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Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo
Funnily enough, I was reading an interview with one of the makers of the Pokemon anime, who admitted that the main reason for adding a girl protagonist (Misty, May) was to be fanservice for young boys  |
That's generally the same for any show. Female characters are there to be their own character of course, but they're also always designed to look attractive/pretty for male audiences to remain interested. This has been the case any show/cartoon/movie/anime in existence. There's a reason you rarely see ugly or fat female leads in shows/movies/anime with rare exceptions.