Anime tattoo

Tattoo "Anime" today has become one of the most popular trends in this art form. Inspired by the creations of Japanese authors, the masters create original thematic pictures, transferring them to the bodies of women and men in a variety of techniques - from trash polka to new cheekbones. A review of current solutions will help everyone choose cartoon little anime for an arm, neck or hand, legs and back.

Anime tattoo is a bright, provocative, mesmerizing genre used by artists around the world. Initially, Japanese manga comics were, rather, an element of the internal cultural code of the Land of the Rising Sun. But over time, especially after the adaptation of the most popular plots, anime gained fans in other countries.

Millions of true connoisseurs of manga art are happy to apply drawings of their favorite characters to their bodies. And even a whole direction appeared in the tattoo, which has its own characteristic differences.

The anime style always has the following features.

• A clear eastern bias. It is expressed in angular and clear lines of the drawing, it is distinguished by its clarity and graphicality.
• Emotionality. Japanese anime characters laugh and cry in 3 streams, make big eyes, and sometimes hearts appear instead of pupils.
• Exact styling. Abstract anime tattoos are simply irrelevant. Most often, people try to capture on the body of their favorite characters with all the details of their personality. Sometimes it is not the hero himself that is copied, but the elements of his outfit, armor and even tattoos.
• Lack of hidden meanings. Anime characters always have a pretty bright character.When choosing a tattoo sketch for themselves, most fans of the genre simply take the character they associate with themselves or who they want to imitate.
• Use of bright colors. Most comics and anime series are replete with fabulous and fantastic characters, painted in the most juicy colors. The tattoo artists try to keep these details in their works.
• Dynamism. Anime style tattoos always convey the character of the characters in motion. There are various ways of focusing attention on this particular detail of the image. A hero aiming at flight, or a fist cutting through the air, must create a sense of action.

Among the styles and techniques in which tattoos with anime plots are created, there are several directions that are especially loved by the masters.

• Minimalism. Laconic black-and-white drawings on the body, more reminiscent of sketches, fit well into the aesthetics of anime culture. You just need to pay attention to the fact that the quality of drawing details is at the highest level.

• Watercolor. Slightly blurred outlines, delicate colors convey well the fabulous plots often found in the anime genre. In this style, you can get romantic pair tattoos or create a spectacular colorful painting with a landscape.

• Blackwork. This style is distinguished by the emphasized brutality, graphic images. You can use it to form tattoos in the Naruto aesthetic or modern anime with a fairly mature storyline.

• New school. New School is the perfect technique choice for those who love colored tattoos. In this case, bright and rich colors, depth and volume of the elements will allow you to get realistic tattoos with a 3D effect, which will literally bring the picture to life. When choosing a plot, it is worth paying attention from the very beginning to those cartoons that are initially close in their aesthetics to the new school technique. Then the result will definitely not disappoint.

• Illustrative. Another popular style focused specifically on creating a tattoo in the style of animation. Unlike the new school style, the image is created here in two dimensions, close to the classic genre of manga. It is the perfect choice for people who are in love with Japanese comics.

• Anime. This Japanese tattoo style has a number of characteristics. There are always sharp corners, facial features are distorted, greatly exaggerated. It is usually used to transfer horror anime to the skin for a truly impressive result.

• Trash polka. The style, invented in Germany, has absorbed the full depth of the European avant-garde culture. For tattoos with anime plots in an absurd style, just such an embodiment is often chosen. And now, among the pile of lines, the features of familiar characters appear.

As for the choice of the anime style itself, there are also canons here that have to be taken into account. The following popular destinations are distinguished.

• Kodomo. This line of manga is characterized by childish motives. There is no emphasized sexualization of the characters, the plots are quite naive and kind.
• Shounen Sentai. Tattoos in this style will be dedicated to masculinity. True brotherhood and friendship, striving to build a strong body.All these elements are easily embodied in genre tattoos.
• Shounen harem. This anime genre focuses on the beauty of female characters. The tattoo is suitable for a man who dreams of embodying the image of an ideal girl in life.
• Shojo. Here, the main topic is love relationships. It is a good choice for couples anime style tattoos or for girls. A separate direction of maho-shojo is focused on young women who are keen on esoteric practices.
• Josei. This direction is aimed at an adult female audience. Strong, charismatic heroines look like the embodiment of dreams of fulfilled hopes.
• Seinen. This trend is typically masculine. Heroes who overcome obstacles on the path of life are inspired not only by ladies, but also by brutal representatives of the stronger sex.

