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Misc => Archives => Anime & Manga => Topic started by: Ruby Chan on April 15 2005, 06:47 am
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Yes, yet another topic started by me!
Has anyone else found that they like anime and manga that's meant for the opposite gender? I mean, I like Inuyasha and Naruto, but they're meant to be shonen - for boys.
And a lot of anime is actually aimed at boys - girl's anime is often designed for both genders, but most boy's anime is meant to just be read by boys, and appears in boys' magazines.
What do you think?
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Oh yes,
Prince of Tennis was made for boys but more girls watch it than boys XD
I happen to be one of those girls who watches it as well as Whistle!, One Piece, and Yu-Gi-Oh! too.
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Yeah, I watch Yu-Gi-Oh!....still don't quite get why it's meant for boys though....
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Well, I think that It depends. For example I, being a girl, HATE Dragonball Z, and yet I like Hikaru No Go, which is also Shonen.
Also, My boyfriend Tony can't stand Sailor Moon, but loves CCS, which are both Shojo. See?
(btw, there is a Shojo magazine too)
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Yeah as Nyoko said, it's all people's tastes as well....
I may like Prince of Tennis but I'm not too big fan of....Shaman King.
Then sometimes you're not sure wheither the series is for girls or boys x_x;
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Hey, what's wrong with Shaman King? -^^- j/k
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Hey, what's wrong with Shaman King? -^^- j/k
I have no idea o_O; I just never really got into.....but back to the subject, I forgot a series or two I liked as well that were Shoujo.
Aishiteru ze Baby and Gakuen Alice~
You should try those out <3
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i hate it when people critisize you for liking a shonen or shoju manga or anime. i love loads of shoju mangas and animes, aswell as shonen stuff.
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I watch any genre of anime as long as the story and characters are interesting to me. To me, that's the most important aspect of any fictional story. Anything else is just icing on the cake, so I watch a lot of different genres of anime. I'll watch shoujo, shounen, fighting, comedy, mecha, monster taming, shounen-ai, and I would watch more horror anime, I just haven't gotten around to watching it yet. Probably the only genre of anime I don't like is hentai. It just doesn't really appeal to me, although I like reading hentai fics. I just don't like seeing it in action.....
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Doesn't matter to me what the anime is aimed at...if it's good and I like the art and storyline, I'll watch it regardless :)
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Card Captor Sakura. Rate it real well, and I'm not afraid to risk my masculinity over it. I'm a sucker for fabulous OSTs, twists in the storyline, and great romantic pairings.
Everyone knows that CCS is a mahou shoujo anime. And yet I still like it, no matter how girly it may be.
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Same with me Takeru. I hate it when people tease me for liking a what? A girly anime? or more like a kid's anime? yeah right... never have I seen a kid's anime with so many odd pairings/themes. :dodge:
Back to the topic, I also believe it depends on the anime. Some animes were just made with the boys as the target audience. But then that doesn't mean girls will not enjoy watching them as well. Girls may watch it because they have crush on the guy characters which in turn makes them "screaming fangirls". :XD:
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*coughLordoftheRingscough*
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I watch a lot of anime without caring about the genre as long as the anime interests me. Even though i'm a girl, i watch naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh and prince of tennis. I also watch sailor moon and CCS.
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i dont understand y theres a split like that in anime really...
actually, many ppl consider me as a kiddy tomboy...even my cousins say so coz i watch gundam series, naruto, zoids series, last exile...most of which happens to be action-packed or mech, and i fix my cousins broken models of gundam, colour, file, and twerk wif controls and sorta stuff...though they overlooked when i watch CCS (though i fall asleep sometimes--no offence), pokemon & digimon (i also fall asleep sometimes too...bleh~~). but in fact, i actually prefer the animes more "suited" to boys coz the colours dont really strain my eyes like the animes more "suited" for girls are, they are very pastel and contrasted, but animes that only aim for 1 group of audience is rare now coz there are not much that runs on the extreme ends of "boys or girls" that i know....and that'll affect ratings too~:P
though i happen to judge anime by the quality before seeing them too~~i'm naturally repeled fr anime like prince of tennis (the indepth of sports--wakaranai~~!!!):P eg. i dont like DBZ coz the animation is quite primitive, the storyline is all messed up (not in the nice way), & there seems no fixed plot....
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[quote author=Tune link=topic=254.msg6986#msg6986 date=1113541271]
actually, many ppl consider me as a kiddy tomboy...
I get that too but only from girl who don't share my love of anime and superheros. All my girl who share that hobby call me a girly girl. Go fiqure! :surprised:
I like a variety of anime from CCS & Sailor Moon to Dbz & Inuyasha. I have to admit though, I didn't like Dbz at first. I think it's because I only ever saw the battles which were long and drawn out[How's that for an understatement!]. And I also loved SuperGALS & Trigun, different as night and day. I think what are seeing is a break down of the stereotype of what boys and girls should like. So let us rejoice that the world is progressing. Me personally, I'd take an Inuyasha action figure over perfume any day![/color]
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Yes!!I know there are many anime that focus in opposite genders but hey,it's never affects to my age(I know that I'm 24 yrs.old) but there are I just don't like too much violence side.I like MKR,CCSakura,Angelic Layer and others that perfectly most. :okay:
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Violence can be alright in anime...it just depends how they show it. Is that why there are boy's anime? Because they think girls can't handle blood and injury?
