vanservice

A specific subgenre of fanservice that depicts children, usually female, in pseudo-sexual situations. Usually manifests itself in the form of a panty shot. Named for the fact that every time you watch a vanservice scene, the party van circles your block.

Guy A: I watch Strike Witches for the vanservice.
Guy B: *looking out the window* I think those guys in that van are lost, they've driven by like five times.

by dfghaehgh January 8, 2012

manservice

Usually used to refer to Japanese animation named at adolescent girls; when a male character is naked or topless for no reason other than the enjoyment of the viewer or reader. Derived from 'fanservice'.

Fangirl #1: Did you read that one Naruto doujinshi?
Fangirl #2: You mean the one where Naruto and Sasuke got naked, and then they did it?
Fangirl #1: What excellent manservice!
Fangirl #2: I wholeheartedly concur. Now let us squeal annoyingly to celebrate this wonderful event.

by Meghan Olsen September 22, 2008

fanservice

In anime, fanservice stands for scenes which are not relevant to the overall plot at all, but merely are included to give the viewers what they presumably want to see. This generally includes things like panty shots, bouncing boobs, shower scenes, skirts which barely cover the crotch area, but can also be things like incredibly overexaggerated explosions, giant robots or supercute animals.

Do an image search for "Agent Aika" and you will see. That series basically is ONLY fanservice without a plot.

by jbee2006 May 31, 2006

fanservice

Usually seen in reference to Japanese popculture. When someone (i.e. manga/anime character, music artist) flashes the general public and/or whenever two or more famous people engage in any action which could be perceived as sexual in nature just to stand out or please (excite, shock, etc.) their fans. Many bandmembers have been known to kiss, lick, rub, and hump against other bandmembers while performing or while in public. Usually, this is purely platonic, but not always.

Person #1: Did you see the ~ *insert band name here* performed at their last concert?
Person #2: Where the vocalist licked the bassist's neck, and later on the bassist humped the vocalist?
Person #1: Yeah, wasn't it great?!

by Lady Arsenic July 28, 2004

fanservice

In terms of Anime, the least extreme form of nudity or sexually based angles. This may include panty shots, minor nudity, underwear shots, bouncing breasts and other such things added solely for comic effect or pleasuring perverted fans.

A less severe form of Ecchi or Hentai.

mostly found in romantic comedies and comedy.

1. That's not hentai! Ecchi maybe, or even fanservice.

by Dukeofyo90 September 28, 2005

fanservice

Generally any situation or scene in a movie, cartoon, comic, or even real life in which a scene is done specifically to cater to what the fans want to see, divorced from a plot or any other non-catering need. Often mistaken as invented by Japanese anime, the truth of the matter is that Hollywood movies and American TV shows in particular had been using this concept for years, if not decades, before anime ever even existed; however, the coined word itself DID start within anime fandoms to reference scenes of near-nudity that held no part to the overall plot of the episode/movie/etc.

The first film to involve nudity in the US was 1959, whereas the advent of the modern style and tradition of anime was in the late 60's, hence fanservice existed prior to anime.

by Creed of Heresy February 18, 2011

fanservice

Anime nudity with nothing to do with plot or continuity.

Some episodes of Ranma 1/2 contain fanservice.

by Geek-O-Man February 15, 2005