Fantasy anime stopped writing women for men

Fantasy anime has always had memorable female characters, but Frieren, The Apothecary Diaries, Dungeon Meshi, and Witch Hat Atelier feel like part of a newer pattern: women who are allowed to be strange, difficult, funny, angry, messy, and human before they are shaped around appeal. Support me on Patreon:   / huno   0:00 Intro 1:03 Appeal before character 3:12 What weird actually means 5:07 Strength isn't the answer 7:15 When archetypes become reductive 8:47 Why it feels new