If you could pick five anime females that is a good representation of a female, who would they be and why?
| #1 Umiko Ahagon (New Game!) Umiko Ahagon is a programmer. But before that she’s a professional. That’s how she goes about her life and she takes her work seriously. Sometimes she’s short tempered, and admits to playing FPS or doing some form of paintball to deal with the stress of work. And she gets triggered when she’s embarrassed Lol. She’s a “realistic” representation of an actual female for these reasons (in terms of behavior). - #2 Hanekawa Tsubasa (Monogatari) Hanekawa represents a female who will listen to all your problems, but won’t necessarily stick their nose into your business. She keeps her distance and is a friendly, introverted person. And she’s as smart as she looks. Knowing more than you’d think about a lot of things, even though she’s distant and generally reserved. - #3 Saber (Fate Series) Saber represents a very proud woman who stands by her word, is extremely independent, has high standards and won’t stand for any of your bullshit. Everything about her DEMANDS your respect, because that’s how she carries herself. And that’s how she treats others as well. - #4 Akane Tsunemori (Psycho Pass) Akane Tsunemori represents the calm, diligent and a “by the book” type of female. Meaning she doesn’t take shortcuts and isn’t rebellious. She’s not loud, but she’s vocal when it’s necessary. Her actions tend to be unconventional as well. - #5 Marika Tachibana (Nisekoi) She represents a female with an intense personality. The type some would say is “overbearing”. A hopeless romantic. She knows what she wants out of life, and has the confidence to get it. |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| by saying that, you're assuming there's some sort of standard characteristics that "normal" real life females have? |
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| https://myanimelist.net/character/18061/Erin Although I feel like her character is a little *too* perfect, it's a thrill to watch little Erin grow into a capable adult who isn't afraid to challenge the status quo even if it costs her life. https://myanimelist.net/character/111045/Anzu I can't think of a more wholesome girl in all of anime. Spoiled, entitled people whining constantly on social media about their petty 1st world problems could learn a thing or two about the value of hard work, thriftiness and generosity from her. https://myanimelist.net/character/1542/Youko_Nakajima Her transformation from weak, timid pushover to compassionate yet uncompromising ruler is inspirational. I'd follow her into battle any day. https://myanimelist.net/character/4604/Nagisa_Furukawa Unequivocally best girl in anime hands down. She's everything a man could hope for in a friend, a wife and a mother. I am literally in love with her! |
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| 1. Kanamori Sayaka. Literally, this girl is the epitome of a realistic girl. I haven't actually seen an anime character as realistic as her. 2. Nothing, because every other anime girl is inferior to her money and milk complex. |
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ysphyr said: I would pick none. Anime characters, especially female, have nothing to do with rl people. Whoever disagrees is delusional This. Especially LOL at the idea of Monogatari having realistic female characters. |
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Haunt-bot said: You may want to watch may want to watch better anime if that is your impression. Some suggestions with counter examples are in my earlier posting.ysphyr said: This. Especially LOL at the idea of Monogatari having realistic female characters. I would pick none. Anime characters, especially female, have nothing to do with rl people. Whoever disagrees is delusional |
inimMar 5, 2020 9:37 AM
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ysphyr said: Two statements I whole hardheartedly reject. There are realistic woman in anime, and there are works of art with characters as complex as real life humans. You will find very few in shounen and shoujo, obviously - mainly because we talk about what essentially are older children as protagonists. But there are more than enough mature and realistic anime depciting mature and realistic males and females with mature and realistic adult problems.inim said: I'm not saying there are no good female characters in anime. All I'm saying is that they are not real women. No fictional character can get even close to show the same complexity as the real life human being. You may want to watch may want to watch better anime if that is your impression. Some suggestions with counter examples are in my earlier posting. |
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| 1. Ookami Ryouko-anti-social 2.Chitoge kirisaki only difference is that in real life this type of girl wouldn't give anyone the time of day 3.Umaru Doma- When girls try to fit it with others to keep their popularity up 4. Satellizer El. Bridget - represents that pretty girls don't want to be touched by non-handsome men 5. Kuroki Tomoko- represents lonely girls who wish they had a friend but nobody talks to them because they are to ugly P.S. This is a joke |
