How Story of O Gave Rise to BDSM

 

I do write a lot about BDSM, advocating male domination and female submission. However often I do get hostile response from people who do not fully understand what it is. Some imagine something like Whoreson Junior from Witcher III, others saw 50 Shades of Gray and think it's that, some remember Marquis de Sade and his books, yet others think it's something else entirely.

To dissipate these and other such misconceptions I present to you where it really has begun: Story of O. A book and an old year 1975 movie gave rise to this obscure but dedicated subculture. This movie is as close as one could get towards the core idea of BDSM. 

That is what BDSM is. Yes, there are scary leather gears, restrains and other tools, but ultimately, it's about possession and devotion. Man owns woman and she devotes herself to him. It's not 50 Shades mild, nor its Whoreson depraved. It's not for everyone, but to those who find unique fulfilment in such things. 

Even so many years later, it's still capturing the psychology of people in BDSM rather well. Doms are not deranged, psychotic or chaotic, but they are proud, willful, know what they want and take it whenever they want. Their women could either obey them unquestionably or leave for good to never return. Women are humble, subservient, objectified and used however their owners please. Women live life, rigidly controlled by rules and desires of men.

I certainly recommend this movie for those interested in BDSM so that they know what it is about.

However general population should watch it as well. There is nothing scary about it. It's just a lifestyle certain people find compelling. Whether it's for you or not, you should not freak out when someone else does these things in private.

I too want to own a slave girl one day. The much the same way Sir Stephen owns O. It's not 100% the same as I would do, but its possibly closest to my vision compared to other fiction. Certainly, compare to other movies or mainstream perception of how relationship should be, Bondage Game and the way Sougo treats women in Gintama are also close.

I will again repeat my recommendation to watch it. Watch it yourself and see if that is for you or not.

Nana to Kaoru Review

 

This is one shot OVA based on the long running manga series. 

Manga is a mixed bag; certain chapters are good, but overall it is rather flawed. Manga does not strictly focus on male domination and female submission but rather explores all sorts of fetishes that would normally appeal to different types of people. I personally have a hard time imagining a guy who would be into crossdressing and Maledom/femsub at the same time.

By extension in both manga and anime there are no M/s dynamics per se. Instead Nana (the girl) occasionally looks all too shy, cute and insecure in all the BDSM gear, then just snaps at Kaoru and it all ends.

Fortunately for me, anime decided to animate the BDSM parts. Alas it is only about Nana trying bondage clothes for the first time. I wish they also did the pet play scene with that other girl, its the best.

Quality of animation is very good, one of the best in a hentai anime. Crips lines and well drawn body that does not require too much imagination to find appealing.

On the negative side is the fact that director likes to savour moments and drag the action tad too far. Most of the time very little happens, Kaoru just stared at Nana while camera painstakingly slow moves up or down Nana's body.

That said some pictures of Nana that you can find online looks really great.

Overall its not too bad of a show, but it could have been much better. 

Generally if we could put all the best parts of all shows together, it will be an awesome hentai.