Manservice. It’s like regular fanservice, but instead of big boobs and moeblobs, it’s studly guys in skintight outfits staring longingly into each other’s eyes. In short, manservice is intentional titillation made for a predominately female audience. At first it can seem like little more than a cheap ploy for ratings, but there’s a subtle art to fulfilling women’s fantasies that a select few anime can nail absolutely perfectly.
It’s an eternal struggle for teachers to get their students interested in important works of literature from years long past. Since the material is so old, it can put younger people off from reading it entirely, even though they might’ve actually enjoyed the content if their eyes hadn’t already glazed over from the presentation. So, what’s the magic bullet that can make these books appealing? …Manga, of course!
Are you feeling overwhelmed with all of the serious and violent anime this season? As wonderful as shows like Inuyashiki and The Ancient Magus’ Bride are, sometimes you just need a short bit of fluff that’s easy on the eyes. And if you like boys in speedos, you can’t go wrong with Dive!! from this past summer.
When an anime character summons all of their strength to finally defeat the villain, you know that there’s going to be a big swell of music to accompany it. But what if the power source was literally the music itself?
Even if you’ve never seen the 1995 psychological anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, you probably know this phrase: ‘Get in the damn robot, Shinji!’ (different expletives may apply) The show’s main character, Shinji Ikari, is known for being whiny and ineffectual. He constantly shies away from piloting the EVA Unit 01 robot to save the world from monstrous angels, which is a feat that only he can perform. And while this seems like obnoxious character writing on the surface, Shinji’s thoughts and actions actually reflect real-world symptoms of depression.
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