My Life as a Teenage Robot (2002)

Overview
Jenny, aka XJ-9, is a super-powered robot with a super-sensitive teenage heart. Her primary function is protecting the planet from disaster, but – like all teenagers – she has her own ideas about how she would like to live her life. Bored with being a superhero, Jenny wants to do something really exciting – like go to high school!
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Overview
Jenny, aka XJ-9, is a super-powered robot with a super-sensitive teenage heart. Her primary function is protecting the planet from disaster, but – like all teenagers – she has her own ideas about how she would like to live her life. Bored with being a superhero, Jenny wants to do something really exciting – like go to high school!
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The series primarily explores universal coming-of-age themes such as identity, fitting in, and balancing personal desires with responsibility, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology. Its narrative focuses on individual growth and interpersonal relationships, leading to a neutral rating.
The animated series features visible diversity in its character designs, including a mix of human, robot, and alien characters, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on a robot's coming-of-age story and does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.
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My Life as a Teenage Robot does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's experiences as a teenage robot balancing normal life with superhero duties, without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
The show's main female character, Jenny Wakeman, is an advanced robot whose combat victories against male opponents are consistently achieved through her inherent robotic capabilities, which constitute overwhelming technological superiority and superpowers. No other female characters engage in or win direct physical combat against male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.
My Life as a Teenage Robot is an original animated series. All characters were created for this show, meaning there is no prior source material or established canon from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
My Life as a Teenage Robot is an original animated series, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. Therefore, there are no characters whose race was established in prior canon to be subsequently changed.
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