JustMeMike's New Also on Video

Hana Haruna – Haruhana (May 25th, 2009)
Air Control/Melon
Catalog # – OME-58 – All Regions Disc – 4:3 Aspect
Running Time: 70 Minutes

The Skinny: After the exhilarating Hana no Mai, which was released a month ago on April 25th, this new DVD starring Hana Haruna, is best described as disappointing. Oh, Hana still looks good, but as a video, it just wasn’t as good as I had hoped for. In fact, the superb cover image (see above) is a brilliantly conceived and executed image to veritably make this DVD a best seller, and it is taken from the video’s best and only superb scene.

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Kei Megumi – Petit Diva (March 14th, 2008)
Evolution
Catalog # EVDV-51004 – Region 2 Disc- 16:9 Aspect
Running Time: 81 Minutes

The Skinny: The improbably huge busted Kei Megumi, cavorts in this release from Evolution. This DVD, released in March of 2008, was the launching pad for her career expansion. Since then, Megumi-chan has worked both sides of the street – meaning both IV (Gravure Idol) and JAV.

This one is a melange of all the cliched big boobs gimmicks that you know, plus a few that you don’t know. You do know ice cream popsicles, plastic ropes, gooey gels, and so forth. Just because some of these tricks are kind of tired from over-use, that doesn’t mean that Megumi looks anything less than good doing them.

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Mai Nishida – Beach Angels in El Nido
TBS
Catalog # – VPBF-15451 – Region 2 Disc – 16:9 Aspect
Running Time: 56 Minutes

The Skinny: Another in the excellent Beach Angel series. This time we have the busty and very cute Mai Nishida off to El Nido in the Philippines. Folks, this is as good as it gets as a resort. And almost as good as it gets for a gravure video.

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Minami Matsuzaka – Juicy Fruit Vol. 2 (May 15, 2009)
Jucy Fruit Productions
Catalog # – JCF-24 – Region 2 Disc – 4:3 Aspect
Running Time – 80 Minutes

The Skinny: As one of baseball’s most endearing and lovable players (Mr. Berra) once said, It’s deja-vu all over again. Yeah, been there, done that, certainly applies to this, the second of Minami Matsuzaka’s releases from Juicy Fruit.

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Miri Hanai – Maison de Miri (April 25th, 2009)
Air Control/Melon Productions
Catalog # – OME-52 – Region 2 Disc – 4:3 Aspect
Running Time: 70 Minutes

[Edit - We are proud to present this Miri Hanai review authored & created by Zatoichi, who currently watches idol DVD's in Japan, unlike me, who has to pay very high freight and shipping charges to have these items flown across the Pacific Ocean. The difference is that Z pays his yen, and he can begin watching the DVD's within the hour; whereas I have to wait a few days. Thank you for this review Z, who, by the way, is one of Miri's biggest fans. And if you don't already know this - Zatoichi designed this website for me. Enjoy.] jmm

When Hanai Miri debuted back in 2003, she was notable not only for her face, figure and natural charisma, but she was, for the time, one of the more risque main stream idols. Three years later, as other idols had gotten closer and closer to actual nudity and more obviously sexual themes, Miri had gone in the opposite direction: she was becoming more conservative in her costumes, but was also doing some very experimental things in her releases. Then, at the end of 2006, Miri took a hiatus. She returned in mid-2008 with the release of In Secret, and it was almost as if she was at the beginning of her career again: the bikinis and costumes were as small or smaller than they had ever been and most of the fringe elements had been removed. Miri was in pure glamour mode. This can also be said for her follow up DVD, Cara.

You’ll be seeing a lot of handbras. Get used to it.

And so, the lovely Miri has graced us with a third DVD in the space of a year, Maison De Miri.

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Yoko Matsugane – Tate Yure! Yoko Yure! Magnitude 95
E-Net Frontier
Catalog # – ENFD-4121 – Region 2 Disc – 16:9 Aspect
Running Time: 90 minutes

The Skinny: Ho hum. Another day with Yoko at the office. Just kidding. Like her last DVD, this one opens with Yoko making contact with someone in the street. She plays the part of a on-duty traffic policewoman who insists the a double parked van driver follow her back to HQ for questions.

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