The articles Cool Big Sis, Super Powered Robot Meter Maids, and Ninja Maid should really have better pictures, ones that don't have the egregious Fan Service.

edited 18th Mar '09 5:00:19 PM by Sand Josieph

...Is that even possible?

Why?

I can agree on Cool Big Sis, but mainly because it's not a very good depiction of the trope. The fanservice is really fairly mild.

I think Ninja Maid is defensible on grounds of being at least partly a fanservice-based trope, but I can get behind the other two.

I was the one who put up the picture for Super Powered Robot Meter Maids. The amount of armament in the picture seemed to fit the description nicely.

@Nornagest: And Super Powered Robot Meter Maids is also about Maids, so it is also a partly fanservice-based trope.

edited 18th Mar '09 6:26:55 PM by Matrix

Cool Big Sis could use a two shot with a younger person to give a better idea.

I always interpreted "meter maid" in that title as being an example of the kind of repetitive, undemanding work that you conspicuously wouldn't need superhuman combat abilities for.

Unless you're being sarcastic? I sometimes can't tell over a text channel.

I'm not being sarcastic.

If I'm being sarcastic I'll usually put sarcasm tags, or some kind of pothole that alludes to sarcasm.

I am sure that there are pictures out there that have ninja maids and super robot maids that do not involve blatant panty/ass shots.

.....Ass Shots.

That makes me giggle.

Or rather... "jiggle"?

Ha-ha-ha. *rolls eyes*

Nyaaaaaa.

I thought the Maids in Super Powered Robot Meter Maids were Meter Maids. Nothing to do with the fanservice maids.

The picture is of a Meido, though.

Wait, when did Maid = Fanservice?

And now I have "Lovely Rita" in my head — which also is a good example of a hot (in the narrator's opinion, anyway) meter maid. Brilliant!

Here's an unfortunate fact: Meter maids aren't always female. There are plenty of male meter maids (they get no respect though).

And the trope is talking about robots who are overly powerful for their intended duty. The meter maid is just an example given.

edited 18th Mar '09 8:29:47 PM by Sand Josieph

Yeah, it's supposed to be Meter Maids, not just Maids.

And Meter Maids have nothing to do with fanservice.

EDIT: That said, the pic is good anyway.

edited 18th Mar '09 8:37:02 PM by BlackHumor

It looks like somone took out the Cool Big Sis pic. I guess I'll need to find another page to bring to attention.

I should dig out some of my anime and grab a picture of a maid who looks sufficiently competent in fighting. I think there's probably something in the last episode of Kamen No Maid Guy; I remember my first attempt, of Hazuki from Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu, was foiled by animation shortcuts making the pic look ugly.

Why don't you post them on Pages Needing Images? You know, the page we launched just for this purpose?

@dkellis: I think Kogarashi might make a good placeholder if the Super Powered Robot Meter Maids pic gets the axe. The USB socket in his ear should cover the "robot" part somewhat, I guess.

I think giving the trope a name with "maid" in it may have been a bad idea.

Seriously, though, it has nothing to do with maids. It's about a robot built for mundane purposes which inexplicably is super-powerful because, hey, it's a robot. We could use a picture of Astro Boy. Or Bender.