This recent change of policy is draining my energy, it's time to call for reinforcements...
LOLI OF THE DAY
Shinobu Oshino, Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade, The Iron-blooded‚ Hot-blooded‚ Cold-blooded Vampire (
Monogatari Series).
When you're the protagonist in an Urban Fantasy series you need a powerful ally to survive: an ancient vampire.
Almost a six centuries old vampire decided to move to Japan for unknown reasons, got attacked and became a shadow of its former self. Immortal herself, despair only grew so she was looking for a purpose and what she found was more than that... was it a fulfulling sense of usefulness? Or perhaps it was a new desire?
Any trace of gloominess gets wiped out once you promise her some treats of Mr. Donuts! She doesn't sell her help for cheap, only those things she ever sets interest on can appeal her to offer assistance, and after so many years there are really few things she can consider as such. As you may have guessed, the assistance she provides is battle oriented: she is a swordmaiden. As story advances, the readers/audience discovers all the mysteries behind this capricious being while she takes part in unusual battles against entities that don't belong to the realm of reality. Her other weapon is all the knowledge she has accumulated over her existence, by no means short. All this makes her a fearsome warrior to work with.
Monogatari Series started in 2006 with the publication of the light novel Bakemonotari and they keep going up to this day. It got multiple anime adaptations and there are yet in the making, the order of the story is altered and it's only bound to have its differences but it makes for a good long journey (all together, it is a long anime series). More recently, in 2018, a manga adaptation started to bring a closer adaptation to the novels and as well impress with ashtonishing visuals. The series got really lucky both with the illustrator and the studio who brought life to this shounen-like series, a reason to give it a try even if the premise doesn't sound that appealing at first.
With probably hundreds of different expressions and faces to offer, you won't be surprised why the community loves this character that much. There's a large cast of main characters as each book/season focuses on different characters and develops them to the point they don't need the protagonist to shine. It may be difficult to pick a favourite and a unique experience is assured. In the case of the animation, don't try to read all the floating text without pausing the reproduction, it's impossible.
I hope you all enjoy the series as much as I did and give no reason for this baba-loli to cry!