill is the billing company. I think it depends on which package to join.
- Quick response to my request for my VIP access.
- The package I joined equals out to $33 a month for downloads of non-exclusive and ability to download the 500 exclusive DVDs.
- The most important word: Creativity. |
| Cons: |
- If you want to be able to download the exclusive DVDs, you either have to join for 3 months or join and stay a member for 3 consecutive months at $40 a month. I took the one time plunge.
- Daily download limit no matter which subscription you choose. It says 10GB per day, but on another page it says 25GB per day. I have went over 10GB a day without any warnings.
- Most would complain about the video quality. The exclusive DVDs have higher quality but the non-exclusive have 480p. |
| Bottom Line: |
I still give it a 100. There are a few other Japanese sites that are doing the subtitles and even have higher technical quality videos but these have the very authentic feel to them. Most of the DVDs first scene sets up a story. It's kind of like watching Kung-Fu Theater, dark and mysterious. The subtitles are perfect. I don't mean I can understand Japanese and know what they're saying, I'm saying the subtitles take away all the annoying parts of American porn. It's like they hired a professional author to write the subtitles. They (Zenra) do their own subtitles of every DVD so they may very well have a professional writer doing it.
It works even better if you turn the volume down to just a barely audible level. This is immersive porn.
There will definitely be questions about the cost, the download limits and I am going to try and explain my experience. If you join for 1 month streaming-only, it's $30. If you join for 1 month with downloads and streaming it's $40. You can download the non-exclusive DVDs and stream the exclusive DVDs with the $40 account. To get access to download the exclusive DVDs you have to either join for 3 months $99 or join for $40 and let it recur for 3 straight months. You send them an email and they give you VIP access which lets you download those exclusive DVDs.
I took this chance mainly because outside of a few sites I like, there just isn't much new porn coming out that I'm interested in.
I will not be able to stress how important those subtitles are. One scene I watched was CFNM with two beautiful Japanese women masturbating a guy. Subtitles like, "I know you can cum again for us." Which followed a cumshot. Seeing these women who are almost always portrayed as weak and submissive become the aggressive and dominant ones was enough for me.
The download limit isn't as bad as it sounds. If you're downloading the non-exclusive DVDs they are only 750-1000 MB per entire DVD (usually 3-4 scenes). The exclusive DVDs and some of the newer non-exclusive DVDs are in the 2GB range. I have 3 months. Even if I only hit around 10GB per day, that's 900GB in 3 months.
Which is what you have to do, you have to remind yourself everyday to go download several DVDs.
They also do have some uncensored but they have one of the most interesting setups I have ever seen. The Exclusive DVDs have pros and cons listed for them by the Zenra staff.
An example:
Pros: Another huge cast, big budget JAV title that mostly delivers
Cons: Studios need to stop filming in that horrible Chiba studio. Sex is real including cum, but shoehorned in at the end.
I have never seen a site that reviews the DVDs they have. That beats the hell out of user comments that say, "sucks" and "not bad". They also have full page write-ups about the non-exclusive DVDs.
I see this as a major pro for us fetishists. The entire site is full of fetishes. They don't even list Hot Springs, where there are multiple nude people having sex as public. Yet, still have over 100 public DVDs with multiple scenes on each.
A few numbers since that's usually a focus of my reviews but finding such unique and even exclusive porn is so rare these days my whole reviewing process has been thrown off.
There are DVDs on here with over 500 custom-written subtitles.
There is really no way I can count how many DVDs they have. They are broken in niches and it would take me hours to add all that up. TBP says thousands of scenes and I will agree with that.
I wanted to take 1 point off for the download limit but seeing that I haven't hit it one time yet, I don't think that's being fair of me. They do count your streaming towards your download limit as well. You have a section on the main page that tells how much you have downloaded.
In some ways, I think it shows what a big deal this content is. It shows my streamed amount, my downloaded amount and my login location with city and state.
Do I think it's a good value for casual fans of Japanese porn? Probably not. If the American sites are working for you then definitely not. If you have got to the point that the fetish drives your interest and the uniqueness is keeping your attention, I do think it's worth it. I will most likely put this on maybe a once per year, 3 month join. I don't know if they're updating and really don't care. It's all new to me.
I really don't even think it's a bad price if you're into Japanese porn. Even if all you do is download the exclusive DVDs those alone are worth the price. It works out to around 50 cents per DVD. What pushed me to 100 is the amount of work they have put into this content, the subtitles, the descriptions of each scene, the pros and cons that are honest, they even rate some of the DVDs. There are also HD DVDs on here but with the download limit I would rather not have HD. This is the most unique and sexual, sensual and perverted porn I have ever watched.
That's near perfect or perfect to me. |
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08-11-20 12:05am
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03-16-13 05:43am
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