What Girls/Women Buy Week 1 (9/29/08)

[doronjosama]

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I am doing rather lackadaisical low key "research" into what women and girls buy for themselves in the comic/gaming/anime store I work at for my day job. ("Research" because it consists of me paying attention to sales and writing the stuff down in a little book.) I decided to do this because there seems to be so much talk online about "comics for girls" and "what girls want to read" and all that, and no one seemed to actually be looking at what girls/women buy in comics stores. So, it got me wondering. Also, my personal experiences of liking things only boys are supposed to like (comics, video games, using random quotes from movies out of context, etc.) made me wonder if there was any way you could accurately pin down "what all women want" when it comes to media or entertainment. So, this list was born. (And no, I don't think there is one easy answer for "what all women want", because women, like men, are individuals with their own personal tastes. The sooner people realize that, the better.)

I am only counting things that I see being bought on my actual shifts when I am working and I am only counting things that girls and women are buying for their own personal enjoyment/use. (Not counting stuff they get for boyfriends, husbands, sons, etc.) Sound fair? Okay, here's the list of titles for this week in the cut:

Comics/Graphic novels:
--Uncanny X-Men
--Amazing Spider-Man
--Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures
--Hellboy: The Crooked Man
--Sky Doll
--The Collected Moomin
--Gargoyles
--Walt Disney's Comics & Stories
--Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse
--Owly
--Betty
--Legion of Superheroes in the 31st Century

Manga/manhwa:
--Inubaka: Crazy For Dogs
--Anima
--Author's Pet
--Tanpenshu
--After School Nightmare
--Vampire Knight
--Kage Tora
--Millenium Snow
--Aventura
--D. Gray Man
--Claymore
--Fairy Cube
--Cherry Juice
--Love Attack
--Mixed Vegetables
--Love*Com

DVD rentals:
--Tenjho Tenge
--DNAngel
--Fate: Stay Night
--Magikano
--Xxxholic

Misc.:
--Final Fantasy action figures
--Naruto/Sasuke wallscroll
--Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles wallscroll
--Lenore PVC figures
--RPG dice
--Munchkin games