Thursday, October 7, 2010

Solo Girls in Super Sentai

Female Rangers are more commonly all alone in group of four or five guys in Super Sentai. So here I will cover how their personalities where like and what they had to do to hold their own.

Peggy/Momo Ranger
As the first female Ranger, she had to hold her own as the only female. She was a spy and would take different disguises. She had to use her femininity, she was feminine but not utterly girly. She was sexy.

Karen Mizuki/Heart Queen
Karen is a skilled martial artist and is proficient in a number of fighting methods. She has magnetic powers. I haven't seen enough of the series, but I think she was feminine and the lone woman.

Diane Martin / Miss America I
An FBI agent who joined the Fever team to avenge her father Bosner, who was slain by Egos. She is armed with throwing knives. She does a disco dance. After she was wounded by the Dracula Monster, she returned to the United States.

María Nagisa / Miss America II
An FBI agent trained by Diane Martin's father. Maria takes her place as Miss America.

Akira Momoi / Denzi Pink
A former tennis player who teaches swimming at the Athletic Club. Quit the team in the first episode rejoined at the end of episode two. She saw her coach burn to death cause of the Vader Clan first attack.

Miki Momozono/GogglePink
Super feminine. gymnast who works as an announcer at Kourakuen Stadium.

Rei Tachibana/DynaPink
She dreams of inventing a machine in order to understand and communicate with animals. A skilled fencer, Rei dislikes fighting, but fights for the sake of protecting everyone's dream and the safety of the world.

Megumi Misaki/Blue Dolphin
A top class student at Academia. She was taught archery by her dad. She often criticizes Yusuke's strategies. A caring figure, feeling even for her enemies.

Haruna Morikawa/Pink Turbo
A student body president and brightest student in the school. She is popular, everyone looks up to her. Gifted with acting skills, she was able to fool both Violent Demons and the other Turboranger to get the medicine to save Yohei's life.

Mei/Pteraranger
She was feminine, she had be all lady-like and demure, but could kick butt when she had to.

Lin/Houhouranger
Sweet, caring, perceptive, she did bring the feminine flair.

Tsuruhime/Ninja White
First female leader. She knew how to hold four boys in a row. She wasn't super feminine, strong and expert in some areas.

Saya/GingaPink
I hear she was tomboyish, I have only seen 2 episodes--the first and a Yellow episode.

Matsuri Tatsumi / Go Pink
A kind hearted girl, she is a strong fighter who is very agile and quick. She does not take it kindly when others weaker than her are in trouble and her temper can be pretty deadly when the Psyma Clan attack innocent people. At times Matsuri is the one that brings order in the household when her brothers (and father) get out of line.

Yuuri/ Time Pink
Tough as nails, leader. She could hold her own against the boys, they all knew not to mess with her, especially Domon.

Sae Taiga / GaoWhite
Teenager, sweet, martial arts student under her father. Everyone takes care of her.

Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue
Nanami being the sole girl, loved shopping and singing, had to put up with being the only girl. She longed to bond with a girl.

Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow
A technology brain and formally trained idol. Yatsudenwani had a crush on her.

Ran / Geki Yellow
Was a tomboy, even though being the only girl.

Feminine and Masculine, two sides to the Females: Super Sentai

I read somewhere that people thought that when there is two female warriors in Super Sentai, that one is more feminine and one is a bit masculine. I want to look at each pairing to see if that is true. In most cases, it was not true, both were as equally feminine. Only in some rare cases, it was one feminine, one tomboy. Now when I say Masculine, I don't mean like the stereotype for lesbians, just tomboy, I never liked the name tomboy because it meant the girl was pretending to be a boy. Unlike what I did with Power Rangers, I am only covering the duos since there are so many.
BIOMAN
Mika - More hard-driven
Hikaru - feminine
Jun - tougher

CHANGEMAN
Tsubasa - tomboy
Nagisa - Feminine

FLASHMAN
Lou - has physical strength
Sara - Smart, seen as cold
MASKMANHaurka - forced to abandon girly, smart and tough
Momoko - strong, pure of heart