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Satyr_icon said: Tsubasa Hanekawa and Hitagi Senjougahara - three dimensionally fleshed out characters with strenths and weaknesses, not quite as realistic as the Nanas because of symbolism, but excellent pschological studies This. I don't like Hanekawa a lot as a character but her arc is an impressive feat, among the best of the series. Haunt-bot said: This. Especially LOL at the idea of Monogatari having realistic female characters. Weird of you to say that since absolutely nobody in this thread said Monogatari has realistic characters. I can say one right now for most men who are straight: koyomi araragi I don't know about the others though |
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| OP should have titled this *inspirational* female characters so we might have a lot less useless replies. |
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| Gasai Yuno, because she protects her husbando, the rest don't matter |
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| shit title OP, though, i'm sure if someone made a male counterpart to this thread w the same title it would be taken a lot less seriously, yall need to chill |
| misato > asuka > rei |
| Akane Tsunemori would also be in my list, but I feel like for some bit different reasons. To me she's strong female character done right, like she's not physically strong (not that women can't be) and she isn't mary sue. She has her own thoughts and goals that she strives towards, she's not there to be helpful waifu, she helps you when she thinks it's right action, but stands in ur way when she thinks that's correct. She also starts as newbie who is easily intimidated, but grows even within first season to be more assertive. |
ysphyr said: N1eR said: You are taking it too literally. That's the same as saying that there is no reason for stories to convey messages, because everyone experiences said themes differently... Well, then I kindly suggest OP rename the thread into something less misleading and lose the whole "representation" thing. Something like "Realistic female characters you like" would be much better. You already said that anime characters can't be realistic portrayals of women because you're all so complex and fascinating or whatever. |
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ysphyr said: epidemia78 said: You already said that anime characters can't be realistic portrayals of women because you're all so complex and fascinating or whatever. Yeah, that just proves my point of how complex and unpredictable I am. yall better not start one of those threads |
| misato > asuka > rei |
| Great thread op, my choices are 1. Hatsune miku 2. Hermione Granger 3. Hillary Clinton 4. Bill clinton 5. Sagiri |
| Fictional characters do not relate to real people in anyway EXCEPT if they are used as an inspiration for a characters. |
ysphyr said: That's not precisely a fair comparison, because it doesn't consider time. You compare the whole lifetime of a real human with a brief glimpse possible during a runtime ofa few hours. The fair comparison would be what you are able to understand about another human stranger within the same period of time. My claim is that well done art manages to flesh out a character faster than most humans could by just talking to the stranger in the same amount of time. Maybe a psychiatrist or similar professional can do better. And this thought as well covers development over time (next year), same argument that comparing different time spans is not fair and useful.inim said: Athough there are some realistic features in fictional characters, as a whole they are no match for real humans.Two statements I whole hardheartedly reject. There are realistic woman in anime, and there are works of art with characters as complex as real life humans. And as for "putting you in the same box as a lifeless character", in my reality you are only a nickname producing text in an internet forum. How do I even know you are not a lifeless AI? |
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| Makino from ONE PIECE. She’s your very ordinary female manga/anime character. No super powers. She’s just a bartender. Barely make panels time. A nice woman all and all. Nothing more, nothing less. |
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| I didn't read the whole thread but from what I've seen, I think most of you mistake "realistic" with "nearly perfect". By that I mean that almost all of those characters are picked because they're strong, independent, or simply what a man would desire in a woman. A realistic female character isn't always a female character gathering all the qualities a real woman "should" have. Everyone's different and most of us aren't that strong or that confident. I, for exemple, relate much more to female characters that are pretty shy, not really strong, very messy, well, flawed, because I'm not perfect, far from it. If a realistic female is a strong, or incredibly nice person who never gets angry, then what am I ? A snail ? What I mean is that choosing realistic female characters is a very hard thing to do because everyone's different. There's no archetypes in real life, and that's what's great ! (And sorry about the rant, I know this thread is for fun, I just needed to let that out because I've seen such discussions about strong female characters always being great representations of women so many times and my lazy dumb self is just sitting there like "oh no I'm an alien". Unfortunately, most of us aren't anywhere as great as those characters. (Wish I was...) ) |
