Hatsune Miku is a Vocaloid, a virtual persona created from a singing synthesizer. Being a simulation hasn’t stopped her from achieving real fame, topping the charts with many of her 100,000 songs and even opening for Lady Gaga.

In Full Metal Alchemist, Winry Rockbell is a teenage mechanic who specializes in prostheses called automail, ensuring that Ed Elric’s replacement arm and leg are always in good working condition.

In Soul Eater, Maka Albarn is a young student who takes after her mother, a prodigious meister. Maka is obsessed with making her weapon partner, Soul Eater, into a death scythe that surpasses her father Spirit Albarn.

William Anthonio Zeppeli is a main character in Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood. He is a traveling martial artist seeking to destroy a cursed Stone Mask that has haunted his life. He is the friend and mentor of protagonist Jonathan Joestar, who he teaches the mystical art of Hamon to stop his vampire rival, Dio Brando. He is the first Hamon User in the series as well as the first member of the Zeppeli Family, who play a large role in the whole series.

In Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Yoko Littner is a member of Team Gurren. She doesn’t pilot a Gunmen, but rather wields a high-powered energy rifle and uses her superb marksmanship to help her team. Don’t miss these tutorials on how to paint Yoko’s boots and how to make her rifle.

In Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Scanty Daemon is the elder of the demon sisters, who’s characterized by her green spiky hair and devil horns. As Panty’s rival, she can transform her underwear into weapons, a pair of revolvers that can be combined to form a shotgun. A body painting tutorial can be found here.