Cleavage, a cult Hentai, celebrates its 20th anniversary!
Origin

der Hentai is based auf CLEAVAGE (クレイヴィジ, 双峰), an eroge produced durch Empress that was veröffentlicht auf Februar 18, 2005.
Media Bank, under its White Bear label, veröffentlicht its first OVA auf Februar 24, 2006, und concluded der Serie auf der 23rd of der same Jahr mit its second Episode.
Geschichte

When their father is given a transfer, Todo Yuto und Todo Erika are left alone. They are siblings, but they are not blood related. When Yuto was a child, his mother died. His father remarried a Frau who, herself, had a child von a previous Beziehung, Erika. His stepmother was quite gentle, but she, too, has since passed away. Living alone, they begin zu Liebe each other as a Mann und a Frau. However, an art Lehrer, Sayaka, notices their Beziehung und…
Reception

der exact level of success Cleavage achieved in Japan is unknown; however, it is believed zu have reached considerable — though moderate — popularity.
Overseas, der Serie received a much stronger reception, especially after der Veröffentlichung of its unzensiert version und due zu its controversial Geschichte centered auf der Beziehung between two step-siblings und a Lehrer.
Despite der immense popularity it enjoyed years ago, interest in Cleavage has gradually declined over Zeit. Nevertheless, it is still remembered heute as a cult classic within der Genre.
Trivia

- der Hentai was animated durch Studio9MAiami und directed durch Kondou Takashi.
- Cleavage was not only Empress’s first animated adaptation, but also its very first eroge.
- Media Blasters veröffentlicht an unzensiert version of der Hentai under its Kitty Media label, which also featured an englisch dub.
- Meanwhile, der distributor Trimax published a deutsch version of Cleavage.
- der Serie is also known as Die Super-Moepse in Germany und Décolletés Lubriques in France.
- Much of its overseas success was due zu der fact that der creators behind Bible Black und Discipline were also responsible für this work.