dragontamer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hmmm, I always considered Faye/Cowboy Bebop to actually be on the more sexualized side.
I’ll recommend Promised Neverland, Ranking of Kings, OddTaxi my top recommends for zero-fanservice shows.
There is slight fanservice (less than Cowboy Bebop) in Zenshu, that I think most people will find tasteful (a little bit of a silly hot naked springs scene but seriously Faye/Cowboy Bebop was a lot worse).
oce@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
Fair, I haven’t watched it in a long time, but by checking again I agree. At least her identity and design are clearly adult and she’s a strong core character, not just fan service. To be clear I am not in favor of zero sexuality, it’s part of human culture and it can be intelligently used for the scenario. My problem is when it becomes a creepy commercial trope that feeds social issues, especially for minor looking characters.
From what I saw, Kill La Kill crosses the border too much for me. She’s fully sexualized and she is a 17 year old minor. I don’t think the parody label dismissed the issue. It wouldn’t cost much to make her an adult, so why didn’t they? The scenario would be ruined, or the creepy commercial trope would get weaker?
I don’t know the other ones.
dragontamer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Oh right. For the OPs of the original recommendations / “Zero Fanservice” shows:
Promised Neverland: Orphans (IIRC, 12 years old or so at the start of the show?) discover that there’s dark secrets in their orphanage. They need to escape. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB2t5y7ujlg
Ranking of Kings: Bochi, the 1st Prince and 1st in line to the throne of the Kingdom of Bosse, is deaf, mute, and weak. The sickly Heroic King is worried about what will happen to the kingdom after he dies. The court (especially the Queen) is obviously favoring the stronger 2nd Prince. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5SSAXK6bQE . Classic Fairytale feel and tropes (magic mirrors, emperor has no clothes, blood magic, deals with devils, magical stepmoms, shadow people, etc. etc.)
Oddtaxi: Murder Mystery / Noir story with a twist. The protagonist is the Taxi Driver with damn good memory. The taxi rides of his customers largely have to do with the murder mystery and leads to the core of the murder. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX-Ry1VxeDQ
dragontamer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG4eu4HMtbo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpJvHjyITMQ
Opening 1 and 2 for My Dress Up Darling. Obviously a fanservice show with all the dresses (and sometimes sexy-dresses) involved. But since its female-gaze centered, its a different feel.