Does fanservice improve an anime or make it worse?

Does fanservice improve an anime or make it worse?

Improve.

Always improves any anime that's worth watching in the first place (i.e. not shonenshit)

Makes it worse, because it makes delusional man children that cling to fictional characters.

Incorrect.

>>>/reddit/

Improve unless you're gay.

If it's done in a comical fashion then it's fine.

This. If it's done in a cheesy way purely to appeal to horny otaku, it's awful.

Yes.

If not the main focus, it does not hurt the anime.
But if fan service is the main selling point, it makes it worse.

Looking at you Keijo, etc

It depends on the genre and if it fits the mood/setting. On top of that, the anime itself has to be good without the fanservice. If it's an absolute piece of shit that tries to sell itself with copious amounts of tits and ass, it's not worth watching.

The exception to this rule is when the fanservice is THE point of watching the show. That goes for things like DxD, Keijo, TLR, and so on. These kinds of shows need to be evaluated on a different metric. Namely, the quality of the fanservice.

I think Keijo is fine since its both comedic and over the top.

Found the man children. I bet you're the types that find shit like keijo, Yuri on ice, flip flappers, generic moe, and SoL enjoyable.

Lewd scenarios that take time make it worse.
Lewd outfits/designs/angles/etc. make it better.

always improve. you can't give one example of a show that was made worse.

As with everything, it is not in itself good or bad, it depends how it is used. Well made fanservice makes improve even shittiest shows, poorly executed fanservice can ruin mood of good shows. Fanservice is a powerful tool to be used wisely.

One Piece

>you can't give one example of a show that was made worse

shit series for babies and characters are all ugly anyway so it doesn't count

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>>>/reddit/

Neither. Fanservice is only ever tolerable if the anime itself already has a decent amount of merit outside of the pandering.
If the main or only appealing factor of it was fanservice, then there was no real room for improvement or aggravation in the first place. It's already shit.

but what if it advanvces the PLOT

Hibike! Euphonium

Highschool of the Dead is one of the most ridiculous shit I've ever watched.

I don't mind if it's for comedy or just fundamentally what the series is about without trying to hide it, like TLR.

The shit that's awful is stuff like testament of sister new devil where they try to play it off as something serious and integral to the plot, while trying to have the facade of a serious show.

It makes anime worse but my dick harder
guess it evens out

fanservice should be a side dish, not the main course.

>Highschool of the Dead
How could anyone forget

Usually makes it worse, desu.

There are very few "fanservice series" that I really like, and all of them go BALLS OUT but without going TOO far. For example: Tsugumomo, Strike Witches, Danberu nan kiro moteru

But stuff like To Love Ru, Darkness included, does nothing for me. Most actual borderline H where the MC fucks everyone makes me angry (Do You Like Big Girls, for example -- complete shit), and there are other fanservice series that simply lack a "fun" quality, and the service feels like "well, we need fanservice"

I dunno. Basically, I mostly dislike it but I'm still a pervert. Do it right or don't do it at all.

I don't mind it in moderation, but a lot of series throw it in at the most unnecessary times.

>>Looking at you Keijo
>I haven't watched Keijo

>Keijo
??

The point of reading or watching Keijo is the comedy and sports.

What tickles my autism more than Saeko's supersonic boobs is the fact that no one is wearing proper ear protection. They'd be going deaf really fucking fast due to that, along with having some nasty ear ringing going on that would completely disorient them.

You have to go back

It improves shitty anime and worsens good anime.

I miss classic fanservice where it was just casual, not that I hate today's fanservice or anything.

I like fanservice best when it's a product of skilled character design rather than conveniently angled shots. Like when a character has an incredibly sexy body and lewd clothing to compliment it but it's just a mundane part of the show.

Full Metal Panic. Doesn't help that it was made by Gonzo, the worst animation studio behind Deen.

I'm a fan and I like to be serviced.

Well I mean for most of human history with firearms we never used ear protection.
I mean, it would have been a good idea, but you know how it goes.

This. Fanservice in natural situations is something that can be both sexy and naturally flowing in the plot without derailing too much. (Thanks, Takahashi!)

Worse, anyone who argues is disillusioned and degenerate.

Depends on the tone and character designs of the show.

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To be honest fan-service only seems very bad if it's not a main feature of the show and how it is implemented. A fan-service show can still have good character development, but very few know how to find that sort of balance without the characters and setting completely collapsing.

Even shows that aren't heavy on fan-service can still have some in it. As long as it doesn't feel forced within the series context and doesn't seem like it disrupt the narrative of what they portraying of their characters so far.

@151384954

Being pandered to sparingly with a character I like is infinitely better than being pandered to all of the time because the show feels that it has a fanservice quota that it needs to meet.

I want to be pandered to without feeling like I'm being pandered to. Therefore most anime misses the mark.

>if senpai device is the main selling point
>Keijo
Fan service is not the main selling point of Keijo; unique battle dynamics in bikinis is. Kys

This

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Fuck autocorrect, fanservice*

What a compelling argument. As expected from horny brainless wankers though.

Not him, but you sound really mad about gay you are.

largely agree here, setting up a contrived scenario just so Ineffectual-kun can see up Girl-chan's pantsu and then stammer and fail to apologize, especially multiple times, is just wasting everyone's time

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