is a Japanese company located in

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which is involved in the business of planning and producing

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. To date, the company has produced over 3,500 titles starring some of the most prominent adult video actresses .

Company information

IdeaPocket split off from the

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corporation and was founded as a separate entity in 2002 under the umbrella of the

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group of companies. It had previously been a stand-alone label used on works produced by the

studio in their "Angel" series of

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videos to distinguish them from the more hardcore simulated rape movies produced for the Attackers Shark label. The first of the "Angel" videos, released in December 1998 and labeled AN-001, starred actress Ryo Hitomi while a later installment in the series featured

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Sally Yoshino. Further labels were later added and the company now has a reputation as one of the top studios in the Japanese adult video industry combining high production values and good performances. The company website, www.ideapocket.com, which has been online since June 19, 2002, has an audience drawn almost 79% from Japan and about 3% each from Hong Kong, the United States, and Indonesia. IdeaPocket releases about 17-18 videos per month comprising both original works and compilations and the large Japanese online video distributor DMM (part of the

) listed more than 1175 DVD and nearly 450 VHS titles available under the IdeaPocket name in mid-2010. Several of the studio's new videos have also been released in

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format. IdeaPocket released its first

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, , starring Mayu Nozomi, on September 1, 2011. In April 2013, IdeaPocket started a working relationship with

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promotion

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, which led to the introduction of the

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title. At present, the company retails most of their content via their official website and Hokutu Corporation's DMM and Fanza platforms, generating hundreds of millions in sales globally. In fact, many fans have even requested that the company incorporate subtitles as part of their videos to enhance the viewing experience.

Moodyz Awards

The IdeaPocket studio started to take part in the year-end Moodyz Awards ceremony beginning in 2004. At the 2005 gathering, the studio presented awards to some of its own personnel but in the following years, 2006 to 2008, IdeaPocket competed for awards with various other

associated companies. In 2008, the IdeaPocket video ''High School Girl and Sex'' with Rion Hatsumi won the Best Title award.

AV Grand Prix

IdeaPocket was one of the companies participating in the 2008

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competition with their entry ''Shimiken's Private 7 FUCK'' (labeled AVGL-001) starring actor

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and actresses Chihiro Hara, Mangetsu Sakuragawa, Nene, Kaede Akina, Natsuki Sugisaki,

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and Marin. The video took the Best Miscellaneous Video award. The studio's entry for the 2009 AV Grand Prix was a multiple actress compilation ''GAL CIR 3'', labeled AVGL-101, which was given a "Special Award - Variety Video" at the contest.

Labels

Labels used by IdeaPocket and the first part of their associated product codes: * Angel (AN for VHS tapes and AND for DVDs) * Colors (COSD) * High School Pink (HPD) * Ideapocket Best (IDBD) * Supreme (SUPD) * Tissue (IPTD, IPZ, IPX) * Virtual Ex

Directors

Major directors at IdeaPocket include: * Akinaga * otyle *

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* Takuan * Jiro Tubuyaki *

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Actresses

Active exclusive actresses

Notable actresses

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* Azusa Ayano * Sarasa Hara * Akie Harada * Rion Hatsumi *

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* Meguru Kosaka * Ichika Kuroki * Miho Maeshima * Miyu Misaki *

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* Mina Nakano *

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* Kaho Shibuya * Riko Tachibana * Akira Watase * Sally Yoshino *

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* Tina Yuzuki (Rio) *

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* Akari Tsumugi *

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Series

Popular series

* Digital Channel * First IdeaPocket * First Impression * * * Love Semen * * Spermania * *

Notes

Sources

* {{Japanese Erotic Cinema Japanese pornographic film studios Japanese companies established in 2002 Mass media companies based in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 2002 Film production companies of Japan