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7->''"Simply put, we need to go lewder. Miniskirts, swimsuits, low-angle-shots; you need to put in as many of those as you can without breaking the law."''
8-->-- '''Tiramy''', ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark''
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10The use of sex or sexualized situations to reward or entice viewers. While the specific term "fanservice" arose from the {{anime}} community, the concept is far, far older. Most fanservice is seldom explicit or graphic—that is the territory of pornography. Instead, it uses sexuality or hints at sex often in a [[RuleOfFunny funny]] or [[NakedPeopleAreFunny comedic]] way to tease and titillate the audience. This is traditionally associated with female characters because MostWritersAreMale, but fanservice of male characters [[GenderInvertedTrope isn't uncommon either]].
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12Some shows may have [[MsFanservice designated fanservice characters]]: characters who, even if they are main characters and have a role beyond fanservice, are likely to end up in a fanservicey situation. Some shows have characters for [[MrFanservice both male]] and [[MsFanservice female fanservice]].
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14Although some fanservice can increase the appeal of a show, too much can become very distracting, and in some cases can [[FetishRetardant put viewers off completely]], especially if the fanservice is directed towards people with a sexuality sufficiently different from that of the viewer. However, [[SexSells fanservice can lure in viewers easily]]. At the other end of the spectrum, CrossingTheLineTwice, hard as it may be, can also occur at some point, thus using the fanservice for the advancement of the plot. ''{{Franchise/Negima}}'' is a mild example of this, whereas something like ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' goes further and ''Seikon no Qwaser'' may be '''the''' definitive example of the phenomenon.
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16[[DistaffCounterpart Fanservice of female characters]] is often called "cheesecake"; [[SpearCounterpart fanservice of male characters]] is often called "beefcake". {{Homoerotic|Subtext}} fanservice directed at the LGBTFanbase or {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s/{{Yuri Fan}}s also exists in quite a lot of media. Within the VisualKei subgenre of music, for example, "fanservice" and Ho Yay are almost synonymous due to bands being almost AlwaysMale, and an above-usual population of bisexuals early on followed up by the recognition of the YaoiFangirl as one of the primary audiences.
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18"Fanservice" is also sometimes used in a more general way, referring simply to any crowd-pleaser thrown in just because. When this is something non-sexual, like needlessly flashy attacks in a HumongousMecha show, long guitar/bass/drum solos in a concert, or [[ContinuityCavalcade throwing in lots of obscure continuity references]] in a long-running work, it's PanderingToTheBase. See also BreakoutCharacter, which is when a character is so liked by fans that the creator gives them more appearances. [[RuleOfSexy Sexy fanservice is considered the default form,]] because [[BestKnownForTheFanservice it is the one everybody seems to remember]], and the easiest to add to any kind of show.
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20See also PerpetuallyShinyBodies -- a form of fanservice in which the characters' bodies have unusual glossiness even when completely dry.
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22A SubTrope of SexSells.
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24See also NudityTropes, PartialNudityTropes.
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26For its LighterAndSofter counterpart, see RuleOfCute.
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28Not to be confused with FanFlattering.
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30!!A SuperTrope to
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32[floatboxright:
33Categories:
34+ FanserviceCharacters
35+ FanserviceCostumes
36+ RuleOfSexy
37+ TheseTropesAreEvilAndSexy
38]
39* AmazonianBeauty: A female character that's portrayed as attractive because of her muscular or toned build.
40* BackseatChangingRoom: Changing in the backseat.
41* BarelyThereSwimwear: A character ([[AlwaysFemale usually a female]]) wears [[Main/{{Stripperiffic}} extremely revealing]] swimwear to invoke MaleGaze.
42* BathingBeauty: A character that enjoys baths and showers a lot and is often shown bathing frequently.
43* BathtubScene: A character is shown bathing in a bathtub.
44* BeachEpisode: An episode taking place at a beach, which will often have the cast wearing swimwear.
45* BeautyContest: A contest in which people are judged by their appearance and social grace.
46* BedlahBabe: A traditional Egyptian folklore belly dancing costume worn by women with an emphasis on showing skin.
47* BestKnownForTheFanservice: A work of fiction is primarily remembered or talked about because of a scene featuring fanservice or its most fanservicey characters.
48* BigBeautifulWoman: A fat woman portrayed as attractive.
49* BigBeautifulMan: A fat man portrayed as attractive.
50* BoobsAndButtPose: Posing so you can see both at the same time.
51* BodyguardBabes: An attractive bodyguard.
