How do you feel about beach episodes in anime? Do they detract from your overall enjoyment of a show...

How do you feel about beach episodes in anime? Do they detract from your overall enjoyment of a show, or do you believe them to be a vital part of all anime?

I like them in shows where not much happens. I don't like them in more serious shows where they feel entirely out of place.

If they have interesting character interactions they're fine. Otherwise they're filler

Post your favorite beach episode.

They're all the same.

Prisma illya would be my favorite.

I think it is great it is doesn't follow a typical style.

Slice of life typically has girls running up to the beach, playing with other girls, doing cute things like eating watermelon, then ending all sleepy.

Harem typically has the chick with the huge rack all shy, everyone else jealous, while playing in the beach, chick with the huge rack loses her bikini, then it ends with some hot springs thing.

If they don't follow that, it is automatically better than dog crap tier.

Onsen episodes are better.
But if I didn't want silly anime shit I wouldn't still be watching anime.

They're shit for insecure virgins. A person who likes actual GOOD anime will hate the mere presence of cliche shitty beach episodes. What happened to Sup Forums? I thought this place used to be elitist.

I consider a beach or river,lake, onsen, bath or any similar swimsuit episode necessary for most shows.
To the point lacking one acceptable format would be considered a detrimental negligence.
The swimsuit episode is the best way to get to know the characters more intimately and it carries a visual significance.

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Nice reaction image, you really got me there. So just because I hate an anime cliche that's been done to death means that I'm a faggot? No, all it means is that your still a kid can't help but jerk it each time you see breastss on screen. Get some taste you undeveloped simpleton.

this shit is just filler, period. almost ruins otherwise good shows

the only time a gay beach epsiode can be good is if it something actually happens other than cute girls doing cute things

I really hope you're not saying that beach episodes in CGDCT are bad.

It's not like moeshit is any good to begin with. So a beach episode in one of those shows doesn't really change anything.

>moe anime
>good

its fine when something HAPPENS that pertains to the story, but if its literally girls playing volleyball for and eating watermelon (whats with gooks and watermelons at the beach anyway), then its filler and obviously the are just stretching for time and panty shots

If you hate anime cliches but watch anime anyway you're retarded. Like someone that cuts their wrists and then bitches about how much it hurts.

We all like to swim or get a little wet. At least one episode needs to have a onsen or beach episode. Are those nipples I see?! Christ!

Seconding this. Still baffled that Valkyria Chronicles, which is anime WWII complete with the holocaust, found time for a beach episode.

Even in war soldiers can find some rest.

I just want to know how it works.

>implying all animes need a beach episode

It just doesn't work for certain shows

>one of the four episodes of castlevania is them swimming at the beach

I feel like most of the time it's just a contrivance to promote bikini figurines and do the standard fan service routine but if they do something fun with it then whatever, that's the only thing that matters. I mostly just don't want to see the same beach and the same jokes all over again.

just me or is subtle fan service WAY more erotic

>panty shots meh whatever

>girls in Girls' Last Tour wear long shirts with nothing else after they shower

MY PENIS. it doesn't show anything but its literally what isnt shown is what is hot

I liked the beach episodes in Ika Musume.

UMI DA!