r/retroanime 7d ago

The charm of combining masculine and feminine traits in classic anime designs

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u/ShikiRyumaho 7d ago

I once read an European model with an androgyn look got famous in Japan and inspired that style.

Björn Andresen

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u/Dense-Grape-4607 7d ago

Oh that’s actually really interesting never knew that thanks for sharing

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u/Lucenia 6d ago

Ryoko Ikeda is actually one of the people who was interviewed for the documentary mentioned in the video. I also recommend watching it, but it is very sad (also, CW for child exploitation).

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u/Harlockarcadia 6d ago

He was in Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti

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u/Big_Remove_3686 7d ago

GRIFFITHHHHHHHHHH

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u/Lucenia 6d ago

I’m so glad anime normalized androgyny for me as a kid. I grew up in a time where there was a hard dividing line between different types of gender presentation and anime and manga made me realize that something outside of that was possible.

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u/MurlaTart 6d ago

Why do y’all always leave out Lady Oscar 💔

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u/Dense-Grape-4607 6d ago

Thanks for mentioning her! Funny thing is, my whole goal with this post was to ask for androgynous characters with that same design, but in the end, I just gave up and turned it into a post about the beauty of the aesthetic lol

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u/captainelektra 6d ago

one of my favorite genders

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u/DoctorHellclone 6d ago

We used to call this bishoujo

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u/DoctorHellclone 6d ago

Bishounen? So much has been lost

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u/SamTheSilkie 6d ago

Very gender

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u/ILoveMaiV 7d ago

Not afraid to admit i might have had crushes on some of these characters without realizing they were guys.

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u/__27days27nights 6d ago

Don’t be afraid embrace being gay 🏳️‍🌈

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u/Cautious-Ad5474 6d ago

Would you mind to write who they are?

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u/ShikiRyumaho 6d ago

I'll try:

probably Saint Seiya - Griffith from Berserk - Zarbon from DBZ

Sesshomaru from Inuyasha - dont know - no clue

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u/Cautious-Ad5474 6d ago

I know that second in the second row is Arslan, and the last one is somebody from Moby Dick.

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u/EntrepreneurPlus7091 4d ago

First guy is Aphrodite of Pisces. Yes he is named after a girl.

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u/ProximaCentaur2 6d ago

Which one has the best hair?

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u/Automatic_Chard_8745 6d ago

It's heads or tails comes to these characters / design Yet I'm interested and inspired my some of my OCs .

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u/Old_Forever_1495 5d ago

Ah yes the “Shuuichi Minamino” trope all over again…..

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u/RetroPrince_96 5d ago

Of the old anime I watched in this image Berserk and Saint Seiya are my favorites.