>>3901714I remember reading that and remember not believing it back then. Tomino also said it. Basically, the boys were interested in the toys and mostly watched the anime to see their toys do pew pew, if they watched them at all. Girls on the other hand didn't care about the toys, but watched the series for the the characters and story.
There are exceptions of course but it's a trend and it is the same for TF. I see a lot of women buying TF toys now as well, but they stick to the characters they sympathize with and know from the series they read or watch. When I used the TF forums to read about the Kuro Kara Kuri Tarn toy (costs like 450 dollars, I own it as well) the women there bought him because they're fans of Tarn the character, whereas most of the male fans had never even heard of him and bought it for the cool look.
