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ParticipantI think we have Japanese cartoons and comics to blame for that. One of Anime and Manga's Cardinal Rules is: The Smaller, More Petite, and Kawaii/Cute It Is… The More Likely It Will Destroy The Planet.
I really believe there's validity in that. Two words come to mind: Little Washu. Not Strong or powerful, but so incredibly smart, she builds things that usually explode in a mushroom clouds destroying a mass of things.
Eiko I believe once threw a 30-50 foot robot in the first movie. <shrugs> She's cute but… yeah, no biceps.
Actually, it should be: BIG MAX wants to SMASH – and CRUSH them, too!
*Grows to 250 feet and crushes said robot junk in frustration… GRRR!* Happy now Alex? 😀
But, there are notable exceptions like Jun in Iron Virgin Jun, Jun Fudou in Devilman Lady and most strong women in Go Nagai's work. Those are a couple star characters I can think of.
Most of the realistic and good strong women characters are secondary characters that complement the main character well as far as I know.
ParticipantI really, really loved the points in this thread. I don't think I can add more to what was already pointed out. I also have to agree with Alex, though from my POV, in the end, the comics have to sell and make money and the only way to do that is attracting the viewer.
That said, until the image of the hypermuscular strong woman in most people's mind changes to that of something more of an ideal role model for girls and a more acceptable look for people, people will not take them seriously.
Right now, most people are favoring the more more warrior / amazon / athletic types. Something like a Buffy or a Xena or Black Cat.
What REALLY makes me roar and pound a few roads into dust are these uber-strong female characters that are skinny or built like a supermodel (pardon the pun). I just totally cringe seeing that because it's totally over the top and when that character faces a REAL strong woman who's bigger and more muscular, it's usually the tiny uber-powered girl that wins only because she's just "stronger". UGH… it makes BIG MAX want to SMASH! ;D
ParticipantYes and very yes to most of what everyone has said. I also do like the visual effects a la dragonball Z to be added in (it: Grunting, Aura growing, screaming) in addition to the clothes stretching, shredding as mentioned ;D
Almost similar to these ones… hopefully add in lots of physical growth. (Random Example is Princess Peach turning the tables on j00 LOL)
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40193933/ (humorous)
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/31417037/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/28357362/ParticipantAh what a catch, big fishies indeed! They are literally poking out of the net! Would love to see what happens if she grew bigger. ;D
ParticipantI always was a cat lover but this is one of the biggest cats I've seen in a while. I think my love for cats just grew. ;D Awesome pic mikazuki.
ParticipantOooh! What a pawaful chest. I love it! ;D
ParticipantWow! 😮
Participant*GRRROWS & FLEXES GIANT MUSCLES* Giving ya a 21 feet guns salute to your birthday. ;D
ParticipantDoc, love how you did the off-season style and Shanduri looks like she's loving the growth. ;D
ParticipantSpeaking of Clothes Ripping, even though growth focuses on how much MORE someone becomes, IMO, rarely do you see a lot of detail when it comes to how those bodyparts literally fill up, stretch, rip, burst then explode through pictures or clips.
Usually it's just the 1 second pop and that's it. No more attention to clothes. I'll admit, it's hard to pay attention to clothes when you see beach ball breasts bouncing and still swelling in front of you.
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