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Sep 12, 2022 3:13 PM
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It’s difficult to find a decent action anime where women aren’t soulless sex objects for male viewers. Fanservice just completely ruins whatever story the anime has, if it even has one in the first place. This is especially true for many action-based shows.

What are your favourite action anime that prioritize quality over degeneracy? (An anime can still have a little bit of fanservice without destroying the show, such as MHA, but nothing like High School DXD please.)


(Just realized this was accidentally posted in Anime Discussion. Please move to anime recommendations)
Sep 12, 2022 3:19 PM
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yeah I get what you mean

infinite stratos, highschool of the dead, shinmai maou no testament are all good ones
Sep 12, 2022 3:25 PM
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https://myanimelist.net/anime/24405/World_Trigger

S1 has pacing and animation issues along with a filler arc (eps 48 to 63), so the manga is better if you like reading.
Sep 12, 2022 3:27 PM
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Honestly, Golden Kamuy. There is like 2 women and both wear more clothes on average than the men. Peak manga or anime. There is a bit of nudity in the manga since there is few sex scenes in there, the anime has none of them. Then there is Tiger & Bunny which also has none.
Sep 12, 2022 3:36 PM
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yeah I get what you mean

infinite stratos, highschool of the dead, shinmai maou no testament are all good ones


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Sep 12, 2022 3:42 PM
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Currently it's jujutsu kaisen...
But i wish they had some sort of fan service..
 

Sep 12, 2022 3:45 PM
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Is it though? I think you're watching the wrong anime
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
Sep 12, 2022 3:47 PM
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GreyStoneFlinger said:
_FRB_ said:
yeah I get what you mean

infinite stratos, highschool of the dead, shinmai maou no testament are all good ones


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Sep 12, 2022 3:53 PM
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YeeYeeAss said:
Then there is Tiger & Bunny which also has none.


Not true in the latest series Karina Lyle ass was shown and there were some femdom scene with her.. and Agnes Joubert is always showing long legs and cleavage and taking in a erotic voice..like when she says bonjour

And even in jojo series, stone ocean had fan services well for masochistic fans anyway..
 

Sep 12, 2022 3:53 PM
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I believe Mob Psycho 100 has none, Eureka Seven has none, and Vinland Saga has none if I remember correctly.

A bit of a shame those were the only three I could pull from my list.
Sep 12, 2022 4:39 PM

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All action anime with no ecchi from my favourites are, from the bottom to the top of my list:

-Seikai no Senki-More romance in space than action but still more space battles than the prequel
-Tetsuwan Birdy Decode 02-The heroine shows skin alright but she is not sexualized
-Berserk-The 97 one
-Tekkaman Blade
-Tetsuwaw Birdy-The 96 one, there's one ecchi scene
-Black Lagoon first season and Roberta's Blood Trail
-Hellsing Ultimate, there's some nudity but not shown in erotic ways
-Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

And here's some titles with some action in it but I don't consider them action titles as it is not their main element:

-Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, the first season has fanservice
-Blue Gender, there's some nudity but not fanservice
-Area 88
-Evangelion, series and movie
-Gundam the Origin
-Shinsekai Yori
Sep 12, 2022 5:26 PM

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"Soulless sex objects" that term sounds kinda hot.

Well there's Mob Psycho 100. If MHA, with all the sexy costumes, is given a pass, something like Fate Grand Order should be too.
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CaptainKenshiro said:
All action anime with no ecchi from my favourites are, from the bottom to the top of my list:

-Seikai no Senki-More romance in space than action but still more space battles than the prequel
-Tetsuwan Birdy Decode 02-The heroine shows skin alright but she is not sexualized
-Berserk-The 97 one
-Tekkaman Blade
-Tetsuwaw Birdy-The 96 one, there's one ecchi scene
-Black Lagoon first season and Roberta's Blood Trail
-Hellsing Ultimate, there's some nudity but not shown in erotic ways
-Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

And here's some titles with some action in it but I don't consider them action titles as it is not their main element:

-Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, the first season has fanservice
-Blue Gender, there's some nudity but not fanservice
-Area 88
-Evangelion, series and movie
-Gundam the Origin
-Shinsekai Yori
I assume since the op hates fanservice so much certain scenes in Hellsing ultimate and berserk 97 might trigger them even though they are not meant to be titillating.EDIT: my apologies I should clarify, what I meant was if the topic of rape upsets the op they might want to avoid those two series, I was trying to give a heads up without spoiling things.
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I think you might like Mob Psycho and Fullmetal Alchemist
Sep 12, 2022 5:59 PM
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You know what? That does it. We try to ask for anime that doesn’t have fanservice, and the forum gets flooded with trolls who do the exact opposite! Why can’t we find anyone who actually has a decent taste in anime to give us recommendations through this method!?
Oh. That’s because there aren’t any*. We have simply ascended beyond average human comprehension to receive any sort of reward from asking primitive idiots. Goodbye, and have a nice day.

