G-Taste

G-Taste is a Japanese erotic manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Yagami and serialized in Kodansha's Mr. Magazine from 1996 to 2000, before being moved to Young Magazine Uppers from 2000 to 2004. The "G" in "G-taste" is used symbolically as the letter between "F" (for "Fetish") and "H" (for "hentai"). The anime was originally licensed in the US by SoftCel Pictures; the rights have since expired and now Critical Mass has since bought the rights. Not all of the series has been licensed as only the first five episodes have been released in the US. Episodes 6 and 7 have, to date, not been released in the US at all. An additional single episode OVA was released in 2010 bundled with the G-Best - G-Taste Best Selection compilation manga from Kodansha.
The G-taste comics consist of a collection of four scene erotic vignettes, which typically each focus on a particular female character. Characteristically, they feature very little male involvement in sexual acts, which contributes to the voyeuristic atmosphere. They are not usually very graphic, abiding by the Japanese legal restriction on not showing genitals. Some of the activities shown include masturbation, bondage, lesbian sex etc.
The characters of G-taste include the stock figures of Japanese pornography, including the school girl, office clerk, secretary, nurse, waitress, receptionist, campaign girl, maid, doctor, teacher, wife and mother.
Reappearing in issue #2 are Takaoka Yōko, Mizukoshi Sayaka and Shihōdō Yuki.
Also appearing in this episode are Kannazuki Mai, Shihōdō Yuki and Kisaragi Riona.
Also appearing in this volume are Baron Masquerade, Kannazuki Mai, Morimura Nana, Hoshino Mayu and Konno Ayaka.
Most of this special volume of G-taste includes single picture scenes of characters, plus character designs. Some of these are colourized repeats of what had appeared in previous volumes.
Also appearing in this publication are Kisaragi Marina, Mizutani Risa, Ōsawa Natsumi, Yuminaga Shizuka, Natsugawa Aya, Mizukoshi Sayaka (in a multi-page story), Yagisawa Moe (in a multi-page story, plus singles portraits), Lady O, Tsuchiya Emiri (in a coloured repeat of her first appearance in volume #1), Shihōdō Yuki, Hoshino Mayu and Konno Ayaka (two paired portraits and a short story), Morimura Nana, Mizutani Risa, Kannazuki Mai, Baron Masquerade (as a woman), Saiki Mayu (design sheets in colour and black and white), Aizawa Kanae (design sheets in colour and black and white) and Elena A. Sladkaya (design sheets in colour and black and white).
Also appearing in this volume are Hanasaki Yumeo, Kisaragi Riona, Hoshino Mayu, Konno Ayaka, Senō Asuka, Fubuki Kyōka, Endō Miki, Kannazuki Mai, Shihōdō Yuki, Jōgasaki Yui, Mizukoshi Sayaka, Kawamura Misuzu and Leotard High Heels.
Also appearing in this volume are Hanazaki Tomoyo, Tokiwa Izumi, Kawamura Misuzu, Mizukoshi Sayaka, Fubuki Tōka, Kisaragi Marina, Kisaragi Riona, Hachiōji Kyōko, Hoshino Mayu, Konno Ayaka, Shihōdō Yuki, Kannazuki Mai, Nishina Aoi, Senō Asuka, Aizawa Kanae, Hasumi Ren and Fubuki Kyōka.
Also appearing in this volume are the majority of the characters who appeared in previous volumes of the series.
G-taste has also released a number of short films, mostly dramatizations of its comic stories. They are distinguished by realistic entourage. It has also spawned a number of computer games, namely Munasawagi no Yokan: Yagami Hiroki no Game-Taste for the original PlayStation and Mahjong G-taste for arcades and PlayStation 2.