52* BodySushi: Serving sushi on a naked body.
53* BreastExpansion: A woman's breasts grow larger.
54* BriefsBoasting: A man who walks around wearing only a small underwear and is proud of it.
55* BrotherSisterIncest: Sexual relationships between siblings treated as a kink.
56* {{Burlesque}}: Showgirls dancing onstage.
57* CandlelitBath: A character takes a luxurious bath by candlelight.
58* CantTakeAnythingWithYou: It is impossible to bring material objects when traveling through time. Can result in the time-traveler being naked if clothes are counted as material things.
59* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: A cast full of pretty/handsome young men.
60* CatFight: A fight between two women that is played as fanservice.
61* CensorSteam: Steam or smoke is strategically placed to conceal nudity.
62* ChippendalesDancers: Attractive men who work as strippers.
63* ChorusGirls: A chorus of attractive dancing showgirls.
64* CleavageWindow: A woman wears a costume that has a hole showing off cleavage over her breasts.
65* ClothingDamage: A character's clothing is damaged to show skin, often for fanservice purposes.
66* ConsumingPassion: Eating people with sexual undertones.
67* CrashingThroughTheHarem: A chase scene where a character crashes through a private room.
68* CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces: A stock phrase for narrators to describe an attractive character.
69* CuteClumsyGirl: A character's clumsiness is played as an attractive trait.
70* DeusSexMachina: For situations that require sex to resolve. No, really.
71* DirtyHarriet: A character poses as a sex worker to solve a case.
72* DressedLikeADominatrix: An outfit that includes a combination of a leotard, thigh high boots, opera gloves, etc.
73* EroticDream: Ranging from mildly suggestive, to sexually explicit.
74* EroticEating: Someone eats a food item in a suggestive manner.
75* FairCop: An attractive police officer.
76* FairySexy: A fairy character who is portrayed as attractive.
77* FanDisservice: It would be conventional fanservice, except the situation is too unpleasant or the person in question is too ugly or cruel for the scene to be considered sexy.
78* FanserviceCarWash: A scene where attractive characters wash a car for fanservice.
79* FanserviceCharacters: Characters and characterizations where fanservice is a major aspect.
80* FanserviceCostumes: Clothes or outfits where fanservice is the primary aspect.
81* FanserviceCover: Boost sales by putting fanservice on the cover of your magazine.
82* FanserviceExtra: A minor character whose purpose is to provide some fanservice.
83* FanserviceModel: A model who specializes in providing fanservice.
84* FanServicePack: A character that becomes more fanservice worthy over time.
85* FanserviceFauxFight: Characters engage in a playful fight for the sole purpose of fanservice.
86* FanserviceWithASmile: Women who work at a restaurant while wearing sensual attire.
87* FeelingYourHeartbeat: A character places another's hand on their chest to let them feel the first's heartbeat. The actual fanservice of this is dependent on the circumstances.
88* FemaleGaze: Arousing female audiences by focusing the camera on male anatomy.
89* FeminineLegSwish: A character swishes their legs back and forth to highlight their girlishness and/or femininity.
90* FetishizedAbuser: A character is sexy because they're sadistic or abusive.
91** {{Kichiku}}: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser.
92** KichikuMegane: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser who wears glasses to indicate that he is smart, sophisticated, and successful.
93* FierySensuality: A sensual or sexy character is associated with fire or heat.
94* FinalBattleInducedShirtLoss: Male protagonist gets his shirt torn off during the climax.
95* ForeignFanservice: A foreign character is considered attractive for their exoticness.
96* FoxyVixen: Fox motifs used for fanservice.
97* FromDressToDressing: A character makeshifts bandages from clothing.
98* FullFrontalAssault: A character fights while naked.
99* FullyClothedNudity: A character reacts as if they're naked when they're only in their underwear or swimwear.
100* FunbagAirbag: A character faceplants into someone's cleavage by accident.
101* FuroScene: A bathing scene involving the use of the Japanese style of bathing tub.
102* {{Gainaxing}}: Jiggling breasts.
103** JigglePhysics: Simulation of non-rigid objects in a computer, usually breasts.
104** JiggleShow: Media from TheSeventies revolving around Gainaxing.
105* GiantWoman: Attractive human giant who is female.
106* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Self-explanatory.
107* GivingThemTheStrip: A character is trapped and is forced to ditch an article of clothing to escape, which can be played for fanservice if the character ends up in their underwear or naked because of the reluctant disrobing.
108* GodivaHair: Nudity covered up by the person's long hair.
