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In romanization that is, "Terrible-Strength Girl Hero"
There's no such thing in anime though. As Chansu says in his One Punch Man review, we kind of root against a hero who has everything easy and shows no effort to win. Though "One Punch Man" is more of a Millenial generation Shounen Hero because he's sarcastic about all of the enemies he beats by using no emotional attachment to them. The whole anime game is changing so...
There are already some old anime like Blood+, Birdy, Haruhi, FLCL, Evangelion, Gundam, and maybe Gintama where there are strong and terrifying female characters that kick ass and pose formidable threats to the main characters, if they are not already. That's how formidable they are in the anime world that there are so few of them starring in their own anime and in the ones that they only co-star they always manage to hurt the main character. If they didn't cartoonize those blows, the main character guy would usually sure die, such as Gintama or FLCL where Ginoki takes ninja knives to the head and FLCL where the boy takes guitars to the face so that he can finally transform again.
It's not a new thing out there. Maybe it causes guys and guy otaku some anxiety to want more anime like it but it shouldn't because they're anime and the real world is much different. It would cause thousands of tons of anxiety for a real life human man to undergo such anxiety! (LOL) So it's best that these kinds of themes are seen more in anime than in real life, right?
That's no cause for otaku to fear. We're already pretty nerdy people who deal with daily hassles already. For those of us who like shounen anime, we maybe already love the "Tensai Shoujo Hero"!
Why do otaku love animals, cute characters, stylish clothing, sweet foods, and cool accessories?
Animals are naturally cute and cool. They have marble-like eyes that see very well and they're really comfortable and reliable as friends. If they let you lean on them or be their resting companion, you will gain a familiar for life. That, and their personality is always unique. Us otaku love and cherish our unique personalities as positive and creative forces in the Universe.
Why would a cute character be appealing to a grown man or... to the average otaku? Usually Otaku ARE NOT grown men. Most strong guys always say, "I wish I could be an otaku for life" if they were an actual otaku before they grew up... Cherish your days to watch anime, it's pretty cool in the anime world!
Who would say that they actually like anime? POV --> Otaku.
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Cute characters are the main characters, or they would be cuter still as villains. Villians make the cutest cute characters, right? :D
Not chibi, because any character can be turned into a chibi with little
or no effort from a skilled manga artist. Chibi means a very short pudgy
rep of a usually different character in an anime. Villians are not
chibi when you first meet them and that goes for any main character.
That and girl anime characters are NOT chibi but can be drawn into a chibi mode! :O
And a cute character is a idealist model of the chibi style but usually as the star of the show and main character for*ever.
If you're not a cute character, you might be a minion, or even one of the Strawhat pirates but not Luffy. Sorry about the random One Piece reference, characteristic of RPGhero the blogger!
Style is key to shoujo life! Matching colors and being the best possible individual is the goal of life and anime, right? Some anime characters don't have fashion sense but they have a unique style, usually they're shounen chars. But shoujo anime have such style and fashion sense that no shounen anime could match...
Boys and girl's characters alike in shoujo are always dressed to impress, even in the most unusual of plot-lines.
Shounen is stylish too, the clothing is unique. And remember, the key here never leave home without a smile. Most shounen heroes smile no matter what is happening to them in the present moment. They know they're gonna win!
Maybe the Tensai Shoujo Girl and the Ultimate Shounen Hero have a chance to finally take over the real world.
This is also the ending theme of Skip Beat!
Interesting story is that I was watching Skip Beat when I was in love... I just wanted to be Honjou Ren, the love interest of the main character (who's a girl).
I loved "Skip Beat!" so much I'm going to recommend it right here! Or maybe it was that I loved being in love and watching "Skip Beat!".
Before I give you guys the scoop, interestingly "Skip Beat!" is an anime with a female main character. I know I go on and on about the type of main character in a story... Anime with main characters from different groups are always welcome to me! Just for anime classification, this anime is a Shoujo one (one that is geared to girls and the boys that like romance).
