I kinda see what the OP is getting at. SE has a passion for effeminate males lately. Sephiroth, Kuja, Seymour, Kadaj & Yazoo from AC, the Elvaan in FFXI, and most of the males in XII are less than masculine to put it nicely. There's nothing "wrong" with this really, but characters with conservatively defined genders ahave their benefits also. As far as female characters, and this female in XIII specifically, I think SE has always done a better job on female than on male character design. Never have I said "that girl looks like a guy" but many times have I said "that guy looks like a girl". FFX-2 seemed to have realized this phenomenon and dropped males out of the character roster entirely.
