its a natural fact that cis women have less muscle mass (and are unable to build as mcuh muscle mass) as cis men. this is largely because of hormones. estrogen inhibits the building of muscles (u can still build muscle as a woman ofc its just alot harder, esp depending on ur general build, metabolism, family genetics etc). shion being weaker than his male form makes sense. shion being THAT much weaker is a bit too silly but this manga is silly in general so i just rolled my eyes and moved on. its not sexist to acknoweldge that men are on average stronger than women, the sexist part is assuming that physical strength is a reason for men to rule over women or are better than women esp in a society where physical strength has very little to do with success now that technology and industrialization are what run the world now. (i think ranma 1/2 did it best cuz ranma as a girl is weaker than ranma as a boy but ranma as a girl i sstill an excellent martial artist and was only at a disadvantage against other male martial artists who were also well trained, and even then she could do some dmg she just coudnt like win. whereas shion here went form presumably capable of self defense to weaker than a wet noodle which is ofc ridiculous)
It literally doesn’t make sense. Like you said, it’s silly how weak they made him in his female form. Women aren’t THAT much weaker, especially for the pathetic excuse of what that pervert guy was trying to do. If he is capable in his male form, he shouldn’t have a problem in his female form if he is willing to fight. Like you don’t need to write a whole essay on the differences between men and women because people already know that shit and that’s literally not the problem. Also estrogen doesn’t “inhibit” muscle building, testosterone just boosts muscle building. It’s not harder to gain muscles as a woman, you just can’t gain the same amount as a man can. Even when a woman gains muscle, they are still capable of being stronger than most of the male population because many people don’t work out enough to build muscle. If the main character is strong to begin with, why would a sudden change in gender reduce his muscle mass? It’s not like the mc is ripped? Regardless, “it’s not sexist to acknowledge men are on average stronger than women” literally not the point. Most women aren’t that fucking weak and useless to the point the can barely do shit, absolutely ridiculous. What the manga is doing her is legit sexist, it’s not a discussion on whether men are stronger or not, no one is saying they aren’t so it’s useless bringing it up, and strength doesn’t always dictate everything in a physical fight. Even if a woman is weaker, they are still capable of doing quite a bit of damage anyways, weaker doesn’t mean they aren’t strong enough to hurt someone stronger than them. Plus it’s a story, which is unrealistic, it was the authors choice to make the mc unrealistically weak as all shit in female form.
Fighting doesn't even have anything to do with strength... if he knew techniques on how to fight in his male form then he'll know the same in his female body. Ig they needed the plot to introduce the obvious " nice guy who's actually not nice" character.
yall are way too intense. i even acknoweldged the way the comic did it was very silly and mentioned ranma 1/2 an also silly comci that was better about protraying diffs in strength/size without removing all of his skills as a martial artist all of a sudden.
ftr Shion is not a material artist, he's just a himbo playboy who if he was a guy probably wouldnt ahve had to fight those guys anyway. just being a man and telling other guys to fuck off is often enough without any fists needling to be pulled out. most likely Shion coudl defend himself to a point but we have no evidence he was some kind of Jet Li figure pre transformation. i was just replying to the person's FIRST comment that was "why did they make her weaker" and i explained why that would not in and of itself be an issue. and then outlined what WAS an issue in the chpt. nothing i said in my comment iis somehow in conflict with what u guys believe. all that stuff u said is true (but estrogen does make it harder to gain/maintain muscle not just having testosterone cuz all women have some level of T in their bodies just way less than guys but the amount varies from woman to woman, there's a range of "normal" levels). if u want to know more about how hormones affect physical strength or endurance etc pls do look it up its very fascinating stuff. but yeah yall are acting like male shion wouldve had some kind of special tricks for fighting as a woman somehow memorized? the way u would defend urself a t a diff size and mass (and diff center of gravity) is not the same. so even if shion wanted to pull out some Moves (which again we've...NEVER seen him do before) they would very likely not be as effective without taking into account his new form. i do not think a woman cannot defend herself aganist a guy (most guys dont actually know how to fight cuz its a skill that u need to learn not are born with) if needed, i dont think size is everything, but weight classes exist in boxing because size is Something and most sports are separated by gender becuz there are differences that cannot be overcome simply by being rly strong/amazing female athelete. and again we have no evidence that shion was esp strong or athletic compared to other men his age/size before turning female. again even a non atheltic woman can do damage but she wouldnt be using her fists to do it. and as a female trying to build muscle without aid of T or steroids i can tell u im having a much harder time than my brothers. since this is arldy too long and ridiculous, im gonna end it here
Ayo why do then need go change his strength that's so stupid