shadow skill

Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. The series has been adapted into four original video animations released from 1995 to 1996, and an anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired on TV Tokyo in 1998.

In the warrior kingdom of Kurda, the main character Elle Ragu has recently become the 59th Sevaar, a title awarded to their most elite warriors. She often leaves a trail of destruction when she fights, and has a troublesome drinking habit. She is constantly followed by debts and throughout the series takes on jobs to work them off. One of these jobs leads her to the Green Octopus Inn on an island outside the city, which eventually becomes the her base of operation. Throughout the series, Elle travels along with her adopted younger brother Gau Ban, who is studying Elle's fighting skills so that one day he could become the greatest Sevaar in Kurda.