The Shura story was set in an unlikely post-apocalyptic world; one that appropriated elements from just about every robot anime ever. There were two opposing factions in my version: the government, headed by president Jen (who I never drew because he was too boring), and the resistance, headed by Shura. Shura 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shura (sometimes "Matsuri") was, as I awkwardly termed it at the time, a "biotic mechanical soldier". She was an experiment gone wrong (so wrong, in fact, that it resulted in a specimen of unparalleled power!!!!) and she escaped from the government complex in the fiery after-shock of her her creation. Kitasia 1 2 3 Kitasia was my best friend's character (these things usually started with a conversation along the lines of, Me: "let's do another story" Her: "OK"). Unlike her counterpart, Kitasia was not a robot-lady, but she possesed unparalleled power!!!! all the same. Juran 1 2 3 4 5 Juran was, of course, Shura's boyfriend (there has to be a boyfriend). He was sturdy, and handy with a pipe wrench (odd choice, on my part), and he flashed dashing moviestar grins. The motorcycle was a big turn-on, as well. Rose Rose was President Jen's run-away daughter who did computer work for the resistance army. I seem to recall that my later plans had her paired up with Juran (he was a bit dull for Shura after all, pipewrench notwithstanding). Jasmine Kitasia was, as we designed her, a bit of a loner; completely apart, at least to start with, from the whole resistance thing. So anyway, she had to have a friend, and that was Jasmine. Elensa 1 2 Elensa was the resistance army's mole, and worked by day as President Jen's personal secretary. Raven Raven (or "Karasu") was Shura's arch-enemy, and a product of the same "failed" experiment. She worked for the government, of course, as the president's most valued soldier. The Gang Kokorokiri, 2, Velvet,  Odin I can't remember the Gang's name anymore. It was something like "Metal Tears", but I'm not sure. Anyhow, it consisted of robots rejected from the government (rejected too soon, as it turns out, as they all showed themselves to be dangerous despite [or because of] their defects). Pages from, Issue 1 Issue 2