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This is the Three-hundredth-seventeenth week of using the "Perfect Anime Girl Sheet". Notice: This Blog may contain Unmarked Spoilers.

: Welcome back everyone. As you can see, Topaz is busy playing video games... *sigh*

*Camera pans to Topaz playing video games on his computer.*

Oh, sorry. I didn't notice you all coming in. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone! Unfortunately this is also the last Thursday of the year, so this is the Yearly Meganekko blog. If you're looking for the Christmas angel traditional blog, that was last week.

: I won at the video games! *shakes head* Wait, don't get me distracted! It's about time for you to start your blog this week?

But it's the holidays! Last time Christmas day fell on a Thursday I took the week off!

: But now you have a more dedicated fanbase, they'll be angered if you skip a week! Or, more appropriately, he would.

That's true... But fortunately I'm talking with the very girl I was thinking of blogging about today.

: So that's why you're playing GUNBROWN the video game!

There's some grays, for realism. But indeed, isn't it about time for you to introduce yourself?

*A blue haired girl turns towards the camera. She seems to be wearing a revealing outfit and has a big sniper rifle.*

???: *Sigh* What do you want me to do now?

I want to talk about you for my blog.

???: I do owe you for grinding all the materials for my weapon crystals. Sure, go right ahead.

: Wait, how can she be talking?

Computers are awesome! But going into the blog this Christmas day...



: Hopefully you don't mind that I'm talking with my virtual avatar.

While I do prefer your real version, this is fine.

: How about a small taste then?

Amazing!

Head
Hair: As Sinon has two versions (technically three, but you'll understand), I'll go over each separately. Well, in separate paragraphs at least. First off is Shino's real life hairstyle. She has short brown hair, not even reaching her shoulders in the back. The sides are somewhat long, extending past her shoulders. They also have ribbon or tape on them, for decoration. She also has a fairly deep bang, reaching her nose or at least between her eyes. It's sometimes pointed to the side, though it's not consistent.
Sinon, however, has a more fantasy-based hairstyle. First thing you'll notice is that it's much lighter, being a light blue rather than a brown color. Otherwise the design is mostly the same; the long bang, long sides, and short hair are all present as well. In fact, other than maybe her cat ears in ALO (ALfheim Online) or the color the hair is pretty much the same. Maybe a small amount longer, but overall it's almost exactly the same. Another difference would be that, instead of tape, she has what seems to be gun clips or some other type of FPS-style clip in GGO (Gun Gale Online) (they're replaced by tape when in ALO, though it is a different style, more X-shaped than a simple tie). She also has two hair clips on her bangs, but it's not easy to notice. Overall I like her natural version more, mainly due to the darker color. I would have liked more differences between the two, but that might be asking too much of the Sword Art Online writercharacters...
I should note that in the web version she had a drastically different appearance. In one version she had darker blue hair, but with two very small twintails off each side of her face. She also had longer, more voluminous hair, with most of it reaching her neck. A second version had purple hair and was similar to the previous, but was more realistically cut with a partial hime. Also, in the game “Infinity Moment” she seems to have a hair color closer to her real hair.
Grade: B-

Eyes: Shino's real eyes are a lovely brown, much like her hair. I do like when hair matches eyes like that (usually). She does have sort-of tarame eyes, though they're more of a chestnut shape than anything. Both versions have a similar shape though, as A-1 isn't exactly the best when it comes to faces (though I'll get to that next). Sinon has aqua eyes, also matching her hair or so. The pupil is also unusual, with a big black mark in it. This holds over to ALO when her arc ends, but in that it's a darker blue. It might just be my dark preference, but I like that more than the GGO.
Of course, we can't forget that Shino wears glasses! She's the meganekko of the year, after all. Sadly her virtual versions don't have this aspect. You'd think that there would be eyeglasses in the two games she played, there were some in Sword Art Online after all! Then again there's likely an explanation for this: Shino does not need her glasses. Well, for vision at least. In fact her eyes are better than the normal person's, to the point that she can see twice as good as them! The reason for her frameless pair is actually that they're miniature bulletproof shields. Explanation for this odd fact will come later, but do know that I like her glasses.
Grade: A-

Face: Both versions, again, are mostly similar. In fact, I could probably get away with putting the two together. Shino has a nice, simple face and I like the fact that she has a small nose and features. It's a bit softer in the manga, at least from the little I've seen. She also has a bit of a potato face at times, not looks-wise but shape-wise, but that's A-1 pictures for you. Nothing against Shino though, she does show a lot of nice emotion in her face and overall is a good character. I especially like how they portrayed her younger bite, but I'll describe that later.
Grade: B

: Man, do you always put things off until the last moment?

