2008-04-26, 04:54 | Link #1 |
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looking for tomboyish girl
a specific kind, not a tomboyish girl who's tomboyish cause she played a bunch of sports like(koukou debut) but one where the girl grew up with a bunch of brothers or jsut a father or something of the sort stuff like venus capriccio, special A, Kaichou wa maid sama, and some others that don't come to mind
don't care if it's manga or anime, I'd prefer if the tomboy was the main character and not some random side one that pops in occasionally |
2008-04-26, 05:34 | Link #2 |
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The most manliest of men while being the most womanly of women. It's a brilliant comedy. ^^ |
2008-04-26, 05:40 | Link #3 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Matsuri Special - raised by pro-wrestler father Miriam - spunky cowgirl Otomen - in this one the boy likes sewing/sweets/girly stuff, and the girl is into martial arts/manly stuff/whatever Gokusen - raised by yakuza anime: Kino no Tabi - I guess... if you consider being gender-neutral tomboyish |
2008-04-26, 14:21 | Link #6 |
The very united ACROSS
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Perhaps you should also check out Toshokan Sensou which is airing now, and it's female protagonist Iku. I'm not sure her 'tomboy' qualities are down to being raised in a male-dominated environment but she certainly does have to work in one.
Haikara-san ga Tōru may also be suitable, although it's set in the 1920s, and was written back in the 70s (thus certain parts may seem a bit dated) Although she's a supporting character, I'll also say Kyuubei in Gintama - who sort of jumps between 'tomboy', 'quite androgynous', and occasionally 'quite girly' There are several factors behind her 'masculine' traits, but I would say her father/grandfather were very central to it. And then there's various Rumiko Takahashi characters which spring to mind: - Akane in Ranma (raised without a mother) - Ryuunosuke in Urusei Yatsura is also only rasied by her father (albeit he's much more of a headcase) who likes to convince himself that Ryuu is a boy. So yeah, a tomboy definitely pushed to its androgynous extreme. - And I guess Sango from InuYasha sort of fits too? (And it's not anime, but the character that absolutely fits the bill is Lor from The Weekenders - who is a tomboy raised with about 12+ brothers) |
2008-04-26, 14:31 | Link #7 | |
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2008-04-26, 16:28 | Link #9 |
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Yawara! - superb series (from the mind of Naoki Urasawa famed mangaka of such series as Monster and 20th Century Boys) about a young girl who is raised by her grumpy grandfather to compete in the Olympics, but instead of gymnastics or some other equally "girly" sport, she is going to compete in Judo. Very well done series with a nice romance and some good "fight" sequences. Yawara is a tomboy but she also strives to be "normal" so there is some good comedy mixed in. All around, great series.
And, just to throw it out since it partially meets your requirments (younger girl heavily influenced by a male figure; becomes a tomboy): Revolutionary Girl Utena |
2008-04-26, 17:53 | Link #10 | |
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2008-04-27, 11:53 | Link #13 |
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The main character in the new Toshokan Sensou (Library Wars) is a prime example of a tomboy. Her personality is somewhat reminiscent of Tanabe Ai in Planetes.
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2008-04-27, 16:32 | Link #14 |
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Fuzzles, hope you like Ramen Fighter Miki. Let me know what you think of Miki-chan.
your sig says: "Glasses on girls in anime disgust me so much so that i have stopped watching several shows or reading several mangas because the main character has glasses(still trying to force myself to watch mneymosyne), i have no idea why as i feel indifference to it in real life" ... because the glasses are large, round and unflattering? Because they're usually used, to convey a certain type of character? (studious, bookish, unglamourous, and matronly)? Last edited by Happy_Chip; 2008-04-27 at 16:49. |
2008-04-27, 20:39 | Link #15 |
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Haruhi Fujioka from Ouran High School Host Club. Her mom died when she's at a young age and she has been taken care of by her dad...just that Daddy opted to be an Okama, possibly causing her to have somewhat no gender awareness.
Taken from Wiki: "Haruhi admits that she has a low threshold for gender awareness; she was not actually trying to pass as male, but didn't feel the need to correct the others' assumptions. She even goes as far to say that when Tamaki asks if she is indeed female, she responds "Biologically, yes." She doesn't see her gender as much of her identity. Her lack of awareness of the differences between male and female gender roles was most likely influenced by her father, who was originally bisexual and, saying that he could never love another woman, became a transvestite after the death of his wife. Whatever the reason, she is a fairly androgyne person who does not care much about clothing, physical appearance or gender stereotypes. She enjoys taking care of household chores, particularly cooking, and is not easily frightened by things such as bugs or ghost stories...." |
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