For the most part, the best-written anime characters have balanced power levels, and for good reason. Such characters are realistically flawed and vulnerable, and all their best character moments come ...

There’s no single way for a woman to be a badass—she can kick ass like the Bride (Uma Thurman) in “Kill Bill,” solve a crime like Clarice (Jodie Foster) in “The Silence of the Lambs,” or lead a ...