Kick-Ass Female Characters in Manga: Raimei Shimizu

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Raimei Shimizu is one of the main characters in Nabari No Ou, and hell hath no fury like a 14-year old girl with a samurai sword who knows how to use it. She and her brother Raikou are the only remaining members of their family’s clan of samurai, and we are treated to some stunning sword battles between her and her brother.

What else is cool about Raimei?

-mortal, but willing to fight to the death against people who are immortal; is this brave or foolhardy? Either way, you have to admire her strength of resolve

-has been kicking ass with a samurai sword since she was a little bitty girl

-pigtails give her an innocent look, but don’t be fooled

-honest to a fault; sometimes says “too much” and you need a character like that in a story where so many people are hiding secrets and keeping quiet

-she somehow manages to fight with a too-big dangling bead bracelet on her wrist and the damn thing never seems to fall off or break

Sorry I didn't provide any action shots of the girl with her sword, but you can find them pretty easy by googling. She's also on the cover of Volume 4 of Nabari No Ou.