Ray Huang (jhuang@UCLA.EDU)
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 20:34:52 -0800
X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Message-ID: <199902040440.UAA15728@theta2.ben2.ucla.edu> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 20:34:52 -0800 From: Ray Huang <jhuang@UCLA.EDU> Subject: Re: Women and ST
> There are tons of female fans who've played and enjoyed Sakura Taisen in
Gosh, you should've seen the ones at Anime Expo last year. They
came all the way from Japan too!
> Japan, too, not the least of which is the ota-wife of my anime sensei. My
> friend has commented on the surprising large demographic of women who
> enjoyed Sakura Taisen and who are ardent followers and cosplayers. Also not
It kinda hit me why it would be popular with cosplayers. Since much
of ST is about cosplaying (i.e. theatre shows). <g> My theory
though.
> surprising given the national enthusiasm of women for the Takarazuka Revue.
What's this? Please enlighten me, Richard. ^_^
> And if you want to experience this phenomenon in reverse, try the "Shoujo
> Kakumei Utena- Itsu ka Kakumei sareru Monogatari" game, where you're
> playing as a female character. Lots of fun, especially when getting involved
> with Juri! You have an equal chance to get "close" to a male or female in
> that game <g>.
Well, you don't have to go that far. Just look at Sailor Moon and all
the American "male" fans... a manga/show that was intended purely
for a shoujo audience in Japan.
Ray
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