(From the BOOK Database)
“One woman among many men” is an extremely familiar setup in live-action and animated TV shows. What is this image of the heroine as a “lone female member?” “A magical girl is a father’s ideal daughter.” “The [single] female warrior is the ‘decorative flower of the workplace.’” “Sexy, unmarried adult women are evil queens.” The media has plenty of pithy sayings about these ubiquitous heroines-among-men. This critique seeks to expose what lies behind them and their milieux.