Favourite Anime Tomboys

[Johnny]

We have a MILF threat but, of course, tomboys are much better /images/graemlins/shy00000.gif
So, who are your favourite anime tomboys and what series are they from? Pics welcome too! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif (FWIW I'm defining tomboy as any female character that posesses stereotypically male traits - they may fight, be competitive, dress like guys etc. I would also not consider girls like those from Madlax and Noir to be true tomboys because, although they are deadly assassins, they are all pretty feminine characters)

Tomo-chan (http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2149/tomo6zi.jpg) (Azumanga Daioh)
Kagura (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9343/kagura0jq.jpg) (Azumanga Daioh)
Kei (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/197/kei12hx.jpg) (Dirty Pair)
Cisqua (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6622/cisqua4ma.jpg) (Elemental Gelade)
Rosette (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9831/rosettesm7we.jpg) (Chrono Crusade)
Kyoko (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/2165/kyoko3ri.jpg) (Initial D)
Winry Rockbell (http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9076/winry6kl.jpg) (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Cagalli (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4290/cagalli7bl.jpg) (Gundam SEED/Destiny)
Priss (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4404/priss02c3sn.jpg) (Bubblegum Crisis/Crash)
Motoko Kusanagi (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8/motoko6dv.jpg) (Ghost in the Shell)
Noah (Patlabor)
Asuka (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7174/asuka019ix.jpg) (Evangelion)
Hitomi (http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3563/hitomi6nl.jpg) (Escaflowne)
Cutie Honey (http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9537/cutie4ty.jpg)
Rukia (http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5599/rukia9me.jpg) (Bleach)
Sakura (http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7906/sakura4jz.jpg) (Naruto)
Ayane (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4210/ayane5sa.jpg) (Ayane's High Kick)
Yohko (http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7802/yohko95wg.jpg) (Devil Hunter Yohko)
Honoka (http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4290/third414gw.jpg) (The Third)

[Ambers79]

My favorites would probably be
Casca (Berserk)
Integra (Hellsing)
Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Yay, tomboys! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

My personal faves include:

Cagalli (Gundam SEED)
Setsuna Sakurazaki (Negima!)
Melissa Mao (Full Metal Panic!)

Of course, of all the choices out there, I had to pick these three. One's taken, the second one <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> appears to be in love with another girl</span>, and the third can be a tad... scary.

...Did I mention that I love tomboys? So unpredictable sometimes...

[Johnny]

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Kouji Tamino said:
Setsuna Sakurazaki (Negima!)

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Woah! I've never seen Negima, but after a quick image search for Setsuna, I could be tempted /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif


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...Did I mention that I love tomboys? So unpredictable sometimes...

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Heh, yeah they're the best type of girls /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Yukino Miyazawa]

Without a doubt, Himeko Nonohara (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/reviews/display.php?id=25) from Hime-chan's Ribbon (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=158)! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[chloes_fork]

For me, it's gotta be Yamamoto Yohko.

Re: the original post, I'm also a big fan of Asuka from Eva, but I don't think of her as a tomboy. Despite her aggressive personality, she strikes me as too feminine in appearance, and far too conscious of her femininity and desirability, to be a true tomboy.

[Spirit Of The Stage]

My two personal favourites are Ichino Yanagida from Battle Athletes Victory and Riku Harada from D N Angel with Mamoru from Sister Princess not too far behind.

Ichino (ICCHAN!) is a typical Osakan tomboy but is so over the top and hilarious at times I LOL every time I see her. But you get to see her tender side with Akari, and of course, her relationship with Kris at the end is the best - tug o war with the Cosmo Beauty...

Riku is another fave mainly because she is the opposite of Risa despite being twins, it makes for very fun conversation and her not so subtle crush in the show is great. She benefits actually when anime only character Mio turns up as they have a bit of a good banter to say the least...

Mamoru I just remembered - she's so genki and energetic and as Kira Vincent Davis commented, the Sporty Spice of the group - she's just an enjoyable character.

[Johnny]

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chloes_fork said:
Re: the original post, I'm also a big fan of Asuka from Eva, but I don't think of her as a tomboy. Despite her aggressive personality, she strikes me as too feminine in appearance, and far too conscious of her femininity and desirability, to be a true tomboy.

