I swear Japan has a problem, they don't make characters either masculine or feminine it's like a horrible mix.   
STOP GIVING ME STRANGE UNISEX PEOPLE JAPAN

I don't see what the problem is.

" I don't see what the problem is. "

" I don't see what the problem is. "

Probably, or at least among the very few who can't.

androgyny is kind of hot imo >_>

I have to say for this iteration of the game its fairly easy. Though Hope definitely looks far more feminine than any other male character, but hes really the only one. Everyone else seems very obvious.

Well, since it is a Japanese game, the women will have gigantic boobs completely out of proportion. 
 
That's how you know.

You can tell. Only Hope is the one that seems the most feminine but even then you can determine that he's male by his voice and the fact that he doesn't have longer hair and or more girlish styles.
 
And Japan's inherent problem is that there are some men who look like girls, or has this kind of thing for it. Either way, as long as they stay within boundaries I'm alright with it. They're more or less the American problem of making every hero super bulky giants or incredibly handsome whites.

in this game you're probably the only one yeah.
 

How can you not tell? Every once and a while there is one character that is kind of hard but for the most part it is very easy to tell.

Cliche androgyny  is even more played out than bald space marine with the added bonus of creepiness.  Doesn't help that anytime they have a half decent character design they ruin it by giving her an outfit with 37.5 belts /facepalm.
 
I haven't seen much media but the blonde chick and black guy seem to be the only two that aren't potentially trannies.

Aw, is the evil videogame threatening your perception of masculinity? Poor, poor you.

if you can't tell the one from the other your an idiot

" in this game you're probably the only one yeah.
 

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I dont think its any worse then all the emo dudes that look like chicks over here. 

That's Jack from Final Fantasy XII.

It's anime, if you want to get into it, that's something you'll have to get into. (Don't get into anime).

"It's anime, if you want to get into it, that's something you'll have to get into. (Don't get into anime). "

" I don't see what the problem is. "

The whole thing about Bridget doesn't really make sense to me. I mean, if a drawing of somebody looks like a girl in every way, but then illustrator says "Haha! It's actually a boy!", why does it matter? It's not like there's anything actually there. there's no invisible penis, it's just a drawing. And if it looks like a girl, as far as I'm concerned, it's a girl. To be clear, this only applies to illustrations IMO.

They do it on purpose...
 

Dude, wha?

If you see a lot of leg, it's usually a girl. If you see a lot of chest, it might be a dude.

If you COULD tell the difference, then I'd be more afraid.

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Anime has a bad habit of doing this. Case in point, Bridget. "

That's the main problem for me when it comes to JRPG's, the feminine/unisex male characters, it just feels wrong.
Even the GB crew can't tell the difference, quoting Vinny  on FF13.
"That is a boy, right??"

" @Andorski:  
From Wikipedia:
 
'For her design, character designer Tetsuya Nomura was asked to create a "female version of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII".' "

" @Nasar7 said:

" @Andorski:  
From Wikipedia:
 
'For her design, character designer Tetsuya Nomura was asked to create a "female version of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII".' "

I find it a tad disturbing that making a female version of Cloud simply means a hair change. "

It just makes absolutely no sense.  Where does an Asian country implement non-Asian looking androgynous characters into its character design?  The sociological reasons are many but the sheer lack of dissent or contrast in this respect is astounding.  I could be wrong but I have yet to find a distinct presence of non-Anime from Japan in both their video games (more so JRPG's) and animation.
 
How long until people get tired of it?  I'm curious to see.

" @Andorski said:

" @Nasar7 said:

" @Andorski:  
From Wikipedia:
 
'For her design, character designer Tetsuya Nomura was asked to create a "female version of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII".' "

I find it a tad disturbing that making a female version of Cloud simply means a hair change. "

Lightning originally looked a little bit different in the first build; until they decided to change her jaws or something. So... I find it pretty amusing that the second build happens to look pretty much identical as to Cloud. "

" It just makes absolutely no sense.  Where does an Asian country implement non-Asian looking androgynous characters into its character design?  The sociological reasons are many but the sheer lack of dissent or contrast in this respect is astounding.  I could be wrong but I have yet to find a distinct presence of non-Anime from Japan in both their video games (more so JRPG's) and animation.  How long until people get tired of it?  I'm curious to see. "

" @Meteora said:

" @Andorski said:

" @Nasar7 said:

" @Andorski:  
From Wikipedia:
 
'For her design, character designer Tetsuya Nomura was asked to create a "female version of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII".' "

I find it a tad disturbing that making a female version of Cloud simply means a hair change. "

Lightning originally looked a little bit different in the first build; until they decided to change her jaws or something. So... I find it pretty amusing that the second build happens to look pretty much identical as to Cloud. "

Well the rest of the differences are below the neck if you know what I mean. "

" @Meteora said:

" @Andorski said:

" @Nasar7 said:

" @Andorski:  
From Wikipedia:
 
'For her design, character designer Tetsuya Nomura was asked to create a "female version of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII".' "

I find it a tad disturbing that making a female version of Cloud simply means a hair change. "

Lightning originally looked a little bit different in the first build; until they decided to change her jaws or something. So... I find it pretty amusing that the second build happens to look pretty much identical as to Cloud. "

Well the rest of the differences are below the neck if you know what I mean. "

i have this problem with most of the japanese crap.  
i hate the shitty anime out there, stuff that looks more like Akira and Bebop is awesome, everything else is garbage sailor moon shit. 

I have no problem ever telling the genders apart unless it's actually meant to be confusing.

" in this game you're probably the only one yeah.
 

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" @HandsomeDead said:

" I don't see what the problem is. "

This "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" I don't see what the problem is. "

This "

Simple : All the boys are androgynous unless they're shallow urban or racist stereotypes.  It's modern Squaresoft. 

" @onimonkii said:

" in this game you're probably the only one yeah.
 

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Whoa, it's the aged version of Funky Student from Persona 4!   Anyway, I think it's safe to say which Japanese character is a girl. Women tend to be well-endowed... "

thats just how it is with japanese games. 

" androgyny is kind of hot imo >_> "

i can usually tell the difference its not that hard

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Anime has a bad habit of doing this. Case in point, Bridget. "