Ranma 1/2 probably goes without saying, but was a major entry point for a lot of western anime fans into the early 00s. Dunno how well its treatment of gender or even broader gender politics survives these days.
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, where the male main character spends a couple episodes masquerading as a lady because men normally aren't able to pilot mecha, was kinda weird for basically cutting off the 'ai' in shonen-ai. Wasn't very popular, but was from the studio that made Tenchi Muyo.
Kino's Journey had some gender complications that weren't as obvious outside of the cultural boundaries.
It's kinda surprising, but then again, there were a lot of weird decisions, esp regarding sex politics. The unusual nature may well have been what attracted people : a fair share of stuff seemed to have been translated and imported preferentially as a Weird Japanese Thing.
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Date: 2019-01-01 03:28 am (UTC)Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, where the male main character spends a couple episodes masquerading as a lady because men normally aren't able to pilot mecha, was kinda weird for basically cutting off the 'ai' in shonen-ai. Wasn't very popular, but was from the studio that made Tenchi Muyo.
Kino's Journey had some gender complications that weren't as obvious outside of the cultural boundaries.
It's kinda surprising, but then again, there were a lot of weird decisions, esp regarding sex politics. The unusual nature may well have been what attracted people : a fair share of stuff seemed to have been translated and imported preferentially as a Weird Japanese Thing.