Release of Strange Houses porn parody canceled

A porn parody of Strange Houses, the hugely successful franchise created by the writer and YouTuber Uketsu, has been abruptly canceled before its release.

Strange Houses is a series of YouTube videos, several bestselling novels and books, a manga, and a hit movie. The books have been translated into such languages as English and French.

A porn parody, Strange Penis, was set for release from KM Produce featuring a female performer in a black sheer bodystocking, her face covered in white and only her mouth visible. This is clearly mimicking the unique look of Uketsu himself, who keeps his face and identity a secret, and only appears in a white papier-mâché mask and a black bodysuit, and using a voice changer.

No reason has been announced, but the release was suddenly canceled while it was still a preorder.

The story has not made the mainstream media news, so we can only speculate that the publisher or author’s agency put pressure on KM Produce or Fanza to pull the release.

It was probably a cheaper production than some because it was designed for watching as VR content with VR goggles, so was probably entirely POV footage of one female performer in a single location. Nonetheless, the cost of canceling an entire release outright is quite a significant one for VR Produce.

Parody is one of the most successful, inventive, and fun aspects of the Japanese adult video industry, leading to many intriguing releases every year. Little is safe, from manga, anime, and game franchises to YouTube channels, TV shows, recent crimes, and topical events — Japanese porn parodies it all!

But parody is not as securely protected under Japanese law as in other legal systems, and there are cases when the parody becomes either too risky from a legal standpoint (due to the potential for a lawsuit) or is judged too controversial (mainly because it is in bad taste, especially if it is a crime).

Some parody porn releases have been canceled before. An example is the DJ Soda groping incident parody, which was pulled before it went on sale in 2024.

It is thought that the new porn law, which puts in place better safeguards to limit the risk of performer coercion, is making producers more cautious.