*Correction, only *two* people we asked answered correctly: 8arni and YeeYeeAss.
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Baki (Dont start with the netflix version like some people do the first 2 season are way superior specially saidai tournament which is basically fights 95% of runtime)

Berserk

Dororo

Hellsing ultimate (ultimate is just a reboot of the original which is just superior version)

Parasite

Vinland saga

Sep 12, 2022 6:29 PM

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While it probably wouldn't qualify as action in the conventual sense, Princess Mononoke is a great film with very little fanservice and tons of action.

The first season of Demon Slayer was fast paced with a lot of action and only had a little fan service at the end.

While they didn't have that much actual action in them (but when they did it was pretty epic) Eureka 7 and Vampire in the Garden were pretty exciting and had only a little fanservice I recall.

I haven't actually watched it yet, only clips on YouTube, but Bokurano seems like another show that has tons of action and little fanservice.
Sep 12, 2022 6:40 PM

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Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer are prime examples.
Sep 12, 2022 6:57 PM

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Kind of a basic pick, I know, but I'll go with Attack on Titan here. 4 Seasons in, and it's had plenty of plot-driven action while having pretty much no fanservice at all (of the sexy kind, at least).

Also a shout-out to Hunter X Hunter, Rurouni Kenshin and Fate/Zero, which are also great action shows with very little to no fanservice throughout (that haven't been mentioned here already).
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Kara no Kyoukai has some amazing action sequences and while there's some graphic scenes at times, nothing is there that I would classify as fanservice from my memory. The actual story is more than just simple 'action' though, it's definitely not for everyone.
Sep 12, 2022 7:50 PM
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I'll recommend what I can remember than be a troll (though trolls could be doing a favour ironically by saying ones that do have fan service in them and which to avoid, but anyway).

I haven't watched an action show in a while (many I've dropped so can't speak for them, I'll mention which, I got what I could from my list and compared with OPs). Unless they had sequels I cared about haven't bothered in years to watch any.

Ratings are on the left like episode count so not going to mention them if too violent and all that/if anyone cares, just watch whatever.

So many fan service ones come to mind though for me as of the ones I've been trying to get through because 'that's what is available' or because I want to see what ones are trying to do with fan service in anime (it sounds dumb but some use it for part of the story others do use it very plainly.

I won't say many do use it well for story (the blatant ones for padding/same as the excuse of oops this came up when they were going to say something in romance anime and it gets delayed) but it has a different purpose for power ups or because they sold their soul to achieve something and that is just the value of it now fan service to see some one (in a romance manga I read because that was the wish and the magic delivered on that being the use of fan service), but especially manga only series but of the slice of life side than action.

I'm trying to remember the ones with little/nothing but even then 'ecchi/Hentai' mentions from characters even as like the limit of still fine as no skin is seen being the point of no fan service I'll count. Hmm.


Options I remember:
DN Angel (2003, 26 episodes) was a fine show. I remember it being some slice of life some action, something about a phantom thief. My first and only shoujo show I think (as far as tags go)

https://myanimelist.net/anime/61/DNAngel


Log Horizon, 3 seasons. I don't remember any, if your fine with an MMORPG, living in it and surviving than trying to escape it the SAO way than go for it. Many know about it so wasn't sure whether to bring it up. That and if don't care for video games/Isekai stories.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/17265/Log_Horizon


AICO Incarnation
I remember being a fine show. The dub was, as bad as people say. It's on Netflix. It's a fine show I guess. I very vaguely remember so I'll let the description speak for itself other than I think something about stone/robotics and such. There is action but obviously a goal that is fairly enjoyable. The dub is good to suffer or laugh at. Unless they changed it since no idea.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/36039/AICO__Incarnation


Ben-To (12 episodes, 1 season, food fighting, it's dumb fun)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/10396/Ben-To


Black Lagoon (3 seasons, it's a classic, if)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/889/Black_Lagoon

