| Do you prefer anime with male main characters or female main characters? I believe the answer will often make sense when knowing who answered what and what gender they were raised as. The binary divide is in use here to target most anime. I do like androgynous or genderfluid characters, but it's not the topic at hand. I tend to prefer female leads in anime, because it generally means the anime may target a female audience. Or at least treat its female characters somewhat humanly. And those anime also are those with the strong-headed female characters. Ah! I forgot to add: Girls in anime really have the best character designs. Just look at Beatrice and Emilia from Re:zero. Or the main girl in Grancrest Senki, or Zero in Mahou no Sho. |
EmiliaHoarfrostJul 22, 2020 4:11 PM
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| well its nice to have more female leads since they are like rare anyway especially for action genre thats why Kill la Kill and Claymore are some of my favorites |
Lolsebca said: Do you prefer anime with male main characters or female main characters? I believe the answer will often make sense when knowing who answered what and what gender they were raised as. The binary divide is in use here to target most anime. I do like androgynous or genderfluid characters, but it's not the topic at hand. I tend to prefer female leads in anime, because it generally means the anime may target a female audience. Or at least treat its female characters somewhat humanly. And those anime also are those with the strong-headed female characters. Ah! I forgot to add: Girls in anime really have the best character designs. Just look at Beatrice and Emilia from Re:zero. Or the main girl in Grancrest Senki, or Zero in Mahou no Sho. I can't even enjoy anime, when there is female lead. I still dunno why though ^^ |
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| I dont really mind, not gonna lie..its always for me the plot and the way characters work on the anime im watching. A great example could be rimuru from that time i got reincarnated as a slime,he might have been a man in his previous life but in his new world he's sexless and of course he sounds like a woman but of course he has man features in his personallity |
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| I don't think I have a real preference, but a good amount of the anime/manga in my lists has female leads... and there's a lot of anime/manga on my lists. |
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| Man leads are more used and popular so I'll go with that |
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| I would say male leads just because when female characters are in dangerous situations I find myself getting worried. Although Claymore would be the exception. |
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Hughsie said: IMustBeNumb said: I dont really mind, not gonna lie..its always for me the plot and the way characters work on the anime im watching. A great example could be rimuru from that time i got reincarnated as a slime,he might have been a man in his previous life but in his new world he's sexless and of course he sounds like a woman but of course he has man features in his personallity Just out of interest did you think of Rimuru as male, female, or genderless when watching it? I thought of them as male because they were a guy in their previous life but the show did give them a more female appearance, and made a point of saying that anatomically they were genderless. Just curious to see how someone else perceived the character as they were watching the show really. Psychologically, Rimuru acted in a male fashion, certainly a remnant of their past life. But once given its human appearance it acquired to me a more female than male quality. Have to say it's sometimes the same feel I get from genderbender series. Love those characters. Literally the kind of body I want to have. Well, that's the perception I got from Rimuru as a genderfluid/neutral and born male person. |
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Hughsie said: IMustBeNumb said: I dont really mind, not gonna lie..its always for me the plot and the way characters work on the anime im watching. A great example could be rimuru from that time i got reincarnated as a slime,he might have been a man in his previous life but in his new world he's sexless and of course he sounds like a woman but of course he has man features in his personallity Just out of interest did you think of Rimuru as male, female, or genderless when watching it? I thought of them as male because they were a guy in their previous life but the show did give them a more female appearance, and made a point of saying that anatomically they were genderless. Just curious to see how someone else perceived the character as they were watching the show really. As a huge fan of the seiries that reads the light novels i always thought of him as a male (as u can already see im using the phrasing "him") its not that i cant see him as a female character its just the same way u see it he was indeed a male before losing his life...also he has alot of male features like when he gets excited by boobs xD |
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| I greatly prefeer female leads since male leads have a tendency to be absolutely awful characters and I also have an easier time to care for female characters. |
RoevhaalJul 22, 2020 4:43 PM
| As long as the main character interests me in some way, whether that may be their abilities/personality/characteristics, I don't really prefer a male or female lead. However I believe there are exceptions to this rule. K-On, for example. There's no way I (or probably anyone) would watch that show if it were 5 males instead of 5 females. So ig certain shows need that differentiation? If that makes sense. |
| I slightly prefer male leads since they are easier for me to relate to. There are cases of female mcs I really enjoyed like Utena, Sakura (Cardcapter Sakura), and Ange from Cross Ange. |
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| i prefer non. perhaps it also depends on which genre the anime is. but so far I don't find the MC gender would affect that much to enjoy the overall story |
| I really don't care about the gender of the MC, but about 60% of my favorite anime have a female MC. Take that as you will. |
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| I don't really have a preference, as long as the male isn't a pussy simp or a mary sue of a female protag I'm fine with both. wape said: Female since there's barely any of them. You probably haven't watched that many shoujo anime then |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
| I've related to a lot of female characters, so at the end of the day, a well-written character is a well-written character |
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| I don't really care, but it's always nice to see a strong female lead. There are a lot more male leads, so also naturally all my favourite anime got male leads and they're great and all. So yeah whatever Both's good. Just could use more female leads cause there are close to none when we're *not* only talking shoujo |
