I have a slight interjection, that I hope doesn't get me bashed for no good reason. While a lot of people on this thread have made a lot of good points, I only read a few though, I think some people are missing a key piece of information; and as I say this keep in mind this is a Japanese game.

People have to remember that cultural and social perspective play a part in how we view men and women. Case in point, this is a Japanese game, and in their culture women who are "sexy" are viewed as powerful/intimidating/strong. Is that true for everyone or everything, no, but its a general consensus. And similarly, in American it's considered that a woman has to be either sexy or strong, not both. In America there is sometimes a backlash between having a strong female character dress sexy; well obviously they are just turning her into a sex symbol, and having her dress more menacing; well she's obviouly just a man with boobs; again just a general consensus.

Truthfully, there can be arguements for both sides, but seeing as how this is a Japanese game, their view point will probably be the one to win out.