03-20-2004, 05:43 AM
I was about to include my wife into that group of women who just enjoy watching the occasional anime until I remembered her Totoro tattoo.
Of the female anime fans I know, one of them is writing a fairly successful manga series and goes to most conventions to flog her work. I know a group of five girls who like to cosplay for conventions. Two others are starving University students who look at my collection as a godsend to them (I just love seeing them do that little happy bounce when I give them something new to watch). Another one is a housewife who is also a rabid Buffy fan.
After them, you're right, many of the women will just watch anime because it's something to watch. They couldn't even tell you who Miyazaki is if you asked them.
Most of the guys I know fall into this latter category. When I think about it though, the women are more likely to celebrate anime while the guys are more likely to build up as large a collection as possible. If you look at the percentage of people who participate in cosplay contests I think you'll see more female participants even though they are a minority over all at the convention.
Of the female anime fans I know, one of them is writing a fairly successful manga series and goes to most conventions to flog her work. I know a group of five girls who like to cosplay for conventions. Two others are starving University students who look at my collection as a godsend to them (I just love seeing them do that little happy bounce when I give them something new to watch). Another one is a housewife who is also a rabid Buffy fan.
After them, you're right, many of the women will just watch anime because it's something to watch. They couldn't even tell you who Miyazaki is if you asked them.
Most of the guys I know fall into this latter category. When I think about it though, the women are more likely to celebrate anime while the guys are more likely to build up as large a collection as possible. If you look at the percentage of people who participate in cosplay contests I think you'll see more female participants even though they are a minority over all at the convention.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.