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Yeah, there were a couple (Asuka and Rukia mainly) that I didn't know whether to include or not.
I mean with Rukia, she has definite tomboy streaks but can also be quite feminine too (like when around Byakuya for example and the way she speaks, acts and so on).

[amaneaux]

Hmm . . . Which ones should I pick? Or, more accurately, how much should I limit my list? I've always loved tomboys, though it's sometimes hard to define exactly who is and is not a tomboy.

Tamayo Kizaki (Angelic Layer)
Kagura (Azumanga Daioh)
Koume Sawaguchi (Blue Seed)
Yuki Aoyama (Chance Pop Session)
Shayla-Shayla (El Hazard)
Arisa "Uo-chan" Uotani (Fruits Basket)
Kirie Kojima (Girls Bravo)
Shigeru Ookawahara (Hana Yori Dango)
Himeko Nonohara (Hime-chan's Ribbon)
Miyuki Sakura (Mahoromatic)
Tomomi Matsunaga (Miracle Girls)
Ryouko Subaru (Nadesico)
Nanappe (Nana 7 of 7)
Miina Miyafuuji (Onegai Twins)
Yuuki Matsubara (Piano)
Seira Morimura (Princess Nine)
Hikaru Shidou (Rayearth)
Misao Makimachi (Rurouni Kenshin)
Kanna Kirishima (Sakura Wars)
Mamoru (Sister Princess)
Karinka (Steel Angel Kurumi)
Fujio Himejima (Strawberry Eggs)
Potechi/Chips (Taruto)
Hinagiku Tamano (Wedding Peach)

[Njr Scrawl]

Madoka (KOR)
Noa (Patlabor)
Noriko (Gunbuster)
Koume (Blue Seed)
Miyuki W. (Miyuki)
Kiddy (Silent Mobius)
The redhead (MS08th Gundam)
Misao (Rurouni Kenshin)
Haruka (Sailor Moon)
Sonnet Barge (Blue Sonnet)
Miria (Macross)
Elpeo Plu (ZZ Gundam)
Reccoa (Z Gundam)
Natsumi (You're Under Arrest)
Ryouunusuke (Uriisei Yatsura)
Kei (Dirty Pair)
Kikunosuke (Abashiri Family)
Kumiko (The Gokusen)
Lisa (eX-Driver)

[Johnny]

Heh, that's a great list for me to research because I've seen very few, if any, of those series /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[Puppet Master]

Too lazy to think now so I'll just list the first one that came to mind.

Saber (Fate/Stay Night)

[bctaris]

Besides liking quite a few already mentioned (like Noa, Tomo and Ryuunosuke to repeat three), I'll toss out a few people have neglected:

Leona Ozaki (Dominion)
Chiaki Komatsu (NieA_7)
Mayumi Kino (Blue Submarine No. 6)
Lavie Head (Last Exile)
Nanaka Nakatomi (Magic Users Club)
Lu Amano (Miami Guns)
<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kino</span> (Kino's Journey)

And why not Nausicaa (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) while I'm on it.

And a couple kids:

Anita King (R.O.D. the TV)
Kosuna (Desert Punk)

If we're just including girls who fit the superficial image (short hair, etc.) but who aren't exactly precociously boyish this list could be a lot longer...

[macrossfn1]

Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2)

[EmperorBrandon]

Tomo Takino (Azumanga Daioh)
Riku Harada (D.N.Angel)
Kasumi Tani (Hand Maid May)

and likely some others, too. Depends on who we wanted to count as a tomboy...

[Lego]

I seem to like tomboyish characters, due to most of them being more interesting. Some of the characters I'll mention might not fight Johnny's description, but I consider them tomboys.

Haruka Suzushiro (http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/6715/baseharuka10xr.gif) (Mai Hime/Otome)
Fee Carmichael (http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3214/planetes287lm.jpg) (Planetes)
Meia Gisborn (http://img272.imageshack.us/img272/6007/image27meiagisborn3kw.jpg) (Vandread)
Haruko Haruhara (http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/4526/haruko4cf.jpg) (FLCL)
Anita King (http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4928/anitaking120hh.jpg) (ROD TV)
Sakaki (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/350/sakaki3ep.jpg) (Azumanga)
Mitsue Shijou (Kamichu)
Revy (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blklgn12139jt.jpg) (Black Lagoon)



Those are it for now, as I can list a lot more. But those are the ones that come to mind(at least to me) when I think of a tomboy character.

