Fans of zombie maiden anime Sankarea are rejoicing at the fact the recently released OAD shows off Rea in more intimate detail than ever, both whilst being subjected to one of her father’s notorious photography sessions, and engaged in some rather more wholesome bathing.
The OAD (episode “0”, taking place just before the start of the TV series), was released exclusively with the 6th volume of the manga:
Whether the main anime will receive similar upgrades is doubtless now exercising the curiosity of fans.
The latest episode was also quite promising, for creepy lolicon and fans of sex-starved old maids at least:
Agreed. If an anime distracts you with tits, its usually trying to buy time so it can stretch its plot out to fill the full season. If the anime was actually good it wouldn't need them, or it'd pull a FLCL and just do 6 great episodes instead of 13 mediocre ones.
Nipples don't always have to be erotic. In this case, it just lends to becoming more realistic. Nipples are just nipples. Guys have nipples, does that mean you get turned on by it, no.
I don't understand the need to do this for this show. This show has a great story to it. Adding nipples in to DVDs should be reserved for the trash that can't sell without it.
What's wrong with nipples? It doesn't have to be a sexy thing. For me, it sometimes gets too distracting when a character doesn't have them. It's just not natural to not have 'em.
You should face reality and realize that normal people are not going to find nipples in anime to be acceptable. Ordinary people do not watch anime for fanservice. The people on here that make posts like "fap fap" and other ridiculous responses belong to a fringe group, and they're the ones that create the stigma of watching anime in the first place. If you want to increase anime's draw and acceptance in the mainstream, moving away from things like this is important. This show would have sold just fine without their inclusion, and to me, it cheapens the show by doing this.
more than enough hollywood movies have them too. maybe you cant watch them in america now with your family due o their prudeness, but eeryone ld enough to enjoy a lovestory involving a girl that gets a huge hole in her stomach and dies shouldbe mroe thna old enough to stomach a few nipples, although im worried they will look too bright on zombierea dependign on hwo they color them.
did i get downvoted cuz i said the USA are prude or because i said rea's nipples might look too bright on her pale zombiebody if they color them normally?
@Erranty 14:34
So you're trying to tell us that naked breasts are safe for family viewing, but once they have little pink circles drawn on them then that suddenly makes it unsafe. I suppose you must live in the country that invented pasties (no, not Cornish, the other sort).
@ Anon 15:34 - It's not what's "safe" in the literal sense.
It's about what is "safe" within the context of your society.
It's about what you can show without your (possibly silly-and-prudish) parents without getting punished. It's making sure accidental-stupid-bad things don't happen to you, such as your little sister saying at school, "The cartoons my brother watches with me have naked people in them", quickly followed by Child Protective Services raiding your house, labelling you as a sexual deviant/offender/whatever, and having your family broken up by them.
There's nothing "wrong" with nipples, but if you show an anime with them to your parents, they'll probably freak out, and punish you.
Or, you little sister may say at school, "The cartoons my big brother watches with me have naked people in them." This quickly to be followed by the Child Protection Authority (or whatever) raiding your house, labelling you (in your 'permanent record') as a sexual deviant/offender/whatever.
I wouldn't consider Sanka Rea "family-friendly" due to the /plot/ - evil/creepy father taking sexually-explicit nude photos of his daughter ("Spread you legs a bit more, dear...").
But, that's my family. Perhaps yours is more 'understanding'.
A lot of anime is just not really aimed at the family but for a mature audience. For a lot of people when they see anime they think of western cartoons and get a little shocked at the more mature content that they weren't expecting.
@drixnak
So classics like Urusei Yatsura and Ranma 1/2, or even great classic masterpieces like Macross DYRL, Gunbuster or Wings of Honneamise are cheap to you then?
Nipples have been in anime since times immemorial. The Japanese won't change their ways because of some offended Americans.
Can't answer the 2nd question but the 1st is because she is still alive at the time since this takes place before the 1st episode. Plus you can tell when she is still alive since her eyes are still blue and not red when she is a zombie.
Animes are becoming ero lately.. /sigh
The fuck you whining about? there will never be enough tits in anime...every anime should have it
Don't worry.. ^^, I really like it too.. I've started with Love Hina as my first ecchi and I would dare to try others more.. /swt
Some people actually are passed the age of 12 and don't care solely about tits in anime.
Agreed. If an anime distracts you with tits, its usually trying to buy time so it can stretch its plot out to fill the full season. If the anime was actually good it wouldn't need them, or it'd pull a FLCL and just do 6 great episodes instead of 13 mediocre ones.
@Laicure Why? Because this OAD shows some tits?
You do know there's plenty of other series you can watch If you don't like this.
Nipples don't always have to be erotic. In this case, it just lends to becoming more realistic. Nipples are just nipples. Guys have nipples, does that mean you get turned on by it, no.
Shut up, you mewling quim.
In my opinion, It doesn't matter. Tits or not, if the story sucks I wouldn't watch it/read it.
I second your motion!
That's nice...
