Gratuitous Panty shots

RedDragonJack

Why is there so much gratuitous perversion in animes & mangas. Why does 13 old looking girl always have to be wearing the tightest skirt, or am I just a dirty old man?

Art_Wolf

Possibly an idea to diversify into some other genres

Mindkiller

You're just not cultured enough to understand the deep meaning behind fan service.

BlandKitten

For the life of me, I can't think why, but dammit are you onto something!

Numina

Mindkiller wrote: »

You're just not cultured enough to understand the deep meaning behind fan service.

"We need some way to make money. What do people like?"

Icarian

I've always felt that this sort of thing ruins the integrity of some otherwise excellent series.

Then again, I wsn't exactly complaining about the gratuitous side/under boob in Gurrenn Lagann either...

Lemegeton

RedDragonJack wrote: »

Why is there so much gratuitous perversion in animes & mangas. Why does 13 old looking girl always have to be wearing the tightest skirt, or am I just a dirty old man?

thats a bit of a generalization. i have watched many anime that has young or teenage girls in it and there is no boob or panty shots and they look normal. there are a lot of fan service heavy shows out there and you have to remember that anime comes from japan where that kind of thing is culturally accepted. it is unfair to say that all anime is like this. Fan service shows have their audience and so it will always be prevalent in anime but its not as widespread as some people think

Cy_Revenant

RedDragonJack wrote: »

Why is there so much gratuitous perversion in animes & mangas. Why does 13 old looking girl always have to be wearing the tightest skirt, or am I just a dirty old man?

Anime isn't a genre. None of the stuff I watch has anything you're describing. Though I know lots do, especially Highschool of the Dead.

Solution; Watch better anime. Then you won't get panyshots.

RedDragonJack

Cy_Revenant wrote: »

Anime isn't a genre. None of the stuff I watch has anything you're describing. Though I know lots do, especially Highschool of the Dead.

Solution; Watch better anime. Then you won't get panyshots.

No, I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong:D

penev10

A certain genre of hollywood movies only features buxom ladies often in bikinis (the likes of American Pie, Hot tub time machine etc) but I wouldn't say all hollywood movies are like that!

I think the phenomenon in manga/anime is referred to as echi. Personally I find it ranges from hilarious to creepy but I've enjoyed Highschool of the Dead, wanton boobs n all!

Thomas-G

"Let's make a show that's nothing BUT fanservice!"

...and the result was Needless

Which was AWESOME

Rawr

Fan-Service is certainly one of those hallmarks that you'll remember from (certain) anime and manga. Although that said, it's not at all limited to these.

It's childish as hell, but seems to work into the humor of shows sometimes. In addition to the aforementioned 'Needless', I'd like to also mention 'Burn Up Excess' as another show that seems to be wall-to-wall fanservice (but still fun to watch).

Although, they do sometimes take it a little too far. The likes of ChuBra showcases early/pre-teens in underwear, and although it seems to be aimed at young girls...I can't help but wonder if the likes of this are really designed to be some kind of twisted fanservice...kinda creepy.

K.O.Kiki

You're not allowed to complain about over-gratuitous panty shots until you've watched Agent Aika & Najica Blitz Tactics.

I do believe they hold the record at 1 underwear shot every 5 seconds, OR LESS.

gearoidof

DID SOMEONE SAY GRATUITOUS PANTY SHOTS?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5-0xTjGyLE

Madjackjr

What the fu......... someone spent along time animating panties flying with a Lockheed Blackbird

Azure_sky

Ultimate teacher makes a great parody of the Japanese obsession with panties. It's important to remember that Japan is a very paradoxical country, full of cultural ideosyncracies. In many ways it has very liberal attitudes to sex, yet all genetial shots in Japanese porn and erotica is censored due to their cultural sensibilities regarding pubic hair.