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You know, I said "Mixed" before, but I'm not so sure any more.
I've noticed recently that mixed-gender ensemble casts often shortchange the male characters, whereas with all-male or with all-female you tend to have more even character development.
Just compare K-On! to Tari Tari. I really like both shows, but K-On's five member main cast each receive roughly equal amounts of character development, whereas the same can't be said of Tari Tari's five member main cast...
Are mixed ensemble casts really worth it if it means the male members in the cast get shortchanged development-wise? Is it better to have 5 well-developed female characters or 3 well-developed female characters and 2 half-developed male characters? I'm not sure that there's an easy answer to these questions.
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