Anime female characters

[Jelly Bean]

Originally Posted by Powder

I think maybe you've seen more harem anime than anything else, if that's how you feel. They're usually very stock.

I don't know if I've seen harem anime or not but I always thought most anime in general tended to be on the "ecchi" side. (showing nudity and all) Even the girly girl ones. It's just I find most anime girls to be too syrupy and insipid. Especially when a love interest in introduced. And again I'm tired of the whole bitchy/violent/jealous persona that seems to be done to death.

Have you seen animes like Ghost in the Shell, Claymore, Gurren Laggan or Berserk?
Can you name a few of the ones you particularly cant stand?

I've seen ghost in the shell and it was neat, I really enjoyed the main character. Haven't seen to much of the other titles you mentioned. Are female characters at least decent? these are the anime I've seen:

Inuyasha (Kagome sucks I hate how self rightious she was)

Ranma 1/2 (Akane violent unreasanable bitch)

Mermaid Forest (Mana started off spoiled but got better)

Cowboy Bebop (Faye...I understand why she is the way she is but still)

Lupin the 3rd (Fujiko, a decietful, lying, manipulative skank. I don't like feme fatale characters)

Yu Yu Hakashow (sp?) (not not much to say about the females here)

Naurto (I hate Sakura)

Dragon Ball seris ( my God this one is full of annoying violent bitchy women)

Suzaka (this girl was on her perptual period. I couldn't understand what Yamato saw in her)

Tenchi Muya (I love the character in this especially Ryoko, but the obsession thing with the girls got tired)

Sailor Moon (I love Sailor Moon, though Serena got way obsessive with Darien after while and she could be too much a whiner. I liked the other scouts better than her)

a little bit of City Hunter (I haven't seen too much of this but from I've seen the female lead is violent and and beats the hell out of the main character with a hammer when he looks at other girls)

Orion High Host Club (Haruhi is awsome)

Fruits Basket (I love Tohru she is too sweet. though maybe too much a doormat at time.)

the list goes on

most of these I didn't care for any of the female characters. Compared to the male characters their reactions and negative traits seemed, I don't know EMBELISHED to a ridculous degree. I know it's likely done up for humor but does anyone actually find this funny?

I guess what annoys me is that alot of them seem like they are just there mainly to be spoiled and bitchy for no reason and yell and scream at the other characters. I've noticed a trend where if there is a male lead he is always paired up with the violent jealous girl that has no good qualites over maybe a more sensiable character. Thats one of the reasons I don't watch anime as much as I used to. But who knows maybe it is the titles I've seen, are more modern anime better in terms of famale characters go?