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March 24, 2006 on 11:36 pm | In *Polls |

[EDIT:] Content slightly modified to appease the masses. Also changed due to better judgement.

What is the best kind of classic episode?

Anime, like any other culture, is one of stereotypes. One of its well-known gimmicks is classic episodes, the obligatory fun episodes which occur in nearly any anime series of adequate length and usually do nothing in the way of advancing the plot, unless it be a harem or love comedy series. Many H-game and harem series sport nearly all the different types of filler, since these episodes usually cater to the otaku, fanservice-craving type.

Now, for the list of obligatory episodes!

The Swimsuit Special.
Present in Karin, Kashimashi, SHUFFLE!, Suzuka, School Rumble, Love Hina, and many, many others.
Sekushi School Rumble trio. Extremely popular among the males of the anime series, this episode will usually involve a trip to the beach, water park, or swim competition, and plenty of nice shots with cute girls in bikinis/swimsuits. The animators’ main focus for the mature females is to create the curviest, shiniest, most balloon-like curves as possible. No anime girl would be complete without a huge white circle shine emanating from her bountiful bosom! Otherwise, middle schooler loli may be emphasized (see: Primula from SHUFFLE!). Despite their lack of curves, they are still just as shiny in some way. In addition to all this, a girl will typically lose her swimsuit top somehow in the water.

The Onsen (Hot Springs).
Present in Fruits Basket, School Rumble, Love Hina, Suzuka, REC, and more.
Aka getting hot and bothered in REC. Stereotypical onsen trips will lead to wild lesbian predicaments, usually including a ritual “breast check” (think, “Ohh, you got bigger, didn’t youuu?”). There will also be some terrible misunderstanding and a man will somehow barge in on the naked women or woman, only to be hurt physically. (Most likely the male protagonist misreading the sign for male and female bathing areas). It’s like the steam makes the male gender illiterate on contact or something.

Lingerie Shopping.
Present in SHUFFLE!, Chobits, Mai Hime Special, Kashimashi, and more.
SHUFFLE! Primula: Lovely loli lingerie! The obligatory panty-sampling, usually involving major embarrassment on the male lead’s part. You think he’d stop complaining and just enjoy the show. The underwear tried on and purchased is usually so cute and glorious that it makes Saria a very envious girl. Despite so many guys witnessing filler episodes like these, almost every male I meet, otaku or not, is too squeamish to enter Victoria’s Secret with a girl, let alone by themselves. Don’t you know panties are the best gift for your girlfriend? Geez!

Valentine’s Day.
Present in Fruits Basket, Black Cat, Ichigo 100%, and more.
Ichigo 100% loot! Probably the most enjoyable for non-ero fans, Valentine’s Day episodes contain the usual homemade chocolate-making by girls with ridiculous and horrendous results—terrible-tasting chocolate, misunderstood intentions, failures to communicate, etc. These girls have obviously never heard of purchasing food items and pretending they’re homemade. [For those unaware of Japanese culture, during Valentine’s Day, girls give chocolate to boys they like, and if they really want to show their affection, they will make the chocolate themselves. Other chocolate is also distributed to male coworkers or bosses. White Day, march 14th, is when males return the favor.]

The School/Summer Festival.. *New Poll Option Added*
Present in Fruits Basket, Mai-Hime, Karin, and more.
Mai-HIME: Big breasts in yukata FTW! Festivals are big in Japan and anime, especially the summer festival, which involves wearing the yukata, a light summer robe version of the kimono. It is apparently a big thing to see girls with their hair fixed up and their bodies clothed in yukata. My Japanese friend said it’s because yukata are easy to take off. But he may just be ecchi.These festivals occur often in anime, usually the summer nighttime festival with many traditional games and booths, which serves as a date opportunity for the lovers. School festivals are similar except they are much smaller, only school-wide, and consist of various club booths and activities. Either way, the setup and duration is a potential date opportunity.

Anyone who can find an anime with every type in it will get a cookie and chu.

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Don’t forget the school trip, especially with a test of courage =).

Comment by Kabitzin — March 25, 2006 #
3 other type of fillers belong to episodes that are ok if i like series. But onsen, it’s hard to describe how much i hate it. It always remind me how to show fanservice wrong way.

