* Nakama is a big one for me, but I really love the focus on *partners* (and not necessarily in the romantic sense). See: Mulder and Scully, Xena and Gabrielle, etc.
* Crossdressing heroines. This is a plot kink, not a sexual one, or something I want to see played (just) for laughs. I like what a good crossdressing series says about gender, and society, and relationships. See: Mulan, Coffee Prince, and on the lighter side of things, Ouran and Hana Kimi.
* I don't like stories about the central character's children, but I *do* like the reverse. I love children discovering more about their parents' pasts. See: Flora Segunda, Alias, Avatar.
* Stories that play with memory, history, and identity (on a personal scale, or larger).
ETA: And girls who kick ass. This can often go into fanservice territory, but I'm okay with that so long as the girl is tough, and awesome, and more than *just* a sex object.
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* Crossdressing heroines. This is a plot kink, not a sexual one, or something I want to see played (just) for laughs. I like what a good crossdressing series says about gender, and society, and relationships. See: Mulan, Coffee Prince, and on the lighter side of things, Ouran and Hana Kimi.
* I don't like stories about the central character's children, but I *do* like the reverse. I love children discovering more about their parents' pasts. See: Flora Segunda, Alias, Avatar.
* Stories that play with memory, history, and identity (on a personal scale, or larger).
ETA: And girls who kick ass. This can often go into fanservice territory, but I'm okay with that so long as the girl is tough, and awesome, and more than *just* a sex object.