All In The Family: Taro Shinonome’s “Swing Out Sisters”

By Rich McLean: Incest fantasies aren't easy to tackle in porn. In just about every porn video that's attempted to address the subject, you're acutely aware that you're watching actors, that the bed they're banging on is just a part of the set that they're on, and that whatever brother/sister roles the actors might be playing are inherently fake. But when you move into comics, it all becomes real. You're no longer dealing with actors or sets – the manga (Japanese comic) becomes its own contained universe, where these people, their feelings, and the situations become real. This is why I love hentai, what we've come to know as Japanese "cartoon porn." So this week, I'd like to introduce you to one series that I love: Taro Shinonome's "Swing Out Sisters". (Ed. note: No relation to the fondly remembered 80s sophisti-pop group of the same name. But you probably figured that out already.)"Swing Out Sisters" follows Yuuta as he's trapped between the competing lust of his two older sisters. Whether it's in the bath, while taking a test, or as soon as he's gotten home, Yuuta is never safe from the perverted desires of his siblings The elder of the two, Chiyoko, is the one seducing Yuuta, They end up having sex at just about every opportunity, and it doesn't matter what the risk is – their passion is too great. But one night, Chinatsu, the other sister, finds out about it. And from there, there's a bit of a rivalry between the sisters for who can dominate Yuuta's time and semen ... until, of course, they learn to share. Just like some of you were with your first love, so it is Yuuta and his sisters: they all profess their strong love for each other, the bonds of which are strengthened by their devious passion. When you were a love-struck young adult you might have even dreamt of marrying the object of your affection, unable to comprehend what your life would be like without the other. But what an impossible path that is for Yuuta and Chiyoko and Chinatsu—in the end, they're still brother and sister(s). Shinonome's art style captures those feelings wonderfully. Each page is full of the kind of sweat and passion that drenches a couple after they've been at it hours. Sure, the amount of semen and other assorted fluids might be a bit exaggerated—but within the context of the story, you come to accept it. And isn't hentai all about exaggeration anyway? "Swing Out Sisters" is available from Icarus Comics. About the author: Rich spends plenty of time blogging about anime, games, and toys across the interweb when he's not spending his time translating Japanese documents or writing screenplays.