Tired of Anime Girls

[Jackie Daytona]

So... in any creative endeavor, there will inevitably be female characters. That's fine. But anime girls have become nothing but cliches.

90% of them are/have:
1.) Super-thin and tiny but somehow have Superman level of strength. (Or magic powers.)
2.) Villainess with infinite contrivances as to why she cannot be defeated.
3.) Weak damsel (usually with big boobs)
4.) Perpetually annoyed by everything.
5.) Have no real reason to like the male protagonist.
6.) Insignificant to the story.
7.) Bimbo. (Sorry, I don't have a better word for it.)
8.) Abusive to the male protagonist without consequence. (Regardless of situation or circumstance.)
9.) Exceedingly high-pitched voice that no real adult has.
10.) Highly skilled, but we never get a backstory on how these skills were acquired. Usually without a shred of hardship or effort shown. (Or maybe one scene.)
11.) Robot.

Basically just use one of those or combine them. That's every modern anime girl.

Gone are the days of unique and interesting female characters in anime. They are all just copies and tropes.

[WarHeRo]

anime died in 2013. the rest is fan service

[Noona]

I don't know, I think it's not just anime. But I agree. Creativity left the mainstream things in the modern day, you have to go out of your way to find interesting things.

[ْSmoke™]

in the end it's a form of cartoon made for kids.

[the vampire of time and memory]

half of these are indicative of you mostly watching slop and the other half is you generally hating women

[Goldias]

Uh huh. Find something else to watch.
There are plenty of entertainment outside hollywood and anime.

[The nameless Gamer]

I have largely shifted to reading manga, mostly Slice of Life. And I can name a few whose characters don't fit those tropes.
1) Harukana Receive
2) How do we relationship?
3) Doughnuts under a crescent moon
4) Inspector Tsunemori Akane
5) Scum's Wish

[smokerob79]

Originally posted by ْSmoke™:

in the end it's a form of cartoon made for kids.

only its made for adults and most of it is age restricted.....wow...its like you dont have a understanding of what your talking about...

[ْSmoke™]

Originally posted by smokerob79:

Originally posted by ْSmoke™:

in the end it's a form of cartoon made for kids.

only its made for adults and most of it is age restricted.....wow...its like you dont have a understanding of what your talking about...

it's a cartoon with different art style, have nudity or not still cartoon.

[The nameless Gamer]

Originally posted by ْSmoke™:

in the end it's a form of cartoon made for kids.

Just don't let a bunch of kids watch "Kara no Kyokai" or "Mnemosyne", or there could be unforeseen consequences.

[St✩rlight]

The more grown up stuff has better characters and writing. This list is mostly for the stuff aimed at young teens.

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally posted by Noona:

I don't know, I think it's not just anime. But I agree. Creativity left the mainstream things in the modern day, you have to go out of your way to find interesting things.

A fair take.

[WarHeRo]

Originally posted by Azulmagia88:

Anime girls are the best. ;)

best in what?

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally posted by the vampire of time and memory:

half of these are indicative of you mostly watching slop and the other half is you generally hating women

?!?!?!

I have been watching anime for... pretty much my entire life.

The devolution of the female character in these shows is very real.

Watch some '80's or 70's anime.

They have goals. Motivation. Character development.

OG 'Macross' being a great example. The female XO has to take over. And she's inexperienced. Way in over her head. But eventually becomes a strong leader. And most of her crew? Women. Which have widely varied personalities.

Depictions of modern women in anime are terrible because they aren't realistic in any way. And I'm not talking supernatural stuff. They have no character development.

They are strong because they are strong. They are smart because they are smart.

Writing is about making a character. Telling us about them. Not just throwing them in and expecting the audience to accept that's who they are.

[Brma]

Originally posted by ْSmoke™:

Originally posted by smokerob79:

only its made for adults and most of it is age restricted.....wow...its like you dont have a understanding of what your talking about...

it's a cartoon with different art style, have nudity or not still cartoon.

If proving someone's point was an Olympic sport, you'd be a gold medalist.

[salmon vape]

Originally posted by Jackie Daytona:

90% of them are/have:
1.) Super-thin and tiny but somehow have Superman level of strength. (Or magic powers.)
2.) Villainess with infinite contrivances as to why she cannot be defeated.
3.) Weak damsel (usually with big boobs)
4.) Perpetually annoyed by everything.
5.) Have no real reason to like the male protagonist.
6.) Insignificant to the story.
7.) Bimbo. (Sorry, I don't have a better word for it.)
8.) Abusive to the male protagonist without consequence. (Regardless of situation or circumstance.)
9.) Exceedingly high-pitched voice that no real adult has.
10.) Highly skilled, but we never get a backstory on how these skills were acquired. Usually without a shred of hardship or effort shown. (Or maybe one scene.)
11.) Robot.

Basically just use one of those or combine them. That's every modern anime girl.

Gone are the days of unique and interesting female characters in anime. They are all just copies and tropes.

When your list is that long it really removes any weight to your argument lmao