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Originally Posted by asaqe
The problem some of the more hardcore mecha fans do not want to associate themselves with Moé. They felt that was making anime even more stagnant and makes themselves look bad. A couple of sites decried Infinite Stratos, Sky Girls and Strike Witches for exactly that reason because these series are popular while the true "Female lead in Super Robots/Real Robots" are doomed to obscurity.
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I would argue about IS that it IS decried because it is a harem in disguise, also not helped by the personality of the lead. And Strike Witches have been pretty repelling with the whole NOPANTS thing.
And Female mecha pilots as leads? If they can be as good as the Major Kusanagi, sure why not?