FafetteMar 5, 2020 11:04 AM
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ysphyr said: No fictional character can get even close to show the same complexity as the real life human being. Fictional characters’ existence is not the topic here. However, saying: “ No fictional character can get even close to show the same complexity as the real life human being.” is wrong. Do I have to list characters we relate to from novels, video games, movies, etc? |
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33orion77 said: There was a thread about "sluts in anime" recently, which is a somewhat related subject. There are female characters which are both: sexualized and strong / self-determined at the same time. But this is arguably the rarest and hardest to write class not only in anime. In conservative thinking, a woman can only be the Virgin Mary or Maria Magdalena, not both. Overcoming this is way beyond what anime can achieve, some characters who overcome this anachronistic nonsense exist nevertheless.The way I understand this topic is to show that anime don't always objectify woman [...], there are many more that are either great role model for young women or are not sexuallized. Examples: Michiko Malandro, Fujiko Mine, Faye Valentine, and Utena Tenjou. |
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33orion77 said: The way I understand this topic is to show that anime don't always objectify woman as some would claim. While it's true that many female character are reduced to a few tropes like most tsundere characters, there are many more that are either great role model for young women or are not sexuallized. -Riko (Made in Abyss) -Myne (Honzuki no Gekokujou) -Miyamori Aoi (Shirobako) -Hana (Wolf Children) -Kurashita Tsukimi (Kuragehime) I didn't see it that way, I agree in that case ! (And I second Riko) |
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| Oh my. Isn't this just another veiled waifu thread? I'd choose none. No anime girl can represent real life woman. Don't mix fiction and reality, it's not healthy after all |
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_Ridley_ said: Every time someone uses "female" as a noun, they sound like the Ferengi guy in Star Trek. Honestly, I'm surprised I've not seen anyone on this site crazy enough to use "femoid" yet. I guess there's still time. |
| 1. Hina from Domestic Girlfriend; the older sister & teacher type wrapped up in one woman. 2. Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail: the strong warrior woman type & for her beautiful flame coloured hair. She's fun, serious when the situation calls for it, but otherwise knows how to let her hair down. When it comes to romance, she's adorably shy & unsure of herself, which only makes her more loveable. Erza is a good female role model imo, strong, proud and assured. 3. Coconut from Nekopara: for her pure physical aesthetics & sexual attraction (tanned blonde type) 4. Yame Yukana from Hajimete no Gal: i adore the gyaru girl type & she epitomises that characteristic impressively imo 5. Belfast from Azur Lane: for her beautiful silver hair matched with her blue eyes, not too mention her busty bosom. Another consideration would be her calm, composed, almost demure manner & affable nature, that would make her a tip top companion, both in and out of bed. |
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| I can't really pick 5 of them, but the one that immediately comes to my mind is Risa Koizumi from Lovely Complex. She's realistic high school girl and reminds me a lot about myself in that age. Her personality is one of the main reason why Lovely Complex is my favorite romance anime ever. |
| You can't tell me this guy isn't creating bait titles on purpose at this point lol. I think Carmen 99 from Gun X Sword is pretty well written..and could be considered good representation of a Woman I guess. I'm not about to sit here and dissect why though. |
| Busujima Saeko - tough and sensitive Kobayashi Rindou - adventurous and innovative Nakano Ichika - determined and appealing Yukina (kabaneri of the iron fortress) - Calm, strong and I felt her pheromones every time she flexed. |
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| I can't think of many but I guess I'll say Makise Kurisu. She is a well developed, smart, independent and such. |
| Go check out my latest review: https://myanimelist.net/profile/YeeYeeAss/reviews |
| If we can’t Pick from anime due to them not being real beings, I suggest we do the same for live action TV as all of them aren’t acting like themselves. They are playing static personalities in place of their own |
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Tylaen said: If we can’t Pick from anime due to them not being real beings, I suggest we do the same for live action TV as all of them aren’t acting like themselves. They are playing static personalities in place of their own Exactly. If anime can't have "good representations of female" then no work of fiction can. Honestly I think some people are intentionally misunderstanding the intent of this thread to stir up drama... |
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| what a shit thread, this is kind of embarrassing for you op |
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