Numerous cartoon characters in Japanese anime style are actually very diverse. In the culture of the East, there are practically no topics considered taboo. It depicts death and blood, emphasizing the sexuality of the heroes. Large eyes become typical features of the characters' facial features, both in humans and in animals. Other symbols - openwork ornaments, images of heroes in a square, as in a manga frame - are also typical of Japanese aesthetics.

Tattoo artists seek inspiration for their anime-style artwork from Hayao Miyazaki's classics and manga comics, popular animated series. Small and light mini tattoos are often applied in areas hidden under clothing. But real masterpieces are obtained if the master has a place to turn around.

Among the most popular subjects are the following.

• Spirited Away. The story, created by Hayao Miyazaki in 2001, ranks among the world's most quoted tattoo designs. The scenes from it look good in the blackwood technique, as well as in color, in the illustrative technique.

• "My Neighbor Totoro." A strange creature with an umbrella in its paws is familiar even to those who are not fond of anime. Totoro, created by Hayao Miyazaki, has become an object of mass culture, numerous souvenirs are produced with it, and tattoos are most often made voluminous and bright, in the style of new school.

• "Pokemon". Unusual creatures, very different in appearance, but endowed with great magical powers, once conquered the hearts of millions of children. Today, they are chosen as a subject for a tattoo only by true fans of anime or teenagers who are keen on a mobile game based on the series.

• "Tokyo Ghoul". A popular anime series that has gathered a multimillion audience. The most popular character for tattoos is Ken Kaneki himself - the main character, who has half lost his human habits not of his own free will. Tattoos here are most often graphic, in a typical Japanese technique or blackwork.

• "Magic battle". The eternal confrontation between people and demons in this animated series does not develop according to the usual canons. In the thick of things are schoolchildren, through whose fault the ancient curse is gaining freedom. The favorite hero for tattooing in this case can be called Yuji Itadori - the main character of the series.

• "Kiki's delivery service." The young witch Kiki, together with her beloved cat, leaving her home to find a new place in life, won the hearts of the audience in 1989. Today, several generations of people have grown up admiring Hayao Miyazaki's animation. Plots of tattoos from Kiki are chosen for themselves by boys and girls, usually these are mini-pictures placed on parts of the body covered by clothes.

• Naruto. Legendary manga is how this series can be characterized. The story of the young ninja Naruto Uzumaki was filmed, and comics with his adventures are sold in millions of copies.

• Dragon Ball Z. This anime is not about volleyball at all, but about a team of young heroes defending the Earth from evil coming from outside. The original series has been filming since 1989. Generations of his heroes changed. But even today, plots with images in the style of Dragon Ball Z are one of the most popular tattoos in the world.

• Sailor Moon. "The Moon in a Sailor Suit" is a plot on which more than one generation of children has grown up. A heroic schoolgirl easily transforms into a superhero to save the world. The series ran from 1991 to 1997, paving the way for thousands of stories in which the girls finally played the main role.

The choice of a place for tattooing on the body is an important component of the integrity of the composition, its perception. Rich, full-size tattoos are usually applied to areas of the body that allow the artist to turn around. Such opportunities are provided by the location of the pattern on the stomach, back or chest in men. In addition, depending on personal preference, anime-style tattoos are stuffed on:

• hand - on the hand or wrist, under the elbow;
• neck, most often from the side or back;
• shoulder or forearm, voluminous and colorful;
• face, above the eyebrow, at the temple, cheekbone;
• leg - on the calf, above the ankle or on the thighs;
• breasts, in the form of a miniature or a plot drawing.

A variety of plots in the anime genre allows tattoo artists to stylize their work at the request of the customers. Among interesting examples of finished works, you can find many inspiring ideas for your own creativity.

• A tattoo with Naruto and a flower on the back of the lower leg looks modern and fashionable.

• The heroes of the anime "Tokyo Ghoul" Ken Kaneki and Rize Kamishiro, even with the color minimalism of the sketch, look very harmonious on the hand. Great idea for a couple tattoo or for a confident romantic look.

• Sonic the hedgehog from the well-known video game is also the hero of the popular animated series. Such tattoos are preferred by enthusiastic gamers and those who do not want to grow up.

• Anime pokemon tattoos are always distinguished by the presence of bright colors. A slightly blurred background gives the picture an even more original look.

• Spirited Away has inspired more than one generation of dreamers to create original tattoos.

• Classic manga aesthetics in action. Black and white art, placed in a square, will suit the most brutal lovers of the genre.

• There are no barriers for true connoisseurs. A volumetric tattoo takes up not only the entire back, but also the surface of the arms and neck.

• Trash polka tattoos with Naruto are especially brutal. Not everyone can afford such a decoration, but it looks very impressive.

• Classics are eternal. Sailor Moon is still popular among tattoo lovers several decades later.