Raise wa Tanin ga Ii

This stack is intended for formally male-oriented anime, which are often written by female authors and have a shoujo-ish aesthetic. For a variety of reasons. Maybe it's the strong shoujo art or visual aesthetics, maybe the themes and narratives are more typical of shoujo and josei. Or even just have a big focus on female gaze in the appearance and personality of characters. Overall, if you are looking for shows for the male demographic that have strong shoujo influences and elements, then this is the stack for you.

Of course, no all-male battle shonen shows that are simply popular with female audiences because of hot male characters or gender-neutral shows that appeal to people of all genders in equal numbers. And of course, not a single show is mentioned here for the purpose of moking or criticism. I consider the shoujo aesthetic or narrative of all these anime to be an added bonus that only adds more sophistication, aesthetics and variety over the usual shonen and seinen titles.

It’s strange that I’m the first to think of this, but I’ll try anyway. As the name obviously suggests, this stack is dedicated to anime where either the protagonist belongs to the yakuza or fights them. Well, or where it’s just a topic that gets enough attention.

Seinen anime based on manga published in a seinen magazine targeted towards a male audience that can have both a male or female MC but has the sensibilities of a josei manga.

Often based on seinen manga created by female mangaka.

This stack is intended for shows with female protagonists of various demographics that try to represent girls outside of gender stereotypes or any "traditional" archetypes. Tomboys, nerd girls, the most ordinary girl next door, or even hardened female otaku. If you are interested in shows with unusual and lively female MCs, then this is the place for you.

This stack is dedicated to anime that tells about modern city girls, their lifestyle and culture. In general, a kind of urban version of girl next door.

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9202 My separate post about gyaru girls

Female characters that possess mental fortitude and don't break under pressure. They must have great resilience in the face of difficult or dangerous situations or even tragedy. They don't have to be super smart or geniuses, mental fortitude/stoicism is what matters. Preferably physical strength isn't their main characteristic but their mental fortitude.


Physically Strong Women in Anime: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/41762