User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 207 "Depths" discussion/@comment-3003805-20120716003713/@comment-34954086-20120718024627

fanservice is only when it's liscensed material. Given for shippers, perves, classic fans, culturally refined. Fan Art def not fan service, it's just what they want to see. Fan service is like the Wally-Robin Bromance to some, the Artemis Naked comment, the Lori Lemaris appearance, fan service is just the elements that are uneccesary for plot but which fans love to see for whatever reason. A Service by the creators for the Fans. Japanese are particularly caterring for this and get way more leway on it then western animation.