Houkago Initiation

It may be the first Queen Bee product that I actually liked because a lot of their products (which had good story) were due to their terrible art style. But after watching this h3ntai, I see it's more better than the two. That doesn't mean I don't have any problems. I have a bit of pinch with the story. The entire h3ntai's theme is surrounded towards s3x and domination whether it is mutual or friendly or f*cked up.

The first episode didn't do much for me, it was an anthology with two separate stories. The second one however did wonders. At first half, it is an ... NTR with younger version of the b@st3rd abusing and violating a woman. But the tables turn when the woman enjoys it too much to the point the b@st3rd decides to make a run for it. The ending is satisfying and even though what happened to that b@st3rd is an overkill, I said it before and I will say it again, "A b@st3rd is a b@st3rd." So he reaped what he sowed.

If you decide to watch it, then I suggest that you watch the second episode only. That is the only episode you'll find satisfying.

I think it’s rather short sighted to hate every Queen Bee production. Sure, they generally all have lacklustre animation to say the least, but with the right art style, right stories, and right pacing, they can be enjoyable. Never great, never masterpieces, but enjoyable.

And that’s what Houkago Initiation is. There’s a certain charm to it. At least to the first episode.

The first episode is a set of lightly sweet kinky stories. It isn’t a completely vanilla ‘two people in a committed relationship having sex’ vanilla, but it lacks most hard cruelty to it. Most of it is people enjoying having sex with each other vanilla—somewhat ... kinky sex. From partner sharing (including the very rare male-female-male non-rape threesome) to petplay.

Episode two is significantly darker, focusing on one story filled with yandere NTR-themed rape. There’s a certain disconnected atmosphere between the two episodes that make them hard to recommend together. Both of them are certainly interesting though.

The format of having two 10 minute stories really works in it’s favour, making the first episode the stand out. Houkage Initiation first episode is cut short and to the point, never lingering too long.

It has a beautiful art style, taking extreme care to properly emulate the art of Arai Kei, even going as far to including a short demonstration of the manga panel to anime scene comparisons at the end of the episode. The animation, as is infamous Queen Bee’s style, is never the best, but if you can not let their use of simple stretch and skew in lieu of actual animation bother you too much, it’s certainly an interesting show.

Review on my blog: https://trashonthecurb.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/houkago-initiation-a-pornographic-adult-anime-review/