Right now, Comic Yuri Hime magazine is running several adult titles and a number of sexually suggestive titles among their serialized works. Most of these have been picked up by Seven Seas, which has released series like My Girlfriend’s Not Here Today  and Asumi-chan Is Interested In Lesbian Brothels. They also are releasing the manga Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity To An Android, by Yakinikuteishoku, which was adapted into a 9-episode series of anime shorts. 

Today we’re taking a look at Does It Count If You Lose Your Innocence to An Android?, streaming on the OceanVeil platform. You will notice obviously that the title is not quite the same as the manga. That happens sometimes when the manga and anime companies don’t or can’t communicate and sometimes when the divisions of the IP owner aren’t in communication. In any case, it is the same story.

Akane works for an electronics company. She’s a hard worker and much admired in the office, but at home she is a disaster. One day she finds a box on her doorstep and surprise! inside is a sexy android, Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko immediately takes up space as Akane’s helpmeet, cleaning cooking and having sex with a reluctant and not sexually knowledgeable Akane. This is all pretty standard “sexy android” territory.

The story hinges, in this early section, on Akane’s unwillingness to top Nadeshiko and therefore (imagine me heavy sighing here) claiming ownership of the android by pressing the right button. Akane is not just a bottom, she’s also really inexperienced and slightly freaked out about having sex with an android, as one might expect. This is also accompanied by a predictable feeling of rejection experienced by Nadeshiko. 

Because these episodes are short, sex scenes are pretty quick, without the exaggerated sounds that so marred Shoujo Sect. There is no explicit sex here, but it clear what is supposed to be happening. The result is that this anime is porn-ish. I appreciate that they are covering approximately a whole chapter per 5 minute segment and since the sex scenes are the point of most chapters, the rest of the content does not take long. 

I mention that Nadeshiko is Akane’s cleaner, cook and sex partner. When we disparagingly think about the kind of men who tend to desire this, we often put “Mommy” in this list, as a sardonic requirement of what some regressives think of a wifely duties. I did not add that…but this anime does. There is an entire episode where Nadeshiko stands in for “Mommy” and you do you, but I just jumped to the next episode without feeling I had missed anything significant.

It’s not that there is nothing interesting in this story – who sent Nadeshiko and why could be an interesting plot point, but it is mostly background noise and not resolved, even when Akane makes an attempt to find the truth.

If you are already a fan of the manga, these anime shorts will be entertaining. It might also work well as a way to decide if you want to get into this manga in the first place, as it’s a fairly accurate adaptation.

Ratings: 

Art – It’s not *bad* but the characters have moe-blob faces which make them look young, ick and all breasts and bodies looks identical. It’s not just the android that is a sex doll.
Story – There are some elements that might be interesting if telling a story was the point…but it’s not.
Characters – Sexy android, disaster office oneesan
Service – 100
Yuri – Akane legit feels weird about falling for an android

Overall – It has a place in the universe, but that place is not on my shelves.

OceanVeil is a weird-ass streaming platform, as well. There’s some 18+ stuff and some teen rated stuff. The GL Category has two choices, both of which are rated NSFW. This, and Aoihana aka Sweet Blue Flowers. Probably for the nudity in the OP. Prudes are so fucking stupid. 

You can also watch episodes  of Android Keiken Ninzuu ni Hairimasu ka? ? (アンドロイドは経験人数に入りますか？？) in Japanese on YouTube.