BDSM and Hentai, What Does it All Mean?

BDSM is an alluring acronym you might have heard before in and out of hentai. Most of us just think of it as simply bondage and submission, but it is more than that. In fact, BDSM stands for Bondage, Disciple or Domination, Sadism and Masochism. These are the names of four different sexual or erotic practices enjoyed by consenting adults.

The first rule of safe BDSM is consent. With proper consent comes the use of “safewords” which can sometimes be as simple as a “traffic light system.” Green means “go.” Yellow means “slow down/ease up” and red means “stop!” Safewords help people practice their kink while remaining protected the entire time.

Meaning of BDSM

Let’s quickly explore the meaning of each part of BDSM and how it is usually represented in hentai and overall pornography.

Bondage

Bondage is the term for a type of consensual sex involving ropes, handcuffs, or like things to tie up, restrain, bind, and basically restrict someone’s movement. In order to take part in bondage sex play, you must have a consensual and willing partner. It is also helpful that each partner is comfortable in their roles. One partner will be the dominant one and the other the submissive one.

That being said, it is important to note that people with proper skill and safety precautions can practice self-bondage with masturbation. Bondage sex has also been known to increase pleasure and build deeper connections as well as heal damaged partnerships or sexual PTSD. Granted, it is not without its risks. Stay safe and go slow is the best advice.

Discipline and Domination/Submission 

Discipline and Domination/Submission are terms used for a set of behaviors and are part of BDSM.  This practice involves the total consensual submission of one person to another. Sexual gratification is gained in both the dominant and submissive sides and this might sound shocking, but physical contact is not even required. Therefore, it can be practiced through phone sex or cybersex.

These clearly defined dominant and submissive roles (sometimes written as D/s) are often played during sexual bondage acts. The dominant person is the one who restricts or binds the submissive person with their permission of course. This puts the dominant or Dom in a position of power over the submissive or Sub during the act chosen, which can sometimes be referred to as a scene. Expect to hear the word “master” often used during Discipline and Domination/Submission. If you take pleasure from dominating or being dominated, then this is the subcategory of BDSM for you! 

Sadism and Masochism

Sadism and Masochism also known as S+M. This is a sexual practice that involves giving or receiving pain. To break it down, sadism is when people enjoy giving pain and masochism is when people enjoy receiving pain. S+M is part of BDSM and is enjoyed by mutual consenting partners. Obviously, it “ties” into bondage and/or domination and submission too.

The history of the term “sadism” comes from the 1700s and is named after the Marquis de Sade who practiced sexual sadism. How do we know this? He wrote novels about it. (Yes, long before 50 Shades of Grey). Similarly, Masochism was first recorded in the 1800s and is named as such after Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, who also wrote novels.

Writers were kinky back in the day, weren’t they?

A Brief History of BDSM

Image of Meiko Shiraki a sexy lady who is in charge of guard duty in the anime adaptation of Prison School

As far back as history goes, there has always been some form of recorded BDSM. At the very least one of its sub-categories.

In the Classical Era (dating back to 8th century BC), we find many hints of sexual and non-sexual BDSM in Ancient Greece and Ancient Roman cultures. For example, Plutarch a philosopher and priest, wrote about whipping competitions for boys in Sparta and the Romans had a room set aside for women to whip each other during the celebration of Dionysus or Bacchus. It was often referred to as the Tomb of the Flogging (or whipping).

But don’t think it was just the Ancient Greeks and Romans practicing early forms of BDSM. The Kama Sutra itself, from as far back as 400 BC, has references to how and where to “passionately” slap your partner. Places such as the spot between a woman’s breasts, or a man’s loins are described as excellent targets.  But that is not all, the Kamu Sutra also gives instructions on affectionate biting. 

Image of Darkness a Masochist in the anime Konosuba

Fast forward a few hundred years and you find all sorts of references of flagellation. Flagellation is flogging, whipping, or beating for sexual pleasure. Sometimes this is done for religious reasons too, such as self-discipline or for proof of devotion. Yes, self-flagellation was popular in the Middle Ages. It apparently helped rid a person of their sin…or get them off.

In Japan, during the mid-1400s, a martial art called Hojojutsu was used to quickly restrain enemies caught on the battlefield. This rope bondage eventually died out and became something new called Shibari. Shibari is a common term in BDSM culture because it is the popular Japanese art of tying someone up with ropes. This can be with sex or for sexual purposes or not. Sometimes it’s just about aesthetics.

Another few hundred years ahead, as stated above, the world was given the terms “sadism” and “masochism” from two erotic writers. And another writer, John Cleland, wrote a novel called “Fanny Hill” which was published in 1748 and packed full of acts of BDSM.

