Saying ME or I?

[Vision]

Hey, one of my friends, who is also studying japanese (at his school) told me that Watashi （私）was the female version, and that boku is the masculine version, yet I heard peter use Watashi in the pod casts. Can someone help?

[Tom]

And is あたし a feminine version of わたし?

[Girumon]

Watashi is male and female. Boku is boys and tomboys. Atashi is females.

[法月]

「わたし」 is the formal form of "I." It can be used, and is used by both males and females. However, it is also common for males to use other forms of "I", such as 「ぼく」 and 「オレ」. Therefore, it seems a lot more common to see females using　「わたし」 than males---this was probably what gave your friend the impression that only females use 「わたし」. To clarify:

私（わたし）: Typically formal, can be used by both males and females
私（わたくし): Highly formal, typically used to speak to a person of higher rank
僕（ぼく）: Informal, Typically used by younger males, but sometimes is used by older males too
俺（オレ）: Informal, typically used amongst friends, masculine.
あたし: Only used by females; informal.

[Tom]

Thanks for the breakdown!