Anime has many iconic female leads and side characters, ranging from magical girls to deadly warriors. However, many of these women lack the emotional depth and agency seen in their male counterparts.

There’s no single way for a woman to be a badass—she can kick ass like the Bride (Uma Thurman) in “Kill Bill,” solve a crime like Clarice (Jodie Foster) in “The Silence of the Lambs,” or lead a ...

You know about the Bechdel test, right? It's the famous and very simple test that is used today to assess the gender bias of films, TV series and books. It's actually very simple - to pass this test, ...

Kelseyhas loved anime, gaming and manga since she was first introduced to it by her cousins when she was a young girl. She first started out watching Bleach before moving onto the other Big Three, ...

There are three types of female characters: the strong one, the weak one, and the sexually empowered one. While there are exceptions, cinema often sticks to these archetypes, typically leading to one ...

DC Studios co-head and Peacemaker creator James Gunn is known for writing strong female characters, but the filmmaker has now explained why he's never been a fan of the "perfect female badass" trope ...