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10 best fantasy books with female leads, ranked

By Sarah Fimm Apr 2nd
A ‘Loki’ Viewer Has Compiled Some Depressing Data on Its Female Characters

By Julia Glassman Feb 8th
Beth and Summer Have Become Their Own Main Characters in ‘Rick and Morty’

By D.R. Medlen Dec 9th
This Podcast is Giving the Women of Marvel the Attention They Deserve

By Rachel Leishman and Julia Glassman Oct 15th
Forget Girlbosses—Here are Twitter’s Favorite Girlfailures

By Julia Glassman Feb 3rd
Non-Cis-Male Characters Turned The Tide In The Onigashima Battle in ‘One Piece’ Episode 1038 and It Was Glorious

By Kirsten Carey Nov 3rd
The Strong Women of One Piece Are a Reaction to Their Absence From Older Manga

By Kirsten Carey Jul 29th
Best Female Characters in Attack on Titan

By Gabriella Remy Jul 25th
The 3 Best Female Characters in ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’

By Vanessa Maki Jun 18th
The 10 Most Inspiring Female Characters in Video Games

By Madeline Carpou May 17th
The Best Female Characters in ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’

By Vanessa Maki May 11th
Let’s Talk About the ‘Ranking of Kings’ Ending Because I Have Some Feelings

By Kirsten Carey Apr 4th
The Rise and Fall of the Unlikeable Female Character

By Kaila Hale-Stern Mar 16th
Yes, Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley Are Great, but They’re Not the End All Be All of Powerful Female Characters

By Rachel Leishman Jan 29th
A Celebration of Libba Bray’s Ferocious and Flawed Leading Characters In the Gemma Doyle Trilogy

By Kate Gardner Jul 25th
Stranger Things 3 Tries to Do Better by Female Characters, but Still Has a Ways to Go

By Kate Gardner Jul 8th
The Unlikability Paradox and Why Female Characters Should Move Beyond It

By Kate Gardner Mar 5th
Why Do Female Characters Rarely Get Redemption Arcs?

By Kate Gardner Aug 6th
Let Timothy Zahn Bring Mara Jade Back to Star Wars Canon

By Kate Gardner Jul 27th
Why Are There so Few Sympathetic Female Monsters?

By Kate Gardner Jul 18th