Ranked #1729

Shoujo Sect

There's a fine line between lust and love, and there's a rather thick line between a regular anime and a hardcore hentai. I think I've finally seen a hentai that manages to be very good at blending in aspects of both media.

This hentai is, dare I say it, actually very good.

Shoujo Sect: Innocent Lovers is the adaptation of the manga Shoujo Sect, which happens to be a very good yuri hentai manga as well. But let's just get into the animated version.

The story is quite typical in your regular anime world, but actually is unusual as far as hentai goes. It is a romance. I'll say that again--Shoujo Sect is a romance. You might think I'm delusional while writing this, but I assure you that most brain cells are functioning. This hentai is about love and not just wanton lust. Through flashbacks and plot progression, we are given the story of a girls' high school. In this high school, there is the star, the rebellious but adored Shinobu Honda, and then there's the girl who keeps the class together, Momoko. The hentai follows both girls as they interact with one another and classmates, and even in some instances, teachers. It is simple, but because it is simple, it is great.

Defying hentai convention, Shoujo Sect is an atmospheric, emotionally driven OAV about two girls who should be together while circumstance prevents them from doing so. Also, I think this is a hentai that actually utilises the plot in terms of developing the story. The flashbacks are brilliant scenes of Momoko and Shinobu as children. They add to character development and create a gentle, melancholy, nostalgic tone. They are, dare I also say, very sweet. A hentai that invokes actual sentiment other than disgust. How rare.

Unfortunately, the art for this hentai is not exactly astounding as the rest of it. While the character design is good, it is inconsistent and a little sloppy during the course of the series. The girls do have a softer look to them; a wonderful break from angular or frighteningly "proportionate" busty women from other hentai. They could really pass off teenagers from their appearance, and it isn't loli or moe, surprisingly. One thing that was tremendously weak though is the style used for the private areas on the characters. It's... ugly. There is no other way to express it. If sex appeal is something you're looking for, then it's really up to you and if you like the drawings of the intimate areas. The animation is also good in some areas and then weak in others.

I had to actually do a double take for the sound. If I'm not mistaken, there was some Beethoven in there somewhere. Shoujo Sect uses mostly sombre or light piano pieces for the background music. While I don't think any of the tracks are original compositions, the use of pre-orchestrated music that goes well with the atmosphere is commendable. One other small problem: the noises. Sound effects are not that professional in this anime. But that's mostly up to the listener to decide whether or not they enjoy loud slurping.

And the best part: the characters. Watching Shoujo Sect is so easy because there is a great cast. We have Shinobu Honda who, honestly, is the most developed female character I've ever seen in a hentai. Her actions and thoughts do not coincide, and we see that she is a young woman who is silently warring with herself. She is revered and loved by the girls in school as being a charismatic hedonist. But when she is alone, she looks bored and a little sad. Her true emotions are mostly kept to herself, and you can see her basically letting them consume her, but not in a negative way: she understands that she has to keep going, life doesn't stop because she doesn't get her way. Such a dramatic change from mindless victims, jealous girls or conniving villains that are mostly seen in hentai.

Momoko, the other protagonist, is another well-conceived character. Her personality is that of a girl who tries to keep things together when really, she is just as naive and vulnerable as anyone else. She experiences many firsts throughout the OAV, and it really is quite interesting to see how she reacts to things that are changing around her. And seeing Shinobu and Momoko interact with one another provides the hentai with some of its more thrilling and intense scenes.

The supporting cast as well are pretty good. They each have a moment in which they are in the spotlight, but it's never too long because this hentai really isn't too much about them.

This is a great yuri hentai. This is just a great hentai on the whole. Of course, it isn't perfect. There were one or two problems with the technical aspects. Another grouse is the very short or quick sex scenes. This is a hentai, after all. It's rather refreshing that so much detail is placed into storytelling and character presentation, but the same amount of energy should have been given to the sex as well.

Shoujo Sect is well worth the watch. I fear that other hentai viewers may find it to be dull or just plain old boring. You know, there's no futanari, no gang rape, no tentacle monsters, no pervy old men, no demons, no pigs in thongs... It doesn't really seem to be a conventional hentai. Well, that's because it's not.

Shoujo Sect: Innocent Lovers, despite the ironic name (not many of those girls seemed "innocent" to me), is a great title. Don't pass it up if you like yuri in your hentai or hentai in your yuri. read more

When a hentai meets a plot, beautiful events occur...and whats more beautiful than f/f? Hentais have been accused of being many things. Well-written is never amongst them. However this presentation is like a loose cannon cop...it just breaks all the rules. Like that line? Thanks, so did I.

Shoujo Sect is by far the best written, fully fleshed out plot hentai animu I have ever seen, and yes, thats almost by default. The character development and story told over the course of a little over 60 minutes was well done by not only hentai standards, but by short 3-episode OVA standards overall.

We began the first episode learning about an unrequited love between the two female leads. This is brought about and dangled before us the entire series in the form of a flashback from their childhood in which only one of them (lets call her the 'lover' and the other the 'lovee') remembers. They reunite years later in school so begins their journey towards rediscovering one another.

To impede said journey are two loyal mistresses, a deviant teacher, and one crooked ho. Yeah, and a partridge in a pear tree, lets not forget that. All of them contribute, in their own way, to the new developing emotions within the two female leads that ultimately determine their relationship.

So thats the synopsis. Longest you ever read for a hentai, right? Just when things are starting to look real good though, the artwork of this piece will tie you to the ground. To be fair, its by no means bad...the word I'm looking for is inconsistent. One moment a pair of breasts are flat/A-cups and then the next they're huge! Same goes for the rest of the body. The eyes, the hair, the expressions and backgrounds all were inconsistent. It messed with me a bit because some of the settings were drawn well and created the perfect atmosphere for the scene while others were dull and took away from it.

Where the artwork failed on setting, the music made up for with power left to spare. Classical music is often regarded as beautiful so why not have it as your main set list in a tale between to women? The choice of "Flight of the Bumblebee" playing during the series' one and only rape-ish scene was very fitting given the style of music. Well thought out and well played.

Overall, this is a series worth checking out, regardless of your initial attraction to it. For hentai lovers there are a couple intense scenes of f/f. For romantics, myself included, there is a brief yet powerful teacher/student relation, incestuous sisters, and the climax scene at the very end. For anime fanatics, this is a package deal and, clocking in at a little over an hour, well worth the time to explore.

Ah, and just as a final note, there is a scene in the third episode where, if you're like me, you're begging for a punch to fly.

It flies.

High Five.
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