KINBAKU RESEARCH PLATFORM
Kinbaku Timeline
A chronology of people, publications, images, ideas, and practices documented in the Japanese SM Magazine Archive.
Dates and appearances describe material currently documented in the archive. They should not be read as claims of absolute historical first occurrence.
Binding Becomes a Research Course
The July 1963 Kitan Club issue contains both “Bondage Research Course: Classroom of Binding Methods” and “Instructional Advice for Binding.” The vocabulary is striking: research, classroom, methods, and instruction. By this point the magazine…
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Confession: Longing for a Plump Woman
Toi Ryuji’s confession explores his intense longing for and erotic idealization of a plump woman, presenting bodily size as the focus of a personal fetishistic fantasy.
View in archive →Once Again on a Journey of Erotic Cruelty: The Land of Fire
An erotic travelogue through Kyushu’s “Land of Fire” combines sightseeing and local scenery with episodes of coercive bondage, whipping, punishment, and sexually charged cruelty.
View in archive →Contemporary Heroines: The Case of Mikoshiba Mari
A profile of Mikoshiba Mari presents a physically powerful contemporary woman shaped by judo and martial-arts training, emphasizing her assertive authority, gender-role reversal, and dominance within marriage and erotic relationships.
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