FIVEMAN
Kazumi - Brain
Remi - gymnast and dancer and Kung-fu, bad at housework

JETMAN
Ako - tomboy, bubbly, naive
Kaori - feminine, rich

OHRANGER
Juri - tougher
Momo - Feminine

CARRANGER
Yuoko - feminine
Natsumi - mechanic

MEGARANGER
Chisato - kind-hearted
Miku - cheery, sweet, hates school work

DEKARANGER
There was not a team with 2 females until 2004 (1997-2004).
Umeko - feminine, bubbly
Jasmine - tough, psychic
Swan - brains
Lisa - cold

MAGIRANGER
Haruka - Girly, flaky
Urara - Shy, sweet
Miyuki - motherly, strong

BOUKENGER
Sakura - tough, cold, no smiling
Natsuki - sweet, cheerful

GO-ONGER
Saki - sweet, wanting to smile
Miu - tough, cold

SHINKENGER
Mako - strong, wanted to be a bride, bad cute
Kothoa - sweet, clumsy

GOSEIGER
Moune - sweet
Eri - sweet
Both as feminine.

UPDATED 6/18/12
GOKAIGER
Luka - masculine, tomboyish, rough but does like diamonds and jewelry and money like the social construct of femininity.
Ahim - Super feminine, the social convention was that women are demure and lady-like which Ahim is. But she did overcome it and became strong.

GO-BUSTERS
Yellow is the only girl and she is a tomboy.

AKIBARANGER
Even though they are unofficial, Yellow is much more feminine than blue. Blue acts like a tomboy but does have a secret love for the feminine anime of Aoi.

Feminine and Masculine, two sides to the Females: Power Rangers

I read somewhere that people thought that when there is two female Power Rangers, that one is more feminine and one is a bit masculine. I want to look at each pairing (even non pairing) to see if that is true. In most cases, it was not true, both were as equally feminine. Only in some rare cases, it was one feminine, one tomboy. Now when I say Masculine, I don't mean like the stereotype for lesbians, just tomboy, I never liked the name tomboy because it meant the girl was pretending to be a boy.
MMPR S1
Kimberly - Feminine
Trini - Feminine too, she wasn't necessarily a tomboy.

MMPR S2
Kimberly - Feminine
Aisha - A bit more of a tomboy than Trini and Kim.

MMPR S3
Aisha - Feminine
Katherine - Feminine, evil once

ZEO Katherine - Feminine
Tanya - Feminine, not much a difference from Kat, only she was more naive and fish out of water.

TURBO/SPACE
Ashley - Feminine, actually a cheerleader--Kim was never one.
Cassie - A little Tomboy-ish, more punkish

LOST GALAXY
Kendrix - Brains, science
Maya - Nature, feelings
Karone - Former evil, Feminine

LIGHTSPEED RESCUE
Kelsey - Masculine, way more tomboy than any female Ranger
Dana - Feminine, nurse

TIME FORCEJen - tough as nails--both were not super feminine, but not overly tomboy.
Katie - strong, loves to hug

WILD FORCETaylor - tough, strong-willed
Alyssa - feminine, nurturing, optimistic
NINJA STORM
Tori - had to be the only girl, not overly feminine.
DINO THUNDER
Kira - only girl, more rocker; Cassidy was more feminine. She once became like her in one episode.
SPDZ - not a tomboy, but as super feminine as Syd, she had more of a Laina attitude.
Syd - super feminine, very into pink, stuff animals, etc.

MYSTIC FORCE
V - Rocker, DJ, tough
Madison - Sweeter, shyer

OPERATION OVERDRIVE
Rose - Brains, scientific
Ronny - Tomboy, racer

JUNGLE FURY
Lily - Was only female, she was in the middle of feminine and masculine
Fran - shy, book reader
Camille - tough, evil

RPM
Summer - used to be shallow and feminine, now a bit tomboyish
Gema - Likes the 'boom', does like drawing rainbows and butterflies


UPDATED 6/18/12
 SAMURAI
Mia - Feminine, 'big sister', Can't cook-supposedly un-feminine but that is just a social convention. Lack of cooking skill doesn't make you less a woman.
Emily - Feminine, 'little sister,' when she gains confidence and 'trains' Bulk and Spike, she gains a 'masculine' authoritative persona. I say 'masculine' in quotes to say the traditionally socially-acceptable role.