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| All my favorites have male leads. But I don't really watch the anime because of the main character, so whatever. |
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Lolsebca said: I believe the answer will often make sense when knowing who answered what and what gender they were raised as. I tend to prefer female leads in anime, because it generally means the anime may target a female audience. Or at least treat its female characters somewhat humanly. And those anime also are those with the strong-headed female characters. Ah! I forgot to add: Girls in anime really have the best character designs. Just look at Beatrice and Emilia from Re:zero. Or the main girl in Grancrest Senki, or Zero in Mahou no Sho. I do agree that the gender of the lead can cater to a specific demographic, but I tend to ignore that when I watch anime. I just judge the lead for how well they were written regardless of gender. With that said though, I prefer female leads because the lead characters that I thought the writing was a total home run just happened to be female. Examples would consist of: Kaguya from Kaguya-sama (one of the most complex characters I've seen, particularly in the manga), most of the girls in the Monogatari Series (since the show really focuses on specific character moments that make them feel like actual people), Violet Evergarden (her emotional growth was powerfully written), and Ryuuko from Kill la Kill (fan service aside, she is a total badass). |
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| i dont mind- i like them equally- but its sometimes nice to see a female lead as it feels like theres so little of them, especially in anything that isnt shoujo/sol |
henri___ said: most of the girls in the Monogatari Series (since the show really focuses on specific character moments that make them feel like actual people), Ah yes, I understand, the wholesome toothbrush |
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Lolsebca said: henri___ said: most of the girls in the Monogatari Series (since the show really focuses on specific character moments that make them feel like actual people), Ah yes, I understand, the wholesome toothbrush Lmao, the combined feeling of repulsion and intrigue made it quite memorable. Jokes aside though, I felt Karen was one of the weaker characters of the series. Hanekawa, Senjougahara, and Shinobu are just too good. |
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| Even though I feel as though I can reals to female leads more than male leads (since I am a woman), I don’t really have a preference. I just really like well-written lead characters. |
| i like when the main character is an egg yolk that really does it for me |
| I really couldn't care less. I can get behind any MC if said MC is well written and interesting. Gender doesn't matter in anime and TV, if the writing's good then the character's good. |
| Bishie of course. Because bromance and bishies. If strong female lead, I don't mind though. Like in Claymore. |
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| Since I'm a man, I prefer male characters. |
| I couldn't care less about the sex of the character. They just need to be likable or at least interesting. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| I prefer male main/supporter characters, because simply I'm a male. I am Luffy. I am Saitama. I am Goku. etc. I am that character and that character is me. I wanna be a hero and anti-hero. I wanna be that badass character. In fact, most of us males who watch anime been influenced by anime and video game characters. Solid Snake Dante Chris Redfield Leon S. Kennedy Zero (Megaman X) I wanna be that character and more. |
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| Depends on the genre. Prefer female leads in slice of life. Prefer male leads in more action or sci-fi oriented stuff. Just a preference though. Both genders have had amazing leads in practically every genre, so it's not something I give much thought to. I'm satisfied as long as any lead or character is well written. |
| Depends. Females in anime hardly get any development and just get turned into a codependent and whiny character, that literally depends on the male character for any character growth. So I have yet to see a lot of female leads be developed properly. But I'd welcome it if they did. So it's kinda hard to pick female because they're all kinda bad |
| Depends. Females in anime hardly get any development and just get turned into a codependent and whiny character, that literally depends on the male character for any character growth. So I have yet to see a lot of female leads be developed properly. But I'd welcome it if they did. So it's kinda hard to pick female because they're all kinda bad |
Young_Carti said: IHateKpop said: Depends. Females in anime hardly get any development and just get turned into a codependent and whiny character, that literally depends on the male character for any character growth. So I have yet to see a lot of female leads be developed properly. But I'd welcome it if they did. So it's kinda hard to pick female because they're all kinda bad You clearly haven't seen Revolutionary Girl Utena or Rozen Maiden. That's just two anime though, so that tells you the state of things if you can only pick out two anime. |
| It depends on the anime, for shounen I would prefer a male lead. Shounen is aimed at a male audience so obviously the answer will be male lead. To be honest I'm okay with any gender, because this is god damn anime, that's the best part about anime! We love everything. Now for an example, how would I like an anime like K-on or Love Life but with male leads? Disgusting. How would I like Naruto or DBZ with a female lead? No... just no. That's why I said it all depends on the anime. To be honest, I wouldn't mind an anime with a toaster as it's main lead, as long as the anime is good, we are all good. Now, for everyone in this thread. Shounen is for a younger male audience. It will obviously give more time, development and focus to it's male lead more than the female characters, it doesn't mean that they treat the female characters inhumanly, that's a stupid thing to say. There are countless anime with a male and female lead both where the female lead just steals the show. Anime has been like that since ages. Black Lagoon is a good example, the female character is just so badass. So the bottom line is that gender in anime doesn't matter at all. Just like I said before, I'm okay with a refrigerator being a main lead in an anime as long as it's good. |
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| I'm fine with both, it always depends on the execution. Female protagonists are not as common though, so I hope the will make more of that. |
| If the lead character is actually done well then I don't really care, but if the lead character is done really poorly then I'll prefer female. I'm just so sick and tired of all the shitty and bland, spiky haired male protags with a personality that would get soggy when wet, that with female leads even if they're shitty it at least feels like they're trying. That has less to do with the actual show and more to do with what I've been exposed to though, I've seen too many shit male protagonists. |
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