What is Femdom?

Femdom, short for female dominance, is a hentai genre where female characters take the dominant role in sexual scenarios. This directly inverts the power dynamics common in most hentai. Femdom content ranges from assertive, confident women who initiate sex (the ara-ara archetype taken to its logical extreme) to full BDSM-style domination scenes with bondage, verbal humiliation, and role reversal. The genre has a dedicated and rapidly growing fanbase, driven partly by mainstream awareness of BDSM culture and partly by the appeal of confident, powerful female characters. In hentai, femdom often features the onee-san or kuudere archetypes in dominant roles. Popular tags include femdom, pegging, and strapon. The reverse rape tag — referring to scenarios where a female character takes an aggressive role with an initially reluctant male — falls under the femdom umbrella and is among the most discussed tags in hentai communities. On iku.gg, browse the femdom tag for a curated selection across art styles and scenarios.