Never tried watching any girly animes. I don't have anything specific against them, there's just nothing there that interests me enough to try any of them.
Do you have a problem watching girly anime?
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Some of my favorite anime shows include Toradora and Ouran High School Host Club, so I think that answers your question.
Wait a second, are we talking about shows with cute girls that are targeted towards guys or shows with moderately cute girls targeted towards girls?
Ya, no rape or anything in it...and the yaoi is more along the lines of hmm...older brother caring for younger brother, only with more d'awwww and pretty man faces...and humor.NeutralDrow said:
And you people are getting Lucky Star and Azumanga Daioh stuck in my head again x-x
Given that my back catalog of favorite anime can be described as consisting of:
A surprising amount of reverse-harem shows
A surprising amount of pure romance show
A surprising amount of relationship and personal-growth driven shows
I'm gonna go with no, I don't have a problem with it. If I were going to run down my favorite shows, and why I loved them:
1. RahXephon. Take out all of the giant robot fights, and it's basically just about Haruka finally getting up the guts to tell Ayato she loves him, and about Ayato becoming mature enough to comprehend and accept it. Throw in the realism of Megumi's relatively unhappy ending, and I loved it.
2. Full Metal Panic. Take out the giant robot fights, and it's just about Sousuke learning how to be a functioning normal person, and realizing just how much he cares about Kaname. And about Kaname realizing (in true tsundere fashion) that she loves him, too. Then bad things happen to her, and he goes apeshit, basically
3. D.N Angel. I barely have to remove anything for it to just be about the love life of the main male character. It's just done so damned well. It doesn't pull any punches, and really treats it like "how would this work in real life". The girl who seems to be a selfish ***** who doesn't appreciate him or reciprocate his feelings, never reciprocates his feelings. I just love it.
4. Revolutionary Girl Utena. It's a deep, psychological, story presented in the guise of a pretty straightforward magical girl set up. Girl gets dragged into fights for the "rose bride", first out of a desire to revenge her friend against a douchey guy, and then to protect the bride. The girl in question wants to be a prince, and... God, it's just all about the psychologies and relationships.
5. Negima!? Cute little boy (who happens to be a wizard) is brought to Japan as part of his training, and becomes a teacher at a girl's middle/high school. In the process, he befriends the girls, and ends up basically turning them into an army of magic-infused superwomen. I classify it more as a girl's anime (a) because it doesn't have much of any fanservice (one shot, which given the angle of the shot makes sense), (b) the characters are deep and emotional, (c) the girls end up being more useful and capable than Negi himself, and (d) it's much more a nakama thing than a harem thing.
6. Ouran High School Host Club. It's a recent show for me (and I just wrote a review about it), but talk about a shojou anime. It's got basically exclusively girl-centered fanservice (not explicit or that bad, but the yaoi fangirls were atwitter about it), a main female lead who's (at best) completely disinterested in issues of gender, and (at worst) wants to be a boy. And it's about the relationships of the characters. And I loved it from start to finish.
Now, do I also watch some more male-centered anime? Sure. I even watched Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (which I'd review, if I could bring myself to rewatch it; short version: dear god no). The problem I find is that violence in and of itself has no meaning for me. Violence with a purpose (especially righteous indignation, see: Taken), is fantastic, but I have to be able to feel with the man committing the violence. Fanservice is kind of weird for me... If I wanted pornography, I'd watch pornography; I find it detracts from the actual story. And I like stories, and characters, and especially ones I can relate to.
So, maybe I'm a chick, I dunno.
Now I kind of want to review Mnemosyne... The symbolism and metaphors are interesting in a "what kind of cracked-out mind came up with this" kind of way.
A surprising amount of reverse-harem shows
A surprising amount of pure romance show
A surprising amount of relationship and personal-growth driven shows
I'm gonna go with no, I don't have a problem with it. If I were going to run down my favorite shows, and why I loved them:
1. RahXephon. Take out all of the giant robot fights, and it's basically just about Haruka finally getting up the guts to tell Ayato she loves him, and about Ayato becoming mature enough to comprehend and accept it. Throw in the realism of Megumi's relatively unhappy ending, and I loved it.
