Hmm, it’s difficult.

Moribito has good character development for it’s woman lead character. And while GitS is definitely a bit male-oriented as a series, I would say that the character development of Motoko is pretty good in each of the series I’ve seen (The movies, Stand alone complex 1 + 2) but still definitely a bit light on character development.

I think it might be a good idea to tell us what series you didn’t like so we know how low the bar is.