{"id":57931,"date":"2025-01-30T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/anime\/shoujo-fantasy-and-the-value-of-the-noncombatant-hero-the-josei-next-door\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:53:24","slug":"shoujo-fantasy-and-the-value-of-the-noncombatant-hero-the-josei-next-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=57931","title":{"rendered":"Shoujo fantasy and the value of the noncombatant hero \u2013 The Josei Next Door"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/escaflownept3-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,585\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"escaflownept3-7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg?w=600\" width=\"600\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"HItomi stands atop the Escaflowne mecha, holding aloft her glowing pink pendant\" class=\"wp-image-6462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/joseinextdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/escaflownept3-7.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the decades, the number of fantastical stories starring female characters has slowly but significantly risen. As that number has gone up, so too have the number of lady action heroes. Girls and women are no longer relegated to the roles of \u201cwhite mage\u201d or \u201cbrainiac\u201d; they can sling spells, slay vampires, and punch supervillains in the face right alongside the menfolk.<\/p>\n<p>And this is a good thing\u2026 for the most part. But the ability to enact violence shouldn\u2019t be the only way we measure someone\u2019s value. It\u2019s important to showcase a variety of roles\u2014not just soldiers, but politicians, doctors, mediators, artists, caretakers, and so on\u2014to highlight the different ways of doing good or being a hero. This is as true of fantastical escapist fiction as it is grounded slice-of-life stories.<\/p>\n<p>So, how do we tell these stories without falling back into the old gendered stereotypes of \u201cman fight, woman heal\u201d? One subgenre in particular provides us with a useful template: shoujo fantasy, which features a number of action-packed tales with protagonists as diverse as their worlds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animefeminist.com\/you-dont-have-to-kick-ass-to-be-kickass-shoujo-fantasy-and-the-value-of-the-noncombatant-hero\/\">Click here for the full article on Anime Feminist!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p><em>If you like the dishes AniFem is serving up, please consider\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/animefeminist\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">becoming a patron<\/a>\u00a0for as little as $1 a month!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the decades, the number of fantastical stories starring female characters has slowly but significantly risen. As that number has gone up, so too have the number of lady action heroes. 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