| It gets really annoying in some anime. They can't do anything by themselves, and rely too much on the guys. |
| No Eren, you just can’t die and come back to life. That isn’t how life works. You’re suppose to stay dead. |
| Well, not all anime girls are weak but of course some anime does have that kind of stereotypical girls but mostly it's quite the opposite. I actually think that 80% of female heroines out there are dominating the males. |
AsianKungFuDec 26, 2013 8:48 PM
"I have been wielding a blade since before your were swimming around your father's scrotum." - Kurou |
| Because fans like those characters. |
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| Damsel in distress |
| Because females are weak in real life too. |
| "The Goddess of victory is waving her underwear in your faces!" Fritz Josef Bittenfield (Legend of the Galactic Heroes) |
| If it's so annoying go and find an anime where a female character isn't portrayed as weak. They exist. |
stupidfucker said: Screw you, 'moshimoshikitty', you fucked up my thread. |
| What do you mean by weak? Physically or psychically? I mean physically weak they are in RL too and the fun thing is in anime usually they are not. And Im not only talking about battle shounen. Just look at all the rom-coms where the female tsundere kicks and throws around the main male characters as if it were nothing. Id rather say the men are protrayed as to weak in anime but hey. Both physically and psychically you hardly ever see the man have his way, the woman/girl is always the one that gets her way with the man. Most males in anime are more like puppys. At least for rom-coms. In Battle shounen its usually a male character that is the strongest, but that is because its usually a main lead. In other anime where females are the main lead she is the strongest (see Kill la Kill for example). |
| To grasp why exactly, you have to look into Japan's current standpoint with relations with the opposite sex. Have any of you heard about the hotels in Japan that are made just for Men and their virtual girlfriends? As in girls from Dating sims and the like. The reason why these things are trending so much is Japanese women are just not interested in relationships currently, most of them are focusing on their careers and the like and are actually very harsh to the male population, and the younger male population itself is actually getting more... "Docile?" I guess, discouraged by women some men turn towards well, games and anime to seek out that girl that just, well, adores you! That perfect girl that's kind and cute, (Or whatever their tastes are.) that's more than likely, sensitive and needs "protecting" sort of replacing the current standard in women in Japan that just.... Treats them fairly harshly. So you just see the "Weak" girls popping up in Japanese media because the content creators profit off of this desire for girls to be like that, or they have that desire themselves. All the while they want the male lead to be the protector because that's who you're supposed to associate themselves with when watching the anime. I could be wrong on this, though, this is just what I notice about their culture currently. There's a reason Japan's population is on the decline.~ |
| Hm, looks like I can't get my signature to work anymore. |
-_Haemokinetic_- said: To grasp why exactly, you have to look into Japan's current standpoint with relations with the opposite sex. Have any of you heard about the hotels in Japan that are made just for Men and their virtual girlfriends? As in girls from Dating sims and the like. The reason why these things are trending so much is Japanese women are just not interested in relationships currently, most of them are focusing on their careers and the like and are actually very harsh to the male population, and the younger male population itself is actually getting more... "Docile?" I guess, discouraged by women some men turn towards well, games and anime to seek out that girl that just, well, adores you! That perfect girl that's kind and cute, (Or whatever their tastes are.) that's more than likely, sensitive and needs "protecting" sort of replacing the current standard in women in Japan that just.... Treats them fairly harshly. So you just see the "Weak" girls popping up in Japanese media because the content creators profit off of this desire for girls to be like that, or they have that desire themselves. All the while they want the male lead to be the protector because that's who you're supposed to associate themselves with when watching the anime. I could be wrong on this, though, this is just what I notice about their culture currently. There's a reason Japan's population is on the decline.~ I understand so much better, thank you for the details! |
| No Eren, you just can’t die and come back to life. That isn’t how life works. You’re suppose to stay dead. |
| Uhh hell no. There are a lot of females that have very dominant/violent personalities (e.g. the tsunderes). |
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| To make boys help them so they won't have to do anything. That's what i do :D |
| Because you watch the wrong anime. |
Mum said: Because you watch the wrong anime. Pretty much this |
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Chibi-Alice said: To make boys help them so they won't have to do anything. That's what i do :D You're rubbish. As for the thread, it really depends on what you're watching and what genre it is in. |
| Why are male characters given so many "surrendering" features? Why are MCs in battle shonens so damn naive? Why is the sky blue? Questions, man. Questions. |
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| Watch anime with Magical Girls. Them Starlight Breakers are definitely not weak. |
yomachiDec 25, 2013 9:06 AM
| ouch.. not really |
| My guess is that you haven't seen black lagoon |
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Mum said: Because you watch the wrong anime. This. / thread. |
| Salmon is delicious. |
Mum said: Because you watch the wrong anime. With a (Sanageyama impersonation) "SATSUKI-SAMA!" picture to boot. Go you. |
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MCsq2 said: Uhh hell no. There are a lot of females that have very dominant/violent personalities (e.g. the tsunderes). For some reason there are many characters either standing out because they're weak or because they're strong (especially the latter kind of character feels always like the same type...). It would be nice if there were more who are interesting because of other traits and/or are neither just weak or just strong. And there seem to be many female characters who can only be "strong" physically... |
