you could go the way of some elaborate cell shading, the method of making 3d look like hand drawn 2d, but for the most part you'd be losing detail. Its basically just some ramp shaders from what i understand. Really like you're direction (and hair, i've always wanted to have myself anime hair!)

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added a couple of weapons for her, a sword and old school pistol ) here ya go:
https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/.../Weapons-1.jpg

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just messin around with the weights so i can animate/pose her and took a pic...

https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/...nd/weights.jpg

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i have boned and skinned and posed her, and let me tell ya, painting the bone weights so she doesnt get all tweaked out of shape when you move the bones around can be tough! took me awhile to figure out how it works anyways, here's some pics of her current state...
3 different angles and 1 pic of her bones...

https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/...and/pose_2.jpg

https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/...and/pose_1.jpg

https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/...and/pose_3.jpg

https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/...nd/bones_1.jpg

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Wow great model and nice pose! Well done rigging it all looks supurb!

Nice work!! Coming along very nicely!!!!

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Looking good!

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-Mike
The Maya Toolbelt

What about some texturing?

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thanks for the comments !! heres another pose just for fun

https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/...and/pose_4.jpg

I may or may not attempt to texture her... im horrible and gettin UVs to work right, but i can try i guess

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What exactly is she wearing in regards to a top? 'Cuz at the moment, it would appear to be nothing. lol

I assume some sort of blouse or some such is on the way?

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oh, a shirt... yea, right..... i guess she would need somethin up there considering how cold it can get on the sea an all. I dunno, we'll see what i can come up with

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ok, added some stuff to her: eyeballs, more clothes, arm bands, and boot tops. I think I might try texturing the clothes but Im running out of time and I have a busy weekend ahead of me as it is... anyways, heres a pic of her atm...

https://img35.photobucket.com/albums/.../Clothes_1.jpg

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whoa, she rocks!

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