Cina-Senshi [An Animatic Original Series]
Diana Helen Kennedy for Sylvia Spade
Sylvia Spade, the Detective Noir Heroine, is an investigative instrument that’s blunt on one end and sharp on the other. In casual conversation, she’s very blunt. She’ll say something and gage a person's reaction to calculate her next response. But in an investigation, she’s hesitant to tip her hand. She’s in love with all things 40’s and 50’s vintage, but the only thing that will make her drop focus completely is a cute cat. Sylvia was abandoned as a baby and adopted by the nurse who delivered her. She considers the identity and whereabouts of her biological parents her greatest unsolved mystery, and has left her a bundle of conspiracy theories and pattern-seeking.
Before I agree to anything, what is this evil force? Kidnappers? Drug-smugglers? The House of Representatives?
It’s not really Lizard people, is it? Because I make fun of people who think that’s a legitimate conspiracy, and look at me!
(detective monologue):
It was then I realized my new form had fallen straight out of a detective noir picture, right down to the femme fatale outfit I was sporting. As the fog cleared, I examined my gams in-
