[Stormfalcon]

You know, sometimes in anime its hard to tell whether a character is a boy or a girl. For example, in Fullmetal Alchemist, they have Envy who is a guy but is played by a girl. And I think in one Naruto episode, Naruto combats this male ninja that is, again, played by a girl. In the kids series Mon Coli Knights, the antagonist looks like a girl but sounds like a guy.

Anime can be kinda screwy when it does things like that. :S

Anyone else notice similar confusions?

[Flynt]

Yes I have noticed that too, the Japanese voice actors for Ed and Al in Fullmetal Alchemist were female as well

[Lynk Former]

Even the manliest man of them all, Goku from Dragonball Z is played by the same chick through his childhood, into adulthood, into parenthood and through to the very end when he's a grandfather.

There are a tonne of male characters, both Japanese and English that have girls as voices for guys. Personally, in the case of FMA, I thought the English dub voices matched the majority of the characters more than the Japanese did because of that fact. The chick they got in to play Envy for the English version is brilliant since you can't place her as being male of female. It fits the character very well since Envy is a shape-shifter.

But when it comes to not knowing if they're male or female, the look is more disturbing than the sound. Just look at Final Fantasy. There aren't any actual males in it, just females and dickgirls with muscles and flatchests.

[Scar da Kookee]

ill just add another reference. the japaneese version of kenshin n_n


oh yeah. Final Fantasy... lol??

[Stormfalcon]

Even the manliest man of them all, Goku from Dragonball Z is played by the same chick through his childhood, into adulthood, into parenthood and through to the very end when he's a grandfather.

There are a tonne of male characters, both Japanese and English that have girls as voices for guys. Personally, in the case of FMA, I thought the English dub voices matched the majority of the characters more than the Japanese did because of that fact. The chick they got in to play Envy for the English version is brilliant since you can't place her as being male of female. It fits the character very well since Envy is a shape-shifter.

But when it comes to not knowing if they're male or female, the look is more disturbing than the sound. Just look at Final Fantasy. There aren't any actual males in it, just females and dickgirls with muscles and flatchests.

Dickgirls? LMFAO!! It's funny how you described that...
Look at Barrett from FF7, he looks like a guy to me. XD

[Lynk Former]

I meant the characters that matter XD

[Stormfalcon]

I meant the characters that matter XD

Like Cloud?? XD

[Scar da Kookee]

cloud's a different story...

its the player that gets the 'opertunity' to 'pretty up' the main character

[Flynt]

But when it comes to not knowing if they're male or female, the look is more disturbing than the sound. Just look at Final Fantasy. There aren't any actual males in it, just females and dickgirls with muscles and flatchests.

and why do the bishouju 'bishy boys' in the FF series all carry those monsterous swords,
some sort of subtle message there?

[Maverick]

I thought Ed (Cowboy Bebop) was a boy, I blame everything to the spanish dub

[Chimasterwang]

Dont worry even the transvestite guy thought Ed was a boy in the movie XD
"Hey there little boy wanna come inside."
"Eds not a boy Ed is a girl."
Went something like that XD

[Lynk Former]

Yeah, mistaking Ed's gender was on purpose since the Bebop crew thought Ed was a boy too XD

[Kiai]

Dickgirls eh? I wonder how that came about?

[kyubichan]

I thought Ed was a boy too, since her full name even sounded like a boy's. And also, there's that guy with boobs...

[Black Howling]

Ed is a cool character but then ein! thought ed wasa boy too if asnyone knew ed was a girl right of the bat i would be suprised.

thought that reminds me of another character called Reni from Sakura wars whom of which is a girl but looks and dresses like a young boy XD

[Lord Enigma]

You people should watch yaoi... From what I heard, there are lots of guys there that look like girls...

From my observations, I think male characters that look like females are created stimulate sexual appeal for both genders, most of the time that is... As for female characters that look like males, they're probably meant to mark a lack of gender identification or concern for gender, my favorite example being Haruhi Fujioka from Ouran High School Host Club...

[kyubichan]

...

From my observations, I think male characters that look like females are created stimulate sexual appeal for both genders, most of the time that is...

ZOMG! The true motive of the Japanese has been revealed! They plan to rule the world by turning all other men to... *dun-dun-dun* man-lovers!!!

