fanservice
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fanservice
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Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ファンサービス (fansābisu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from fan + service.
noun fan service
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Elements added to a television program or similar entertainment that appeal to avid fans but are of little interest to outsiders.
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.
Similar: fanwank
- 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. 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.
- Special interactions from idols to their fans. Fanservice is when group members interact with fans by taking their phones, accept gifts thrown on stage and acknowledge the people in the crowd.
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noun elements included in fiction to appeal to fans
| 日本語 | ファンサービス fansābisu |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | फ़ैनसर्विस fainsarvis |
| العربية | فان سيرفيس fān sīrfīs |
noun often racy or sexual material included in fiction merely to excite the viewer
| 한국어 | 서비스컷 seobiseukeot, 팬서비스 paenseobiseu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | サービスカット sābisu katto, ファンサービス fansābisu |
| 中文 | 殺必死 /杀必死 shābìsǐ |
| हिन्दी | फ़ैनसर्विस fainsarvis |
| Français | fan service |
| Русский | фансервис fanservis |
| العربية | فان سيرفيس fān sīrfīs |
noun special interactions from idols to their fans
| 한국어 | 팬서비스 paenseobiseu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ファンサービス fansābisu |
| 中文 | 飯撒 /饭撒 fànsā |
| हिन्दी | फ़ैनसर्विस fainsarvis |
| العربية | فان سيرفيس fān sīrfīs |
Talk about this word "fanservice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fanservice. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. fanservice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fanservice "fanservice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fanservice.Cite this
@misc{fanservice_2026,
title = {fanservice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanservice},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
