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The Manic Pixie Dream Girls of Antiquity
- PaulHoule 6y ago(1) It's not a bad idea to compare contemporary fiction with ancient fiction. Most of the 2500+ yr old blockbusters are basically superhero movies. (2) "Yamato Nasdeshiko" is not a "Magical Girlfriend", rather it is a different ideal of Japanese femininity which may or not be associated with magic. (3) "Magical Girlfriend" is not Japanese in origin. See "I dream of Jeannie"