Gunslinger Girl 1&2 (classic, girls trained to do missions. I only have seen the first few episodes I have yet to see more)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/134/Gunslinger_Girl

Guilty Crown (has an eh ending from everyone that talks about it but the music is good (the thing people remember most about the show is the music), the fights were fine from what I remember)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/10793/Guilty_Crown

Cheating Craft (not seen, planned to but never did, something about some battlefield exam, the names make me think it's a chinese or korean anime which some are pretty good)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/33771/Cheating_Craft

C Money of Soul and Possibility (not seen really, I don't know much other than the name, has action no clue how much or if focuses on other elements, go off description)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/10163/C__The_Money_of_Soul_and_Possibility_Control


Chou Henshin Cosprayers. Can be fine to laugh at I think. Not a good one but intended to be part of a trilogy and showing how bad it is (2 are behind the scenes and light fan service shows the other is the action show but it's supposed to be bad as it's the aftermath of a bad production than the other 2 covering the production from two different staff member's perspectives)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/112/Chou_Henshin_Cosprayers

Sky Wizards Academy (I know it's about him teaching 3 girls, I vaguely remember the action moments, I remember it being pretty generic, it might be better than I remember though. I didn't mind the show the first time but the OVA later reminded me how much I don't really care but that might have been the OVA not the rest of the show in quality)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/25283/Kuusen_Madoushi_Kouhosei_no_Kyoukan



Knights & Magic (I didn't get past 1 episode. It's probably a fine show I just didn't see much of it. It's mechs and fantasy I think. The description will do a better job) At this point I was getting sick of action shows for a handful of these. Some 1-2 episodes others 6 or so.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/34104/Knights___Magic


Luck and Logic (I got half way through, it seemed generic. Was a fine show with a varied cast, I assume strategic combat, they fight aliens, that's just from looking at the description because I really don't remember it I may rewatch it at some point)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/32083/Luck___Logic


Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! (I remember it being a fine show, maybe minor for one character but it's teasing nothing more it's not even tagged) It's a fine 'gender bend but has powers show but it's a fine show. There is aliens with fetishes but I think they don't go deep into it to make it that disgusting it is PG-13 after all. As far as I remember. Maybe skip it.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/24705/Ore_Twintail_ni_Narimasu

Halo Legends (some of the OVAs have action, if fine with the games/don't care and fine with just aliens/human soliders in power suits go for it). It's the anthology of Halo to what people see with Star Wars Vision nowadays only done years earlier.


Those are off the top of my head/early parts of my list (removed others I'd seen when cross referencing OPs list)
Sep 13, 2022 1:08 AM

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Shingeki no Kyojin
Zetsuen no Tempest (maybe)
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Gintama and Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song.
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hunter x hunter, reborn!, aot... there's plenty

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Just check the top 1 anime on this site and you will get the answer.

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angel beats
attack on titan
naruto
hunter x hunter
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Evangelion has some of the greatest action scenes ever and also fantastic and complex female characters. Or Fate/Zero for more of a superhero angle rather than mecha. Or Gunslinger Girl for something more down to Earth. Though my favourites tend to veer away from too much action.

Although lots of fanservice doesn't necessary imply women being "soulless sex objects for male viewers". Look at Kill la Kill. (Of course, that has equal opportunities fanservice, and characters like Nui who don't participate in it.)
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Currently it's jujutsu kaisen...
But i wish they had some sort of fan service..
JJk really doesn't need fanservice, thats why I love the show so much. You saying that and having a Maki pfp makes me want to cry
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Vinland Saga
Darker Than Black
Bungou Stray Dogs
Kekkai Sensen
Fate/Zero
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TinaTunaTina said:
ryo-san said:
Currently it's jujutsu kaisen...
But i wish they had some sort of fan service..
JJk really doesn't need fanservice, thats why I love the show so much. You saying that and having a Maki pfp makes me want to cry



I didn't say that for myself...i say that with the thought may be it will have more members with some fanservice as i want it in the top 10..

You should see my other posts about maki and ask Catalano and maneki neko etc about how much i love and admire the fact that maki doesn't have any fanservice...
 

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TinaTunaTina said:
JJk really doesn't need fanservice, thats why I love the show so much. You saying that and having a Maki pfp makes me want to cry



I didn't say that for myself...i say that with the thought may be it will have more members with some fanservice as i want it in the top 10..