: Yes, usually because he's playing video games or something else.

Don't tell them my secrets!

: You two are both so silly... Also chestnuts are topical, considering what day it is.

Certainly, though I'd hate to see your eyes roasting.

: Topaz assures you that no eyes were hurt in the making of this blog, as well as the club comment. Also, aren't those the things that wake up a sleeping Pokémon?

Those are Chesto Berries, but basically the same thing.

: Let's not get distracted.

Are you that anxious for me to talk about your... body?

: PERVERT!

*Shino slaps Topaz's avatar.*

Okay, I deserved that.

: You did say it in the creepiest way possible, even if it's not as easily apparent with text.

Exactly, but for now let's hop into the next part!

Body
Build: Both Shino and her virtual versions are pretty similar. She has a slender build and, including measurements, is 161 cm tall and her three sizes are 80/61/81. As you can tell, her butt is slightly bigger than her chest. Whether it was on purpose or not, SHIRIno became known as a butt girl. She shows it often, and a lot of her fanart is of her backside. I imagine it helps that she's a sniper which usually have large butts (for some reason). She even gets a scene where Kirito, the lead, grabs her cat tail in ALO and shows that it's sensitive. Sadly this is the closest she gets to a good “butt scene”, so no jiggly butt like Nanael. Her legs also don't look too bad, and her body in general when scene in her underwear scene looks really nice!
Grade: A-

Breasts: As said before, Shino is slender and has an 80 cm chest. While this might seem big, it's not compared to some of the other characters. Shino pretty much only beats the token loli Silica in chest size (and probably Yuuki as well). In general, her chest is modest but it's also not that she's flat either. She just seems to have a more developed backstory, is all.
Grade: C

Clothes: Again, there's some major differences between real life and video games. As Shino she usually wears her school uniform. It consists of a white shirt, black or brown blazer and skirt (hard to tell the exact color), and red necktie. For obvious reasons I love Shino's school uniform, and that's not even counting the moe shirt occasions when she's playing games by herself. Because GGO is in the colder months, maybe, we get a lot of her in winter clothes. I especially like her scarves.
Speaking of scarves, her GGO avatar also wears one (a white muffler). It looks epic, at least for me. Otherwise she wears a desert colored military jacket, bulletproof armor and combat boots of the same color. She also seems to wear a white and black leotard under it, with tight shorts that occasionally show buttcrack. Under that she seems to wear matching black sports bra-ish top and panties. She also carries around her sniper rifle, “Hecate”. In ALO she wears a green and white rangerlike armor. Sadly it's not as butt-showing but she does have the added tail which was pretty cool.
Grade: A

: My butt shows? Why doesn't anyone tell me these things?

I can imagine one reason...

: Not everyone is as butt-loving as you and Zettai, Topaz. (D-does this mean I should wear more skimpy outfits? Maybe Chiaki knows of some pointers...)

I meant because she kills them too quickly.

: I suppose that's a good point. Plus as a sniper they don't get a good look at me.

: Wait, did you just do two rear-heavy girls recently?

BUTT of course!

: And you've done a lot of Yukarin girls, including Hiroko?

Yeah, but I don't get what you're getting at...

: Are you SURE you're not turning into Zettai?

I'm pretty sure. He'd give Shino a bigger score for her slim chest. Even if there's nothing wrong with it. Besides, I'm sure next week you'll realize the differences...

: That doesn't bode well *sigh & facepalm*.

: I wish people would stop bringing up my body.

Don't worry, that part's done. Now it's time to talk about your personality.

