I guess part of my issue is that I wasn't a huge fan of the manga either; it felt borderline-hentai at some parts and just wasn't my jam, I never finished it.
The 1995 movie is easily in my top five favorite movies, and I think a large part of it was because I liked that specific version of her character.
> Major's clothing choices in Manga were definitely her own and it didn't feel like it's just random cheap sexualization
I mean, I guess? These are fictional characters, so these depictions are still created by people. Yes, it's the character's decision in-universe, but it's still the author's decision to put her in situations that require her to be in skimpy outfits.
I don't mean to come off as super social-justicey, I guess I just never really liked the trope in anime of every female character being hyper-sexualized.
Ah, I meant it in the sense that Major, compared to many... other creations even from the same time, felt more punk/counterculture in that approach, fitting also with how Section 9 pretty much didn't give a crap about things like dress code (other than poor boss needing a suit for meeting other suits)
The 1995 movie is easily in my top five favorite movies, and I think a large part of it was because I liked that specific version of her character.
> Major's clothing choices in Manga were definitely her own and it didn't feel like it's just random cheap sexualization
I mean, I guess? These are fictional characters, so these depictions are still created by people. Yes, it's the character's decision in-universe, but it's still the author's decision to put her in situations that require her to be in skimpy outfits.
I don't mean to come off as super social-justicey, I guess I just never really liked the trope in anime of every female character being hyper-sexualized.