As the majority of this post is lost on me and I'm not going to shoot myself in the foot by pointing out the obvious why, I'm just going to clarify that the two promo images (not the Clamp one) in this post reference the Drama CDs. Which are that whacky combo of crack and serious plot. Just so you know. Also, the magazine art and the show are not joined at the hip. This is not Geass promoting itself; it's Animedia or NewType or PASH doing it for the series. So yeah it's going to focus on either the boy or girl side of the pretty. Sex sells.
The abundance of art of this kind promoting Code Geass IS taking the piss a little though. I mean, Gundam Seed and the like had it, but they also had serious and just generally NICE images for promotion too (although it was a Gundam series, so they could probably get away with it.)
Regardless of what the images are for, the fact remains that I'm tired of seeing C.C.'s ass/breasts/legs put on display when there is much more to the series than that. It's like all the kitty!Lelouch pictures or even the Lelouch/Suzaku joined-at-the-ear thing. Sex may sell, that doesn't mean that it's the only thing you should use to promote something.
Maybe I'm not a very good otaku, because I generally don't see the point in fanservice of this kind. Of course, I appreciate that there are some who do, and may their pocket protectors be blessed, however I was merely saying that there is so much official fanservice art produced for this anime, that it's almost indistinguishable from Air or Love Hina or any other the many other anime where it's 1 boy/many girls.
C.C., Kallen and even Shirley, are strong female characters. I'm tired of them being portrayed as an otaku's wet dream.
I get what you're saying. I personally don't mind a little fan service now and then, you know, like a little moment but even if these pictures aren't intended to promote Geass, they are. Tons of people on my f-list who weren't interested at first started seeing these sort of images and now they're following the series.
Yeah, it really has nothing to with the series but:
1. Geass shot to popularity QUICKLY. Time to cash in. $$$ (Like how FFVII won't stop making games for each character. :D) 2. even if people won't watch the anime, hey, you want sexy merchandise? Just buy these though!
AIR is different though. Isn't it from a H-game? Or eroge or something.
Unfortunately, most girls (and guys) in anime are portrayed in pin-ups and other merchandise as eye candy. It does detract from the characters though. D: Heck, I've heard complaints against Shirley because not only "is she useless but a fan service character".
Fan service isn't supposed to have a point but it wouldn't kill the artists to stop objectifying their characters, who I find really interesting, for once.
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Regardless of what the images are for, the fact remains that I'm tired of seeing C.C.'s ass/breasts/legs put on display when there is much more to the series than that. It's like all the kitty!Lelouch pictures or even the Lelouch/Suzaku joined-at-the-ear thing. Sex may sell, that doesn't mean that it's the only thing you should use to promote something.
Maybe I'm not a very good otaku, because I generally don't see the point in fanservice of this kind. Of course, I appreciate that there are some who do, and may their pocket protectors be blessed, however I was merely saying that there is so much official fanservice art produced for this anime, that it's almost indistinguishable from Air or Love Hina or any other the many other anime where it's 1 boy/many girls.
C.C., Kallen and even Shirley, are strong female characters. I'm tired of them being portrayed as an otaku's wet dream.
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Yeah, it really has nothing to with the series but:
1. Geass shot to popularity QUICKLY. Time to cash in. $$$ (Like how FFVII won't stop making games for each character. :D)
2. even if people won't watch the anime, hey, you want sexy merchandise? Just buy these though!
AIR is different though. Isn't it from a H-game? Or eroge or something.
Unfortunately, most girls (and guys) in anime are portrayed in pin-ups and other merchandise as eye candy. It does detract from the characters though. D: Heck, I've heard complaints against Shirley because not only "is she useless but a fan service character".
Fan service isn't supposed to have a point but it wouldn't kill the artists to stop objectifying their characters, who I find really interesting, for once.