I just posted this on another forum thread, in response to a similar question, so I thought I'd post it here as well. (My apologies if that other thread was started by the same person!)

You might want to try out some of the older Japanese figures that were designed for anime and are still available for free. My favorites are Sera (by futepen) and Kururu (by Mato). I downloaded both of them a few years ago and managed to gather an impressive collection of free stuff for them (clothes, hair, skin, etc.) I also have the Wardrobe Wizard module for them, so I can convert clothes from other figures.

There's also Deco (woman), Decocco (girl), and Maybe (man), all by Akatora, and they also have some free clothes and hair. They're set up to be used with Poser's OpenGL Cartoon mode, so their coloring will look a bit weird in the more standard Texture Shading mode. But you can apply other kinds of materials to them if you'd prefer to get the anime look another way.

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TOOLS: MacBook Pro; Poser Pro 11; Cheetah3D; Photoshop CC

FIGURES: S-16 (improved V4 by Karina), M4, K4, Mavka, Toons, and Nursoda's people

GOALS: Stylized and non-photorealistic renders in various fantasy styles