Name: Anonymous 2005-04-07 10:52
It's hardly suprising that the main demographic of a show like Girls Bravo is overwhelmingly male. Similarly, Agent Aika has the same demographic, for the same reasons. Of course, some females will watch these shows, too, which is not suprising since anime fans tend to be fairly progressive and removed from social norms. Of course, Gravitation and Kizuna seem to be heavily favored by the females, dispite the occasional guy watching them, too.
But some things really surprise me. Who would be more interested in a show featuring a bunch of interesting girls and no real male characters? I'd have guessed boys, but it seems like there are a lot more girls who like Azumanga Daioh. And what's more manly than a show about war, mechs shooting each other up, and long, drawn out political diolague? And yet who seems to be really interested in Gundam Seed? Girls, it seems to me.
What is it? Are these shows just so good in their own right, the ladies are finding the character development and other such aspects worth wadding through the boring parts? Then again, it seems like there are waaaay more guys who like shoujou stuff than there should be, so is this the opposite? Girls getting into traditionally guy's shows? Or are traditional gender roles something most anime fans have completely distanced themselves from?
I remember back in the 90s, anime was almost purely a college-age guy thing. Hey, I was there, I can say that conventions and club meetings were a ton of nerdy, dorky guys swooning over Madoka and going over the design specs of the latest mechs. (And it was totally awesome.) There were always some oddballs, like the middle aged guy and the high school kid. And the very occasional female, who even if she looked like Rosanne Barr eating Oprah Winfry in a kiddy pool full of crisco, would be the center of attention, and the victim of sexually suggestive come-ons.
But now, a decade later, it seems like the ladies are taking over! (Quagmire says: alllllllll riiiiiiiiiight! giggidy giggidy giggidy) Girls are interested in every kind of anime, are inescapable at conventions, and probably dominate some clubs, too. (Note, and these aren't just any old chicks, they're HOT, too.) Heh, everybody wins, I guess.
But some things really surprise me. Who would be more interested in a show featuring a bunch of interesting girls and no real male characters? I'd have guessed boys, but it seems like there are a lot more girls who like Azumanga Daioh. And what's more manly than a show about war, mechs shooting each other up, and long, drawn out political diolague? And yet who seems to be really interested in Gundam Seed? Girls, it seems to me.
What is it? Are these shows just so good in their own right, the ladies are finding the character development and other such aspects worth wadding through the boring parts? Then again, it seems like there are waaaay more guys who like shoujou stuff than there should be, so is this the opposite? Girls getting into traditionally guy's shows? Or are traditional gender roles something most anime fans have completely distanced themselves from?
I remember back in the 90s, anime was almost purely a college-age guy thing. Hey, I was there, I can say that conventions and club meetings were a ton of nerdy, dorky guys swooning over Madoka and going over the design specs of the latest mechs. (And it was totally awesome.) There were always some oddballs, like the middle aged guy and the high school kid. And the very occasional female, who even if she looked like Rosanne Barr eating Oprah Winfry in a kiddy pool full of crisco, would be the center of attention, and the victim of sexually suggestive come-ons.
But now, a decade later, it seems like the ladies are taking over! (Quagmire says: alllllllll riiiiiiiiiight! giggidy giggidy giggidy) Girls are interested in every kind of anime, are inescapable at conventions, and probably dominate some clubs, too. (Note, and these aren't just any old chicks, they're HOT, too.) Heh, everybody wins, I guess.