F3 (manga)

F³: Frantic, Frustrated & Female
Cover of the DVD release of F³: Frantic, Frustrated & Female
嘆きの健康優良児
(Nageki no Kenkō Yūryōji)
GenreComedy, Futanari, hentai[1]
Original video animation
Directed byMasakazu Akan
Written byWanyan Aguda
StudioAIC
Licensed by
Released1994
Runtime90 minutes
Episodes3

F³: Frantic, Frustrated & Female (嘆きの健康優良児, Nageki no Kenkō Yūryōji, lit. The Sorrow of a Perfectly Healthy Girl) is a Japanese hentai manga series by Wanyan Aguda, which debuted in 1988 and spanned 5 volumes. The story centers on a 19-year-old girl named Hiroe Ogawa who has difficulty achieving orgasm.[2] Three original video animations ("OVAs") were produced by AIC and Pink Pineapple and were released in 1994. The OVAs originally released in North America by SoftCel Pictures, a division of ADV Films,[3] and later re-released as F3: Ménage À Trois, an obvious group sex reference. Recently, F³ had been re-licensed by Critical Mass under its original title when ADV Films closed their hentai line.

F³ was followed by two sequels, and their translations into English highlight some of the difficulties faced in translating adult entertainment materials between two countries with very different laws and mores on the subject: in the first 25-minute episode, Hiroe's attempts to achieve orgasm are assisted by her older sister Mayaka, and include an encounter with their mother, Yayoi. In the two sequels, translator's notes insist that Mayaka and Yayoi are actually Hiroe's neighbor and landlady, respectively, whom she just happens to have nicknamed "Sis" and "Mom".

  1. ^ Beveridge, Chris (May 12, 2003). "F3 - Frantic, Frustrated and Female". AnimeOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Poitras, Gilles (2001). Anime essentials: every thing a fan needs to know. Stone Bridge Press. p. 51. ISBN 1-880656-53-1.
  3. ^ Patten, Fred (2004). Watching anime, reading manga: 25 years of essays and reviews. Stone Bridge Press. p. 114. ISBN 1-880656-92-2.