>>6420717"I'm not really sure what difference a female lead would really make, to be honest. I mean, it's not like Gundam is going to go plumbing the murky depths of gender roles for subtle and nuanced commentary on femininity in the traditionally masculine time of war. Considering anime today, a female protagonist would probably wind up being a blank slate on which to throw all kinds of fetishes, or she would somehow be stunted to keep her from looking like a complete, well-adjusted human being standing on her own two feet. I mean, everyone thought Soma would be the kind of female character they wanted, and we got MarieMarieMarieMarieMarieMarieMarieMarie instead.
And if having a female protagonist in Gundam means we have to endure an episode where she's dressed as a maid, and then an episode where she's on the beach in a swimsuit, and then an episode where she's a catgirl, and then an episode where she's panicking about how small her boobs are...well, eff that noise, I'll pass."
