Dragon Ball addresses female representation issue

For many fans of the Dragon Ball franchise, the depiction of women has long been a controversial issue. Women are often relegated to support roles, with men taking center stage in the series’ battles and action scenes. However, in chapter #90 of Dragon Ball Super, Mai’s words provide a glimmer of hope for the future of female representation in the franchise.

Mai is a character who has grown in importance over the course of Dragon Ball Super. She made her debut in Goku’s earliest adventures, but only became an important character in the Super series. After being rejuvenated by a wish made by Pilaf to the Dragon Balls, Mai has been living at Capsule Corps, where Trunks controversially fell in love with her. Over the past few chapters, Mai has shown a lot of growth, bringing her closer to her version from Future Trunks’ dystopian future.

In chapter #90 of Dragon Ball Super, Mai plays a pivotal role in concluding Goten and Trunks’ prequel story arc. Thanks to Mai’s cunning, the heroes finally capture Dr. Hedo and his androids. Mai’s resolution to capture Hedo surprises Goten, who suggests she leaves the job to himself and Trunks. However, Mai answers that she is sick of being “the damsel in distress,” and shows up at the dance fully equipped with armor and weapons.

Mai’s comment is unusual and progressive for a Dragon Ball female character, who typically require saving by male characters. While the franchise has many interesting and memorable female characters, such as Bulma, Chi-Chi, or Videl, they are not warriors and, as such, never take center stage in the series. The only female fighter in Dragon Ball is Android 18, who was quickly relegated to the role of wife and mother. Dragon Ball Super has introduced a bunch of new powerful female characters, but the only time 18 could shine as a warrior was during the Tournament of Power, and then briefly during the battle against Moro.

It should be remembered that the original run of the Dragon Ball manga ended in 1995, at a time when issues like women’s representation were not as prominent as they are today. The big gap between the ending of Dragon Ball Z and the start of Super allowed the series to try to evolve and adapt to the times. While Dragon Ball still has a long way to go in terms of women’s representation, Mai’s words in chapter #90 of Dragon Ball Super are a positive sign for the future.

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