*considers* Those don't fit quite the same pattern. Or, at least, when women are involved the pattern gets a lot more stark and you don't often see both options in the same series. The magical girls are completely tool-oriented, despite the "magical lack of recognition" factor invoked by henshin. Shoujo generally doesn't feature actual transformation because of internalized power, only something like an externally imposed curse.
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Date: 2010-09-21 07:41 pm (UTC)