This page is an about page, it's accessible at https://bokunofanservice.com/about/what-is-fanservice/
About:
Welcome to the official Boku No Fanservice what is fanservice? page written by Jonathan Curley, also known as Velivian Fesothe, founder of Furtainment and the anthropomorphist creator of the Furtain universe.
“Build your Fanservice, and inspire the dreamers of tomorrow”
'Fanservice' in the context of the Boku No Fanservice website and the current modern-day usage by creators is a "trend' towards reshaping the meaning of the word to now describe how a creator of any type of content shares their own extra or behind-the-scenes content with their fans and visitors on a website, blog, or through another service they have created.
Traditionally, this term is an English loanword used in the Japanese animation industry to refer to additional in-show content that appeals to and pleases the audience, typically used as a meme or trope representing adult or mildly adult themes.
The Japanese animation industry adds fanservice content to their shows, movies, and manga to stand out in a crowded marketplace and generate conversations around characters, shows, and plots. Usage for modern audiences, particularly Western audiences, may skew more towards anime with less fanservice, but there may be a long-term trend towards audiences wishing for less fanservice overall.
The Boku No Fanservice website uses fanservice in its modern term, as has been stated above, and I, Jonathan Curley, use this website to provide my future fans with extra behind-the-scenes content through a format I have chosen called dispatches that are intended to be short enough to read but long enough to provide adequate ongoing context on my thoughts around my characters, shows, movies, and projects, etc.
