fan service

n. a feature, inside joke, or obscure reference included in entertainment primarily to please a core fan group, or a work of entertainment expressly created for that purpose; (hence) in anime and manga, visuals which include nude or semi-nude figures. Subjects: English, Entertainment, Sex & Sexuality

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Citations: 1991 [tkim@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Tonghyun Kim)] Usenet: rec.arts.anime (Nov. 15) “Re: Silent Mobius”: I think the movie was made for fan service and/or to investigate the potential market for bigger project. 2000 Slithy Tove (slithy@pobox.com) Usenet: rec.arts.anime.misc (Dec. 1) “Re: What’s a Fan Service?”: Fan service is anything in media that is there because the creators think it will please the fans, not because it advances plot, theme, character, or any other overall value of the work. 2003 Judith S. Juntilla BusinessWorld (Philippines) (May 16) “The Matrix reloads—Where’s that damn spoon” p. 38: Now we come to The Matrix. Fans of this movie are a different lot. Not only do you have to satisfy their craving for gee-whiz visual effects, you also have to live up to their lofty expectations of what has been called “The Thinking Man’s Action Movie.” These are Star Wars fans all grown up; they’ve been betrayed by George Lucas who churned out prequels that were no more than fan service. 2004 Susan J. Napier Japan Spotlight (Japan) (Mar. 1) “Why Anime?”: That these themes are presented in a package of giant robots, monsters and “utterly puerile fan service” components of adolescent sexuality and humor make it a truly unique experience.

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