{"id":44495,"date":"2025-11-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/?p=44495"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:33:59","slug":"the-best-japanese-video-games-with-strong-female-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/the-best-japanese-video-games-with-strong-female-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Japanese Video Games With Strong Female Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

While it has never been unheard of to have female protagonists in anime<\/a> and Japanese video games, more often than not, female characters were relegated to secondary or “damsel-in-distress” type roles or were hyper-sexualized, usually aimed at the male audienc<\/span>e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays, video game developers are more aware that the gaming landscape is more diverse. According to the ESA’s Power of Play report<\/a>, nearly half of all gamers (48  percent) are women. However, the industry still has a long way to go with only about 20% of published games featuring protagonists from underrepresented groups, a number that will hopefully grow in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let’s celebrate some of the best Japanese video games in recent memory that have the most resilient female characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n