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Sam and OMG HAX!!
>>253504 To be fair, it's not even JUST the women. It's other men, too. Look at Bleach. Ichigo ALWAYS fights. Yes, Chad, Uryu, etc. do get to fight... sometimes... but again, very rarely, and often only long enough to: a) reveal the fighting style of the opponent so that Ichigo can build suspense for the next episode b) show off a new move that they'll never use successfully again c) Get injured to provoke Ichigo into fighting harder to win.
Now, replace those names with any series and character set. Notice how it always works?
Dragonball Z. ONE woman, who is obsolete before the end of her arc (18 is still awesome, though). But then again, EVERYONE but Goku is obsolete.
Inuyasha. Again, Inuyasha fights alone. Sango is fucking ripped. She tosses around a 200 pound weapon like it was made of paper, has a vast arsenal of poisons, and enough hidden weapons to make James Bond jealous. Miroku can essentially instant-kill anyone, but can never use it. Instead they, too, just sit on the sidelines.
Kenshin. Does anyone other than Kenshin ever defeat a villain? No. At most, they get a lesser sidekick while Kenshin takes on the head-honcho solo.
It's the way of Shounen anime. It's always about the male lead. Always. The ONLY time a girl will fight a lot... is if she's the lead character (see: Read or Die). PERIOD.
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