I n some anime series where physical combat prowess means everything, the girls and women may end up totally sidelined, such as anime like Tokyo Revengers or Dragon Ball Z. In tho ...

In fact, part of the reason that female action heroes didn’t really emerge ... Grier got to be the central hero with male love interests who were either treated as sidekicks or killed off ...

Now, whether they’re wearing spandex or not, most motion picture heroes are men. The very word “hero” conjures a masculine ...