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Taking a break from shoujo anime for outdoorsy shows—Amanchu &c—and #AnimeFeminist nails why:
"… hold up a passive, childlike version of femininity as the ideal for girls. They are to be attractive and charming but must not be conscious of their own power. They should seek to be noticed by boys rather than doing the noticing and acting on it. They should appeal to a boy’s ego by needing help, not stroke their own egos by taking charge of their own beauty and charm." 😫👏😖
https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-how-princess-tutu-shatters-the-rival-trope/
Mari Okada did series composition for *The Woman Called Fujiko Mine*, which could be my favorite show ever, but is also a rare and perfect foil to these terrible feminine archetypes. There, Fujiko Mine is 'the rival'…
That show was directed by the sublime Sayo Yamamoto, whose *Michiko and Hatchin* also exemplifies this. She also helmed *Yuri!!! On Ice*, which is not only masterful but of course also reached new heights in other ways.