109* GoingCommando: (usually female) A character goes without underwear either voluntarily, or involuntarily, to entice the viewer with flashes up their skirt.
110* GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: Someone goes [[SkinnyDipping swimming naked]] and ends up having their clothes stolen.
111* GorgeousGreek: Greeks are synonymous with beauty.
112* GorgeousGaijin: In East Asian (or [[{{Animesque}} East Asian-inspired]]) works, a Western character who is sexualized due to their [[PhenotypeStereotype foreign features]] or brazen sexual attitudes.
113* HandOrObjectUnderwear: A naked character deliberately covers themselves by placing their hands or holding an object over their private parts.
114* HangingOurClothesToDry: As the trope by definition involves removing one's clothes to dry them, is very likely to be done for fanservice.
115* HartmanHips: A woman with very wide hips.
116* HelloSailor: Men in the Navy go gay [[SituationalSexuality due to lack of female options]].
117* HeroicBuild: The hero(es)/heroine(s) has a sexy body.
118* HighHeelPower: High heels seen as a symbol of female sex appeal or power.
119* HitchhikersLeg: A female hitchhiker shows off her leg(s) to passing motorists, in hopes of getting a lift.
120* HomeNudist: A character who walks around in the buff at home.
121* HomoeroticSubtext: When intended or primarily intended to pander to the LGBTFanbase, YaoiFan, or YuriFan
122* HoodOrnamentHottie: An attractive character sexily draped over a vehicle.
123* HospitalHottie: Sexually attractive medical personnel.
124* HotGod: An attractive deity.
125* HotMenAtWork: Hot shirtless men working and sweating.
126* HotSpringsEpisode: The cast finds a reason to spend time in a hot spring and fanservice ensues.
127* HotterAndSexier: An instalment in a franchise adds or increases fanservice compared to previous instalments.
128* HotWind: Wind blowing behind an attractive character to make them look sexier.
129* HotWitch: An attractive witch.
130* HulaAndLuaus: If a story's setting or an episode of a show is in {{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} or another part of the [[{{UsefulNotes/Oceania}} Pacific Islands]], it's likely there will be scantily dressed [[AlwaysFemale (usually) female]] dancers, lifeguards, or surfers.
131* IgnoreTheFanservice: A character deliberately ignores the fanservice aimed at him.
132* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: A woman has an unrealistically thin waist as well as unrealistically large hips and chest.
133* InnocentFanserviceGirl: A character who goes naked or wears revealing clothing due to being oblivious of the nudity taboo.
134* InterruptedBath: A bathing character is interrupted by something, forcing them to stop.
135* IntimateHealing: A type of healing that's deliberately made to look like sexual acts. Some may require ''[[DeusSexMachina actual sex]]''.
136* IntimateLotionApplication: Applying lotion on another character as a way to create sexual tension, romantic intimacy, awkwardness, or humor.
137* IntimateMarks: A character has some sort of writing, markings, symbols or pictures on the naughtier parts of their bodies, whether on bare skin or simply the clothes being worn over the parts.
138* IntimateOpenShirt
139* TheItemNumber
140* KinkyRolePlaying: The characters wear sexy costumes and/or engage in flirtatious scenarios as a sex game.
141* KinkySpanking: Spanking someone as part of sexual foreplay.
142* KissingCousins: The [[ForbiddenFruit taboo]] of flirting and sexual relationships between cousins, minus the issues present with such relations between immediate family.
143* LadyNotAppearingInThisGame: Advertisements for a video game attract interest by featuring an attractive woman who isn't actually part of the game at all.
144* LatexSpaceSuit: Futuristic settings have people wear form-fitting spacesuits.
145* LegFocus: The camera or another character repeatedly places emphasis on the sexiness of a character's legs to entice the viewer.
146* LingerieScene: A scene where a female character undresses to reveal her undergarments.
147* LiteralManeater: These types of FemmeFatale invoke their MsFanservice nature when they want to eat men.
148* {{Loincloth}}: A character wears a cloth over their nether regions that doesn't leave much to the imagination.
149* LustObject: A character treated in-universe as an object to be desired for sex.
150* MaidCorps: A wealthy person has a lot of attractive maids at their beck and call.
151* MaleFrontalNudity: Works depicting penises and the controversy surrounding them.
152* MaleGaze: Arousing male audiences by focusing the camera on female anatomy.
153* MarilynManeuver: A woman tries to hold her skirt down when air blows up from a grate they're standing on.
