A special place in my heart for female characters in children's anime that are traditionally aimed at young boys. In a perfect world, media doesn't really need to be gendered, but I'm so thankful that there were girls like Misty/Kasumi and Yolei/Miyako to root for in stories with male dominated casts, who not only held their own but stood out.
Spunky tomboys like Misty, unapologetically girly girls like Mimi, Aloof tough as nails girls like Rika/Ruki, and fragile kind girls like Jeri/Juri.
Special shoutout to Shadowverse Flame for having three stand out female characters who win their battles and stand on just an equal playing field as the boys, to the point of beating them multiple times without it ever feeling like the narrative was talking down to any of the characters because of gender.
I hope we get more monster shows, more card battle shows, and more anything else where the girls can shine like some of my favorite examples above.
If anyone knows of any more prominent examples please feel free to recommend them, I'm always looking for more!
