Anime fetish

For this post, I’ll try to focus on anime fetishes that are specific to Japan. Obviously, foot fetish or S&M or giantess love are a thing in every country, but unless they played a part in the specific history of J-List and the products we’ve sold over the years, I wouldn’t include it.

In addition to watching anime so I can report on the best shows to you here, and working hard on great English visual novel releases like and our new , I also keep an eye on whatever the current fetish the anime world is into, so our staff can stock the appropriate products on the site, if appropriate. J-List has been around since forever, and I’ve seen a lot of anime fetishes and related booms come and go, including…

I personally think that this is less of an anime fanboy’s fetish and more of an animator’s fetish. I don’t know many (if any) otakus who are fans of panties in particular, but with the number of panty shots and/or panties in some fanservice shows (like Rosario+Vampire CAPU2 of fame) then there must be a moderately large fanbase for this type of thing. Maybe the fact that panties act as the gate-keeper to a mysterious world, unknown to both the male lead and the viewer. Or, barring that, consider the link between sex and panties (or rather, their removal). Either way, the day that anime shows stop having panty shots in them is the day that all hell breaks loose and Zeus descends from his mighty throne on Mount Olympus to hurl thunderbolts down upon the foolish mortals. Even the King of Gods needs to see some pantsu every now and then.

It’s also worth noting that an interest in characters wearing school uniforms doesn’t automatically denote anything sinister or illegal, either; in fact, for those who do have a sexual fetish for school uniforms, it’s often the contrast between a fully developed person and an outfit associated with “youth” that is most appealing; indeed, it’s not uncommon for supposedly school-age characters in anime to have distinctly mature figures.

As an anime fetish and more broadly in Japanese popular media, the typical school uniform is often combined with kogal fashion to create a more stylised and sometimes provocative look. This is achieved by shortening the skirt irrespective of the season and combining it with distinctive legwear such as loose socks. Characters often apply their own distinctive bit of individuality to the base uniform, too — an easy way of making them stand out visually while still making them clearly part of the “group”. , seen above, is a good example of this.