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fan service

fan service n. a feature, inside joke, or obscure reference included in entertainment primarily to please a core fan group, or a work of entertainment expressly created for that purpose; (hence) in anime and manga, visuals which include nude or semi-nude figures. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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