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Wick check for Best Known for the Fanservice

Wicks checked: 50/50

Wick totals:

• Risque content that is the best known element of the work: 9/50: 18%
• Very well-known risque content but not the only well known aspect: 7/50: 14%
• Fanservice exists but is not the best-known thing: 15/50: 30%
• Was the best-known thing during promo/early on, no longer is: 5/50: 10%
• "This character is hot"/one-handed troping": 10/50: 20%
• Not an example at all: 1/50: 2%
• Unclear/other: 3/50: 6%

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Risque content that is the best known element of the work

• Barbarella: The most remembered parts from the movie are Jane Fonda's striptease and the scene where she's put in the Excessive Machine.
  • Good, probably uncontroversial example.
• David: If someone mentions David, the first thing that comes to mind for many people is not the fact that it portrays him before the battle with Goliath. Michelangelo broke from the norm by depicting David about to fight Goliath, instead of after his victory. Thus, David is missing the artifacts that would normally give it away to the uninformed viewer, such as the head of Goliath or an empty sling. This is probably what happens when you show generations of people a statue of a nude man with the only explanation "This is David; he's a beautiful work of art." The statue itself is supposed to be meaningful both in its grasp of human determination to fight oppression and in its portrayal of human anatomy, but all anybody remembers is "naked". His relative lack of... um... endowment is also often brought up, as well as the fact that he is not circumcised, as would have been the Jewish practice. The most likely reason that he's a Teeny Weenie is because of Renaissance ideals. In Ancient Rome and Greece, which is where the Renaissance gets its ideals from, larger sized junks were considered 'unseemly' and barbaric by the educated and only barbarians, ugly men, and animal-men had them. In fact, the ideal was small, thin and uncircumcised. A forgotten example of male Petite Pride!
  • Maybe an example of "best known among laypeople for the fanservice" but qualifies, I think.
• Dr. No: The scene where Honey Ryder emerges from ocean wearing only a revealing (for the time) bikini is not only the film's most iconic scene, but one of the most iconic moments in the entire James Bond franchise. It would later be copied by Halle Berry in Die Another Day, and Daniel Craig would do a gender-swapped version in Casino Royale (2006). Amusingly enough, this is actually Bowdlerized from the scene in the book, where she only wears a belt.
  • Good, probably uncontroversial example; it helps that it has been parodied several times, and that anything better-known probably falls under the Bond franchise in general.
• Eyes Wide Shut: The average person doesn't know much in the movie aside from nude Nicole Kidman (at times kissing naked Tom Cruise, as seen on the poster) and the infamous masked orgy.
  • Possibly falls under "not the only well known thing" but let's be real, everyone knows it as that orgy movie
• Howling II: Stirba: Werewolf Bitch: Sybil Danning tearing her top off is repeated 17 times during the closing credits of II (reportedly, Danning was mortified by this).
  • Probably qualifies and was definitely aiming for this. The top Letterboxd review singles it out.
• Ikki Tousen: Ask the majority of the Ikki Tousen fandom what they remember the most - chances are panty shots, boobs and lesbians (explicit or subtext) will be more common answers than anything remotely related to Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
  • Not familiar with this franchise and the trope kind of hedges so it may not fit here, but it's my best guess.
• Kushiel's Legacy: The book series mashes up Historical Fantasy and High Fantasy with espionage and adventure fiction, but it's probably best known for having a professional submissive as the protagonist of the first trilogy and there legitimately is a lot of sex in all the books.
  • Good, probably uncontroversial example.
• Power Girl: Pretty much her existence in a nutshell. Her Most Common Superpower is by far her defining trait (the "Boob Window" of her costume doesn't help), and every single article about her online or in comics-related media will comment on her chest.
  • Could do with citations but probably qualifies
• The Electric Tale of Pikachu: Nevermind the nice art or interesting take on the anime, everyone only discusses the female fanservice. Especially well known is Misty's sling bikini from her gym fight.
  • Seems to qualify based on the page (although there is the separate issue of Misty being underage).

