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zherok:

--- Quote from: iindigo on March 21, 2009, 03:09:51 AM ---It could work in an episodic anime, I think. I agree that it would difficult to pull off in an anime with a rolling storyline, though.
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I'm not sure it would help. If the "fan-service" episode was completely unrelated, it'd still be absurd. If it were related, then it would be difficult to point to it as unnecessary. Consider an anime like Master Keaton. Your understanding of the show as a whole doesn't rely on any particular situation, but seeing Keaton in action in any given episode is a microcosm of the entire show. They're only unnecessary in that any one episode isn't required to understand the show, but the format is relying on these encapsulated moments to present itself; every episode expands reveals a larger portion of the story.

Tatsujin:

--- Quote from: quekmeister on March 21, 2009, 03:01:12 AM ---
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--- Quote from: Tatsujin on March 20, 2009, 01:23:07 AM ---KAGAMI HIIRAGI! Fanservice in the avatar. Enjoy.

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*drool* I don't know which pic of her I like more, your avvie or the bashful miko.

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miko? who's that?

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Miko... Shrine maiden. Kagami is one. Her miko outfit is moe.

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ohhh shit, i feel like an idiot. and i'm a big fan of kannaduki no miko. bah ..

Nikkoru:
I can get easily tired of erotic fan-service, but there are still other types of fan-service which I can enjoy - for instance during the later episodes of Clannad they had Fuuka show up out of no where, take some screen time, and disappear after bringing joy to the world. Or in Darker Than Black, after I kind of got tired of the tone of the series, they introduced the private eye and his adorable assistant for a few episode which brought some light and humour into the series.

Oh, and I love watching the omake at the end of some of my favourite anime, especially with Bleach during filler, it's sometime worth downloading just to watch the Shinigami Cup segment.
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link0007:

--- Quote from: Forte Grazia on March 20, 2009, 07:05:29 PM ---I think the problem is that Americans are more used to Ecchi themed scenarios with the ever dominant multi-billion dollar global porn industry than the Japanese who are just getting their feet wet in the industry.

To date there have only been a handful of Japanese stars who have crossed over to mainstream American porn simply because of the fact that most American males do not find whining, crying and or baby-ish behavior to be arousing unless there is painful anal penetration involved.

It could also mean that the fan-service will be over-sexualized in some cases to compensate for the fact that either there is no fanservice in the edited for TV version, or that porn is really hard for children to get in Japan these days so it is fufilling a small purpose for the local audience.

If you notice the type of Ecchi present in the fanservice of mainstream Anime series are a bit more sensual, mature and less childish from a Western perspective than actual Japanese porn for some reason.

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I suppose one reason it might seem so strange to westerners is that in western society what could be a parallel to fanservice in western mediums is very direct while most Japanese fanservice is very indirect. While many mature western movies have at least one sex scene which is actually quite graphic, most animes contain girls in skimpy outfits performing suggestive things while never actually doing anything.

HazukiChan:
As a girl, at times I find it a little ridiculous, as in fighting scenes- most people don't wear micro short skirts, and down to there blouses to engage in battle (for one thing where does a girl keep her weapons?), like they did in Tenjou Tenge, Ikkitousen, but I can see how it is enjoyable.
But then why rip their clothes off to boot, they are already flashing you ^_^. The first season of Rosario + Vampire there was a lot of fanservice, but it didn't bother me it was funny, in the second however it just seemed contrived as if they were saying "ohh jiggly wiggly here, panty flash there, it has been a least 5 seconds with no skin showing".

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