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word of advice : The followers contains spoilers for enchained Soldier episode # 5The nuanced plot of the overlyexplicit newHIDIVEseriesChained Soldiermight convince critic who have the least amount of tolerance for this case of mental object to partly accept problematic tropes such as devotee service . However , Chained Soldier ’s function of fan Robert William Service is so excessive that it ironically justifies this form of controversial storytellingin almost every other Zanzibar copal serial publication in being at its own expense .

In anime , sports fan service of process usually only work for those who are specifically attract by the use of this controversial praxis . Anime - lovers who do n’t correspond into this specific definition of fandom see it as less of a service and more as a detraction , andmany great Zanzibar copal have been bankrupt by their usage of fan service .

Those who fall in the middle of this particular matter are usually ok with fan table service so long as it pertains to the plot in some agency , such as in read-only memory - coms with naturally problematic storylines likeMore than a Married Couple , but Not Lovers , and genres that are know for demo more skin than others or using sure compromising camera angle , like zombie or horror pic . IronicallyChained Soldiertries to rationalize its usage of lover service , but in the end it still brings the practice session too far .

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Chained Soldier’s Non-Traditional Fan Service Is Justifiable, But Only Up To A Point

Produced by Seven Arcs, based on the manga by Takahiro and Yohei Takemura

chain Soldier ’s use of expressed content is more undue than most shonen . However , these tough moments attach in specifically with certain panorama of this anime , justify them more in effect than other series . InChained Soldier ’s guinea pig , they all derive from Kyouka Uzen ’s unique powers and the effects they have on Yuuki Wakura . Alone , this moral force might seem nothing more than a gimmick , but when contrasted withChained Soldier ’s already very comprehensive satiric swipes at and subsequent deconstructionism of gender stereotype , these adult - themed ontogenesis take on a more nuanced meaning .

However , and perhaps ironically , Chained Soldierperplexingly incorporates additional sports fan servicing , despite have got an already controversial plot line that provides more than enough of these eccentric of fit , and the conclusion result is not a plus one . Chained Soldier ’s combination of explicit but nuanced content and the use of lover service in the traditional sense that does n’t contribute to the plot creates a gratuitous effect . It comes across as so unneeded that it subsequently vindicate the shallow use of sports fan service in about every other shonen series .

Chained Soldier’s Two Types Of Fan Service Are Completely Opposite

Even the latest episode ofChained Soldierincludes an example of both . In what is one ofChained Soldier ’s greatest triumphs , Uzen ’s major power changes in a specific fashion when channeled by Himari Azuma , and after Wakura benefits from them in the series ' common controversial way , the effect is terrific , since it relates to Azuma ’s deconstructed perspective of Wakura as a valet de chambre . However , in the first place on in the same episode , there ’s a scene that transpires in a exchange room , andChained Soldiercapitalizes on this inherently steamy situation as far as it can without lead into NC-17 soil .

When compare to what later transpires between Wakura and Azuma , this earlier scene and every other one like it in previous episodescome across as entirely unjustified , detracting from the overall enjoyment of the show , even for those who look for this type of content . In comparison to possibly shonen anime as a whole , moment like that inChained Soldiermake just about every other employment of fan service seem completely appropriate , and it ’s a shame for an Zanzibar copal that could be so much more than just eye confect .

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Yuuki Wakura kisses Kyouka Uzen hand in Chained Soldier

Himari Azuma rewards Yuuki Wakura in Chained Soldier

Yuuki Wakura chained in Chained Soldier next to a beast with sharp teeth.