For a girl, it's more likely she'll be characterized as somewhat intimidated by what (little) power she does have, or at least very cautious/careful with that power (Sakura, Tokine); either way, she won't be the one tossing small buildings about while she gets a handle on things.
Exactly. :\ This happens all the time. And I only know of one male example of this (Tsuna, of Katekyou Hitman Reborn!, who is coded as very feminine in any case) to hold up against the female characters of very nearly every other shounen manga ever.
(Thinking about this stuff makes me love Detective Conan even more -- because, yeah, the guy gets all the spotlight moments, but that's because it's a detective manga and he's the detective. If there's any instance where actual physical ass-kicking is needed, Ran is the one to do it.)
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Date: 28 Sep 2010 10:13 pm (UTC)Exactly. :\ This happens all the time. And I only know of one male example of this (Tsuna, of Katekyou Hitman Reborn!, who is coded as very feminine in any case) to hold up against the female characters of very nearly every other shounen manga ever.
(Thinking about this stuff makes me love Detective Conan even more -- because, yeah, the guy gets all the spotlight moments, but that's because it's a detective manga and he's the detective. If there's any instance where actual physical ass-kicking is needed, Ran is the one to do it.)