| Watch Kara no Kyoukai , Black Lagoon, Baccano , Rose of Versailles and Miyazaki films |
| There are a lot of anime fans out there, male mostly, who like seeing females, not week, but timid and shy. It's a bit of an attraction for a lot of guys. That being said, there are a ton of anime out there with strong female characters. A few that come to mind right off the top of my head are Michiko Malandro from Michiko to Hatchin; Saeko Busujima from HOTD; Yozora Mikazuki from Haganai; and Asuka Langley from NGE. |
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| I can so agree with this - I absolutely despise the female characters that are just so weak that they can't do anything without a boy and constantly cry for stupid reasons. Black Lagoon has awesome females though, like Roberta, Revy and many more. It's refreshing. |
| Well some guys like to imagine they are the male hero saving the weak princess I guess. Personally, I find badass females to be unique and attractive, but that's just my opinion. |
| Considering that my current avatar is a female character portrayed as weak in her story, I'd say that my opinion is not as black or white as some people comment in here. Other than that it is: 1) Not a problem of anime in specific, neither of Japanese culture. 2) Actually reverted enough times through the industry. I have found an amount of strong and determined female characters out there. |
| Go watch something like Black Lagoon or Jormungand then |
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Mum said: Because you watch the wrong anime. |
| Smiles and laughter are always good, but never forget your Poker Face.~ |
| Cuz japanese men have small penises and inferiority complex, that's the only logical reason. |
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Animefreak17a said: My guess is that you haven't seen black lagoon Erza...Saber...Derp There's alot of strong female characters |
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| Because you haven't seen Gunbuster. |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| ObViOuSlY bEcAuSe WoMeN aRe WeAkEr AnD iNfErIoR. Ha. No, but really, it's not like all anime portray women like that. I mean, I guess it's pretty common, but that's not just in anime. Honestly, the differences in customs between Japan and Western Countries have already been explained by some people earlier, so I'll just reiterate. Japan is still fairly medieval in terms of customs, and they've got a lot of pretty damn weird rules. You can be fined, or worse, for being out of shape/overweight in Japan. Crazy, AmiRight? Anyway, anime-- or rather, fantasy mediums tend to profit greatly from creating unrealistic characters and situations so that the viewers can project themselves onto the characters, and into the situations. Hence why the "Damsel in Distress" kind of scenarios are common in Anime, and other mediums of entertainment. - Yandere. |
| It's natural for a person to deny he's a failure as a human being. That's why he searches for somebody who is more miserable than himself. That's why so much animosity exists on the internet. Those who aren't able to find a more miserable person, turn to the internet and call other people losers, even though they've never met. Just to make themselves feel superior. isn't that pathetic? There's a sense of security that comes from speaking badly of someone else. But that isn't true salvation. — Tatsuhiro Satou YandereTheEmo said: The only thing more pathetic than quoting someone you know nothing about, is quoting yourself. |
pizzasparklez said: It gets really annoying in some anime. They can't do anything by themselves, and rely too much on the guys. Huh? I don't know what you're watching but in the majority of anime it's the opposite. Anime chicks can kick more ass than the guys. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| Myiazaki laughed at the title of this thread, and now is dancing the inaccuracy song |
| WHAT!?!? Is Saeko Busujima weak? Is Revy weak? Is Inner Moka weak? Mikoto Misaka? Rias Gremory? Nanoha Takamichi? Fate Testarossa? Kan'u Unchou? I could keep going and going....and guess what, all of these characters are main characters that have a deep impact in their respective anime. |
| I would also point out how depicting a weak female character doesn't necessarily make the author an apologist of this idea, but it's late and I'm tired, bye. |
| I have seen both strong and weak females and males, just watch more anime OP. |
| I think I've seen more strong female characters with special abilities etc. who protect the MC. Even outside of Harem's females are normally baddasses tbh. Actually, most females are fucking awesome in comparison to generic MC's. |
| Don‘t watch badly written shounen and you will maybe find some. |
| So, What do you think is on the other side? |
| You want women and girls who can fight go watch Dog Days, Date A Live, or Highschool DxD. |
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| The male characters are the one who are usually weak.. You can avoid both if you search. |
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| Rushuna Tendo. |
| All the anime I have watched the females are strong |
| Physically, women are far stronger in anime than irl. Even in non-supernatural anime. Mentally, I guess it depends what you're watching. Timid/shy isn't my favorite female archetype, but it certainly doesn't mean they're weak mentally or can't do anything themselves. |
Mum said: Because you watch the wrong anime. There's a multitude of anime where online females characters are actually strong. Like... Claymore for instance. |
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Unchou said: Don‘t watch badly written shounen and you will maybe find some. Ironically you're going to find the weakest and most submissive women in shoujo. |
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| ...they are? I'd contend that the opposite is true! And that it is MALES who are portrayed as pussies far too often. |
| Never forget, that if you post a topic, you're not allowed to post in it yourself, by order of MAL administration. |
| Because one Revy is enough to keep the world spinning. |
| The lolis in Ro Kyu Bu! are pretty bad ass. |
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