On Tue, 18 May 1999, Christina Walters wrote:

Another popular type of dream girl that's found in a lot of American movies, 
such as ones staring Doris Day, is the Girl Next Door.  This girl tends to 
either eternally let her guy friend cry on her shoulder, or shrug off his 
affections.  Akane, in Ranma �, fights off boys on her way to school every 
morning, literally.  She also does her best to discourage any of her friends 
who want something more, which
happens to include all of them that are male.

I'd suggest Nanami from El Hazard or Miki from Marmalade Boy as better
examples; Akane is rather more violent than the average Girl Next Door.


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