2. Full Metal Panic. Take out the giant robot fights, and it's just about Sousuke learning how to be a functioning normal person, and realizing just how much he cares about Kaname. And about Kaname realizing (in true tsundere fashion) that she loves him, too. Then bad things happen to her, and he goes apeshit, basically
3. D.N Angel. I barely have to remove anything for it to just be about the love life of the main male character. It's just done so damned well. It doesn't pull any punches, and really treats it like "how would this work in real life". The girl who seems to be a selfish ***** who doesn't appreciate him or reciprocate his feelings, never reciprocates his feelings. I just love it.
4. Revolutionary Girl Utena. It's a deep, psychological, story presented in the guise of a pretty straightforward magical girl set up. Girl gets dragged into fights for the "rose bride", first out of a desire to revenge her friend against a douchey guy, and then to protect the bride. The girl in question wants to be a prince, and... God, it's just all about the psychologies and relationships.
5. Negima!? Cute little boy (who happens to be a wizard) is brought to Japan as part of his training, and becomes a teacher at a girl's middle/high school. In the process, he befriends the girls, and ends up basically turning them into an army of magic-infused superwomen. I classify it more as a girl's anime (a) because it doesn't have much of any fanservice (one shot, which given the angle of the shot makes sense), (b) the characters are deep and emotional, (c) the girls end up being more useful and capable than Negi himself, and (d) it's much more a nakama thing than a harem thing.
6. Ouran High School Host Club. It's a recent show for me (and I just wrote a review about it), but talk about a shojou anime. It's got basically exclusively girl-centered fanservice (not explicit or that bad, but the yaoi fangirls were atwitter about it), a main female lead who's (at best) completely disinterested in issues of gender, and (at worst) wants to be a boy. And it's about the relationships of the characters. And I loved it from start to finish.
Now, do I also watch some more male-centered anime? Sure. I even watched Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (which I'd review, if I could bring myself to rewatch it; short version: dear god no). The problem I find is that violence in and of itself has no meaning for me. Violence with a purpose (especially righteous indignation, see: Taken), is fantastic, but I have to be able to feel with the man committing the violence. Fanservice is kind of weird for me... If I wanted pornography, I'd watch pornography; I find it detracts from the actual story. And I like stories, and characters, and especially ones I can relate to.
So, maybe I'm a chick, I dunno.
Now I kind of want to review Mnemosyne... The symbolism and metaphors are interesting in a "what kind of cracked-out mind came up with this" kind of way.
I think they're also more honest about the fascination with it. Rape is one of the most common fetishes (for both men and women), and I think there is some part of us which enjoys the fantasy of "I'm so desirable that this person cannot restrain him/herself". Japan just took it and ran with it. They're more open about it, we're more closeted, I think.Cheveyo said:
The other side of it is that there's plenty of older American media (remember, please, that anime is still a relatively new medium) which included rape. Scarlet O'Hara went to bed screaming, and woke up singing, yanno? Tell me that isn't disturbing.
Well, I did Watch the Love-Hina Series...Mind you, I'm Not truly sure if that qualifies as a girly anime series, or more of a romantic comedy/Feminist power trip.
Seriously, after watching what could basically be called "all Women are in possession of a vast array of super powers and/or technological weapons, and will use these to hurt you because you have a penis and that makes you evil!!", I have a whole new level of respect for women. or is it fear? Yeah, probably fear.
PS: 500th post? Here I was hoping it would be about something Cake related. Ah well, maybe next time.
Seriously, after watching what could basically be called "all Women are in possession of a vast array of super powers and/or technological weapons, and will use these to hurt you because you have a penis and that makes you evil!!", I have a whole new level of respect for women. or is it fear? Yeah, probably fear.
PS: 500th post? Here I was hoping it would be about something Cake related. Ah well, maybe next time.
I've highly enjoyed Spice & Wolf, including the romance parts. I wouldn't describe it's as a "girly" animé though. Toradora! and Gunslinger Girl (somewhat surprisingly) are probably the most girly I've (partially so far) seen, and either had aspects appealing to males as well.
Most shojo girl stuff turns me off.
His and Her's Circumstances (Kare Kano) was very good imo (anime and manga).
