英和和英

別の表記

• fan service

語源

Calque of Japanese ファンサービス (fansābisu), equivalent to English fan +‎ service.

(Can this etymology be sourced?)

名詞

fanservice (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang) Elements added to a television program or similar entertainment that appeal to avid fans but are of little interest to outsiders.

   Synonym: fanwank

   • 2008 January, “Silent Hill Origins”, in GameAxis Unwired, page 42:

     For as much as the game is about Grady, it's also about tying up loose ends from the other games. If you're a veteran, prepare to be in hog heaven with the fanservice present.

   • 2025 April 19, Christopher Grimes, “Hollywood mines a new craft”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:

     The key to success for Minecraft or other films based on video games, says the veteran studio executive, is “fan service”—paying attention to the details that attracted the audience in the first place and resisting the temptation to force it into the conventions of a traditional movie.

2. (fandom slang, chiefly ACG, often derogatory) The inclusion in a work of fiction of material, especially of a racy or sexual nature, which may or may not have relevance to the storyline and is designed merely to excite the viewer.
   • 2000, Ryan Omega, Anime Trivia Quizbook: Episode 1: From Easy to Otaku Obscure (Anime Trivia Quizbooks):

     And because of that soy sauce, girls can get one of the few fanservice shots made for women in the entire history of the Ranma 1/2 series.

3. (fandom slang, idol fandom) Special interactions from idols to their fans.
   • 2022 July 21, “Moments with Mimi: K-Pop girl group Dreamcatcher knows how to make fans feel special, puts on an unforgettable show”, in The Post‎:

     Fanservice is when group members interact with fans by taking their phones, accept gifts thrown on stage and acknowledge the people in the crowd.

派生語