Well-known risque content but not the only well known aspect

• Crimson Spell: As noted on the main page, the series does have a plot (an increasingly dark and complicated one, at that), but the graphic gay sex is its best-known trait.
  • What the main page actually says: "Depending on where you're coming from, Crimson Spell is either a fantasy with lots of gay sex scenes or a Boys' Love series with an unusually well-developed plot and setting." This implies that it isn't the one well-known thing.
• Doctor Who S14 E3 "The Deadly Assassin": The story is an Out-of-Genre Experience, Worldbuilding of Time Lord culture, a Noir Episode, a horrible zombie Master, as much Surreal Horror as the BBC budget could allow, so shockingly violent it nearly got the show canned. It is remembered for all of that, but you'll still be hard-pressed to find a member of the Classic Who Estrogen Brigade that isn't going to mention the fact that Tom Baker spends most of the story wearing a see-through white shirt and there's a bit where he gets wet and strikes a pose.
  • Outright admits it is well known for other things as well.
• Jennifer Lopez: Her big rear tends to be always brought up whenever she's mentioned. There were even wild rumors that she had it insured — to which she responded "Who would do that?" Her famous Navel-Deep Neckline dress is another one. Google's image search engine was created because of it.
  • Definitely well-known, with specific examples besides "some people think," but Jennifer Lopez is also well-known for being an actor and musician in general.
• Last Tango in Paris: Granted, the "fanservice" in this case would count as Squick, but the "Butter Scene" is easily the most remembered scene of the film.
  • A critically acclaimed film in general outside this, is the thing (plus the issue of calling someone being raped "fanservice").
• Love, Death & Robots: A series of sci-fi animated shorts dealing with various high (and low) concepts of Speculative Fiction, along with a hefty dose of Mind Screw in them, all served in variety of forms and styles? Nah, it's that show with lots of gratuitously nude chicks. Taken to the extreme with The Witness.
  • Possibly "fanservice exists but is not the best-known thing," but googling some reviews did turn up an unusual amount of mentions of the nudity.
• Star Trek S1 E4 "The Naked Time": The episode is best known for a pretty ripped Hikaru Sulu running around shirtless with a rapier. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart had a bit of fun when George Takei got married and out of all the Star Trek stills available, the news put up a picture of Sulu fencing shirtless. "Oh my" indeed.
  • This seems pretty cut and dry as an example... except that shortly down the page we also have "While this is often remembered as the episode where a virus causes the entire Enterprise crew to start acting like horny drunks." Granted, that is also sexual, but seems to be more plot-related.
• The Shape of Water: As amazing and award-winning as this film is, it's probably going to have a hard time shrugging off its reputation as the movie where a woman has sex with a fish man. Sally Hawkins' butt really left an impression in the minds of a lot of filmgoers.
  • Probably too critically acclaimed and too early on to really say "best known." The second part probably should be cut.

Fanservice exists but is not the best-known thing:

• Animaniacs: There are numerous videos and lists compiling the innuendos and hidden sex jokes. Minerva Mink is remembered so well - despite having only two cartoons (aside from guest cameos in other shorts) - precisely for this reason. And of course Hello Nurse is one of the most memorable aspects of the cartoon.
  • It's a very well-known and beloved cartoon in general.
• Coca Cola Kid: If anyone even heard of this game, it's because of the ending screen where Cokey is squashed in Ms. Sakurako's bosom.
  • Maybe an example of "one of but not the best known things" above, hard to say, but the blog posts about it don't seem solely about it
• Doki Doki! PreCure: Perhaps the only thing many fans liked about the otherwise-hated Cure Ace was her Transformation Sequence, especially the Sexy Silhouette.
  • Doesn't even attempt to be about the entire work and is more just bashing a character
• Dude, Where's My Car?: Outside of being a Fountain of Memes, there are a lot of fans who watch it to see Jodi Ann Paterson as a giantess stomping around in a purple bra and miniskirt with lots of panty shots.
  • If it's a Fountain of Memes it by definition is known for other things; "some people know it for"
• From Dusk Till Dawn: Although Salma Hayek didn't show any naughty bits, her devilishly hot erotic dance with music by Tito & Tarantula is remembered by everyone who's seen the movie.
  • Doesn't explain why it is the BEST known thing and it being a Quentin Tarantino film suggests it's probably not; vague references to "everyone who's seen the movie"
• Gia: Some people only remember the film due to the lesbian sex scene and assorted nude scenes.
  • "Some people..."
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Many people remember the scene with the female Klowns. Most however were rather turned off by it.
  • "Many people..."; this is better known for just being a wacky bad horror movie in general
• La-Mulana: Or in this case, Fan Disservice. The game, particularly the original 8-bit version, is well-known for the shot of Lemeza sensually posing in a revealing swimsuit at the end of Hell Temple, particularly amongst those who were exposed to the game through DeceasedCrab.
  • A fairly well known early indie game in general that also has fanservice, possibly Let's Play fan myopia
• Lilo & Stitch (2002): Pretty much the reason there's so much online fan art of that blonde lifeguard girl...Nani and David are no slouches in this department either.
  • Makes no attempt to be about the work as a whole rather than specific characters (at least they're over 18).
• Momodora: Many players will find Lubella, the Witch of Decay, to be one of the more memorable bosses in Reverie due to her being a giantess who fills the screen in such a way as to draw attention to her ample bust and cleavage. Several Let's Players have referred to her as the "boobie lady".
  • Makes no attempt to be about the work as a whole rather than a specific character; "Many players..."
• Nekopara: The SFW Steam version got memetically popular due to the slider that controls the intensity of jiggle physics.
  • The page goes on to say that this is "one of the most successful doujin visual novels of all time," which suggests there are many things it's better known for
• Seijuu Sentai Gingaman: The season is sometimes known for its most stripperiffic villainess in the entire franchise.
  • "sometimes known"
• Sonichu: Issue 8, the most sexually explicit issue, is also one of the most notorious.
  • no and let's leave it at that
• The Last Jedi: One of the most talked about scenes of the movie is Kylo's Shirtless Scene. Though also for certain reasons besides the obvious.
  • An immensely well known movie in general and not just for a shirtless scene
• The Wolf of Wall Street: Doesn't exactly apply to the film itself (though it is known for having copious amounts of nudity and sex), but this movie is the reason why Margot Robbie is recognized as a Ms. Fanservice in the media.
  • "Doesn't exactly apply to the film itself..."