Then of course I read some yaoi (quality yaoi, not just whatever looks good on the cover) so I guess a dude like myself can appreciate varaity.
Clannad was interesting, though the "super cute harem of girls" Japanese aesthetic always mystified me in anime culture. I can appreciate "Kawaii" if it's like a cat or dog in an anime or manga (even cat/dog boys/men can be cute)... but "kawaii" as it applies to everything else in Japanese Pop culture never registered with me.
His and Her's Circumstances (Kare Kano) was very good imo (anime and manga).
Then of course I read some yaoi (quality yaoi, not just whatever looks good on the cover) so I guess a dude like myself can appreciate varaity.
Clannad was interesting, though the "super cute harem of girls" Japanese aesthetic always mystified me in anime culture. I can appreciate "Kawaii" if it's like a cat or dog in an anime or manga (even cat/dog boys/men can be cute)... but "kawaii" as it applies to everything else in Japanese Pop culture never registered with me.
I rather enjoy some shojo anime. Really, a bit of romance and drama is a refreshing change of pace after yet-another-Dragonball-Z-wannabe leveling up for 250 episodes.
However, I do have the draw the line somewhere. Lets say that line can be found within Shugo Chara [http://www.crunchyroll.com/shugo-chara]. Decent enough magical girl anime, mostly focused on the main character's emotional state, I can somewhat stomach it. Then around comes season three when they're having live action actors demonstrate how to paint their nails... okay, the line has just been crossed.
Incidentally, Lucky Star is considered shonen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_manga] (anime for boys 10 or older or sometimes just kids of that age), not shojo (anime specifically for young girls only). As is Anumanga Diaoh. Really, most animes based off of cute girls in school, because they're basically showcases of 2D girls for the boys to get emotionally attached to in order to sell all kinds of merchandise [http://www.google.com/products?q=lucky+star].
So I don't think they count as watching a truly "girly" anime. (Granted, girls might enjoy those animes too, but for different reasons - grabbing both genders appeal is even more profitable than specifically targeting one, after all.) Try that Shugo Chara link I provided for a relatively tame "girly" anime.
However, I do have the draw the line somewhere. Lets say that line can be found within Shugo Chara [http://www.crunchyroll.com/shugo-chara]. Decent enough magical girl anime, mostly focused on the main character's emotional state, I can somewhat stomach it. Then around comes season three when they're having live action actors demonstrate how to paint their nails... okay, the line has just been crossed.
Incidentally, Lucky Star is considered shonen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_manga] (anime for boys 10 or older or sometimes just kids of that age), not shojo (anime specifically for young girls only). As is Anumanga Diaoh. Really, most animes based off of cute girls in school, because they're basically showcases of 2D girls for the boys to get emotionally attached to in order to sell all kinds of merchandise [http://www.google.com/products?q=lucky+star].
So I don't think they count as watching a truly "girly" anime. (Granted, girls might enjoy those animes too, but for different reasons - grabbing both genders appeal is even more profitable than specifically targeting one, after all.) Try that Shugo Chara link I provided for a relatively tame "girly" anime.
"Girly" is hardly a good yardstick, if you mean romance then the only I don't have any problem with them provided there good (things like please twins, shuffle and kannon come to mind, yes i know the latter two were based off h-games), or perhaps you mean magical girl shows, if thats the case then I have only encountered two that I can stomach (Shakugan no Shana and Mai Hime) but I went the extra mile and looked up a list of shojo shows on TV tropes, and by and large I don't have particular problems watching them (with the exception of the aforementioned genre, and the two exceptions were seinen shows anyway), some even surprised me, like Ouran.
TL
R version: as long as it isn't a magical girl show or shit then I'm fine with it.
TL
R version: as long as it isn't a magical girl show or shit then I'm fine with it.
I don't really like girly anime's , they just annoy me generally lol but I love a lot of other animes like FMA and Code Geass.
Predictably there are so many comment on this thread saying "I don't like any anime" - such a waste of a post as doesn't answer the question and clearly the thread isn't for you. People trying to up their post count imo.
Predictably there are so many comment on this thread saying "I don't like any anime" - such a waste of a post as doesn't answer the question and clearly the thread isn't for you. People trying to up their post count imo.