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ecchiness en · NOUN

Etymology

From ecchi + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) The quality of being or resembling ecchi ("a genre, especially of anime and manga, featuring playful, tongue-in-cheek usage of sexualized scenes and situations such as double entendre or flirtation, while remaining non-pornographic").
    • Just to clarify KareKano really only has Ecchiness in the form of Asaba and even then it's...whacked. 2000 August 13, Touga no Miko and her many artbooks, “Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran”, in alt.anime.shoujo (Usenet):
    • ...Demo... you shouldn't watch it all at once, you should savour your ecchiness like a fine wine. You see, ecchiness is very much like a beautiful woman. Hard to see the ecchi side is. You pay, you wait, you pay, you wait - sometimes you only get as far as customs, sometimes you get all the way... but pay, always you will. Sometimes it seems that if there's a bright center to the ecchiness, you're on the planet that it's farthest from. But do not despair, alone you are not. For I too want to learn the ways of the ecchi and become a hentai like my father. 2002 June 16, Ziggy, “momorio sisters”, in uk.media.animation.anime (Usenet):
    • And the creators of the show were smart enough to be able to successfully pull off a feel-good serious ending that didn't contain ecchiness but that still stayed entertaining and true to the overall spirit of the series. 2009 December 29, Dave Baranyi, “Sora no Otoshimon Ending - spoilers”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
    • This episode rivals some of the worst of the Warner Brothers or H&B cartoons from 40 years ago in terms of having unfunny humour, pointless situations and poor animation. Even the supposed "ecchiness" is pathetic - there's more ecchiness in most episodes of Keroro Gunsou and that is broadcast at 10 AM on Saturday mornings. 2005 January 28, Dave Baranyi, “Negima 4 - my take”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):