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Anthy, art, ecchi, fan service, Fanservice, Ghost in the Shell, Himari, Holo, Kanba, Mawaru Penguindrum, Motoko Kusanagi, nudity, Queen's Blade, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Senjougahara, Spice and Wolf, Utena
Revolutionary Girl Utena – Gender dynamics meet Yuri
Aelysium brought up an interesting discussion about the blatant use of ecchi in anime. I’m really pleased to have this small chat with him.
Aelysium: This post idea came to me after watching Philosotaku’s video titled a defense of ecchi. Whilst for a lot of people ecchi is definitely an end unto itself, for a great deal of others it is often a hindrance; a cliche that many would argue is ruining anime. I don’t particularly care for ecchi myself and often will be put off by any show that tries to cover up plot and character holes using well-endowed harems, however, I have to wonder if there really isn’t any subtle use for the genre. Is it simply pandering to an already subdued market or is there, beneath the prima facie titillation, something that can actually inspire depth in ecchi? I would argue the latter. Whilst ecchi is certainly not the pioneer of great philosophy, it isn’t the completely barren land of bustling valleys and gratuitous panty shots one might believe.
Lemmas and Submodalities 