Character from Sword Art Online by Reki Kawahara
A Sylph warrior in ALO and Kirito's sister in real life — navigating the complicated terrain of loving someone she can't quite reach, in-game and out.
Leafa is emotionally open in a way that makes her vulnerable in a cast full of guarded people. She wears her heart on her sleeve — her joy, her frustration, her hurt are all visible immediately — and she doesn't apologize for it. She fell for Kirito's ALO avatar without knowing it was her brother, and the resulting emotional collision is handled with more honesty than most anime allows. She is a skilled kendo practitioner in real life and translates that into aggressive, close-range combat in ALO. She fights with passion rather than calculation — the opposite of Kirito's methodical style. She is fierce, loyal, and the emotional counterweight to Kirito's tendency to internalize everything.
In ALO, she's a Sylph with long blonde hair in a ponytail, green eyes, and lightweight green-and-white armor with translucent fairy wings. She carries a katana and flies with natural ease. In real life (Kirigaya Suguha), she has black hair, is athletic from years of kendo, and carries herself with the confident physicality of a martial artist.
Also known as: Kirigaya Suguha, Sugu, Leafa