A Man's Job Part 4: Grrl Power

One of the most used professions in anime apart from "guy who beats things up" is the job of a general contractor.  The type of person who will take on any job for a fee.  There are an ever increasing number including Sket Dance, Getbackers, Fairy Tail, Cowboy Bebop, and Desert Punk to name just a few.  Some specialize in certain professional areas, others cross some of the popular genres such as school, super hero, fantasy, space opera and post-apocalyptic.  We'll look at an adorable example of the jack-of-all-trades anime trope with:

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A Man's Job Part 3: Phantom the Animation

Assassins come from both genders, usually with distinct styles for men and women.  The ladies are more often the seductress, subterfuge style assassins while men typically use more brute force.  This week we'll see how two young kids handle the same job as one of the biggest, baddest men of anime in:

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A Man's Job Part 2: Madonna

Teaching is often seen as a female dominated profession.  When teaching tough, violent, Japanese delinquents though it can be useful to have the power to beat them to a pulp when necessary.  At the very least it helps if the students aren't actively trying to violate you.  We'll see how a woman handles these troubles in the Rugby themed:

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A Man's Job Part 1: Apocalypse Zero

I'm a big fan of the manliest men of anime.  The tough guys who know how to get the job done, oftentimes with their fists and/or guns.  They say not to send a boy to do a man's job and we'll be exploring that idea this month.  Some jobs are difficult and meant for the burly musclebound men.  We'll be examining titles where a female, child or combination thereof take on the jobs of my favorite macho males.  We'll start with the job of post-apocalyptic martial arts expert in:

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