Heisei Haizanhei ☆ Sumire-chan - Vol. 6 Ch. 47 - Women Gathering Women

[MangaDex]

 

[GlyphXion]

Not the hair!! Sumire noooo!!

 

[danbellucci]

woah she cut off all that hair...
That's like 8 years of growth. It might not ever grow back as thick given that she she's regrowing it in her 30s now.

Also, it seems strange that a male character cosplay would cause a female character photobook to sell out to women . wouldn't they just come to see the cosplay then leave? unless people are only allowed to take pictures with the cosplayers if they buy a photobook , but that would probably be too slow to sell out with if they have to take photos with several hundred people

if a female character cosplay was good and they sold a good photobook then wouldn't word just spread during the convention and male customers would make there way into the women's section?

 

[SuperOniichan]

Ikemen onnas. That moment when tomboyishness reaches such a masculine peak that you and your girlfriend switch places.

 

[SuperOniichan]

woah she cut off all that hair...
That's like 8 years of growth. It might not ever grow back as thick given that she she's regrowing it in her 30s now.

Also, it seems strange that a male character cosplay would cause a female character photobook to sell out to women . wouldn't they just come to see the cosplay then leave? unless people are only allowed to take pictures with the cosplayers if they buy a photobook , but that would probably be too slow to sell out with if they have to take photos with several hundred people

if a female character cosplay was good and they sold a good photobook then wouldn't word just spread during the convention and male customers would make there way into the women's section?

People have always been attracted to androgyny, though not always for the same reasons. Women love the archetype of a handsome man who can also understand them as a female best friend and not have toxic masculinity. Men love the archetype of a cool girl who also shares their interests as a "bro" and with whom they don't have to think "what are women thinking". Plus, if an attractive person's androgyny maintains the right balance between male and female representation, it's just hot on a psychological level.

 

[danbellucci]

People have always been attracted to androgyny, though not always for the same reasons. Women love the archetype of a handsome man who can also understand them as a female best friend and not have toxic masculinity. Men love the archetype of a cool girl who also shares their interests as a "bro" and with whom they don't have to think "what are women thinking". Plus, if an attractive person's androgyny maintains the right balance between male and female representation, it's just hot on a psychological level.

yeah I get why women love her male character cosplay, I just don't understand why , if women love her male character cosplay, those women would want to buy the female-character photobook.

 

[SuperOniichan]

yeah I get why women love her male character cosplay, I just don't understand why , if women love her male character cosplay, those women would want to buy the female-character photobook.

I already wrote this above. Many women are attracted to the image of ikemen onna or bishonen because they combine attractive male images with the personality of a reliable female friend who can understand the female experience and is devoid of toxic masculinity. Have you ever noticed that shoujo and josei masculinity is often associated with male aggression, dominance and rudeness, while kind, caring and friendly characters are emphatically feminine?

Tomboys/femboys or ikemen onna for male audiences often work according to similar logic, only based on male expectations.

 

[danbellucci]

I already wrote this above. Many women are attracted to the image of ikemen onna or bishonen because they combine attractive male images with the personality of a reliable female friend who can understand the female experience and is devoid of toxic masculinity. Have you ever noticed that shoujo and josei masculinity is often associated with male aggression, dominance and rudeness, while kind, caring and friendly characters are emphatically feminine?

Tomboys/femboys or ikemen onna for male audiences often work according to similar logic, only based on male expectations.

I still don't see how that answers my question . feels like you misread what I was saying. but oh well.

 

[jolynehoestar]

It kinda does they are buying her book because she is hot, that's it basically

 

[hsun]

Bloodborn.

 

[MasterKurosawaKakeru]

Holy based Sumire, she REALLY went all out, and all for Yuusei's sake. Love seeing her shine for once!

 

[MasterKurosawaKakeru]

I still don't see how that answers my question . feels like you misread what I was saying. but oh well.

Not sure, but I think they might be alluding to the fans liking the gap between Ikemen Sumire and female Sumire, so they feel more comfortable around male Sumire because they know she is actually female and in turn the photobook reminds them of that gender gap while also serving as a memory of when they bought it (and thus, of the male cosplay itself). Not sure if that makes sense.

 

[heccingisconfused]

People have always been attracted to androgyny, though not always for the same reasons. Women love the archetype of a handsome man who can also understand them as a female best friend and not have toxic masculinity. Men love the archetype of a cool girl who also shares their interests as a "bro" and with whom they don't have to think "what are women thinking". Plus, if an attractive person's androgyny maintains the right balance between male and female representation, it's just hot on a psychological level.

I do agree with you to a degree but the

People have always been attracted to androgyny

part most certainly doesn't hold true. I think that like most things when taken at a societal level it comes in trends. People demonizing androgyny and then holding it as a show of beauty maybe a hundred or so years later.

 

[SuperOniichan]

I do agree with you to a degree but the

part most certainly doesn't hold true. I think that like most things when taken at a societal level it comes in trends. People demonizing androgyny and then holding it as a show of beauty maybe a hundred or so years later.

Have you ever read Renaissance literature? Shakespeare literally has a big play about this.

 

[gundulgondrong]

ugh.. so precious..