Some of the earliest examples of tentacle erotica were woodblock prints depicting women being violated by octopuses, such as Kitao Shigemasa's Programme of Erotic Noh Plays (1781) and Shunshō Katsukawa's Lust of Many Women on One Thousand Nights (1786). While most tentacle erotica is animated, there are also a few live-action films that depict it.

In the 21st century, Japanese films of this genre have become recognized in the United States and Europe, although it remains a small, fetish-oriented part of the adult film industry. The genre is well known enough in Japan that it is the subject of parody. Tentacle erotica can be consensual but mostly contains elements of rape. It is found in some horror or hentai titles, with tentacled creatures (usually fictional monsters) having sexual intercourse, predominantly with females or, to a lesser extent, males. Tentacle erotica ( 触手強姦, shokushu goukan, 'tentacle violation') or tentacle rape is a type of pornography most commonly found in Japan which integrates traditional pornography with elements of bestiality, fantasy, horror, and science-fiction. La Grande danse macabre des vifs by Martin van Maële Tamatori steals the Dragon King's jewel, woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, a design by Hokusai of 1814 depicting a woman having sex with two octopuses.

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