artist: satou_kibi, character: so

artist: satou_kibi, character: souryuu_asuka_langley. A portrait-style illustration depicts souryuu_asuka_langley against a simple solid blue background. She is shown from the upper chest up in a 3/4 view, centered in the frame. Her long orange hair is styled in her signature loose twin tails, each secured with a large black ribbon bow. Her blue eyes look directly at the viewer with a cheerful, playful expression, smiling with her mouth open, tongue slightly out, and upper teeth visible. She wears a black turtleneck shirt. Her right hand is raised in a peace sign (V) gesture beside her face, while her left hand is positioned off-frame. Her fingernails are painted black. The thick-painted impasto anime style features subtle watercolor effects, soft edges, blended shading, gentle color bleeding, polished yet hazy rendering, balancing solid forms with moist, emotional softness.