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i know a girl who is obsessed with everything Mecha, she refuses to watch any other anime, she likes All Mecha animes, like Evangelion, Gundam, Gao Gai Gar, Gravion (the mecha not the people, she thinks the mecha is sexy XD )
but ya, stuff like that, she's an awesome mecha artist too, ^^
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As long as the animation's good, storyline is excellent, and characters well developed, I watch/read it. Look at me, I'm a DBZ fan, not to mention: Yu Yu Hakusho, Gundam Wing and other shonen anime. Yet I like Shoujo too. I'm pretty much a mixed bag. :)
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It's good to like a mix of shonen and shoujo
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people laugh at me when i said i thought di-gi-charat was rather funny ..
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That's not fair....who cares what anime you like?!
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i know, people judge a lot, but have you seen digi charat ? it IS really kiddy ^^;;;
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So what? If my best friend still watches the Tweenies, I think it's ok for you to like Digi Charat...
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^_^ ooh yay
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Besides, I bet people who say that a certain anime's -young- probably watch other -kid's- anime.
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Well, Machine Robo Rescue, which is about as kiddy as they come, was pretty awesome.
Until the last bit, but I'll pretend that never happened. Can't believe they got rid of Stealth's beam rifles. >_>
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but some of my friends laugh at a boy when he tell he like CCS ^_^ ;;
i think it's quite weird too but i don't care as long the anime/manga has a good story,
no porn, violence, yaoi/yuri - i'm ok with that anime/manga
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Violence can be alright in anime...it just depends how they show it. Is that why there are boy's anime? Because they think girls can't handle blood and injury?
I don't think having lots of violence is neccessarily what makes it a shounen anime or that people think girls can't handle lots of violence. After all, CLAMP's X is a shoujo anime, yet it apparently is a very violent series....
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but some of my friends laugh at a boy when he tell he like CCS ^_^ ;;
yeai get that a LOT
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I don't think having lots of violence is neccessarily what makes it a shounen anime or that people think girls can't handle lots of violence. After all, CLAMP's X is a shoujo anime, yet it apparently is a very violent series....
Hmm...seen that anime...is it really a shoujo? I thought that one was a mixed gender anime....
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Well, according to animenewsnetwork.com's anime review section, X is a shoujo anime, but anime these days tend to blur the genres a lot, so it's hard to tell. I used to think Angelic Layer was a shoujo anime, but it's apparently a shounen anime. ^^;;
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Y'know this question really comes to a head when you're in Japan, you're a guy, and you're buying the latest issue of Ribon so that you can read the latest chapter of Aishiteruze Baby and get the cute little Yuzuyu alarm clock that comes free with it (no I don't actually use the clock, but it was a nice souvenier). Actually in the anime club that I'm part of it's very normal for us guys to be obsessed with shoujo romance shows. Hana Yori Dango is one of our favorites (and the ratio of guys to girls in our club is about 15 - 1) as is Aishiteruze Baby, and Uchuu no Stellvia used to be a big hit too. Mostly I'd say the only anime that are strictly gender specific are things like Gravitation... guys just shouldn't touch that series, or Fake. On the flip-side, girls probably shouldn't watch the ultra-guy-ish stuff with all kinds of fanservice. Other than that most anime is up in the air as far as who should or should not be expected to watch it. I personally choose my anime based on how good the story is and whether or not there's at least one cute character involved.
Of course this doesn't mean everyone should go around telling non-otakus that their favorite show is about a high-schooler trying to raise a five year old...
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But I'm a guy and I like reading Fake.....
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I try not to even look at anime and manga in categories.
Most anime and manga, it seems like you can't really put them in one specific category. I think that is what makes a great story, it has a little of everything.
I love CCS, I also love Legal Drug (hmm is that boy or girl manga?).
I love xxxHolic, Fruits basket, but I'd also love more action manga as long as the story is good.
I wonder if anyone has ever done a poll asking what Manga or Anime you like, and if you are a boy or girl. I bet many people would be surprised.
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Interesting Idea. I can make a survey script to do that.
Might add some spark to the forums :D
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Interesting Idea. I can make a survey script to do that.
Might add some spark to the forums :D
Sounds fun, I love surveys!
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but some of my friends laugh at a boy when he tell he like CCS ^_^ ;;
i think it's quite weird too but i don't care as long the anime/manga has a good story,
no porn, violence, yaoi/yuri - i'm ok with that anime/manga
That's right!!!Even though if the anime/manga is for kids and adults alike,just it's plain wonderful storyline!!:okay:
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Well, according to animenewsnetwork.com's anime review section, X is a shoujo anime, but anime these days tend to blur the genres a lot, so it's hard to tell. I used to think Angelic Layer was a shoujo anime, but it's apparently a shounen anime. ^^;;
lol, now i really can't see how thats shonen.. not at all o.O
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My friend keeps saying all anime and manga is porn.....makes me wonder what kind of stuff she's been looking at...LOL!
But anyway, shoujo and shonen is good, whatever gender you are.
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thats what most people say to me thats my i never talk about it at school
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I tend to watch mostly anime intended for the opposite gender. It tends to have a great deal more action and storyline. Most anime for girls is either short or repetitive. As for porn, it is a common misconception, but one stumbles across a great deal of it at unexpected times. Don't belive me? Do an image search on any search engine for sailor moon. That's why I have no wallpapers from that series, and I watched most of the series, so I don't know where the altered images came from. :puke: