Anime has many iconic female leads and side characters, ranging from magical girls to deadly warriors. However, many of these women lack the emotional depth and agency seen in their male counterparts.

Starfleet Academy Highlighted Several Women At Various Points In Life. Oscar-winning actress Holly Hunter gets mentioned a ...

Cathlyn Melo is an experienced anime writer from the Philippines with a Master in Business Administration. She was once a hospital employee before deciding to pursue her passion for anime and manga ...

You know about the Bechdel test, right? It's the famous and very simple test that is used today to assess the gender bias of films, TV series and books. It's actually very simple - to pass this test, ...

Strong female characters often face unfair criticism for being “unlikable,” a label rarely applied to male characters with similar traits. Rhea Seehorn, star of Pluribus, recently addressed this bias, ...

Something that always seems to be contentious among anime fans is how they handle female characters, and it’s easy to see why; not only do many anime neglect their female characters in favor of the ...

Krysten Ritter is known for playing powerful women — and is grateful for how her past roles have often “saved the day” in her real-life experiences. “Playing Jessica Jones, I realized how much ...

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...

Richa Chadha opens up about strong female characters in Sanjay Leela Bhansali projects: “They are not props” Bollywood News: ...