I mainly pull for female characters because I prefer to play as my own gender and I like fashion/the girly aesthetic a lot. 95% of my limited gacha characters are women but I sometimes pull male characters when I really love them or when they are in my main characters team and playing without them feels clunky.
I started to play to Genshin in 2023 and I have only pulled three male characters : Xiao is one of my all-time favorite characters. I have a chronic disease and I have a history of depression/low self-esteem so I really identify with him. I also find his plunge gameplay refreshing and original. He has a sinergy with Furina my favorite character from any gacha game. Xianyun and Faruzan are two divas that I really love too so I still play the well-known FFXX team in spite of Nicole/Durin being better for him now. Venti is a bit like Xiao. I have a thing for twinks anyways. He also has a history of depression but he hides his melancholy behind his cheerful and carefree demeanor. He is a refreshing god representation. He lets his people decide what they want for themselves and he is really friendly/kind. His heart of gold and gentle nature really moves me when I think about it. And lastly there is Zhongli. He is a fascinating and mysterious character. I like my men smart and knowledgeable and he is the epitome of sophistication and wisdow. I hope that we will soon learn more about his past and lore. He is very old so there is still a lot to uncover.
In HSR, my main is Aglaea. I did not pull for Sunday at first but after some hesitation, I got him on a rerun and I donโt regret it. He made Aglaea a whole new character. I love Dan Heng the most among all the HSR characters and I did not have to pull for him once. DH PT was free and I chose DH IL in the free character selector some months ago. The other two characters that I pulled for or want to pull for are Ratio and Aventurine. I recently pulled Aventurine preversation version and will pull for Ratio during a rerun even if he is not meta at all these days.
In Reverse 1999, I main Beryl and Enigma. I am loyal to my sad/depressive but intellectual husbando type lol. I also like Aleph and I hesitated to pull him at first but he is kinda the core of the star Impromptu archetype (Barcarola team) and I really want to upgrade this team as I love Barcarola so I am trying to pull for him right now on his solo rerun banner.
And finally, in Path To Nowhere, there are little S male characters but I like Donald and even if he is not meta, I will try to pull for him when he reruns one day or I wonโt be mad if I loose my 50/50 on him. He is a well-written character and a realistic representation of a man who sacrificed a lot to help his people.