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Originally Posted by felix
OHnoes my secret identity has been revealed. Truthfully though the part where she doesn't kill him was good, I just didn't think running forward and hitting a guy with a helmet was that impressive when she's a police officer who received (I assume) some form of training. Let's put it another way, she deserves way better scenes then "damsel in distress armed with helmet against badguys."
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It was quick, it was dramatic, and it was effective. It wasn't some grand showing of fighting expertise, but I honestly think its better this way. Akane shows how a physically normal human with will, resourcefulness, and resolve can make a
real difference in a battle between high-end fighters like Kogami and Makishima.
Akane took down this show's main antagonist (thus far), and saved Kogami from getting killed. What more can you ask for, at least combat-wise? If everybody's genders were swapped in this show, you (or somebody else) would probably be accusing
Kogami of being a "damsel in distress" who needed to get saved by the heroic Akane.
Sometimes anime does turn female characters into actual damsels in distress (*cough*Asuna!*cough*
), but sometimes viewers hold female action-heroines (and their writers) to ridiculously high standards.
Akane saved the day. For somebody who's key strength has never been her combat expertise, that speaks well of her.