The Anime Girls of tomorrow

Iyeru · 03-05-2007, 03:13 PM

Well, I've been watching Yumiera and UFO Ultramaiden as of late, but I've noted that the women of anime are changing... little by little. Has anyone else noticed it yet?

And I'm watching you people, this IS a legit thread. Make sure not to discuss any "real perverted" things... or watch out for fistface.

Mashirosen · 03-05-2007, 03:19 PM

Maybe if you clarified what you're talking about you wouldn't have to add a disclaimer?

Iyeru · 03-05-2007, 03:24 PM

Let's see, the girls are getting not as bad ass... and the guys aren't falling for them as much as they used to. Oh and Valkyrie has an anti-form.

xravi · 03-05-2007, 06:37 PM

I'll just hope they'll get smarter too.

Aerozord · 03-05-2007, 06:48 PM

I will be happy if they are realistic looking. I am sick of Japan being full of 15 year olds that are 6ft tall and have large breasts. One or two in the series is ok, like in Bleach (characters clearly note Orihime as an exception), or better yet a more average looking lead female like Samurai Champloo.

Kenryoku_Maxis · 03-05-2007, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerozord

I will be happy if they are realistic looking. I am sick of Japan being full of 15 year olds that are 6ft tall and have large breasts. One or two in the series is ok, like in Bleach (characters clearly note Orihime as an exception), or better yet a more average looking lead female like Samurai Champloo.

Otohime as an execption? She's hardly any exception. A 5' 4", 'cute', super skinny anime girl with large boobs, long hair and happens to be in a Shonen? She's pretty much the epitome of an Anime Girl. And I wouldn't say the girl in Samurai Champloo looks realistic, but then I wouldn't say anyone in that style (or Anime) looks realistic.

Pretty much if you want to see an Anime girl that would be different from other anime girls, you'd have to make her have realistic proportions to her height (not super skinny around the mid-section no matter what her hips, bust and legs are which all anime girls are), change their personality from the same 5 personalities it seems all Anime girls have now adays and pretty much just doing those two things would make any female Anime character seem totally different. Throw her into a show where she's not being groped every episode or playing second fiddle to some 'bad-ass' whos saving her with a sword 3 times his size and 100x his weight or maybe into a show where she's *shock* not somewhere between the ages of 14-17 and worrying daily if some guy who barely says 3 words an episode to her likes her by the end of the season...then you'd have an actual Anime Girl of 'Tomorrow'.

But then, would it sell? I think Slayers and Full Metal Panic showed us that its more profitable to have characters who do these things, but still poke fun at the old concepts while 'playing along' with them to get the other audiance and as a result, rake in the dough.

If you didn't get it, I don't think the last Decade (the 2000-2007 anime period) has seen the Anime 'Girl of Tomorrow'. I think we've seen things going backwards. And more stereotyping.

Aerozord · 03-05-2007, 08:51 PM

you misread. I meant Orihime is the one like the other anime girls and the other female characters are different. Like Rukia, she is rather petite, and I cant think of many with her personality (though wouldn't suprise me if there were others). *slight spoiler* She also becomes rather powerful later on. Heck she saves Ichigo's butt from that sand hollow

Oh and I dont think super skinny is an anime girl thing. I think its a Japanese girl thing

Lord of Joshelplex · 03-05-2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerozord

you misread. I meant Orihime is the one like the other anime girls and the other female characters are different. Like Rukia, she is rather petite, and I cant think of many with her personality (though wouldn't suprise me if there were others). *slight spoiler* She also becomes rather powerful later on. Heck she saves Ichigo's butt from that sand hollow

Oh and I dont think super skinny is an anime girl thing. I think its a Japanese girl thing

I have been reading the manga, are you talking about when she gets her first release, the ice blade thing?

***Fenris*** · 03-05-2007, 09:04 PM

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I have been reading the manga, are you talking about when she gets her first release, the ice blade thing?

I'd like to take this moment to remind you to quote spoilers with [color=#222222] instead of [spoiler] tags.

See, [color=#222222] shows up like this on basic background, but when I put it in a quote tag

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It shows up invisible.

When I use spoiler tags, it shows up invisible on the background, but it

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is visible in quotes on people's monitors who have their contrast set high enough.

Just a little tip.

Iyeru · 03-05-2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerozord

I will be happy if they are realistic looking. I am sick of Japan being full of 15 year olds that are 6ft tall and have large breasts. One or two in the series is ok, like in Bleach (characters clearly note Orihime as an exception), or better yet a more average looking lead female like Samurai Champloo.

That's a hint on to Sailor Moon more than likely (Which is old by the way.) Also, realistic anime women have already been made possible thanks to SQUARE-ENIX and the following:

Advent Children
FF7's Technical Demo for the PS3 (Even though it only shows Cloud)
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XIII (For goddess's sake, the main character's female.)

03-05-2007, 03:13 PM	#1
Iyeru Sent to the cornfield Join Date: May 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 642	The Anime Girls of tomorrow Well, I've been watching Yumiera and UFO Ultramaiden as of late, but I've noted that the women of anime are changing... little by little. Has anyone else noticed it yet? And I'm watching you people, this IS a legit thread. Make sure not to discuss any "real perverted" things... or watch out for fistface.

03-05-2007, 06:48 PM	#5
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	I will be happy if they are realistic looking. I am sick of Japan being full of 15 year olds that are 6ft tall and have large breasts. One or two in the series is ok, like in Bleach (characters clearly note Orihime as an exception), or better yet a more average looking lead female like Samurai Champloo. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

03-05-2007, 08:51 PM	#7
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	you misread. I meant Orihime is the one like the other anime girls and the other female characters are different. Like Rukia, she is rather petite, and I cant think of many with her personality (though wouldn't suprise me if there were others). slight spoiler She also becomes rather powerful later on. Heck she saves Ichigo's butt from that sand hollow Oh and I dont think super skinny is an anime girl thing. I think its a Japanese girl thing __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

03-05-2007, 03:19 PM	#2
Mashirosen Watch closely! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Imaginary tomorrowland Posts: 1,855	Maybe if you clarified what you're talking about you wouldn't have to add a disclaimer? __________________ "Remember how we all thought the Jedi were, well, Space Knights of the Round Table? Well, as it turns out, they're a bunch of self-righteous virgins who kidnap kids to replenish their numbers."

03-05-2007, 03:24 PM	#3
Iyeru Sent to the cornfield Join Date: May 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 642	Let's see, the girls are getting not as bad ass... and the guys aren't falling for them as much as they used to. Oh and Valkyrie has an anti-form.

03-05-2007, 06:37 PM	#4
xravi Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Posts: 568	I'll just hope they'll get smarter too.