That day, someone messaged me on Twitter: "Why is Kana Mito releasing another debut work? Hasn't she been in the industry for over two years?"
While there are special debut works in the industry where actresses' experience is reset to zero (Yui Hatano and Hibiki Otsuki both have), I really didn't think Mito's production company would do this. Following my friend's directions to the website, I realized what was going on:
Oh, it was a 10 yen sale...
This was an emergency project implemented in response to the pneumonia epidemic. You might remember SOD's previous plan to offer 200 free tablets to watch as much as you wanted, right? Although it was discontinued due to the website's inability to handle the massive traffic and the leakage of user data, it inspired FANZA (DMM). Thus, the industry's largest adult video website launched this "10 Yen Sale"—
It basically means you can stay home and enjoy watching videos! Each video is less than 3 NTD (10 yen), cheaper than a tea egg. Of course, to avoid affecting the rights of adult video companies, the discounted videos won't be numerous or recently released.
How to buy? Just log in to your account and download the videos. FANZA is very convenient; videos can be stored on a cloud drive, saving space and eliminating worries about someone finding your D drive when you lend your computer. However, I should remind everyone that FANZA doesn't accept many credit cards. I previously logged in successfully using my E.SUN Bank JCB card, but I don't know if they still accept it…
So, what impact will this project have on the AV industry?
I think similar marketing will continue (FANZA has said this is the first wave, and there are two more and a third wave). Anyway, those films won't get much consumption, so using them as a way to promote actresses or production companies is perfect. Also, if FANZA's sales ranking method remains unchanged, then these actresses riding the 10-yen sale wave are really reaping the rewards. One film for 10 yen, plus 1 yen for each film sold. Next month, these actresses are likely to see a surge in their rankings on the monthly cumulative sales ranking for AV actresses.
So don't be too surprised if next month you see Yua Mikami in first place and Saeko Matsushita in the top 10 of the anime rankings; it's all thanks to the 10-yen sale!
