Pokemon: The Dawn of a New Era
Dawn is the third leading lady introduced to viewers inDiamond & Pearl, and her presence essentially revolutionized thePokemonfranchise into what it is today. Many of Ash’s female companions have shunned traditionally ‘feminine’ characteristics typically attributed to women in anime, but Dawn distinctively breaks the mold set up by Misty and May to give the female roles a new lease on life. The early female companions inPokemonare generally depicted as boisterous and hardy, which is not an issue in itself, if there were other variations of female representation available, that is....