Top 5 Shojo Heroines I would Slap in the Face
Normally, I don’t like to bring the hate. Ok, no that’s not true. Anyway, I expressed how much I admire the shojo heroine last week and got lots of great comments. But some shojo heroines are too much for even me.
Here’s my top 5 Shojo Heroines that I would slap in the face!
1. Hatsumi from Hot Gimmick – on the outset this had all the makings of a fantastic series. Hatsumi covers for her maybe-pregnant younger sister. In exchange for the secret, she agrees to become the slave of the boss’s son. Sexy hijinks ensue?!?! Uh no. The younger sister is not pregnant and Hatsumi is a moron. What could have been a tension filled drama quickly becomes a cautionary fable of how to act like a spineless wimp. From what I hear it doesn’t end at all the way fans wanted it to either.
2. Nobara from Crimson Hero – I like spunky but Nobara takes it to annoying. She’s so naive that you begin to wonder if she’s been huffing paint between games.
3. Nana O. from Nana – I guess Nana O. isn’t technically “shojo”. I started out loving her. She was so cool! But somewhere along the line she became a needy, selfish, entitled little girl. Blech. I hope she can come back and I love this series so I’m sticking with her but I’m also putting her on notice.
4. Shakuya from Two Flowers for the Dragon – honestly, I don’t really know why I don’t like this heroine. But..I just…don’t. I will say that the artwork in this series is pretty great.
5. Sakura from B.O.D.Y. – another case of naivete gone overboard. Wake up!
What about you? Did I put your favorite on the list? Want to make a case for why I should hug instead of slap them? Did I miss anyone you would like to slap? Let’s get mean!
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Oh, my… where to start? I think my most slap-able heroine will always be the whiny, useless, indecisive girl from Parfait Tic!, although Hatsumi from Hot Gimmick *is* a strong contender.
Actually, some part of me feels bad for wanting to slap the Parfait Tic! girl. She is incredibly irritating, but it’s not her fault that her creator was too lazy to come up with an actual plot, and decided to base the entire 22-volume-long series around her heroine’s basic incompetence.