I much prefer Male Robin. Overall, I tend to lean more towards male characters. A lot of it has to do with me largely preferring to play as characters that I can somewhat relate to, which is obviously easier when I share the same sex with them. This applies even more when it comes to avatar characters, as they’re kind of literally supposed to be you.
There are some exceptions, of course. I love playing as Zelda, Rosalina, the female Inklings, etc., as well as genderless characters, like Plant and Ridley. The best comparison though, is Corrin. I love both Corrin designs, but female Corrin is just so much better. Her hair is just beautiful, and the outfit looks dope as hell on a female. And, personality wise, male Corrin is about the dullest character you could imagine. It’s like they took the most boring parts of Robin and Chrom, and made the perfect one dimensional avatar character. I choose female Corrin 99% of the time.
With that being said, I really do believe that male Robin has the better design. I like his hair more, his voice, I feel that the outfit looks more fitting. Male Robin just feels right. And given that I played as a male in Awakening in all six of my playthroughs, (I ****ing love Awakening) I have a much stronger connection to male Robin.
The sad part is...I’m trash with Robin, so it doesn’t really matter either way. Maybe one day I’ll give him the justice that I’ve always wanted to.