Heh, yeah, you might want to let the bitterness wear off before diving into something with similar issues, even if they are far lesser.
Bleach is not even comparable to Naruto in terms of girl-problems, but there are some there. Rukia spends most of the first 150 or so chapters virtually powerless. This is due to a temporary affliction, and she gets over it, and even when she's at low power she still has plenty to do, but it got a little grating. Orihime's powers have worked exactly once on the offensive; she can shield, and she can heal, but she can't attack worth a damn (although recent events suggest that that might change soon, and her healing power was revealed as actually being the ability to undo any prior event making her potentially godlike). Tatsuki was awesome and could beat up damn near anyone, but then she failed to develop powers and got sidelined horribly (although again, recent events suggest that might change soon. God, I hope so. I'm still bitter about that =/)
There's good points, though, and a hell of a lot more than Naruto has to offer. As mentioned above, Rukia's weakness is a temporary affliction, and once the cause is removed she turned into a total badass, saving Ichigo's hide on several occasions, and defeating powerful opponents. Yoruichi and Soi Fon are Captain-level badasses who almost nobody can touch. Although Captain Unohana hasn't had a fight scene yet (sadly), the only reason for that is that she's powerful enough that most enemies would rather just walk away, whistling innocently, and she'd prefer not to fight. Kuukaku is...Kuukaku.
Oh, and Ichigo gets beaten up by little girls. Almost frequently. And not just for comic effect.
So yeah, there's good points to it, for certain.
One Piece only has two/three female characters who recurr from arc to arc, and although neither one of them are physical powerhouses, they are never without a role. Even before Nami acquired the weapon she needed to match the ludicrous mosnter strength of (most) of the men on the crew (which is also uniquely tailored to her abilities), she was still a factor both in combat, and especially out of combat, where she was basically running the joint, being the only competant member of the crew. Robin is again, not especially strong physically, but she has a keen intellect and a vast repository of knowledge, which invariably comes in handy, as well as a very very special Devil Fruit ability that makes her very powerful in combat. Basically, if she wanted to, she could snap your neck from across the room.
Again, it's not entirely devoid of issues, but...compared with Naruto, it's like night and day, honestly.
Fairy Tail is one that I pimp out a lot, and there's a few very good reasons for that: one, it's only ninety chapters thus far. So it doesn't require as huge an investment. And two, of the four 'main' characters, two are women, both of which are strong and independant and one of which is one of the most powerful characters we've seen in canon. And I don't just mean that she has all sorts of fancy special abilities that let her attack from a distance or create shields or anything: Erza is a brawler, using her magic to summon up various melee weapons and suits of armor that she uses to completely destroy everyone around her. And it's not shy about female villains, either; the most recent chapters, for example, feature a deadly female swordsman who can cut through damn near anything.
Anyways, that's enough jaw-flapping form me. It probably would be best if you let the bitterness subside before even thinking about new canons to pick up. :p
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Bleach is not even comparable to Naruto in terms of girl-problems, but there are some there. Rukia spends most of the first 150 or so chapters virtually powerless. This is due to a temporary affliction, and she gets over it, and even when she's at low power she still has plenty to do, but it got a little grating. Orihime's powers have worked exactly once on the offensive; she can shield, and she can heal, but she can't attack worth a damn (although recent events suggest that that might change soon, and her healing power was revealed as actually being the ability to undo any prior event making her potentially godlike). Tatsuki was awesome and could beat up damn near anyone, but then she failed to develop powers and got sidelined horribly (although again, recent events suggest that might change soon. God, I hope so. I'm still bitter about that =/)
There's good points, though, and a hell of a lot more than Naruto has to offer. As mentioned above, Rukia's weakness is a temporary affliction, and once the cause is removed she turned into a total badass, saving Ichigo's hide on several occasions, and defeating powerful opponents. Yoruichi and Soi Fon are Captain-level badasses who almost nobody can touch. Although Captain Unohana hasn't had a fight scene yet (sadly), the only reason for that is that she's powerful enough that most enemies would rather just walk away, whistling innocently, and she'd prefer not to fight. Kuukaku is...Kuukaku.
Oh, and Ichigo gets beaten up by little girls. Almost frequently. And not just for comic effect.
So yeah, there's good points to it, for certain.
One Piece only has two/three female characters who recurr from arc to arc, and although neither one of them are physical powerhouses, they are never without a role. Even before Nami acquired the weapon she needed to match the ludicrous mosnter strength of (most) of the men on the crew (which is also uniquely tailored to her abilities), she was still a factor both in combat, and especially out of combat, where she was basically running the joint, being the only competant member of the crew. Robin is again, not especially strong physically, but she has a keen intellect and a vast repository of knowledge, which invariably comes in handy, as well as a very very special Devil Fruit ability that makes her very powerful in combat. Basically, if she wanted to, she could snap your neck from across the room.
Again, it's not entirely devoid of issues, but...compared with Naruto, it's like night and day, honestly.
Fairy Tail is one that I pimp out a lot, and there's a few very good reasons for that: one, it's only ninety chapters thus far. So it doesn't require as huge an investment. And two, of the four 'main' characters, two are women, both of which are strong and independant and one of which is one of the most powerful characters we've seen in canon. And I don't just mean that she has all sorts of fancy special abilities that let her attack from a distance or create shields or anything: Erza is a brawler, using her magic to summon up various melee weapons and suits of armor that she uses to completely destroy everyone around her. And it's not shy about female villains, either; the most recent chapters, for example, feature a deadly female swordsman who can cut through damn near anything.
Anyways, that's enough jaw-flapping form me. It probably would be best if you let the bitterness subside before even thinking about new canons to pick up. :p