As for myself? I'm really enjoying the story so far. It's really the most thing I look forward to on Thursday's.
I don't understand the need to do this for this show. This show has a great story to it. Adding nipples in to DVDs should be reserved for the trash that can't sell without it.
What's wrong with nipples? It doesn't have to be a sexy thing. For me, it sometimes gets too distracting when a character doesn't have them. It's just not natural to not have 'em.
But now you can't watch it with your family. At least before the nipple inclusion it was possible.
That's why people complain about all these new anime ruining themselves with fanservice.
Why can't you watch it with your family due to a nipple?
As far as I recall, we all have them.
You should face reality and realize that normal people are not going to find nipples in anime to be acceptable. Ordinary people do not watch anime for fanservice. The people on here that make posts like "fap fap" and other ridiculous responses belong to a fringe group, and they're the ones that create the stigma of watching anime in the first place. If you want to increase anime's draw and acceptance in the mainstream, moving away from things like this is important. This show would have sold just fine without their inclusion, and to me, it cheapens the show by doing this.
@anon14:23
Oh shut up with that bullshit, you know exactly what I mean.
more than enough hollywood movies have them too. maybe you cant watch them in america now with your family due o their prudeness, but eeryone ld enough to enjoy a lovestory involving a girl that gets a huge hole in her stomach and dies shouldbe mroe thna old enough to stomach a few nipples, although im worried they will look too bright on zombierea dependign on hwo they color them.
did i get downvoted cuz i said the USA are prude or because i said rea's nipples might look too bright on her pale zombiebody if they color them normally?
@Erranty 14:34
So you're trying to tell us that naked breasts are safe for family viewing, but once they have little pink circles drawn on them then that suddenly makes it unsafe. I suppose you must live in the country that invented pasties (no, not Cornish, the other sort).
@Erranty Take your Puritan bullshit elsewhere.
@ 14:43 -- I think your keyboard is broken.
@ Anon 15:34 - It's not what's "safe" in the literal sense.
It's about what is "safe" within the context of your society.
It's about what you can show without your (possibly silly-and-prudish) parents without getting punished. It's making sure accidental-stupid-bad things don't happen to you, such as your little sister saying at school, "The cartoons my brother watches with me have naked people in them", quickly followed by Child Protective Services raiding your house, labelling you as a sexual deviant/offender/whatever, and having your family broken up by them.
@14:03 -
There's nothing "wrong" with nipples, but if you show an anime with them to your parents, they'll probably freak out, and punish you.
Or, you little sister may say at school, "The cartoons my big brother watches with me have naked people in them." This quickly to be followed by the Child Protection Authority (or whatever) raiding your house, labelling you (in your 'permanent record') as a sexual deviant/offender/whatever.
I wouldn't consider Sanka Rea "family-friendly" due to the /plot/ - evil/creepy father taking sexually-explicit nude photos of his daughter ("Spread you legs a bit more, dear...").
But, that's my family. Perhaps yours is more 'understanding'.
A lot of anime is just not really aimed at the family but for a mature audience. For a lot of people when they see anime they think of western cartoons and get a little shocked at the more mature content that they weren't expecting.
@drixnak
So classics like Urusei Yatsura and Ranma 1/2, or even great classic masterpieces like Macross DYRL, Gunbuster or Wings of Honneamise are cheap to you then?
Nipples have been in anime since times immemorial. The Japanese won't change their ways because of some offended Americans.
Tenchi also had nipples with an entire episodes where Ayeka and Ryoko were completely naked without any steam or light beams.
Yeah-yeah. Sex is bad and a mature man doesn't even do it...
But you see, it CAN'T sell without it. Its not projected to do well in Japan.
I disagree...and I think your way over your head.
Adding nipples to terrible story just makes it buy-able!!
Adding to great story just makes it better!!
BIG DIFFERENCE
Two errors:
If she's dead, why are her nipples still pink?
Also, why are the zippers on the left handed fencers' conductive vests on the wrong side?
Can't answer the 2nd question but the 1st is because she is still alive at the time since this takes place before the 1st episode. Plus you can tell when she is still alive since her eyes are still blue and not red when she is a zombie.
But she's Japanese, they don't have pink nipples in the first place!
...Coming from a guy that's never been with one.
Oh yeah, It's an Anime, not real life. Try not to confuse the two.
check the scar first
Aggh I hope this will be available in bluray format!
This show was good for the first 3-4 episodes then it gets boring. :/
Well, I've been enjoying the show since episode 1 and it's still quite entertaining to me.
Pic #30
Splash!
"What are we going to the do in the pool, daddy?"
I don't see how it's fan service since it's illustrating the sexual abuse from her father.
damn this show looks so good minus the nipples I might pick up the manga though instead
Finding out about Rea's father's past doesn't justify his sexual abuse. But it makes you pity her mom and step mom
I'm sure the animu will get tits where applicable. The manga has a lot of tits... and tons of partial-tit.
Rea is adorable~~~ I'm Rea is mai waifu...
BUT I WANT WANKO'S UTTERS!