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The line between '''Ecchi''' and [[Hentai]] can be hard to draw at times. However, one good rule of thumb is, if it was aired on Japanese public TV ''at all'', it probably wasn't [[Hentai]]. '''Ecchi''' usually features [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]], or avoids nudity with lingering [[Panty Shot]]s. [[Hentai]], on the other hand, will usually show full frontal nudity in some explicit form, and full, intimate sex scenes. At its mildest, '''Ecchi''' is closer in spirit to shows like ''[[Three's Company]]'' and ''[[Are You Being Served?]],'' full of [[Double Entendre]]s, [[Three Is Company|big misunderstandings]], and [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|sexual]] [[Innocent Innuendo|farce]]. At its most explicit, it is still more in the realm of HBO Presents than Vivid Video. Another good way to distinguish the two is if there are any animated sex scenes. If so, you have left this genre entirely.

To borrow an old saying, when it comes to sexual content, '''Ecchi''' is the sizzle; [[Hentai]] is the steak.

Possibly because sex is [[Naked People Are Funny|inherently funny]], a large number of '''Ecchi''' series are [[Sitcom|comedies]]. Many start out as [[Bleached Underpants|softer versions]] of actual hentai content (such as video games), while others may revert/graduate back to such if an [[OAV]] is released.

* ''[[Buttobi CPU]]'' could be considered a borderline case for either '''Ecchi''' or [[Hentai]], though it is marketed primarily as the latter. It stands more or less in the same position as ''Ebichu''—there's a lot of risqué material, but it's too ''funny'' to be a straightforward [[Hentai]].

* ''[[DearS]]'' ([[Magical Girlfriend]]? Not necessarily ecchi. Magical ''sex slave''? '''''Ecchi.''''')