Our second post for this month’s “Masculinity” blog tour is now out! If you’ve finished checking out Naja’s post on the Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!, then head on over to Irina’s post to discuss imposed masculinity and (you guessed it!) Natsume’s Book of Friends~
But what about male characters marketed towards women and created by women. You guessed it: Natsume. Natsume Yuujinchou is a shoujo manga helmed by a female Mangaka. The character of Natsume Takashi is meant to be attractive to girls and endearing to women. That is not the only purpose of the character but there’s no denying that both in design and in personality, these were considered. This is supposed to be a slightly idealized version of masculinity from a female perspective.
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Like always,
Free to Be ME ❤
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