From the Desk of Mr. White
Okita Anri (or Anri Okita as she has promoted herself in the west) has been a mainstay of the JAV scene for the last few years. In the wake of the loss of icons such as Maria Ozawa and Saori Hara, she has taken up the mantle of hottest and most popular Eurasian star. And while we can debate the merits of the performances of the three, for my money, Okita Anri is by far the hottest. For that reason and many others, it came as a big disappointment that she announced her retirement from JAV recently.
I won't speculate too much on the reasons behind this. There are those cynics (or perhaps optimists, depending on your point of view) that think this "retirement" is simply a ploy to go away for a while, boost demand in her absence, and then drive big sales and personal income with her "return". Then there are those who are super optimistic in thinking she will finally cross over to uncensored western porn glory. Given her native English proficiency, and her recent promotion and recognition in the US, that's honestly not as far fetched as it would be for most JAV idols, though I don't think it will happen. We can hope though, because I think one day a huge JAV star will break through to America, one bigger than Marica Hase was in Japan. On that day they will probably break the internet. Here's hoping it's Okita Anri.
Of course, she could take the route into alternative forms of entertainment, as some of the biggest idols have done. Perhaps she will spend some time in Japan's sex industry, though I doubt that will happen in her case. Then, there's the possibility she will simply fade into obscurity, perhaps returning to her native England. Maybe she found some rich, handsome gentleman to marry her. Ok, I guess I lied. I just spent quite a bit of space speculating on why she's retiring. At any rate, for the time being, we won't know for sure. Depending on the path she takes, we might never know why she's retiring. Still, it's worth taking a few moments to reflect on her career. Okita Anri is a fairly unique JAV idol to begin with, since she is only half Japanese. Adding to her allure, she is half English, originally from Birmingham, and spent most of her life in the UK. Thus, perhaps even rarer among JAV idols, she is a native English speaker. All of these intangible items are great, but when you add them to her gorgeous face and massive Japanese K-cups, she's a total knockout. Perhaps, when viewed as a complete package, one of the hottest of all JAV idols. It will be tough to say goodbye to her, though she's had a nice long run since her 2011 debut.
Her retirement film, MIMK-044, dropped on May 13. We will have a review of it, but suffice to say it is a fine film and certainly a necessary addition to collectors of her work. I won't say that Okita Anri was one of my top personal favorites, but she was a very worthy part of my collection, and I was very happy to amass a respectable array of her films. She will be sorely missed by me and JAV fans the world over. On a general note, this is a very interesting and transitional period for JAV. The losses of Okita Anri and Ai Uehara have hit hard. Plus, the reality is that Julia, Shinoda Ayumi and Hitomi are closer to the end of their careers than to the beginning. Most JAV idols do not stay in the business for long, but the huge stars do tend to have a good run. But while I do hold out some hope that Hitomi might do western uncensored as her career winds down, the reality is that most of these stars will not cross over, nor have comebacks. This is a painful lesson that all JAV fans must accept.
While there are tons of new girls debuting all the time, it takes someone really special to rise to the top of the elite. I look forward to see who will start dominating and take up the mantle left by those retiring.
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