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Tentacle Erotica, also known as Tentacle Rape, Tentacle Hentai or shokushu goukan (触手強姦), is a theme often shown in Japanese erotica including novels and animation. It is often involved with a creature with tentacles using their said body part to rape any character in the type of media.

History

One of the earliest known examples of Tentacle Erotica comes from an 1814 ukiyo-e (Japanese woodprint) titled The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife^[1] created by Katsushika Hokusai. The print was part of a 3 volume erotica book series called Kinoe no Komatsu (translated as Young Pines).
One of the earliest examples of Tentacle Erotica in anime was in the 1986 horror OVA Guyver: Out of Control (shown bottom left)^[6] though it did not have any actual sexual implications. The 1989 manga series Demon Beast Invasion (shown bottom right)^[7] is often attributed as the first interpretation of tentacle rape in modern japanese erotica.

Online Presence

On September 2nd, 2003, Urban Dictionary user otaku killer submitted an entry regarding Tentacle Rape^[3] which is described as"A type of adult hentai which features characters getting sexually violated by penis-shaped tentacles of a demon or mollusk or malfunctioning machine". On Archive.moe, typing the keyword "Tentacle Rape" would yield more than 17.600 4Chan posts^[4]. On Fanfiction.net, typing the keyword "Tentacle Rape" would yield over 300 fanfics that involves the erotica^[5].

Related Memes

I've Seen Enough Hentai To Know Where This Is Going

I’ve Seen Enough Hentai To Know Where This Is Going is a catchphrase often used in image macros to suggest that tentacle rape is imminent. The original images typically have some sort of creature with tentacle-like appendages.

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