“Include *ALL* the MC types!” (Or, “Shoujo and Irina Talk About Problematic Anime Tropes Pt. 2”)

The first part of this post can be found over at "I Drink and Watch Anime." Irina kindly invited me to participate in a collaboration post wherein we discuss---as you can surmise based on this post's title---problematic anime/otome tropes! Because the put-together and humorous Irina was thoughtful enough to include me on a topic that …

♪♪Just a Shoujo Girl Living in the Re-al World~~~♪♪ Pt. 1 (The Dynamics of a Trope-y Household)

Blogger's Note: This is an examination series currently in two parts. What stemmed from some honest, personal introspection around how anime portrays girls like me became a two part inquisition on how my life honestly ended up so trope-y (long before I ever started watching anime--before I knew about shoujo or boy "types"), and how things work …