If you could change one anime into being a hardcore ecchi, which one would you pick?

Agree with all the Date A Live votes, it's actually going so far in the opposite direction. The first episode of the series is literally 5 minutes of imouto panty shots, then they slowly dropped the fan service to the point that in the most recent (not current) season, they actually dropped a recurring joke in the series where the girls freak out about being naked when their powers are sealed, and instead just had the girls clothed, as if that's how it always was.

I can get behind slowing down on the fan service if you are going to focus more on the characters and writing, but this show didn't do that... in fact the writing got even worse... so not only does it have bad writing, but it doesn't even have the ecchi anymore to keep it worth coming back too.

As an advocate of true gender equality, I would not be against it having male fanservice as well.

I mean it's not like the same way the girls have hot clothing and designs, the guys aren't some of the most fit, and good looking male characters out there, with a notable amount scenes that have them being shirtless.

@APolygons2 I'm not against male fanservice, it's just not that interesting to me. Not even because I'm not into guys, but because I can see a fully shirtless guy or a dudes ass anywhere. Even Marvel movies will show that much. Thor and Hulks asses still haunt me.

@FanofAction I know I know I was mostly joking.

OPM hardcore ecchi would go hard though I stand by that. I mean you're right that there are very few female characters, but also, the few that are there are pretty damn.... how can I put this without sounding like a degenerate "good looking"

sailor moon and claymore comes to my mind fast

@deg most of the cast of sailor moon are minors. <b> red flag </b>

Really?

I mean sure s2 and s3 were both a step down. as much as I like the series I think s3 in particular is pretty bad.

But the story has never been better, not even close. s4 and s5 have been by far and beyond so much better than everything before it in terms of story. the upgrade in animation, specially after s3 being.... well you've seen it, is also a huge upgrade.

This is not to say I disagree with date a live being a hardcore ecchi would make it better. I just disagree with the plot/writing getting worse (unless you mean s3)

Honestly though, this is an interesting concept, cause my favourite live action tv show black sails, started with a sex scene in pretty much every episode. but as it went on, and as the plot got more dense, and serious, it slowly faded both the comedy and the sex scenes. They were basically just click bait to get people to get through s1 which is the least interesting part of the story, and once you're invested, they deemed it unnecessary.

It's an interesting topic, to a much lesser extent this was what bunny girl senpai was as well.

@APolygons2

You can find my main complaint in this thread I made after finishing the series. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2119740

Also, the last couple of episodes of season 5 (that came out after my initial post) have actually been pretty good from a writing standpoint (still not a fan of the stiff cg models in the fights though) So my opinion is improving. Doesn't fix my complaints of the series overall, but as far as the season goes, it's better.

@deg most of the cast of sailor moon are minors. <b> red flag </b>

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue. This anime desperately needs some yuri action between the main female cast.

@tchitchouan You know, that show was really good, but had absolutely no reason to actually include these excessively skimpy outfits ><

Akiba Maid War
Date A Live
Girlfriend Girlfriend
Konosuba
More than a married couple but not lovers

@JaniSIr If they didn't include the skimpy outfits, the anime would have become forgotten like Bakuretsu Tenshi.

@tchitchouan It's already forgotten anyway... And considering that it's an actually good show, the ecchi part probably just put off people who don't go out of their way to watch ecchi.

Bukuretsu Tenshi on the other hand just straight up fell off by the end, so disappointing.

@tchitchouan You know, that show was really good, but had absolutely no reason to actually include these excessively skimpy outfits ><

@JaniSIr

This is just a rumor I remember reading back in the early 2000s but apparently Satoshi Shiki the author of "Daphne in the Brilliant Blue" was inspired by watching Æon Flux back in the 90s. Judging by the characters costumes and even the character designs it's easy to see the similarities.