Motoko's main form is that of a female, designed to be a standard-issue model. Major Motoko is a cyborg who can switch from one 'shell' (body) to the next. Widely considered to be one of the greatest anime series of all time, Ghost in the Shell has gained a large queer following since its release. Major Matoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell - 1989 Let's have a look at some of our favorites from anime both old and new to remind us how far we've come and where we can go from here! There have been some very problematic representations of queer people in anime but some real breakout characters as well. Yaoi (Boy's Love) and Yuri (Girl's Love) are both hugely popular anime genres but exist only as a fetish, an oversexualized representation of queer people for the consumption of straight people. LGBTQA+ rights are still greatly lacking in Japan and beyond. Queerness in anime has a long and complicated history like in all art forms.
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