Update: this tag is free to use for all members. Please read the guide below before that, though.
Dear Minitokyans,
You’ve probably noticed a new subtag of Ecchi subtly making its way through the gallery: the Hard Ecchi tag. For the moment, we’ve asked you not to use this tag until we decide what to include under it, since it’s a tag that requires quite a bit of thought before being released into the wild. So, after putting our heads together, we’ve compiled a list of elements to consider when adding this tag to images.
For easier reading, the navel-to-hips and chest areas will be referred to as “crucial areas”.
Due to how easy it would be to misuse this tag, at least TWO (2) items from the list below must be considered:
- exposure: how much of the crucial areas is visible (see shirtless, bottomless and partially dressed);
- level of detail and emphasis of crucial areas: how detailed these areas are drawn (e.g. folds, cameltoes);
- bust sizes well above what a character’s frame would
normally allow;
- pose, including but not limited to: open legs, all fours, restrained;
- clothes: how much they cover up of the crucial areas (see ripped clothes), transparency;
- facial expression (excessive blushing, salivating etc.);
- food and objects: how they are used by/placed in relation to the character(s);
- apparent age of the subject(s): note the "apparent" part. Young-looking characters are still considered
lolis/shotas even if they're actually 3000-years-old.
While the bust size item refers to ladies only (unless the artist gets...creative), all others apply to both genders.
Note that, taken separately, any item from the list would at most fit under Ecchi; we encourage members to seriously consider whether an image belongs under Hard Ecchi, and to ask a moderator if they’re unsure of it.
UPDATE: Artistic Nudity refers to tasteful
nudity. Anything that falls under Hard Ecchi will not be tagged with Artistic Nudity.
UPDATE: added age item.