154* MarshmallowHell: Whenever a woman/adolescent female character sandwiches a male character's head in between her boobs upon tightly hugging him to make audiences either [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments laugh]] or go [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments "aww"]] as it happens.
155* ModestyBedsheet: Naked people in bed are covered up by bed sheets.
156* ModestyTowel: A naked person stays modest by wrapping a towel around their body.
157* {{Mooning}}: Exposing one's buttocks in order to amuse, insult, or arouse another person.
158* MostCommonSuperPower: Superheroines who are very busty.
159* MrFanservice: A male character who tends to provide fanservice.
160* MsFanservice: A female character who tends to provide fanservice.
161* MudWrestling: Two attractive women fight each other in a mud pit.
162* MurderousThighs: Crushing people with one's legs.
163* NakedApron: Fanservice is provided by having a character wear an apron and nothing else.
164* NakedFirstImpression: A character is naked the first time another person meets them.
165* NakedFreakOut: Someone freaks out after realizing they're naked.
166* NakedOnArrival: A character is naked when they are first seen on-screen.
167* NakedOnRevival: A dead character is naked once they're brought back to life.
168* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: Someone ends up trapped outdoors while naked and has to either get clothes or find a way back inside before someone sees them.
169* NaughtyNurseOutfit: A nurse's uniform that either includes fetish wear, or it's designed to be revealing.
170* NavelDeepNeckline: A woman wears an outfit that allows her breasts to show a lot of cleavage.
171* NavelOutline: A character's navel is visible through her clothing.
172* NavelWindow: A character's outfit deliberately shows her belly button but no more of her midriff.
173* NerdsAreSexy: For when geeks and glass wearing girls are portrayed as sexually attractive.
174* NonMammalMammaries: Females of non-human species have breasts when realistically they wouldn't have mammary glands.
175* NudeNatureDance: A character embraces nature by dancing naked.
176* TheNudifier: A weapon, magic spell, substance, etc. that has the purpose of instantly destroying or disintegrating a person's clothes so they end up naked.
177* ObligatoryBondageSong
178* OfCorsetsSexy: Corsets used as fetish fuel.
179* OutdoorBathPeeping: Spying on someone who is swimming naked.
180* PageThreeStunna: Better include pictures of hot women on the front page if you want your newspaper to sell!
181* PaidHarem: A wealthy person hires attractive people to hang with them.
182* PaintedOnPants: Body-hugging pants that reveals the figure of the person wearing it.
183* PantyFighter: Anime series, primarily about teenaged girls duking it out in skimpy highschool uniforms to ensure the audience sees their legs and panties as often as possible.
184* PantyShot: A scene where we briefly see a woman's underwear.
185* ParentalIncest: Sexual relations between parents and their (usually teenaged) children. Also covers such relations between adults with their nieces and/or nephews.
186* ParentService: Fanservice included in a children's work to appeal to older audiences.
187* PecFlex
188* PerpetuallyShinyBodies
189* PinkIsErotic: Pink is used to represent erotic or sexual elements.
190* PitGirls
191* PlayboyBunny: A female character wearing a very specific leotard-fishnet-bunny ear headband clothing set, as defined by magazine ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''.
192* PoolScene
193* PowerDynamicsKink: Fetishized power dynamics, subjugation, punishments, etc.
194* PrefersGoingBarefoot: When a ([[AlwaysFemale female]]) character deliberately goes barefoot to [[MaleGaze appeal to male audiences with foot fetishes]].
195* PropertyOfLove: Fetishizing willing submission to one's romantic partner as their "possession", or [[LustObject plaything]].
196* PsychosexualHorror: A subgenre that explores psychosexual development as a subject matter, including themes of sexual development and sexual activities.
197* PublicBathhouseScene
198* PublicExposure: Someone poses nude for painting or sculpture.
199* RagingStiffie: A guy's erection played equally for laughs and fanservice.
200* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: A character ends up in a state of undress against their wishes.
201* RightThroughTheWall: A type of sexy discretion shot that allows the audience to listen in.
202* RomanticizedAbuse
203* SailorFuku
204* {{Sarashi}} got to be better known thanks to Fanservice.
205* SceneryCensor: Covering up a nude character's genitals by having objects conveniently placed in front of them.
206* SeductiveSpider: Spider-based characters are figures of attraction and fanservice.
207* SelfFanservice: Fan art depicts characters as more attractive than how they are actually depicted in the original work.
208* SexilyModest: A look intended to convey modesty actually ends up being more alluring.