Comment by Anga — March 25, 2006 #
Hey in the swimsuit filler section, you missed out GUNXSWORD’s swimsuit episode. That is possibly the most creatively entertaining swimsuit filler episode ever, slightly edging out the SR beach episode.

Comment by tj han — March 25, 2006 #
I was between Swimsuit & Lingerie shopping. Voted for Swimsuit, after all nothing cheers me up more than sun&girls in swimsuit. Onsen is fun, but only with the gals from School Rumble.

Comment by Wyk72 — March 25, 2006 #
[…] Uma das primeiras coisas que eu faço quando entro na Internet é conferir o que há de novo nos anime blogs (americanos) através do blog好き. Então, Saria está fazendo uma enquete de qual é o melhor episódio filler. É claro que eu votei no “The Swimsuit Special”; é o único tipo de filler que eu gosto. Principalmente porque os dois capítulos de Love Hina em que a turma vai para a praia é inesquecível. Trackback: http://www.faiscasnoceu.com/eb/2006/03/25/p32/trackback/ […]

Pingback by Everlasting Blue » O Melhor Filler — March 25, 2006 #
I’m pretty sure Ichigo 100% has all four, atleast the manga version, seeing how it spans three freaking years.
Beach - preparing for cultural festival
Onsen - With Satsuki and co
Lingerie - Numerous times, from preparing for cultural festival to Satsuki’s dates
Valentine Day - Valentine Day

Comment by ayyo — March 25, 2006 #
The animators’ main focus for the mature females is to create the curviest, shiniest, most balloon-like curves as possible.

One need look no further than the Bakuretsu Tenshi swimsuit ep…

(you can probably split up bathing suit eps even further into beach eps and pool eps)

Comment by jpmeyer — March 25, 2006 #
Onsen for me… not so much for the delicious fanservice opportunities as for the chance to see everyone all drunk and stupid.

When I was in Japan, every time I had an overnight assignment, my producer and I would go looking for onsen towns and onsen hotels. Turned me into a damn onsen junkie.

Comment by Jeff Lawson — March 25, 2006 #
What’s a chu? Well for certain types of shows there are fillers without any fanservice but still count as fillers because they don’t advance the plot, i’m referring to the monster of the week formatt for certain shows (i.e. Bleach, Trinity Blood, Tactics)

Oh yeah, don’t forget traditional japanese festivals where they can get yukata shots (i probably spelled that wrong)

Comment by conrath — March 25, 2006 #
I’m going to argue that fanservice episodes advance the “plot” in most harem series so they’re not really filler.

Fillers to me will always be pointless fights in One Piece that doesn’t move Luffy closer to One Piece. Like the classic, “Everyone has anmesia” arc.

Can I vote for “Any episode past 60 for Bleach?”

Comment by jason — March 25, 2006 #
A little more respect, please. Most of these are rituals! Only infidels would call them “fillers”.

Comment by Chris — March 25, 2006 #
>Kabitzin: I was aware of the test of courage thing, but I think summer festival (with yukata) is more prevalent…I will add that.

>Jason: I guess you’re right. Now that I think about it, these are more of classics. I think I’ll change things around.

>Chris: I’m sorry for offending you, I never thought of “filler” as necessarily negative. But I am changing the classification anyway, so kini shinai de.

>conrath: “Chu” is the onomatopoeia (sound word) in Japanese for kissing.

>ayyo: *hands a cookie* （*＾・＾）ＣＨＵ～☆

Comment by Saria — March 25, 2006 #
Futakoi Alternative had a onsen scene which only featured two men. It was quite hilarious.

Comment by wildarmsheero — March 26, 2006 #
That wasn’t the “onsen” episode, that was in the episode with the bath house. In the real “onsen” episode we get nekkid twin ass FTW.

Comment by Chris — March 26, 2006 #
Ah, yes, of course. I hadn’t seen the series in a while and there was a lot of space between episodes (lousy fansubbers.)

Comment by wildarmsheero — March 26, 2006 #
[…] Então, Saria está fazendo uma enquete sobre qual é o melhor episódio filler. É claro que eu votei no “The Swimsuit Special” (^^v); é o único tipo de filler que eu gosto. Principalmente porque os dois capítulos (do mangá) de Love Hina em que a turma vai para a praia são inesquecíveis. […]

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