There are fetishes or taboos that almost nobody will ever understand or appreciate. Especially ones that might make someone feel nauseous or disturbed by how it is portrayed. When you first encounter it, you will likely feel repulsed or distressed when you aren’t ready for it. Let me clarify; this hentai is not for the faint of heart. Why is it, you may ask? Allow me to elaborate.

Euphoria has all of the following scenes that can please a wide variety of fetishes: A girl being electrocuted to death and pissing herself, a girl tied up with a toilet seat around her face as a guy shits in her mouth, a girl getting shocked with electrodes to the point of climaxing in a tsunami of cum, a group of girls gets tubes shoved up their assholes to another one’s mouth in a circle as they form a poop ring, and a girl being branded with hot irons as she is tied up; Not to mention lots and lots of rape. These scenes don’t seem that big of a deal, considering most hentai nowadays incorporate rape, but Euphoria takes it to another level.

I remember watching the first episode when it came out, and at first, it was relatively tame compared to other stuff I’ve seen. Then the 2nd episode came out. I was not prepared for what was about to happen here. The first that anyone tells you about is the shit-eating scene that lasts about 10 seconds. While that was gross, it didn’t nearly hit me until the next one. The scene involved Kanae-chan being strapped in a chair with muscle stimulators and electrodes all over her body and electrocuting her for what seemed like an eternity. How the music plays this creepy piano melody and how brilliant the voice actress portrays her character being electrocuted presented this anxiety-filled atmosphere that I’ve never had with anything I’ve ever seen. If I could, I would find a way to watch her do this scene for how she did it. I can only imagine it was hilarious for the crew to see.

Now, what about the rest of the episodes? Are they just as disturbing as the first two? Personally, the last four episodes don’t equate to the first two. Yes, the poop ring I mentioned before is where girls get connected by a tube from their ass and mouth in a circle, human centipede style. I found that more hilarious and somewhat sexy in a very sadistic way. It depends on how squeamish you are about poop, I guess. None of the other scenes are as disgusting if you aren’t already used to hentai involving rape.

What does make Euphoria stand out other than the fetishistic content is its visuals and animation. This was Magin Label’s first OVA, and after this they made Kuroinu, so they were starting out on fire to say the least. The girls all looked fantastic, from the line drawing to the body types they gave them with thicc booties; that’s always nice. The sex scenes didn’t look cheaply produced either. There are some that I don’t go back to only because they didn’t spice up my interest due to situations like a milf being forced to wear a diaper and fed laxatives and semen milk. You know how it plays out, and I’m good.

Euphoria is a story-heavy hentai, something you don’t see very often. However, as many will tell you that have read the visual novel, the story is all over the place in each episode. You can tell that they are not bothering to connect the story linearly. It’s your stereotypical: let’s quickly adapt each route into each episode of every girl by hitting the highlights without bothering to add any exposition to not let the viewer be confused. Visual novels tend to have multiple endings, and trying to do one route would have been more sufficient, and people would be less confused. However, that would not satisfy fans who wanted to see their favorite CG scene not being animated, so it’s a lose-lose situation for Magin Label. It’s a mess, is what I can gather, but at least in the context of it being hentai, it isn’t terrible in its purpose.

Earlier I commended the actress who played Kanae. The other actresses and the actor who plays the lead did a pretty good job. You can tell they took the roles seriously and were not half-assing it for a quick paycheck. The music also helps with the horror aspect of Euphoria quite a bit. Something about creepy piano music during a sex scene gives it an anxious edge.

Like I said before, go to this hentai with a warning from me. Not for the faint of heart. But if you’re open-minded enough, there are plenty of scenes to enjoy, thanks to the great production value and talented voice acting. Personally, there were only a few scenes I ever go back to. The ones I didn’t like ranged from being too gross to boring compared to those I liked. But I will definitely go back to the ones I liked when I’m in the mood to fap to something fucked up.

Grade: B-