![]() Quite a bit of the fan base is vehemently opposed to fan service, saying it ruins the integrity and universal appeal of anime by catering to a niche audience and encouraging their unhealthy lust for 2-D characters. With this increase in fan service-centered anime, some fans have opted to think of it as an actual genre rather than an attribute, calling harem and similar anime “fan service series” (much like what’s been done with moe). For convenience’s sake and to avoid misunderstandings, I think that’s a good division to make during this period in anime fandom and I’ll be referring to it as such.Īs many will agree, in recent years the amount of fan service in anime has greatly increased, with numerous series released each season with an appeal that is totally centered around fan service (these are usually harem shows, since their premise is perfect for producing fan service scenes). TV Tropes says that this is “fan service” and “pandering” is the term for non-sexual fan service. Nowadays though, with the prevalence of fan service in anime that I’ll get to in a minute, the term is used solely to refer to the aforementioned sexual fan service involving female characters. It could be sexual scenes, but it could also be things like cool attacks, flashy robots, cute little animals, or male sexual situations for the smaller female demographic. Originally the term “fan service” had a more general definition of simply meaning things in anime meant to cater to fans. These scenes are often random and contribute nothing to plot or character development. Such scenes involve the female characters flashing their panties, having noticeably large breasts that always bounce their way into the camera, or having another character (un)intentionally grope them. When anime fans think of fan service, they typically think of gratuitous scenes with the sole purpose of arousing male otaku viewers using female characters. ![]() But like Valence has posted, I beg the question of what exactly fan service is and is it really that detestable… Some fans love it, some don’t mind it, and many can’t stand it. Fan service is a very dividing aspect of anime fandom, particularly in Western fandom.
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