So a more serious question. My 11 yo daughter is getting into anime and it's a genre than can have some issues. She was watching one and my wife heard something derogatory towards women and got a little triggered and now thinks it's all super misogynist.
Well, it's weird because anime in some ways actually is fairly misogynist (full of skinny girls with giant boobs bouncing around, ect) but at the same time it's the exact opposite and girl characters are created with a lot of equality. Tons of super powerful girls that are heroes and kicking dude's butts and all that.
I dunno how to explain this to the boss lady to make her not dislike it so much.
First, anime is not so much misogynistic I don't think, as it is male-centric. Mostly it is aimed at guys, so the female characters are first and foremost eye candy. Male characters tend to be more fleshed out as characters, while female characters tend to be there as romantic interests and maybe the heroine who needs to be saved. Thankfully, there are some exceptions...
Sit down with your daughter and wife(if she will) and watch Snow White With The Red Hair(Akagami no Shirayuki-hime). Zero objectionable content. Strong female lead. Great story and characters. It is shojo, and the female lead is the lead character, and she is simply great. Shirayuki(shiro = white, Yuki = snow) is not a combat type, but she is strong willed, determined to succeed, and just a great female role model type character. I cannot say enough good about this show, and I can't believe I did not mention it before this as it really is a favorite.
Another shojo I recommend highly is MY Love Story!!(Ore Monogatari!!). Much more emphasis on humor, great romance that ditches the will they or won't they right away, and moves into a couple teens learning how to be in a relationship, dealing with different expectations, transitioning from the initial attraction, to actual love. Very shojoish, but hilariously funny. The male lead is a first year high school boy who is 6'6", 300 lbs of pure muscle, loud, and an odd looking face. The female lead is 5' tops and thin.
And of course, there is always K On. 4 girls form a band, sit around and do not much, but it is still pretty funny. Non Non Biyori maybe. No objectionable content, just a bunch of girls, aged 6 to 14, hanging out and going to school in the country. Hilarious at times.
Flying Witch might be another good one. 16 year old girl who is a witch goes to stay with relatives out in the boonies. The focus is on the female characters, they are interesting and independent, nothing at all objectionable about it(except for one brief comment about the pain associated with riding a broom). Good show.
