2013-09-20, 22:42 | Link #21 |
絶対領域に嵌り過ぎた。
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Trendy Backwater
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A little disappointed that Noein is mostly forgotten. The lead character Haruka is just a normal girl in a physical sense but mentally, she seems to be one of the stronger character in the series. She gets kidnapped to the another dimension and the lead male has to go rescue her.
Oh and in Ranma, I'm sure Akane gets kidnapped but in more lighthearted manner. From what I have seen, just a duel between Ranma and kidnapping guy proceeds.
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2013-09-21, 14:38 | Link #22 | |
別にいいけど
Join Date: Jul 2007
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The only times when we see her fighting is when someone challenges her directly as far as I can remember. Haruka's situation is kinda similar, she is practically a godlike being but she never fights. I guess you could say that power without the knowledge on how to use it is meaningless. And I just remembered another anime that can fit the trope: Valkyria Chronicles.
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2013-09-21, 15:16 | Link #23 |
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
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Nobody mentioned Cagalli from Gundam SEED & Destiny? She’s a strong fighter that can shoot the enemies using RPG/Bazooka like it’s nothing and pilot a Gundam, but during certain circumstances, she needs to be protected by Kira, especially during the desert arc, when she was forced to marry, and when she broke down watching her nation’s army got obliterated due to a foolish leader.
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2013-09-21, 16:20 | Link #25 |
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
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Umm...isn’t the OP mentioned Asuna from Sword Art Online as a major example of a strong girl being damsel? There, Asuna also became damsel in distress only once in one arc, just like Rukia in Bleach. So I don’t think it’s contrary to what the OP wants.
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2013-09-21, 17:10 | Link #26 | |
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Nowadays? Forget it.
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2013-09-22, 06:29 | Link #27 | |
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Also, I'm fairly sure there have been some stories where the girl's own power goes out of control. Under normal circumstances she's a super-strong character who can fight evenly with the best with ease. For one reason or another though, her power gets the better of her and she's no longer able to control herself. This may result in her standing in the center of a vortex of force that no one can stifle, or it may result in her becoming simultaneously the damsel and the villain, overcome by a power-driven insanity that turns her into a killing machine. In these cases as well, the girl would ultimately classify as a DID, but once saved she's again generally unstoppable. I'm pretty sure I've seen or heard of such stories, or even stories where it goes both ways and the guy also gets saved from a similar break, demonstrating that it's not some imaginary weakness of the female person that led to the inability to control such power. |
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