Was the best-known thing during promo/early on, no longer is

• Atonement: A good amount of the interviews for the movie were regarding the library tryst.
  • Went on to be extremely critically acclaimed and well known in general
• Passengers (2016): A rather big amount of press for the movie came about for Chris Pratt showing his ass during a shower scene.
  • Seems to be just about the promo.
• The Black Crook: At the time, the play was most well-known for the ballerinas showing off their legs than anything else.
  • The main page says this "has the notability of being the Ur-Example of musicals," and showing off their legs probably no longer counts as memorable fanservice anyway
• The Dandy Warhols: In their early years when Zia McCabe would often perform topless.
  • Outright says this was in the early days, they've become better known in general since
• Z: The Beginning of Everything: Christina Ricci got a lot of publicity for going full frontal in the wedding episode. Almost all the interviews asked about her wearing a blonde merkin for the scene.
  • Seems to be mostly about press and not about lasting legacy

"This character is hot"/one-handed troping

• Ask That Guy with the Glasses: We swear there were more characteristics to him than just orgasm-facing pipe-licking depraved sexuality.
  • Most of this folder probably doesn't need explanation; this is also first-person
• Batman Forever: Nicole Kidman's breakout role as Dr. Chase Meridian, whose moments of brilliance are secondary to her moments of sexiness.
  • Note that further down the page it says: "The Riddler is usually considered the main reason to watch this movie due to Jim Carrey delivering a characteristically outrageous and funny performance."
• Beauty and the Beast: Among the guys; Gaston is one hunky bloke, the Beast is quite cute when he mellows out and his human form is very pretty. On the girl's side we have Belle wearing a ballroom gown that exposes her shoulders and shows off some cleavage, the buxom bimbettes whose dresses look like they're about to drop off any second and receive a panty shot, a village woman with a generous bosom and Lumiere's feather-duster girlfriend, who in her human form has a very prominent bustline.
  • again, speaks for itself
• Carrie (1976): Amy Irving would like to point out that the film opens with a volleyball game in gym class, and not the steamy scene of the girls showering. Of course the Shower Scene is also memorable for morphing into Fan Disservice as Carrie gets her first period.
  • kinda more secondhand one-handed troping, but still
• Enrique Iglesias: Without even trying.
  • also zero context
• Gen¹³: Everyone remembers Fairchild's super legs, and Rainmaker, who kissed Fairchild.
  • mild as far as one-handed troping but still has the ambiguous "everyone" and makes no attempt to explain broader context
• Happily N'Ever After: For both fans and detractors, Frieda is this; must be the Impossible Hourglass Figure.
  • see above
• Kitty Is Not a Cat: Let's just say some people in the Furry Fandom may have only taken interest in the show because of Petal. Not that the animators are helping.
  • also Periphery Demographic stuff
• Suicide Squad (2016): Suicide Squad has Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn wearing short shorts and, uh, what else... ah!, and Cara Delevingne as Enchantress in a Chainmail Bikini.
  • self-explanatory
• Supermassive Black Hole A*: Starting from Episode 11, after the death Selenis' 32nd clone, the comic's focus on Selenis Zea had provided the comic with a sex appeal thanks to her attractive appearance ranging from her form-fitting space suit to clone nudity.
  • "this character is hot"

Not an example at all

• Lady Gaga: Best Known for the Fanservice: Inverted. There's so much in terms of Fanservice that Everyone Remembers The Sandwich instead.
  • The inverse of "best known for the fanservice" is just "known for something"

Unclear/other

• DIDNapper: If you look on YouTube, you will notice that the game over compilations and Private Cell videos are the most viewed.
  • Hard to say whether this is an example of "best known" or lewd stuff just getting more YouTube hits in general
• The Graham Norton Show: Referenced whenever Graham brings up a work that falls under that category. The guest will usually be asked about it:
  • Dame Julie Andrews appearing topless in S.O.B..
  • Dame Helen Mirren's nudity in Calendar Girls.
  • Amy Adams's cleavage in American Hustle.
  • Channing Tatum's former career as a stripper.
  • Keira Knightley making weird sex faces in A Dangerous Method, and her raunchy library love scene with James McAvoy in Atonement.
  • Meta, and kind of hard to place as a result, that said, some of the examples given don't seem like they are themselves best known for these scenes
• The Reader: Nowadays, the Holocaust narrative of the film often comes second to the detail that it's a film where a thirtysomething has an affair with a 15-year-old.
  • What is that last part trying to imply.