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- adjective
erotic ,lascivious ,lewd ,naughty ,sexy ,suggestive - noun uncountable A
genre , especially ofanime andmanga , featuring playful,tongue-in-cheek usage of sexualized imagery and situations such asdouble entendre or flirtation, while remaining non-pornographic. Often used to differentiate fromhentai which features overt sexual themes. - noun uncountable
blanket term used to describe such media - noun rare, countable A situation within a story, especially
anime andmanga , which ventures into the ecchi genre.
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Examples
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As an aside, that's why I decided not to call this a fan service show and use the better fitting term "ecchi".
Anime Nano! 2010
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Tokyo Reporter, has an interview with a couple of great hentai (or maybe just 'ecchi'?) manga artists,
Comics212 2008
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While it retained the standard ecchi elements of a harem anime, nothing felt inappropriate.
Tokyopop Chibis: Maria Holic, Samurai Harem, Zone-00, Momogumi Plus Senki » Manga Worth Reading 2009
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It's full of animated nudity and astonishingly nasty violence, blended with an cutesy anime tradition of sweet little girls who love their papa, blended with hi tech action gunplay, with dollops of morally dodgy but hilarious scenes which draw upon the ecchi tradition of anime (basically, soft porn.)
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Knowing the history of the hentai / ecchi genre in meticulous detail, down to the minutiae of translation artefacts?
The New Retro Greg Tannahill 2009
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Air Gear - A stylistic blend of shounen with an ecchi side that will keep you screaming "PERVERT!"
MY FIRST MANGA: First Cry for Help - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2008
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Air Gear - A stylistic blend of shounen with an ecchi side that will keep you screaming "PERVERT!"
MY FIRST MANGA: First Cry for Help - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2008
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As for the watermelon boobies, to be honest, I was much more offended by the full on ecchi fan-service in the episode of Rosario + Vampire my friend sent me this week.
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In other words, the wrestling focuses on ecchi rather than training, hardwork and perseverance with ecchi sprinkled in
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In other words, the wrestling focuses on ecchi rather than training, hardwork and perseverance with ecchi sprinkled in
Baka Updates Manga 2010
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