

They also tend to end up in the background, waiting to be rescued or fixed in some way. Female characters are too often driven by their desire to appeal to men or support men, and too infrequently by their own motives and storylines. The one thing I'd like to see change even more is the treatment of female characters in anime of all genres. Not "Male anime" and "Female anime," but anime with different flavors for every palette. That should be the direction we're aiming for, I think. "I think in more recent years the studios creating anime have done a better job incorporating female voices in the shonen anime and allowing shojo series to appeal to all viewers. The voice of Luffy in the English Dub, Colleen Clinkenbeard, spoke with us at earlier this year, diving into the appeal of Shonen stories when it comes to fans all over the world: The English dub of One Piece Season 13 Voyage 4 (eps 819-830) lands in digital stores July 12.


Just announced at #AX2022! The journey to save Sanji continues.
