I'm so glad Horikoshi tries to avoid gratuitous fanservice, even if he doesn't always get it right.You know, I wondered before if he was going out of his way to hide it, but now I'm positive he's going out of his way to not draw it. I don't think Horikoshi is totally above some fanservice, but at least he realizes that there's some times where it's not appropriate. This being one of those times.
It'd oddly nice to be a fan of a series knowing the author's a decent guy. Especially for manga.