Lady Kayura

Commission from Otakon 2014; Pencil.

Lady Kayura from Ronin Warriors. Like most anime (for boys) of its time, Ronin Warriors had extremely few female characters. In fact, just two - the sweet, completely innocent Nice Girl, and the wicked, bad-ass Villain Girl. These were pretty much the only two female archetypes you would get in most boys' action anime (or, come to think of it, boys' entertainment of any stripe).

And, as was pretty much always the case, the Villain Girl was the best. Kayura was amazing. Mia was... not bad, exactly, but super-duper bland. Let this be a lesson, storytellers: just because your characters are "good guys" doesn't mean they have to be boring.