Thank you for your cool headed and rational responses to dudes trying to justify what is clearly superficial misogyny.

I haven’t seen Free!. I will add that men are valued by their appeal to women much less than women are valued by their appeal to men, and with less tangible results, like pay raises and employment opportunities (since, statistically, men are more often in positions of power over these things).

Hey, great comment. My reply is that no anime should get kudos for simply giving female characters personalities. That is a low bar to clear, my friend. Just because a personality and plot are wrapped around T&A doesn’t make it less infuriating that T&A are the central subjects of this show. Also, many of these female…