Fun Factory Manta
People...it’s time for me to once again abandon you into the hands of my penis endowed pal, H. Manley, Esquire. Today he will be guiding you through his experiences with the Manta Vibrating Stroker, by Fun Factory. Enjoy!
I should disclose, up front, that I’m not a big fan of rumbly dick toys. Maybe my cock knows I get motion sick on theme park rides or maybe he’s just more of a snuggly-cuddle penis. Maybe I wasn't held enough as a child. We’ll never know. But this does prejudice me slightly against the Manta. Not in a deep, hate crime kind of way. But in a way that, if your penis does prefer vibrations, you can probably go ahead and ignore most of my criticisms.
The Manta has six speed settings, ramping up in intensity, followed by six ‘rhythms’ that you can cycle through. It’s made out of that nice body-safe silicone that won’t do any damage to your delicates. USB Rechargeable, with patented Fun Factory magnetic charger - shiny. You can buy it in a soothing Deep Sea Blue, or the more fungal Moss Green.
Fun Factory have been in the game for quite a while, so the fit and finish of the Manta is as great as you’d expect. And for users with any kind of mobility concerns, it's easy to hold and keep a grip on even when it’s covered in lube.
As usual, the quality is great. Well-made motor with a sexy silicone finish - but hey, we expect nothing less from ze Germans at Fun Factory.
Inside thought: I hear all of their official product descriptions and selling points in the voice of Colonel Klink, including this sentence on their packaging, with the last words being a sternly implied directive…
“Manta will deliver powerful sensations to take you to orgasm heaven”
Let's set the scene, I’m laying spread-eagle on the bed while my partner lovingly works the Manta up and down my shaft. She declares, in her sexy bedroom voice, that it looks like a Lego character is giving me a very shaky, reluctant handy.
I love the kinky shit we get to say in bed.
You’ve probably seen the pictures and might have found yourself wondering what the wings of the Manta are like. Despite the fact that they look like the Eye of Sauron hunting for your One Ring, you’ll be pleased to know that they’re very bendy and you won’t have any trouble getting yourself in. Once inside though, it's kind of the opposite - you’ll find yourself wishing the wings had a bit more strength and were a bit larger so you had more surface area to interact with. The area of the toy making contact with your shaft at any time is frustratingly small - like a single hobbit in the vast expanse of Mordor.
There’s a crevice in the centre of the Manta and I can’t figure out why it exists, except to increase the Manta’s insatiable desire to take lube from your penis and hide it away. Maybe for some kind of sexual ritual that happens after you fall asleep. We’ll never know. But while we’re on the topic of lube - the Manta fucking eats lube. You’ll need to pause for a lube top up multiple times, even in a brief play session. If you don’t and just try to play through, 30 seconds from that decision the Manta is going to start punishing your frenulum.
The real power zone for the Manta is definitely the frenulum and glans. Moving it around and creating different angles can make it feel like it’s simulating different sex acts or positions. The vibration settings do go quite high, but you may notice that this causes enough desensitisation that you then can’t actually enjoy what the Manta is doing in your more sensitive areas. By this point I did genuinely feel like it was a sex robot claw from the future giving me a brisk hand job that I never had enough lube for. But I think there could be a place for it in the world as a foreplay toy.
If you’ve got a partner willing to fool around with fun accessories, the Manta could definitely add some novelty to your nookie. Mix it up and try it with oral, with a bit of anal play or even see if it does something for either of you during penetrative sex. There’s a lot of scope for experimentation here.
Keep in mind that silicone on this bad boy will attract dust like it’s trying to build its own bunny, so you’ll want to keep it stored away in a satin bag or maybe chuck it inside a nice sock...I don’t know your standards.
If you’re planning on playing with others, stay safe by using a condom over the appendage being pleasured. For ball or taint play, a dental dam should work wonders. And remember to have a LOT of water based lube ready and waiting!
Despite the fact that the Manta left me shaken, not stirred I still have to say well done to Fun Factory for experimenting with penis sex toys. There are a lot of dicks in the world and sex toys are one of the very few areas we dangerously languish behind our smug vagina owning friends. So all power to a company willing to try something new.
Should I buy a Manta?
I am penis owner jealous of all the vagina-pleasuring sex toys and I want to get my first penis sex toy (no, I don’t think this is a good place to start - check out our Penis Pleasuring toy guide instead)
I want to replicate the feeling of vaginal or anal sex in toy form (no, the Manta is not going to provide that feeling)
I love vibration sensations and dream of vibrating toys to dick around with (Yes, congratulations this is definitely for you)
A German engineered Manta Vibrating Stroker with six speed settings in Moss Green is my new everything and I’m going to get one whatever this internet idiot says - fuck him and his shitty review (Yes, get one, I will not stand in the way of that kind of passion, all power to you my friend)
Kind Regards,
H. Manley, Esquire.