You should see my other posts about maki and ask Catalano and maneki neko etc about how much i love and admire the fact that maki doesn't have any fanservice...
Ah, okay well I suppose I misunderstood. JJK is popular enough, though, I'm sure it'll rise in the ranks.
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I want to say Inuyashiki: Last Hero, but then again the action isn't really the focal point of the show.
Berserk '97 has sex scenes but they're integral to the story so it doesn't really count.
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Sep 15, 2022 12:32 PM

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Fate, Hunter x Hunter and Jujutsu Kaisen easily fit into this criteria.
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Considering OP's taste I heartwarmingly recommend:

- Demon King Daimao
- The Qwaser of Stigmata
- The Testament of Sister New Devil
- Trinity Seven
- Freezing
- Tenjo Tenge
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im not sure how many exist.... i guess naruto wasnt that bad from what i remember
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Midpiss,midruto,midxmid,midmetal,jojogayss all of them have bullsht fanservice so i choose aot(the best anime of all time)
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Mob Psycho 100 and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
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Katekyo Hitman Reborn is a good action anime without fanservice. I watched it a long time ago so I may have forgotton if it got fanservice scenes.
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my favorite action anime with little to no fanservice is akudama drive.

but my favorite series that has action in it with little to no fanservice is made in abyss.
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City Hunter, because all the perversion is absolutely necessary.
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_FRB_ said:
yeah I get what you mean

infinite stratos, highschool of the dead, shinmai maou no testament are all good ones


I'll add to this list:

Kenichi
Occultic nine
Maken Ki
Triage x
Highschool DXD
Elfen Lied
Fairy tail
Manyuu hikenchou
Variable geo
Ranma 1/2
Ikkitousen
Mitama nin
Kage OVA
A-kite
Angel blade
Witchblade
Himekishi lilia
Valkyrie drive
Queens blade
Blade & soul
Bayonetta anime
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Thread should be cleaned. Anyway, here's a few.

Includes notes on where some limited fanservice shows up (you mentioned in your OP it might pass muster depending if it's innocuous and/or limited enough). All the female protags in these are great with qualities far beyond just their looks.

Seirei no Moribito -- Best action show without ANY fanservice (from the action anime I've seen, at least). Also, Balsa's one the best female role-model characters ever, period.

+1 Seikai no Monshou -- Gotta up-thumb this one. One of my fav. couples in anime: the action is actually a bonus to the platonic romance between the mc's. Another great female lead (Lafiel). A couple of strong female side characters, as well (female space fleet commanders).

Some possibles:

Girls & Panzer (in your PTW) -- Bikini girl in ep. 2 and three(?) hot tub scenes (no ecchi, but a bit of cleavage). Regarding the 12 min. Specials, the first two could be considered fanservice-y in that they feature the girls mostly wearing their swimsuits. I think that's about it for fanservice (if you want to call it that).

Great protag whose pretty humble about her latent expertise with tanks. Rest of cast is pretty fun to watch. Emphasis on comedy and tongue-in-cheek tank warfare.

El Cazador de la Bruja -- It's been a while since watching but I don't recall any fanservice but I'd need to re-watch to confirm. For now I'll go on a limb and say it's at least worth a look.

Minimal action but I thought Nadie was an awesome female main character.

Mouretsu Pirates -- Despite its various titles: "Mini-skirt Pirates", "Bodacious Space Pirates" it would have been far more accurate to title it simply "Kawaii Space Pirates". Because even when the characters are spinning around in zero-g there are no upskirt shots, just cute high-school girls doing space stuff. Only very late in the series there is an antagonist female captain with a form-fitting uniform:
...that's about all that's worth reporting re. fanservice.

As for a female lead it's perfect: high-school girl gets to be captain of a space pirate ship and go on various missions (and it turns out she's pretty good at it).
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You gotta watch Attack on Titan: https://myanimelist.net/anime/16498/Shingeki_no_Kyojin

I don't think Demon Slayer is particularly good, but lots of people like it: https://myanimelist.net/anime/38000/Kimetsu_no_Yaiba

It might look like an idol anime, but it's an action anime. https://myanimelist.net/anime/46095/Vivy__Fluorite_Eyes_Song

If you like fights with badass individuals backed up by giant guardians stands https://myanimelist.net/anime/33350/Zhen_Hun_Jie

If you want some old school stuff, you can check out https://myanimelist.net/anime/967/Hokuto_no_Ken or https://myanimelist.net/anime/90/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Wing

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