[Darkseid]

Um.... Ed from Cowboy Bebop? *shrug*

[Lego]

True, Ed can be considered a tomboy, and she is one. But I don't automatically think of Ed heh. I listed the ones that if someone asked me "what female anime characters are tomboys or exhibit tomboyish traits?", I would use that list. There are many more to list, but I listed some of my favorites. While I know Faye cares about her looks and etc., she really has this tomboyish attitude during the whole series.

[Johnny]

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Lego said:
While I know Faye cares about her looks and etc., she really has this tomboyish attitude during the whole series.

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Hmmm. Personally I see her as a woman through and through. I mean she's just sexy and stuff and I would probably consider her the anti-tomboy...

[Lego]

Hmm, we'll I'll substitute her with Mitsue Shijou from Kamichu! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif.

[Perfect_Cell]

Cagalli (Gundam Seed/Destiny) - So much that she was mistaken for a boy twice. haha!

Elvy (Rahxephon) - A very tough woman, she gets pissed when she's pissed and sloppy when she's drunk

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

First one that came to mind for me was Yohko Yamamoto from Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko. She's a video game otaku and one of the coolest anime girls I've ever seen! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif I've got the 2 OVAs, and I wish the TV series would come over here!

[chloes_fork]

Hey, a fellow Yohko fan! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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Serial Experiments NieA said:
I wish the TV series would come over here!

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You and me both, friend. Doesn't seem too likely at this point, but stranger things have happened in the anime licensing game.

[AmericanBeauty]

Major Motoko Kusanagi from GITS:SAC and Kana from Haibane Renmei are my picks.

[meganly_chan]

Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2)
Himeko Nonohara (Hime-chan no Ribbon)
Hitomi Kanzaki (Escaflowne)
Kasumi (Pocket Monsters - though this may not totally fit, she does act rather tomboyish, can be violent, and doesn't dress very feminine)

[Johnny]

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Serial Experiments NieA said:
First one that came to mind for me was Yohko Yamamoto from Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko. She's a video game otaku and one of the coolest anime girls I've ever seen! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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Well, based on that description I'm definitely gonna check the series out /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[quenelf]

Wait, nobody mentioned Jupiter? What's up with that?

Makoto / Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon)
Utena (Utena)
and yeah the one from Haibane Renmei.

--quen

[fantasydewdrop]

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quen said:
Wait, nobody mentioned Jupiter? What's up with that?
--quen

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As loveable as she is, she doesn't really want to be a tomboy, and compensates for her tomboy image by mastering feminine skills such as baking, cooking, sewing, etc.

[LimePie]

Aiko (http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/4089/aiko1264db.jpg) (Ojamajo Doremi)
Haruhi (http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8900/haruhi6ab.jpg) (Ouran High School Host Club)

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

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johnny said:
Well, based on that description I'm definitely gonna check the series out /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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It's a nice short one too, well two short ones actually. The DVD has both 3 episode OVAs on it. It's 3 of the most fun hours in my whole anime collection. Yohko is like the cool kid cousin you wish you had.

[Lumberjack]

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bctaris said:
<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kino</span> (Kino's Journey)


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I concur.

[DanielJr]

Ryoko - Tenchi Muyo!
Tatiana Wisla - Last Exile

[vtr9kvictor]

Nagisa (Cure Black) - Pretty Cure
Ryoko Subaru - Nadesico
Natsumi - You're Under Arrest

[ape2020]

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chloes_fork said:
For me, it's gotta be Yamamoto Yohko.

Re: the original post, I'm also a big fan of Asuka from Eva, but I don't think of her as a tomboy. Despite her aggressive personality, she strikes me as too feminine in appearance, and far too conscious of her femininity and desirability, to be a true tomboy.

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Okay how about Mikura from Mezzo Forte. Most men don't have as much ball as that girl. Then again she is damn hot for sure.

