Hentai visuals vs ecchi visuals. Is there really a difference when you make a comparison?
That’s what we will look at today, and see the differences between the two genres of anime and how they differ.
We’ll also look at:
- Old ecchi and hentai.
- New ecchi and hentai.
From multiple genres to further expand on the comparisons between ecchi and hentai visuals!
Here’s a list.
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Old school ecchi art (1970 to 2010):
Cutie Honey (1973)
1+2=Paradise (1990)
The Abashiri Family (1991)
The Ping-Pong Club (1995)
Golden Boy (1995)
Burn Up Excess (1998)
Chobits (2002)
Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002)
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004)
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan (2005)
Ah My Buddha (2005)
Air Gear (2006)
Inukami (2006)
Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun (2007)
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (2008)
Samurai Harem (2009)
11eyes (2009)
Old school hentai aesthetics (1970 to 2010):
Aoi Taiken (1984)
Fruits Version (1986)
Choujin Densetsu Urotsukidouji (1987)
Classical Sex Zone (1988)
Balthus Tia’s Radiance (1988)
La Blue Girl (1992)
Rance Sabaku no Guardian (1993)
A Kite (1998)
Words Worth (1999)
Mezzo Forte (2000)
Bible Black (2001)
Taboo Charming Mother (2003)
Soreyuke Marin-chan (2003)
Lingeries (2003)
Discipline The Hentai Academy (2003)
Sexfriend (2004)
A Strange Kind of Woman (2007)
Resort Boin (2007)
Oppai Life (2008)
Stringendo+Accelerando Ultimatum Sera (2008)
Cafe Junkie (2008)
The Cougar Trap (2009)
Kansen Inyoku no Rensa (2009)
Mizugi Kanojo The Animation (2009)
Key differences between ecchi and hentai art/aesthetics:
1. Ecchi is more “sugar coated” and vibrant
I wouldn’t call it a hard rule, but when you look at the aesthetics differences between ecchi and hentai, ecchi is a lot more “artsy” to so speak.
The colours pop a bit more, and it does feel a lot more sugar-coated but not in a bad way.
That fits the term I used for ecchi which is “diet” hentai, or simply a strip tease.
2. Hentai art is more distinctive
When comparing the art styles of hentai vs ecchi, you can see that HENTAI has this feel to it that makes it unique, distinctive, and completely different.
That same art and feeling isn’t there with ecchi since it borrows from anime (it is anime actually) so it’s not too dissimilar outside of fanservice.
Hentai on the other hand is animated in such a way it’s hard to not notice the subtle differences in how it looks, the colours, the images, designs, physique of the characters, and every other detail captured.
3. Ecchi is more playful in its art style
You could say ecchi’s art style being more playful is a result of the “strip tease” element. Or the fact that ecchi is more about fanservice in the context of anime.
It’s not trying to sell you porn, it’s not trying to go full on explicit, and it’s not trying to go fully nude either.
Ecchi is just playing with the idea of nudity with fanservice, quick flashes, censored tiddies, odd camera angles, and everything else it makes an effort to do deliberately.
Hentai is different in this way. The art (not just the narratives or stories) reflects this.
4. Hentai feels more mature in its animation style
There are timeswhen animators and artists behind hentai do change up the art style, make a bit more “soft” and vibrant, but this isn’t the usual hentai style.
Even modern hentai still keeps a certain look that makes it easy to distinguish from other forms of anime. The “mature” look is part of that style.
You can just tell you’re not about to watch, look at, and see something that is made for kids because it clearly isn’t.
The visuals express this better than ecchi which is why ecchi by comparison is “shocking” when skin is shown for those who aren’t familiar.
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In the end, ecchi vs hentai visuals are clear when you look back from the 1970s to 2010. And even beyond those years.
Old school hentai and ecchi are more similar than any hentai or ecchi from the 2000s onwards. This could be explained by the fact each genre started to develop more and create its own style, naturally becoming unique in its own ways.
Which is why they’re easy to distinguish from each other.
The “mature” look for Hentai is simple: hentai is porn, and it needs to look like it. It’s not so much the case for ecchi as it’s a branch of regular anime.
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