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Of course. It seems that for many viewers/readers, the de facto definition of fan service has become purely imagery that we find aesthetically pleasing sexually - be that panty shots, gravity defying breasts, or muscle bound men for the shonen-ai audience.The point you bring up on Gunsmith Cats and gunplay fan service is a good one. Hell, gun service is just as much a feature of Highschool of the Dead as ecchi fan service. Another show that comes to mind is Black Lagoon - fan service galore, but more of one type than another.You could argue that any element or trope of a show/genre that grabs a viewer's attention is a form of fan service. So to counter the thread's title: No, they shouldn't stop putting fan service in every anime, because without it, there wouldn't be any anime.
Of course. It seems that for many viewers/readers, the de facto definition of fan service has become purely imagery that we find aesthetically pleasing sexually - be that panty shots, gravity defying breasts, or muscle bound men for the shonen-ai audience.
The point you bring up on Gunsmith Cats and gunplay fan service is a good one. Hell, gun service is just as much a feature of Highschool of the Dead as ecchi fan service. Another show that comes to mind is Black Lagoon - fan service galore, but more of one type than another.
You could argue that any element or trope of a show/genre that grabs a viewer's attention is a form of fan service. So to counter the thread's title: No, they shouldn't stop putting fan service in every anime, because without it, there wouldn't be any anime.