-chimp1010

[DocWatson]

Some of my favorites:<ul type="square">• Pricilla S. ("Priss") Asagiri (http://members.tripod.com/~Priss_chan/) (Bubblegum Crisis OAVs)
• Kanuka Clancy (http://members.dsl-only.net/~daikoku/patld2(kanuka).jpg) (Mobile Police Patlabor)
• Lufy (http://members.aol.com/kahuchan/gall_force/shoot.jpg) (original Gall Force)
• Arisa Mitaka (http://www.tcp.com/doi/aozora/char/arisa.html) (801 T.T.S. Airbats (http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=369))
• The Shrike Team (http://www.gun-plus.com/gallery/vgundam/vgundam_2.jpg) (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1403)—it's arguable whether they are all tomboys, but there's no denying that they are strong, independent women—except for Oliver Inoue, of course. ^_^ )[/list]Already listed:<ul type="square">• Madoka Ayukawa (Kimagure Orange Road)
• Meia Gisborn (Vandread)
• Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell, especially Stand Alone Complex—though I'd argue that she is less of tomboy than some of the others mentioned, being more of a very mature, confident, competent woman.)[/list]Honorable mention (IMHO only, of course):<ul type="square">• Rally Vincent (Gunsmith Cats)[/list]

[Tetsuken]

Suprised how many posts it took before someone mentioned Akane of Ranma, but glad to see she finally got a couple votes.

So far no one has mentioned Slayers. I'd say Lina and Amelia both qualify as tomboys.

Can't forget probably the ultimate tomboy who couldn't be a girl no matter how much she wants to be, Ryuunosuke of Urusei Yatsura. Not a favorite, just feel sorry for the poor character. Even if her dad died it would probably be too late for her to try to be girly.

Some others, all fighters -
Maki aka Air Master (Air Master)
El Lag (Shadow Skill)
Chun-Li (Street Fighter)
Sakura (Street Fighter)

[Chloe]

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Lumberjack said:
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bctaris said:
<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kino</span> (Kino's Journey)


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I concur.

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Thirded. My other favorites would be:

Arisa Uotani - Fruba
Noa - Patlabor
Natsumi - YUA!
Casca - Berserk
Rosette - Chrono Crusade
Motoko Kusanagi- GitS, though as has been mentioned, she is probably too old for this thread. So when are we going to get a GitS: Flash, where we can see a young Motoko, Bateau, and where the Chief might actually have color in his hair? /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif
Ed - Cowboy Bebop

[battle001]

what do you all mean by tomboy, some of the characters listed are not tomboys.
they are just highly active, strong willed females.

[citicslmatts]

It's all about Melissa Mao!

[Isuzu Inugami]

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Serial Experiments NieA said:
First one that came to mind for me was Yohko Yamamoto from Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko.

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Yohko's a bit of a tomboy, but the real tomboy of the show is Super-Storm TA-23 pilot Momiji Kagariya!

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I wish the TV series would come over here!

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You and me both. I've seen some of the TV series, and it has some beautiful visuals.

Also, how has everyone overlooked Noa from Patlabor?

[bctaris]

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Shimauma said:
Also, how has everyone overlooked Noa from Patlabor?

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She's been mentioned four times already, by johnny (in the root post) Njr, Kingmole and myself. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

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Shimauma said:Yohko's a bit of a tomboy, but the real tomboy of the show is Super-Storm TA-23 pilot Momiji Kagariya!

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Very true, not to mention (don't think this is really a spoiler, but to be safe...) <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> she's the one wanting to visit the strip clubs on the hot springs planet! </span>

[Isuzu Inugami]

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bctaris said:
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Shimauma said:
Also, how has everyone overlooked Noa from Patlabor?

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She's been mentioned four times already, by johnny (in the root post) Njr, Kingmole and myself. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Errr.... umm... I mean in that AoD feed from a parallel universe I was apparently reading...?
*bangs self in head with baka hammer*

[Isuzu Inugami]

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Serial Experiments NieA said:
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Shimauma said:Yohko's a bit of a tomboy, but the real tomboy of the show is Super-Storm TA-23 pilot Momiji Kagariya!

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Very true, not to mention (don't think this is really a spoiler, but to be safe...) <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> she's the one wanting to visit the strip clubs on the hot springs planet! </span>

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That was so awesome, and a total confirmation of her tomboy nature. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[StanS]

I am shocked that not one post mentioned my two favorite tomboyes:O

Lina Inverse from Slayers
Asia Clan Clan from Outlaw Star

There are also two characters that I cannot remember the names of.

