Sadly, no. Like shounen, there isn't a lack of awesome female characters, but it's still the boy's territory. Damo is the closest I've seen, and iti's not a cdrama. Actually, really not "closest" because while she does need rescuing a few times, she also does a good job of saving herself, and also does some rescuing. It doesn't stand out as much in others as it does in RRD, though, simply because RRD sets it up for her to be the hero and him to be the damsel, then ditches that. Based on Return of the Condor Heroes, Legend of the Condor Heroes may fare better there, as Huang Rong was flat out the best thing in that show(and better than anyone else while 9 months pregnant...) and is obviously the one in charge of her marriage.
ETA: I think Sword Stained With Royal Blood and Young Warriors of the Yang Clan fare better...the women aren't as much of fighters as the men, but there are more female characters in different roles, and a better sense of equality. Return of the Condor Heroes and Patriotic Knights are both good, but have the same problem of starting out with a heroine who's supposed to be an amazing fighter, and then having her more the damsel in distress by the end.
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Date: 2008-04-14 09:16 pm (UTC)ETA: I think Sword Stained With Royal Blood and Young Warriors of the Yang Clan fare better...the women aren't as much of fighters as the men, but there are more female characters in different roles, and a better sense of equality. Return of the Condor Heroes and Patriotic Knights are both good, but have the same problem of starting out with a heroine who's supposed to be an amazing fighter, and then having her more the damsel in distress by the end.
The question now is: Where did Oycce get it from?