Jun 20
Is there a place for real women in anime?
Women have a hard time in the media, just as in some areas of society. Anime’s no different. In fact, I’m sure it’s worse than most. I’m also sure there are plenty of issues at play — especially Japanese cultural ones, not to mention most anime’s lack of originality — but it’s a bit depressing. Too often, “strong” women in anime conform to one of three archetypes, which really aren’t strong at all. The easiest illustrations for these are their Evangelion examples.
Apologies (esp. to zaitcev) if I overstated the cheesecakey nature of the pictures that go with the post.