"Skip Beat!" is about a girl named Kyoko Mogami. Ever since she was a little girl she was in love with her neighbor around the same age, Sho Fuwa. He hung out with her all the time. Then all of a sudden he broke into the pop industry. Once that happened he slowly distanced himself from her even telling his assistant that she's (and I paraphrase) a poor bimbo that he keeps around to do his chores when he's gone. Kyoko overhears a comment like that one day and she leaves him. She becomes independent and gets a job but what she really wants to do is break into the industry and become more famous then him. Soon she's noticed for her image in an acting gig. She decides it will be acting that makes her more famous than Shotaro (Sho's full name). Kyoko goes through many obstacles in her newly formed acting career and one of them is a "serious" actor's scorn from a man named Honjou Ren. However will something develop between Kyoko, a acting novice, and a "serious" actor who's criticism is always out for her? That all depends on how much Kyoko can grow as a person and an actor! Also, will she get more famous than Shotaro ^.-
click below for the ending theme video
»Skip Beat Ending One«
Translation of the ending theme lyrics:
(Note: The translation can be read when listening to the music. The singer usually changes verse after a pause of a certain amount of time. I've gotten good at being able to tell)
No matter how many thousand times we cry, we'll get through it.
But pretending to be clumsy and turning tail is not an option.
Though I'm sure you know that already.
We're not afraid of blowing our last chance.
Sadness, woefulness, and affection will all find their remedies someday.
Somedays things don't go my way,
so I lie to myself that everything is A-OK.
But something inside me is about to burst and tears will come flowing out.
Unable to be honest.
Unable to put on my true face.
If I keep running away from my problems,
no one will ever understand my feelings.
But it's not over till the fat lady sings, in fact it hasn't even begun!
I've yet to find the answer, I haven't given up yet.
I have yet to fully appreciate the joy of what it means to be me.
I stand here alone, my future awaiting.
All those tear-filled days are over. We're going to be strong once again.
But pretending to be a coward and turning tail is not an option.
I'm sure you know that already.
Knock us over a million times, we'll get right back up.
Your voice will guide me as I continue journeying onward.
A concept drawing of Kyoko and Ren
Interestingly shoujo titles have many concept drawings showing a relationship but throughout there'll be no signs of a relationship...
Season 2 is coming out in Japan sometime this month!!!
I should watch it... ^^
So you thought I would quit, did you? Well, you are mistaken, fellows! “Manga by Chance” is in its second issue, with bigger, better, and exactly the same type of stuff as before! Get ready to experience manga you probably never even heard of! So prepare yourself to experience the awesome power of…
The story begins with our female protagonist Hina Mishima, who has just moved to another town. She lives with her uncle, a famous artist that moves from place to place on a whim. But her new high school greets her with a surprising twist: the student body is divided between two groups, the White uniforms and the Black uniforms. With new friends in tow, Hina uses her tomboyish strengths to attempt to dissolve the rift that causes the strict separation between uniformed groups. This manga is chock full of plot twists and hilarity, with the occasional romantic encounter! Highly recommended!
Strobe Edge
By Io Sakisaka
[categories – drama, romance, comedy, shoujo]
Ninako Kinoshita is a normal girl. She’s a little dense, but makes up for it with her kindness and good judgment. But when it comes to love, she continually questions what it’s even like. Initially she begins to feel that she is attracted toward her childhood friend Daiki, but one day on the train she meets a classmate, Ren Ichinose. He turns out to be the school’s “idol” that all the girls love. Ninako is then set on her road to self-realization: what is love, and how will it lead the lives of Ninako and her friends? This story has a realistic, entertaining feel and will not disappoint!
This blog, "The Otaku Reviewers", was started in February of 2010 on this very same platform, Blogger. At first, it was a venture into the informational and informal world of comics, anime, video games, and Japanese culture. In other words, just a random blog.
Over time, the founder of the blog credited with the pseudonym "RPGhero" was joined by two fellow bloggers and friends with the names "Chansu" and "Deretsun". Together the three bloggers looked up interesting Japanese culture facts, recommended new anime, talked about their own "otaku" interests, and traveled across the United States to various anime conventions.
There have been off periods when the blog ceased production of content and there have been times when there would be dozens of blog posts per week. The schedule varies depending on the lives of the people behind the alias'. However the pattern is that we always get back into the game with even newer information about Japanese culture, anime, video games, and other nerdy hobbies.
The motto of our blog is:
"A cure for your apathy and an inspiration for your dreams. ...Applies to Otaku, anime fans, J-pop junkies, and the like"
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