At school, he can “simply say to people, ‘Boys can have long hair and girls can have short hair. They are girls’. Usually, ...

In fact, there's an entire genre of anime known as "iyashikei," meaning "healing," referring to anime meant to have a soothing effect on viewers. These series make up for what they lack in conflict ...

You can turn to many places in fiction to indulge this fantasy — particularly anime, where the limit on these sorts of gestures truly knows no bounds. They go big and bold (we’re talking saving the ...

Though not exclusively, shojo and josei are told from the perspective of female characters as they grow as people. Many ...