The young female mad scientist from Love Hina
The gun-toting maniac from the Burn Up series.

I am also glad that Ryoko from Tenchi and Natsumi from YUA got a few votes:)

I think that one reason for the tomboys in anime is that they are woman in a mans world and have to out-guy the guys. I think that this is true for many characters that are career rather than marriage bound.

[J-Syxx]

For me Ichino Yanagida (Battle Athletes Victory) is easily at the top of the food-chain. Hell, shes my favorite anime character of all time.

Second place is Kei (Dirty Pair). Either the original or the even more tomboyish Flash verison. I love them both.

[sher59]

Kaolla Su (Love Hina)
Aisha Clan Clan (Outlaw Star)
Forte (Galaxy Angel)
Rosette (Chrono Crusade)
Tina Foster (Ai Yori Aoshi)
Priss (Bubblegum Crisis)
Luffy (Gall Force)

[Spirit Of The Stage]

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MFJ said:
For me Ichino Yanagida (Battle Athletes Victory) is easily at the top of the food-chain. Hell, shes my favorite anime character of all time.

Second place is Kei (Dirty Pair). Either the original or the even more tomboyish Flash verison. I love them both.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes! Another Icchan fan! I tell you, trying to convert people to BAV fans in the UK isn't easy - happy here someone knows what I'm talking about...:P

Another one (and god knows how I didn't include her before) is Anna Hart from Kaleido Star. She has the masculine looks and the outgoing personality, but at the same time her simple desire to make everyone laugh always make me want to cheer her on.

But then, her hordes of female fans do that for her anyway...:)

[cyclograph]

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Air Of Benevolence said:
and Kana from Haibane Renmei are my picks.

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Ooh, yes! /images/graemlins/noseblee.gif /images/graemlins/noseblee.gif Definitly not enough screentime for her, but still my #1 pick for the time being. Tomboy amateur horologist..! &lt;drool, feint, melt!&gt;
Also <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kino</span>, from Kino's Journey (is this still considered a spoiler? best to play it safe I guess), a very close second.

Ooh! I have a new favorite! Liz Riccaro from IGPX! Heh, she combines three of my weak spots: tomboys, short hair, dark skin. /images/graemlins/noseblee.gif

[J-Syxx]

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Yes! Another Icchan fan! I tell you, trying to convert people to BAV fans in the UK isn't easy - happy here someone knows what I'm talking about...:P

Another one (and god knows how I didn't include her before) is Anna Hart from Kaleido Star. She has the masculine looks and the outgoing personality, but at the same time her simple desire to make everyone laugh always make me want to cheer her on.

But then, her hordes of female fans do that for her anyway...:)

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As soon as Geneon is smart enough BAV back in print, everyone will know the glory that is Itchan (and to a slightly lesser degree Kris).

Anna is another cute one, and she looks good with a rose in her teeth. lol

[Interrogator]

In no particular order:

A-ko (Project A-ko)
Haruhi (TMoHS)
Misa Hayase (Macross)
Ratchet Altair (Sakura Wars)
Nanase (Judge)
Misato (NGE)
Kei (Dirty Pair: the original anime)
Temari (Naruto)
Skuld (Oh My Goddess)
Sylia Stingray (Bubblegum Crisis)
Mako (Magic Girl Mako)
Candice White Audrey (Candy Candy)

Yohko (http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7802/yohko95wg.jpg) (Devil Hunter Yohko)

I'm pretty sure Yohko is more of a girly-girl.

[Shiroi Hane]

..wow. 2006? I wondered how a new thread got so big so fast...

[Isuzu Inugami]

..wow. 2006? I wondered how a new thread got so big so fast...

It walks... It's alive...!

...and Momiji Kagariya is still among my favorite tomboys.

[Mr. Nail Bat]

..wow. 2006? I wondered how a new thread got so big so fast...

It walks... It's alive...!

...and Momiji Kagariya is still among my favorite tomboys.

Yes, she is awesome. And such a lovely voice...

[Johnny]

Thread resurrection! :P

Kinda glad this was revived though as I was considering redoing this thread a while back. Keep 'em coming! :)