JAV Industry Doesn’t Want Problems Anymore

Yahoo News published an article discussing how the Japanese AV industry operates today, but later deleted it (perhaps after someone complained?). Fortunately, I saved the text and here’s what it said.

JAV Industry Doesn’t Want Problems Anymore

The Yahoo News article highlights some truths about the JAV industry nowadays, explaining that the main focus of production companies today is “to avoid problems as much as possible.”

First, they discussed using 18-year-old girls in adult films and mentioned that producers don’t want to — it’s far too risky. For context, in 2022 the age of majority in Japan was lowered to 18, which technically means that high school girls who are 18 could enter AV… but they won’t, because producers are rejecting them.

“Currently, major production companies follow the principle of ‘not crossing dangerous bridges.’ To be honest, our real thought is: ‘Working with students is too risky, we don’t even consider it.’ Filming costs aren’t cheap, and if we face public criticism that leads to cancellations, the financial losses could be huge.”

“There used to be cases of ‘coercion to perform’ in the past, but now age verification is strict from the very first interview, and minors simply cannot participate. Even adults undergo background checks on family information and agreements to ensure there are no legal or social risks, and if there’s any possibility of a future problem, the person is dismissed during the interview.”

In other words, production companies now conduct thorough background checks on all applicants — some even want to make sure that parents wouldn’t raise legal or social objections that could cause problems later.

So, if you see any woman debuting in AV today, know that the company has run all these checks with her and her family to ensure full consent and no risks. This way, cases like that of the infamous teacher case won’t happen again.

“It’s true that years ago, more extreme shoots were common, but now the entire industry has been moving toward a ‘clean-up,’ aiming to avoid problems whenever possible. In risky scenes, even the smn used is replaced with creams or fake lotions. Nobody could take responsibility if a real pregnancy occurred. Hidden-camera shoots or street approaches are just fantasy,” they said.

I saw some reactions to this news, and many comments were from people complaining that AV isn’t “real” anymore… yes, people were really complaining about that. But the truth is that today, everything is carefully planned, negotiated, and staged.