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What Is Fan Service

Any action taken in order to please a fan. This can be used to describe events in actual anime or actions taken by cosplayers. In anime, it almost exclusively referred to when something semi-sexual is placed for no reason other than to attract more viewers, like the showing of a girl’s underwear or boys unnecessarily walking around shirtless. In cosplay, it is when one or more cosplayers perform for fan approval, such as saying lines, making poses, and/or carrying out various actions.