Ever felt turned on by Shinji, eh Leon? *wink wink*

[Chimasterwang]

You people should watch yaoi... From what I heard, there are lots of guys there that look like girls...

Duh Yaoi is guy on guy anime style XD

[Kiai]

Yaoi love is really popular over here mostly because the relationship doesn't involve the big breasted stereotype we're all used to seeing. While I admit I'm not truly a huge fan of the stuff, it is refreshing to break away from the boob filled brothel bombasticality of the big name brand girls, and to the boy filled bunches of oats... Blechel? Yuri relationships are the same way, but I have yet to find a truly large sect in this area.

[Lynk Former]

I see Yaoi as being just as stereotypical and cliche as everything else.

[Scar da Kookee]

wasnt like the true uncut version of gundam wing a little yaoi-ish??

[Chimasterwang]

X/1999

[Kiai]

@ Lynk: So true.

[Black Howling]

ZOMG! The true motive of the Japanese has been revealed! They plan to rule the world by turning all other men to... *dun-dun-dun* man-lovers!!!

Ever felt turned on by Shinji, eh Leon? *wink wink*

LOL shinji no way may his dad big silent man like that sure why not :P

[Lynk Former]

Fuyutsuki: Psst, hear that, he wants to get in your pants man.
Gendo: Oh yes, I know. It's my bad boy thing.

[Stormfalcon]

Fuyutsuki: Psst, hear that, he wants to get in your pants man.
Gendo: Oh yes, I know. It's my bad boy thing.

Getting raped by your own son is the best way to get PWNED. XD

[Black Howling]

lol XD god you guys are whacked but i didnt help that time i left myself open to it XD

[Scar da Kookee]

Getting raped by your own son is the best way to get PWNED. XD

thats what those two really need, imho.
gento needs to get fked by someone (instead of fking others)
shinji needs to just fk someone. emo bish kid!

[Ishita_Kanzar]

In anime... if it looks like a guy it probably is one. If it looks like a girl, it's still probably a guy. If it's a girl with super boobs, there's still a chance it's a guy.

Mai Otome anyone...?

[Blue Confusion]

In anime... if it looks like a guy it probably is one. If it looks like a girl, it's still probably a guy. If it's a girl with super boobs, there's still a chance it's a guy.

Mai Otome anyone...?

Midori's cyborg friend (forget the name, oops) was just a one-off character, but it was quite entertaining to listen to people try to decide whether (s)he was male or female; after all, does gender really apply to a robotic body? The rest of the crew are bonafide girls. Except for that big girl's blouse in the blue coat with the scar on her face.

[kyubichan]

When she's in cat form, everyone who meets her for the first time thinks Yoruichi is a guy. Either that, or they faint or scream right away.

[Chimasterwang]

When did we start talking about Bleach XD
Well Kyub the cat sounds like a guy i think its supposed to be like that so when she surprises Ichigo it is a surprise, the look on his face XD

[kyubichan]

The thread targets no specific anime. We can talk about whatever anime we want.

[Chimasterwang]

Calm down XD
We can yeah lol i ment "Look started talking about Bleach." or something XD

[Stormfalcon]

I know that Kuukaku from Bleach is definitely a girl...



Although, as I said in another thread, she does look suspiciously like Mugen... XD

[Geass]

From what I have heard, the Major would be a lesbian, only due to base of that it has to do soemthing with the way thigns are in the GITS universe.

Compatable components such as computers apply to sex sometimes between cyborgs, which results in female couples souly because they have the same parts. Its based on the workings of software not hardware though, I think, because USB-2 dosent apply to this fact, uh, yeah.

it has to do with compatability.......

[Chimasterwang]

Actualy i think there are some parts of a comp that you call female port or male port XD

[Geass]

Actualy i think there are some parts of a comp that you call female port or male port XD

I know that aprt, its just a Shirow world thing. ^_^

[Stormfalcon]

Wait, are you saying that male and female cyborg parts are not compatible? XD

[Geass]

Wait, are you saying that male and female cyborg parts are not compatible? XD

According to something I read, yes.

I really don't know, I mean, lets just make it a Mac and PC analogy.

*is striken down by Steve Jobs*

its like Blu-ray and HD-DVD

*striken down by Sony*

Apples and Oranges

*fruit basketed*

I really have no clue, it was somewhere about it that I read about tha compatability thing.