LGBTQ Characters in Anime

If there's any kind of media that's tolerant of all kinds of peoples, it's probably anime. Popular media in general is welcoming and making new roles for LGBTQ characters. However, popular media kind of only sees LGBTQ people as kind of sexual (or sex-u-al), as if they don't have their own unique personality traits and quirks that make them cool characters in their own right. Anime, takes LGBTQ characters to the next level and gives them cool anime traits that make them kind of awesome, anime awesome...

Tiger and Bunny's Fire Emblem

The epitome of lean, refined muscle and an inferno of firepower. The perfect shounen hero, except that he would rather choose between Tiger or Bunny than any of the other characters in the show. At first, he seems very flamboyant almost like the poster child for the gay Afro-character but as the show goes on he becomes a true hero. That's because in addition to being on a show for heroes he is actually fearless, cares for, and protects the weak. Check out a cool AMV with Fire Emblem right below, it's from our own studio and youtube channel.

MM!'s Mio Isurugi

Mio comes off as a girly girl and she is. But psychologically, Mio is a dom and can never actually be a girly girl. She'd rather have a stereotypically male role than a female role, which makes her different, sort of like she can walk both sides of the street. Through the show, she unlocks her peer's inner hentai or variation from the norms of attraction. Just by being around her, one guy came out of the closet and the other main character, the male lead Taro Sado, was able to express his own masochistic desires to the max. Making Mio Isurugi and the Taro a compatible match, but not the straightforward average heterosexual pair.

One Piece's Emporio Ivankov

The Okama Kingdom in One Piece, is a social community of LGBTQ located in one of the lower levels of Impel Down, the most deadly prison in One Piece. Impel Down is famous of destroying the hopes and dreams of the toughest pirates and criminals. It has levels dedicated to subzero temperatures and some levels dedicated to arctic temperatures, others to bloodthirsty monsters. However, the Okama Kingdom, headed by Imperio Ivankov (pictured above) is a flourishing social community with all the amenities of home, in a hidden corner of the expansive prison. The only price to be there is that Ivankov will change your body to the gender you're not comfortable with or take ten years off your life span with his injection power. Ivankov himself or herself, can change genders at will.

Rant by RPGHero

It's been a while guys! I haven't ranted in a long time about nothing in particular... So it's time.

It's been snowing for way too long in New York. I'm waiting patiently for Spring and more importantly the Sakura blossoms of Spring. Better known as Sakura Biyori/Sakura Weather.

But this is where I want to go:

Isn't it beautiful, It's Sakura Park in NYC. It's on the west side of Manhattan.

But imagine what that place must look like now man... Like three feet of snow, I hope that little building doesn't break, I'd like to see the Sakura trees from inside it haha.

I've been having alot of fun shoveling, since I quit my trucker job I'm having all the physical activity I miss. So that's my day basically. I get up watch some anime, go outside and shovel, then go to class. And don't forget coming home and watching something like MM!

Yes! I watch MM! Deretsun. 

You think I was some shounen loving otaku pretending to be a hero? Well that's correct. But I love watching Sado get beat by his sadistic classmate, and since he's a "hardcore masochist" he's in love but he also likes his crush... I want this guy to choose someone haha. He better not just walk away without confessing his love to one of them...

But yeah that's my day. This rant... isn't like the others you say?? 

Well see for yourself... Here's an archive or RPGHero's epic rants they're much longer actually...

100th blog post rant

A rant about realistic battle shounen and battle shounen for children

200th blog post rant

And look we're well past 300 posts, you thought you weren't going to get another... Well until 400, Stay cool and keep going in your Hokage dream or your Pirate King dream. Whichever you like.

Then there's Ichigo, just trying to survive against powerful wierdos. Doesn't even have a dream haha. I had to make fun of Bleach at least once.

:::Tsundere Spotlight:::

Hey everyone!

This TSL shines on Isurugi Mio from MM!

If you don't already know what MM! is about, check out my Fall Season Recommendations Post!

To sum it up (incase you're too lazy to click a hyperlink... =P) it's about a school club that tries to cure people's problems--and the weirdest ones to boot!

The main character is a Masochist (M is slang for Masochist)... and our star Tsundere of the Month, Mio-chan, is an unrealized innate Sadist! Can you imagine the comedy in that? It get's better than that--all the club members seem to have problems. I won't reveal everyone's problems because that's no fun--our focus today is Mio!

So who is Mio?

She's the main character (Sado Taro)'s senior and is the head of the school club called the Second Volunteer Club. When Sado comes in with his masochist problems she swears she'll cure it. The problem is (since she's a closet sadist) she attempts to cure his masochist with not just pain--no--EXTREME pain. Using twisted logic to justify her humorous attempts, she painfully gratifies Sado in a series of comical yet deadly events =P.

You might be thinking: She sounds like all Tsun--where's the Dere!?

Well she has a soft side too--her feelings begin to imply themselves as time goes on: Why does she try everything to help Sado? Why is she not willing to give up on him? etc. etc. And some of her attempts happen to be a little romantic but I'll stop here so as to not spoil much =P.

Her Tsun-dere switch is very pleasing to see and she's drawn with great art and seeing her smile is enough to brighten anyone's day! She's a very obvious tsundere with the mood switch personality as opposed to the "change over time" that is mentioned in *cough* Lucky Star's Lucky Channel in episode 10 *cough*!

Here's some pictures of her tsun-dere sides:

Tsun:



Dere:



She struggles to save Sado from his masochism while battling with her assumed "rivals" who try to take Sado away from her!

Will she cure Sado before he is taken away by some other girl? Will Mio give up on him? Is Sado the type of person to commit to one girl? And if so, what will happen to the hearts he breaks? Will the anime's love drama every be solved?

What? Why are you looking at me like that... you don't think--ehh??

I-I'm not telling you!...Baka! You'll have to watch the anime yourself to find out! See Mio-chan in action in MM! =P

That's all for today! Thanks for reading ^^,

Stay tuned for more! :) ... >:(
:::Deretsun:::

A parting picture before you leave ^^