Why is it a bad thing for historical and mythological characters to be gender swapped in series? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! This is somewhat common to see in the anime community. However, it isn't a good thing. Although a lot of the gender swaps are when males are changed to females, this isn't good representation either way. When making a series that is mostly accurate to history or mythology, changing the characters based on this actually spreads misinformation. Not only this, but it gets rid of opportunities to put a spotlight on lesser known figures. There are a lot of strong and powerful women in both history and mythology, so just ignoring them so you can gender swap a man instead feels wrong and cheap. It's like a slap in the face to actually powerful women who were overlooked in their time and are still being overlooked now. Choosing to swap a strong male character is lazy and borderline sexist. I wish they would stop doing this in series, and would instead choose to show off actual women that aren't talked about as often. But, these are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!