For me personally, it's not the fact that they're an androgynous character so much as there are so many in the JRPG genre with little to separate them. It becomes tiresome when you see the same character tropes and designs carted out. The same goes for the over-muscled dude bros. characters in Western shooters or the overuse of character tropes/designs in any genre.
With that said though, this is more of a problem in JRPGs as they rely more heavily on the characters and story rather than the gameplay which is different to most genres. A stereotypical character in a shooter is more forgiveable as you're playing for the fun of the shooting. In WRPGs the characters are important but you always have an avatar character and personal choices that is more in-tune with your thinking and therefore easy to relate to. In JRPGs however, you can't get away from the characters; the story and the enjoyment of the game is heavily dependent on them.
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