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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chun-tzu" data-source="post: 2043850" data-attributes="member: 1441">I said:The American TV and comic industry has failed for years to attract the young female audience. But large numbers of young females have gotten into anime and manga, like Ranma 1/2, Fruits Basket, Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou ("His and Her Circumstances"), Sailor Moon, and many others. Noir is one of the best action anime shows in recent years, starring two female assassins.Reanjr said:You mean like when my little sister's friends all sit around and watch Cartoon Network and Disney all day? Where are you getting this idea from that young girls do not like American TV?And now I say:For years, when I was growing up, there were few cartoons for girls.  I bet you cane name plenty of cartoon franchises for boys with long histories:  Transformers, G.I. Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and so on.  What cartoons were there for girls in the 80's?  Let's compare:  Jem.  My Little Pony.  She-Ra.  Guess what?  They weren't that successful.  Of course they still watch TV.  But the animation industry was heavily skewed towards boys.The comic industry is far worse.  You cannot begin to argue that girls read comics, because any girls who do are the exception, rather than the rule.  This is not because they don't like sequential art.  Many of them are finding more interesting reading material (for them) in the manga section than the comic section.</blockquote>