For most of film and television history, supporting characters existed with a clear narrative function: assist the protagonist, provide comic relief, move the plot forward, and quietly exit when the ...

An anime protagonist must be the right kind of person to hold the story together. Such a character must be sympathetic, flawed, proactive, and have a few unique quirks or ideas to make them stand out ...

You know about the Bechdel test, right? It's the famous and very simple test that is used today to assess the gender bias of films, TV series and books. It's actually very simple - to pass this test, ...