Professional anime character design sheet of a regal dark-haired empress inspired by classic pirate fantasy anime aesthetics, displayed on a clean manga-style reference board with multiple elegant full-body poses and expression studies. Include front view, back view, confident standing pose, graceful walking pose, side profile pose, crossed-arm royal pose, and a dramatic cape-flowing pose instead of sitting or crouching poses. Long silky black hair, refined facial features, gold earrings, luxurious crimson slit dress with intricate floral and skull-inspired embroidery, high heels, and a white royal cape with ornate insignia. Add detailed costume close-ups, fabric texture notes, color palette swatches, height markings, Japanese annotation labels, and professional concept art layout. High-detail anime rendering, polished linework, soft cel shading, studio-quality character turnaround sheet, elegant and classy presentation, white grid paper background, authentic manga production design aesthetic, ultra detailed, 4k.
