genuinely struggling to find these. i want her to carry the story on her own terms, not be framed for the camera the whole way through
claymore. never gets the love it deserves and the story genuinely holds up
god i love claymore so much 🔥
87it isn't really one of these but i'm counting it anyway: castlevania. sypha is a real one
she's a legitimate badass and the banter is great
64the bit where she freezes his beer. laugh every single time
71she's the only one who can get alucard and trevor to stop fighting long enough to actually accomplish anything. sypha is wonderful
93ryougi shiki
worth saying it's garden of sinners if you go looking for it, the naming trips people up
42balsa. i recommend her every single time this question comes up and i will not be stopping
apothecary diaries. absolute peak, and not just the one character either ❤️
only a woman could write a story set in an immensely powerful man's literal pleasure garden and have it be that normal about women's bodies
156worth a caveat though: maomao herself never leans on fanservice, but the story itself isn't shy about sexuality. if what you want is nothing at all in your face then it might not land for you. if it's specifically about the lead, i second it completely
134to add to that: there are no physics defying proportions and no gratuitous shots. some of the women show cleavage or a bit of leg because they are literally concubines, and it treats that with maturity instead of leering. it doesn't look away from what those lives actually were
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