: But there's things there I don't want known either!

By sharing those things I think you'll get better about those things!

: *sighs* FINE then. Talk about me, but you owe me more game time later!

Sure!

Mind
Personality: Shino is definitely a kuudere at first. She doesn't have really good social skills and is mostly emotionless until she starts to open up to Kirito. Unfortunately as a result she becomes more of a tsundere, but currently she's a quiet but put-together girl. Not in a bad way, but there's a reason she's called the “Ice Cold Sniper”. I liked the motif of the first ED of the second season, with her against ice. It portrayed her personality very well. That said, while usually calm and reserved she does change when angered. While hard to approach and not exactly outgoing, she's a friendly sort of person. The other girls do seem to look up to her cool personality.
In GGO Shino plays a sniper, able to shoot from a long distance. She does jump from the top of a tower in an epic moment that's completely idiotic, but still she's skilled enough to tie for first in the third GGO tournament and second in the fourth. In ALO she plays a Cait Sith archer, again being more of a ranged attacker. Sadly she's not as fancy as the sword or magic users, but at least she can attack adjacent targets! (Maybe.)
I loved seeing Shino grow as a person, though. You see, before the show starts Shino killed a man. Yes, as a child she shot a robber, biting his hand to get the gun away from him and shot him in various places, one of which was in the forehead. This was enough to traumatize her, giving her a very violent fear of guns. It got to the point where bullies would point their fingers at her in a gun-like shape and nearly make her vomit. Seeing an actual gun DOES make her vomit, though fortunately they don't show it. I really like how they portrayed her fear, not just saying it but showing how it has effected her mental state. However, even though she wasn't charged for murder she was shunned by others for killing someone. Even her mother seemed to dismiss her, giving Shino a major complex. Before Kirito the only person Shino could confide in was Kyouji, a childhood friend. Kyouji was also the one that got her into GGO, hoping that being around virtual guns would help her phobia. However, that wasn't a great relationship...
Shino is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. Not one of my favorite VAs, but she does a good job at bringing Shino out. Hilariously she's not the only MURDERnekko by Miyuki Sawashiro I've done this year (just look at the Meganekko Day blog). Emphasis added for the pun, not for cruel intentions.
Grade: A

Libido: At first Sinon thought that Kirito was a girl due to his girly-looking avatar. Once she started to change (into other clothes) in front of him he finally reveals that he's really a guy. She becomes mad towards him, not getting better until near the end of the arc where they spend a special moment in a cave. However, even though she warms up to him she's not actually a love interest. Well, I suppose in the SAO games she is a valid girl, but as far as the story goes she's not as major as Asuna is. And Shino is fine with that, preferring to tease Kirito than actually compete for his favor. One moment that stands out is when she uses her archery skills to get the Exalibur back to Kirito and tells him to think of her each time she uses it.
The other “love interest” Shino has is Kyouji. While he does lust for her, this leads to terrible, terrible things. I won't spoil what happens, but this arc happened right after ALO so two consecutive arcs ended with near-rape left a bad taste in my mouth.
Grade: B

Age: Shino seems to be 16, at least as far as the Phantom Bullet arc goes. We do see her younger in her backstory, but I don't mind.
Grade: B

Total Grades: 78
Average score: 8.6
Final Grade: B+

: Hmmm, that's not a great score...

Well, it's not too terrible.

: Still lower than what I got. (Oh dear, I hope she doesn't think I'm bragging...)

: I see then. Then again, I suppose that there's a reason that you're his assistant and not me.

*Shino laughs merrily*

Right, though in your case it would be more of an ASSistant...

: Are you saying that I'm not- er, not that I want to be, you disgusting pervert.

: Well then, you'd better be careful that I don't snatch up Topaz under your nose, Ririchiyo.

: Hey!

: Catch you both later. Bang!

*She makes a gun with her fingers and “shoots” before logging out of the game.*

Well, that's the blog for this week. Hopefully everyone enjoyed it.

: Right. Next time will be a new year, which means that Topaz will do his seasonal meganekko choices. Hopefully he can stop playing video games before then...

I make no promises!