Meet Ash. He is a mercenary monster slayer roaming the continent Sid and he had just been hired by a certain village chief to get rid of the monsters that have been abducting their women. Meet his team: a bevy of warrior women that you might have seen in some anime and video games — particularly Sailormoon, Wild Arms, Street Fighter, Sakura Taisen, Samurai Showdown, and Suikoden.

Their mission: Keep the beautiful bearer of the sacred emblem from falling into the hands of the Demon Clan.

F-Force initially made me think that this has something similar to G-Force. Since the characters on the cover of the DVD are all naked anyway, there was really not much of an indication as to what genre this title fell. Turns out, F-Force is a fantasy hentai that walks along the line of Dragon Knight. You follow Ash as he embarks from one quest after another — traveling through towns, having their weaponry fixed, figuring out what the Pillars of Light are for etc.

There are a lot of elements introduced into the story, some are touching and some are even tragic. Unfortunately, the scenes fly by so fast that they fail to elicit any form of emotion for me. Ash can be funny…I guess. His facial expression changes at the sight of panties and for a few seconds, he forgets that he’s supposed to be battling villains.

The females, on the other hand, could’ve been interesting. They aren’t given much room for development, however, so you could barely remember their names, let alone what they are good at. The few who are lucky enough to have some semblance of distinction are the half-elf axe-wielder Asti, and the Calamity Jane (of Wild Arms) look-alike gambler Elliage. The rest are merely ornamental.

The artwork’s quality varies. I like Ash’s contrasting colors and gruffly slanted eyes. The women aren’t much to look at. They’re just…bright and colorful. The exceptions would have to be the girl who looks like Bison (of Street Fighter) and the Pillar Demon Lucrezia. The villains all follow a funny law of gradation: the weaker you are, the funnier you look. The last two most powerful villains happen to be the prettiest. There’s not much to say about the animation except that it seems hurried, as if the animators had a one-week deadline held by a very tight budget.

The hentai, well, this could be interesting. The demons all have elongated tongues that could pass for tentacles and they have a fine taste for female orifices. I haven’t seen tentacle hentai for quite some time, so this is almost like novelty for me now. The finale is quite something to behold also. In fact, I was side splittingly hysterical when I watched it happen. You know how Sailormoon or some other bishoujo princesses revive fallen comrades by shedding tears? Guess what our fair maiden will be shedding for the lives of her protectors? But this one tops all other grand gestures, as the maiden’s “tears” are in 3D CG and they pour in full blast.

Having seen all that, I must say that F-Force had proven that there are many ways to be creative in hentai — even if you don’t come up with the most devious plot.

Individual Rating: Art/Animation: 6 Story/Plot: 7 Characters: 6 Sounds: 7 Ecchi Level: 8

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