As I've already mentioned in previous reviews, the topic of erectile dysfunction is very dear to me and my Daddy Dom: due to medical issues, we have experienced some 'limp' moments during our sexual journey together and, even if it was only an occasional, solvable issue, it opened our eyes on how difficult can be to face sexual changes in your own body or your partner's.
Luckily, the adult industry today is starting to target sexual wellness products no more exclusively to healthy, rock hard cocks or incredibly wet, open wide vaginas. Not to mention trans or queer people!
Open masturbators are in our opinion a perfect example of this tendency: they can be used by the male consumer even when he's not fully erect and, when the design is not gendered like in this multi-purpose vibrating toy by Maia Ray, they open a whole new world of possibilities for trans, queer, intersex people.
So, when IMTOY reached out to me asking if I was interested in reviewing a product from their new ZOO range, I thought immediately of the Manta Ray: during those embarrassing 'limp' moments I mentioned above, we find it very useful to have an equipment of colorful, fun-looking sex toys to overcome the awkwardness with a smile on our faces (and hopefully, an orgasm or two!)
The parcel arrived unexpectedly quick from the USA to the EU where I'm located, in a plain brown box no one would have ever imagined to contain such a sexy treat! As soon as I opened it, I was surprised to find a beautiful, stylish gift box inside, fashionable in every single detail: from the light pastel grey and pink colors, to the opening lid made in satin ribbon. I usually discard immediately the packaging of our sex toys to put them in my suitcase and, when I go visiting Daddy in his city, I give them to him in organza storage bags. Instead, for the first time I really wanted to save this gift box to open together, even if it would have been more bulky in my luggage than only carrying the toy.
The inside of the box was equally sophisticated: a black hygiene seal was there to guarantee that our new pleasure device was unopened, and the wrap made in flimsy paper made us feel as if we were unwrapping a piece of jewelry or a high fashion item. I particularly loved the black and white sex toy pattern on the paperboard cover, that displays all models from IMTOY.
The Manta Ray was wrapped in a sealed plastic bag for hygiene and additional protection.
Care for every detail is seen in the USB charger too: the magnetic attachment is a rose gold metallic bijoux, with the logo of the company, and the baby pink color matches the Manta Ray itself. I love rose gold: I find it very trendy and I'm happy to see that sometimes the sex toy industry goes hand in hand with fashion.
The toy felt blissful on my skin as soon as I first started to run my fingers through the rhombus pattern. This kind of masturbators make me actually envy penis-owners!
The other side, perfectly smooth, feels great too: just the right amount of squishiness. Obviously IMTOY uses high quality silicone to achieve this velvety, marshmallow-like feel to the touch.
Charging was simple, intuitive and practical thanks to the USB charger that you can use with your computer or a phone charging plug: so we don't need an adapter even if we live in the EU.
However, we needed a bit of patience: the first charging took all the morning. The following ones, according to the instructions on IMTOY's online shop, only take two hours: we noticed that the toy charges faster when connected to a (probably more powerful) phone plug than when connected to my laptop.
The Manta Ray itself is very intuitive to use: without reading the instructional booklet we immediately understood you need to fold it around the penis and then you can stroke, exactly as you would do with any other male masturbation device.
But that's only one of the infinite possibilities that our new toy offers: for example, the open end allowed us to try a new, exciting blowjob experience. What if I simply wrap the device around Daddy's shaft, while the glans is still out, free for me to play with as I wish?
Then, we needed to turn the vibrations on. We had agreed in advance that we would first try to turn on the toy manually, and only in a second moment we would install the IMTOY ZOO app on his phone (mine is too old and crappy ;) ) to use it as a remote control.
We simply pressed the pretty button at the opposite side of the charging port and the fun could begin: by pressing the same button you can navigate through the 12 levels of vibration intensity.
As my most loyal readers know well, except when my female anatomy makes testing the toy myself impossible, I don't like to take Daddy's word for what concerns the strength of vibrations: as he kept saying that the 4-5 first levels were pleasurable and still stronger than the Maia Ray we already had, I needed to test our new masturbator on my clitoris too. I immediately passed on to the highest vibration settings as I like deep, rumbly stimulation on my external genitalia, but I think I will steal this from Daddy again to use it for my personal pleasure.
The quality motor inside provides a strong sensation comparable to the one offered by a high-end bullet vibrator. Unfortunately, the bullet that powers the Manta Ray is not removable.
In comparison with the Maia Ray, we found that the bigger wings of this model from IMTOY make it easier to wrap around the penis, to stimulate the entire shaft. However, we think that the masturbator from Maia Toys is more 'gender-free': the smaller dimensions allowed me to cup my labia, making it more suitable for an user without a penis.
The baby pink color of the IMTOY model, in our opinion, along with the possibility to use it on penises of every size and shape, could make it appealing to pre-op MTF users too.
Even if we would totally enjoy our new Manta Ray without the remote control-app, we were still curious to try it: we connected to the official IMTOY website with Daddy's phone and we clicked on the 'Google Play Store' button.
Daddy was already commenting that hooking the Bluetooth module of the toy to his phone would be difficult and would take a lot of time and blah blah blah... but instead, the process was quick and easy: the app immediately recognized our device and there were no odd disconnections while playing.
The app opened a whole new realm of possibilities, letting us discover vibration patterns we would never have imagined while operating the toy manually, and the 'shake' function that delivers a completely new sensation. Plus, tapping on the 'bomb' icon you get a random, surprise vibration mode: what is more exciting than not knowing what will come next?
Still, the feature that we think sets IMTOY apart from the competitors is video interaction. Being able to import adult movies from our phone, and to sync the Manta Ray to the sexy action on the screen, was something we had never experienced before: it's been very fun as a couple and we see a big potential for solo sessions too.
Should I repeat that the Manta Ray is an excellent quality toy, and that it delivered a lot of fun and excitement during my last visit to Daddy? We definitely loved it: if you would like to try it yourself for solo or partner play, buy yours at IMTOY's official shop for 99$ with free shipping!
This review contains affiliate links. I got the Manta Ray free of charge from IMTOY in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. Thanks IMTOY!