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The term finds its origins in World War II. It was the Japanese counter to the Allied 'idols' that were used to encourage the soldiers in battle. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ...
Broadly speaking, a yamatonadeshiko is a woman with attributes that were traditionally desirable in Japan from the perspective of male-dominated society; generally ascribed to people with traditional upbringings.
Cherry from Saber Marionette J is a YamatoNadeshiko by virtue of her "motherly" role, but this is often overridden by her Tsundere and Covert Pervert traits.
Rodoreamon's character arc in Simoun follows her evolution away from the YamatoNadeshiko that she is at the beginning of the series, as she develops more of a backbone.
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