An image from Betty Page an erotic model who was a pioneer in the 50s for feminism and BDSM kinks

The 1920s and 1930s saw smaller additions to the BDSM world, but by the late 1940s, several movements combined, and the world was opened to more and more accessible and visually available kink. One of those movements was the leather subculture which uses leather during sexual practices, including BDSM. By the 1970s, the leather movement was mainstream because of bands like The Village People and Judas Priest, with openly gay performers wearing leather BDSM costumes. These costumes often come to mind with the term BDSM or are found as graphics accompanying articles about it.

Thankfully, for its practitioners, modern BDSM is considered more acceptable in the social norms because the internet has shone a light into nearly every shadowy corner of sexual kink. Now, people with questions or curiosities can log into a website or cam site and view or take part in most practices with easy-to-find like-minded people.

Just remember to be respectful and make sure everyone involved is aware of and in agreement with the kinda kink you want to practice. It’s more fun this way!

Hentai Games with BDSM Themes

Horny Villa

Horny Villa features over twenty hot girls and fully animated steamy sex scenes, Horny Villa is prime real estate for sex-starved otaku! The time has come to build your dream mansion and stock it with all the unique collectibles you can find for you and the hotties living inside. There are over fifty uncensored scenes filled with deep and funny narratives and tons of non-linear dialogue.

Enjoy strategic and exciting puzzle gameplay where you merge, mix, blend, and evolve various sexy items to create bigger and better combinations. Just match the similar items to create power and rare objects.

While you romance the ladies, they will send you photos and the better you do the more hardcore those pics will get! You never know how kinky the girls will get as you improve your skills and build your mansion.

Fap CEO

Meet the new boss. It’s you. Welcome to the camgirl industry in Fap CEO, otaku! It’s time to hire and help dozens of sexy ladies grow their camgirl skills while building a business that will make you filthy rich. Sound hard? Well, it will get hard, that’s for sure. And the ladies will be there to take care of you when it does.

If you like base building, resource management, and character development this game, which is filled with uncensored animated sex, is perfect for you. Log in, it’s free to play. Start your journey to becoming the best boss out there. Climb that corporate ladder as you hire different babes and learn all about them. Level up the girls. Decorate your office. This game is highly customizable and very addictive to play. 

Kink Inc

Earn cold hard cash. Fix your hometown. Grow your Harem. Sounds good right? Those are your main objectives in Kink Inc. More specifically, as the mayor's right hand, you can put your corporate and sex skills to the test. This incredibly lewd storyline will have you pushing harder and harder to grow your business empire.

Look forward to over fifty interactive sex stories and uncensored sex scenes. Over thirty unique and sexy ladies to seduce and upgrade. And nearly a dozen cash generating buildings to manage along with all sorts of other exciting resources.

The game comes with regular seasonal events! Best of all, you get to choose your own approach to gameplay while listening to sensual old-school background music that will put you in a kinky mood.

Town of Sins

This is one KINKY townand that is why it is name Town of Sins! The name says it all. Town of Sins will put you to the test. You start the game as a lousy drunk who wanders into a nice town full of nice proper ladies. Yeah, that’s right, otaku, it’s time to turn this place out! Make this place yours! Corrupt those classy prude women and turn them into sex-craven waifus!

As a card-based game, you will enjoy collecting over 700 cards! Enjoy a unique battle system featuring a fun and exciting combo that, along with frequent updates, upgrades, and events, keeps the game fresh. Just when you think you have had sex with every one of these uppity ladies, you’ll realize new ones have been added.

This game touches upon everything from BDSM, Maids, Big Breasts, Strippers, Anal, and more!

EmyLiveShow: S&M story

As a paranormal blogger, you can’t believe it when you hear that there are two real life vampire lewdtubbers streaming in town in the game EmyLiveShow: S&M story. Welcome to N town! It’s time to investigate Emy and Nia, the hot stars of the kinky EmyLiveShow.

Embrace your fetishes in this erotic visual novel with fun art and sexy babes. Enjoy a fully customizable main character. Choose skin color, body type, sexual preferences, whether you are dominant or submissive, even your preferred pronouns! The most exciting part is that you’ll see the body you designed in saucy first-person scenes.

The plot of EmyLiveShow has many twists and turns with you at the wheel. As a result of your game choices, you will be rewarded with one of 5 different endings. Will you endeavor to achieve them all? We bet you will!

Enjoy Your kinkiest BDSM Desire on Nutaku!

We have plenty of fun fetish BDSM hentai games for you to explore your kinky side with. Lewd games on our platform cover all the topics you can imagine: various BDSM practices, sex toys, masters and maids, foot fetishes, latex, mistresses, leather, spanking, blindfolds, threesome, group sex‎, kink, pegging, masochism, sadism, sadomasochism, dominance, submission, bondage, discipline, masturbation, voyeurism, and more! And the best part—no judgment!