Good riddance to the highly masculinized girl-boss. It’s long overdue.
The IP that got the best formula for the action heroine is the anime Inuyasah. The reason why is that the manga was written by a woman whose mind wasn’t poisoned by Western feminist ideology.
In Inuyasha:
*The action girl is usually paired up with a dude who’s stronger and more aggressive than she is.
*The action girls specialize in ranged attacks, such as bow-and-arrow or casting spells. The close-in, melee fighting is mostly handled by the dudes.
*The action girl never makes displays of upper body strength that you’d expect to see only in a man.
*Off the battlefield, the action girls are feminine and maternalistic. Kikyo, for example, nurses wounded soldiers.
*If the action girl has a crush on a guy, she drops subtle hints; no aggressive come-ons.
This formula generally is not followed by the Japanese men who write manga and anime, and there’s a reason for that.
Stop making female-led action movies. Nobody wants to see them.
Yeah thanks Marvel now I have to sit on my IP because you drove it in the ground.
Good riddance to the highly masculinized girl-boss. It’s long overdue.
The IP that got the best formula for the action heroine is the anime Inuyasah. The reason why is that the manga was written by a woman whose mind wasn’t poisoned by Western feminist ideology.
In Inuyasha:
*The action girl is usually paired up with a dude who’s stronger and more aggressive than she is.
*The action girls specialize in ranged attacks, such as bow-and-arrow or casting spells. The close-in, melee fighting is mostly handled by the dudes.
*The action girl never makes displays of upper body strength that you’d expect to see only in a man.
*Off the battlefield, the action girls are feminine and maternalistic. Kikyo, for example, nurses wounded soldiers.
*If the action girl has a crush on a guy, she drops subtle hints; no aggressive come-ons.
This formula generally is not followed by the Japanese men who write manga and anime, and there’s a reason for that.
I used to watch them when they weren't being crammed down our throats. I enjoyed the original Red Sonja, Long Kiss Goodnight, Alien, etc.
But now? Pass. We're way past the gag reflex.