When I look at certain cheesecake-oriented American comics such as Lady Death, Vampirella, and Taboo, I find that they bother me in a way that fanservicey manga, anime, etc. do not. It’s something I haven’t entirely figured out why, but there’s an inkling somewhere in my mind that tells me to head a certain direction. This post is the exploration of that feeling.
Before I start though, I’m going to have to point out that the images used in this post may be considered not work-safe. Careful!
With American comics and animation you’ve got Vampirella, Lady Death, Heavy Metal, and Witchblade.
With Japanese manga and anime you’ve got Ikkitousen, Queen’s Blade, Grenadier, …and Witchblade.
All of these titles and more center around buxom ladies kicking ass and taking names but always being just on the other side of emasculating so that we as guys can picture them in our fantasies, if that’s the sort of thing we’re into.
I can throw around all sorts of descriptive terms, like fanservice, cheesecake, girls in metal bikinis, girl power, but is there a specific name for this genre?
If not, I propose a few.
“Swordcake”
“Tit Fighter”
“Action Cleavage Boobs Fest”
Or perhaps, as one friend suggested, “Softcore.”
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