Talk:List of animated series with LGBT characters: 2000–2004

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Comments are welcome, as this may still be too big of a page, although I think dividing it into a sub-page is justified. This suggestion came from John_B123.Historyday01 (talk) 01:17, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Confirmation and the use of secondary sources

I'm posting this to head off any criticism of this article that secondary sources are used to prove the LGBTQ identities of the characters listed on this page. This is similar to what I posted on the List of animated series with LGBTQ characters: 1990–1994 talk page, but I am posting it here as well. According to WP:YTCOPYRIGHT, specifically the original research section,

All material in Wikipedia articles must be attributable to a reliable published source. This means a reliable published source must exist for it, whether or not it is cited in the article. Sources must support the material clearly and directly: drawing inferences from multiple sources to advance a novel position is prohibited by the NOR policy. Base articles largely on reliable secondary sources. While primary sources are appropriate in some cases, relying on them can be problematic. For more information, see the Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources section of the NOR policy, and the Misuse of primary sources section of the BLP policy.

Furthermore, on WP:NOR, it says:

Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources and, to a lesser extent, on tertiary sources and primary sources. Secondary or tertiary sources are needed to establish the topic's notability and to avoid novel interpretations of primary sources. All analyses and interpretive or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary or tertiary source, and must not be an original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors.

As such, citing sources like IGN, pride.com, Comic Book Resources, New York Times, USA Today, Okazu (Erica Friedman's yuri review blog), T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews, Funimation, Animation Magazine, and many others cited on the main page, are totally acceptable. When it comes to anime, official sites often are limited in the characters they talk about (usually only the protagonists, not the secondary characters for the most part) or give the characters biographies by putting text within images, making translation of the text impossible unless you are fluent in Japanese. This also means that primary sources are NOT necessarily needed to show the LGBTQ identity of any of the characters listed on this page. Such sources are nice, like in the case of Re: Cutie Honey, Venture Bros., Mirage of Blaze, Cheeky Angel, Fruits Basket, and Red vs. Blue, but they are not always available, especially if the show is an anime or is relatively obscure, and are also not necessary!

I just thought I'd point this out before some editor comes along and tries to remove content here. Historyday01 (talk) 14:13, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Entries which need better sources

Since The Daily Fandom is not a reliable source and others need better sources, so they are here as a result. The same is the case for Girls Bravo, for Kosame (https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/girlsbravo/backnumber/204000013-1.html, https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/girlsbravo/backnumber/204000013-2.html) and Hijiri Kanata (https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/girlsbravo/backnumber/204000013-6.html, https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/girlsbravo/backnumber/204000013-8.html, https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/girlsbravo/backnumber/204000013-9.html, https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/girlsbravo/backnumber/204000013-10.html).

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
2003	Ikki Tousen: Battle Vixens	August 6, 2003	Chinkyuu Koudai	Lesbian	Ryofu's childhood friend and lesbian lover, and a C-rank fighter with great potential. While Ryofu was battling Totaku, Chinkyuu knocked out Kaku to prevent her from interfering. Kaku got her revenge later on, and when Chinkyuu recovered from her injuries, she saves Ryofu from being killed by Myosai. However, she realizes that Ryofu is moments away from dying and since she was loyal and in love with Ryofu, Chinkyuu decides to stay by her friend's side and commits suicide with her instead of surrendering to Sousou as shown in the episode "A Confrontation With Destiny."	Japan
		August 16, 2003	Ryofu Housen	Bisexual	She has had sexual relations with guys and girls, notably Saji and Chinkyuu. In the anime adaptation, Ryofu is a capable fighter, but more promiscuous than her manga counterpart, as shown when she molests Ryomou.
		August 20, 2003	Kanu Uncho	Lesbian	She is deeply in love with Ryuubi, admitting it her friend, Koukin, and even fantasizes about Ryuubi doing intimate things with her. She is also a skilled fighter.
	Godannar	October 15, 2003	Shadow Dunaway		Shadow and Luna are partners on the giant American robot Genesister. They share romantic feelings for each other as shown in episodes like "Ice Cold Smile" and "Genesister Out of Control!," even sharing a kiss.
			Luna
2003–2008	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	June 13, 2003	Dean Toadblatt	Gay	It was revealed in a 2005 episode, "One Crazy Summoner," that Dean Toadblatt and Squidhat were gay lovers. Notably, Dean Toadblatt is a parody of Albus Dumbledore from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series, a series which the show had parodied before, who was revealed to be gay on October 19, 2007. Thus, the episode unintentionally guessed Dumbledore's orientation.	United States
			Squidhat
2004–2012	Bleach	March 22, 2005	Sui Feng	Lesbian	Sui, also known as Soifon and born with the name of Fēng Shāolíng, is the commander of the Onmitsukidō militia. During the series she has two partners she works with: a woman, Yoruichi Shihōin, who she mentored, and a man, Marechiyo Ōmaeda. However, she only shows affection toward Yoruichi, calling her "so noble, so beautiful and so terrifyingly strong" in the manga, and remains protective of her, while Yoruichi flirts with her, in episodes like "The Past Chapter Begins! The Truth from 110 Years Ago," As such, she is distressed when Yoruichi disappears, works to rebuild the Onmitsukidō militia. and later fights with her face-to-face in the episodes "The Strongest Shinigami! Ultimate Confrontation Between Teacher and Students" and "Supersonic Battle! Determine the Goddess of Battle." Sui later breaks down after hearing Yoruichi saying that she feels that Sui disappointed, betrayed, and abandoned her, and refuses to fight Yoruichi anymore, as shown in the episode "Senbonzakura, Crushed! Zangetsu Thrusts through the Sky," and they become friends again, ultimately.	Japan
2004–2005	Girls Bravo	July 27, 2004	Kosame	Lesbian	Kosame is one of Lisa Fukuyama's bodyguards who works alongside Hayate. After fighting Kirie Kojima, she formed an attraction to and eventually fell in love with her, beginning at her debut episode. Kosame's most notorious plot point is her love for Kirie Kojima.
		March 31, 2005	Hijiri Kanata		She serves as a subordinate for Yukina, and she had been obsessed with Miharu since they were both children, with Yukina saying she will give Miharu to her in an effort to achieve her goals. But when Hijiri is defeated by Kirie, she then begins to obsess over Kirie.
2004	DearS	September 2004	Mitsuka Yoshimine	Bisexual	Mitsuka is an exhibitionist high school English teacher, who often strips down to her lingerie during classes, makes her students read erotic stories, openly asks about their sex lives and flirts with them from the first episode. She is also a porn actress, who makes her own original videos, and constantly interprets everything around her in a sexual way, as indicates in the show's first and ninth episodes, for example. She is attracted to boys and girls, sometimes seen flirting with her male student Takeya, and her female "DearS" (human-like aliens) students Ren and Miu in the show's fifth and seventh episodes.

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