Reviewed 2013-01-14 l Last update on 2023-03-10
Shibari Dolls is a shibari for Japanese bondage themed website that features authentic Japanese scenes filmed in Japan and starring only Japanese performers. The site is part of the Fetish Network which is a ring of over 40 sites, mostly in the fetish and BDSM categories, that all come as a package deal. I've got full access to the collections so let's go inside and find out how well they measure up!
Shibari Dolls has been around for at least a few years, but I'm not exactly sure of the sites precise age. What is clear, however, is that nothing new has been added to this collection in quite some time based on the complete lack of update information. When I visited the site in December of 2012, I found a collection of 104 video scenes. 15 of the over 40 included bonus sites fall specifically in the BDSM and bondage categories. There is one other site specifically dedicated to Japanese slave girls and a couple of other sites specifically dedicated to rope bondage.
As I mentioned, the materials here are Japanese produce and star only Japanese performers. Fans who are familiar with Japanese porn will probably not be surprised when I say that these videos feature the familiar pixelization censorship that is common on Japanese produce porn. It's also worth noting that the dialogue in the flicks is all in Japanese and no translations are provided.
The site offers a considerable amount of variety in terms of the action you'll see while still sticking to the shibari theme. There's lots of spanking and whipping, suspension bondage, and more unusual things like rope tied babes getting covered in a strange yellow slime. Some of the scenes feature strictly bondage and other BDSM related activities while others mix in hardcore action with the rope bondage stuff.
The scenes here are most likely nonexclusive and were probably originally released on Japanese porn DVDs. Although some of them were quite as crisp and clear as you might hope from DVD-based materials, the overall quality level is at least decent and the flicks are definitely more than worth watching with no major quality flaws.
Shibari Dolls is part of the Fetish Network, but unlike any of the other collections in the network I have visited recently, this one is not listed on the site listing page found on the main menu. Instead, the only way to access the members area is to login using the link at the top left corner of the tour page. Once inside, you'll be able to access Shibari Dolls As Well as the other 40 included sites without having to login over and over again. The network materials can be divided by category or by site, but neither the individual collections nor the overall network offer any sort of keyword search, model index, or tag system.
Two quality levels are available for each Shibari Dolls flick. Downloads are offered only in MP4 format while streaming is offered only in Flash format. A set of screen capture images accompany each video, and these can be viewed in thumbnail galleries. The site also offers the ability to save scenes and a favorites list for later viewing.
Like most of the other sites in the Fetish Network that I have visited recently, Shibari Dolls really relies on the bonus access to help add value. They do an excellent job of sticking to the authentic Japanese shibari theme, but the lack of explicit materials and updates means that the bonus package is particularly important here. Overall Fetish Network is probably worth a look for fans of shibari bondage and other BDSM related genres of smut.