209* SexMagic: Exactly what it says, magic that ''requires sex'' to work.
210* {{Sexposition}}: Making exposition more interesting by combining it with a sex scene.
211* SexyCatPerson: When cat motifs are used for fanservice.
212* SexyCoatFlashing
213* SexyDimorphism: Female members of fantasy races will be sexy by human standards.
214* SexyDiscretionShot: Instances of offscreen sex. May, or ''may not'', include audio.
215* SexyFlaw
216* SexySantaDress
217* SexyScandinavian
218* SexySecretary: A hot looking office kitten, usually in skintight secretarial wear. Bonus points if they happen to [[NerdsAreSexy wear glasses.]]
219* SexyShirtSwitch: A person wears their lover's shirt to indicate that they've had sex.
220* SexySilhouette: Using a curvaceous woman's silhouette to imply nudity.
221* SexySoakedShirt
222* SexStartsStoryStops: A sex scene for the sake of having a sex scene. Usually with little, or no, narrative justification.
223* SexySurfacingShot: A character surfacing or climbing out from a body of water being played for Fanservice.
224* SexyVillainsChasteHeroes: Evil characters are sexier than heroes.
225* ShakingTheRump: Someone wiggles their behind.
226* ShamefulStrip: Undressing someone as punishment.
227* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: A character who goes naked because they don't give a damn about the nudity taboo.
228* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: A shape-shifter who loses their clothes when assuming a form that their clothes cannot fit.
229* ShirtlessCaptives: People held prisoner end up bare-chested during their confinement.
230* ShirtlessScene: A scene where a character doesn't wear a shirt.
231* ShouldersUpNudity: A naked person is only seen from the shoulders up.
232* ShowerOfAngst: A character having an emotional breakdown while bathing.
233* ShowerOfAwkward: A character walks on another character showering or bathing.
234* ShowerScene: A character showing skin while showering.
235* ShowingOffTheNewBody
236* {{Sideboob}}: Showing off the sides of a woman's breasts for titillation.
237* SittingSexyOnAPiano
238* SkinnyDipping: Swimming naked.
239* SkinshipGrope: An anime staple, usually done between girls during {{furo scene}}s.
240* SleepsInTheNude: A character doesn't wear any clothes when sleeping.
241* SlipIntoSomethingMoreComfortable
242* SlipknotPonytail
243* SnakesAreSexy: Characters with serpentine traits are seen as attractive and used for fanservice.
244* StacysMom: A sexually desirable older woman (usually a single mom), who's lusted after by their son's, or daughter's friends.
245* StatuesqueStunner: A tall attractive woman.
246* StockingFiller: Nylons and pantyhose used to accentuate the curvature of a woman's legs.
247* {{Streaking}}: Running naked through public places.
248* {{Stripperiffic}}: Wearing revealing outfits.
249* StrippingSnag: A piece of a character's clothing is accidentally torn off.
250* StripPoker: A poker game where every loss requires the player to remove an article of clothing in each turn before they're eventually naked.
251* SuggestiveCollision: A plot contrivance where two characters collide and end up in a sexually suggestive position.
252* SultryBellyDancer: A usually female dancer who wears a midriff-revealing outfit and a lot of jewelry.
253* SupermodelStrut: A character confidently walks in a way that emphasises a their legs, hips or buttocks.
254* SweepsWeekLesbianKiss: Gotta get those ratings up!
255* TamerAndChaster: An instalment in a franchise removes or decreases fanservice compared to previous instalments.
256* ThanksForTheMammary: Grabbing a woman's boob(s), usually done unintentionally.
257* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing
258* TooSexyForThisTimeslot
259* ToplessnessFromTheBack: All that's shown of a naked or topless woman is her back from the waist up.
260* {{Twincest}}: Mainly and ''especially'' [[GirlOnGirlIsHot when female.]] Doubly so if they're identical.
261* {{Underboobs}}: A woman wears an outfit that shows off the underside of their breasts.
262* VaporWear: A woman wears clothes that make it blatant they do not have underwear.
263* WalkingShirtlessScene: A character who is never seen wearing a shirt.
264* WalkingSwimsuitScene: A character is always seen wearing a swimsuit.
265* WardrobeMalfunction: Someone's clothes fall off or become undone because of a freak accident.
266* WatchingTheReflectionUndress: Watching someone's reflection to see them undress without getting caught.
267* WaterfallShower: Showering in a waterfall.
268* WetSariScene
269* WetTShirtContest
270* WorkoutFanservice
271* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn
272[[/index]]

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