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Chrysostomus
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"Japan is a very slow country to change"
And thank the Japanese gods for that. If Japan was like the West, anime would have been banned already by the PC police. |
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Shenl742
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Personally I've always found guys with tattoos to be pretty hot...and a bit manlier than me because I don't know if I could ever deal with that kind of pain! Hehe |
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Gasero
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If I was an animation artist, I would definitely want to avoid extra stuff like tattoos on my characters. It's already tough enough when characters have scars and accessories.
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Hoppy800
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I just wish the corporate culture would change, too much tyranny and corruption and in spots there are human rights violations and exploitation of workers. |
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CheezcakeMe
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I appreciate a well done tattoo, I've seen some beautiful ink-work in my day, but so many people get the stupidest (or cheapest) crap on their skin. Yeah I'm sure that band or tv show will still mean something to you in 6 months. *eyeroll*
Either make your tattoo about something that'll be important to you the rest of your life (like the name or birth date of your child) or pay the extra money to get something really cool and artsy that won't age like a pop culture reference. |
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Jmanforever23
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What Anime/Manga is the cover photo for this article from?
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fuuma_monou
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Crying Freeman, IIRC. |
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GVman
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That is Crying Freeman for sure.
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strawberry-kun
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No offense to anyone, but I'm glad anime doesn't have a lot of characters with tattoos. I just don't find them attractive
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Wrathful
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 You know it's true yet you can't admit it, thus is all you got.
Tattoo is still a taboo because it's heavily associated with Yakuza, so it's obvious you wouldn't see tattoo on most of anime characters. And agreed with the sentiments that it will be a huge pain in the ass for the animators. |
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Hektor6766
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Another person who doesn't like tattoos. It's not a form of self-expression; it's someone else's expression, using a human being as so much poster-board. Traditionally, so-called "decorative" tattoos were for demeaning a person, relegating them to a minion of some tribe, sect, gang, military unit, prison or concentration camp. They are an insult to the beauty of nature, freedom, and personal expression. I applaud Japan's rejection of such grotesque human defacement.
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asckj1
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Oh the ignorance of some people!!!!
The first sentences in the answer, rightly stated, should be in bold! One can't expect trend in 2 different countries to be similar. All asian countries are still quite conservative in many aspects that are considered just normal in america. Having a tattoo is considered to be a reflection of rebellious or an arrogant personality. At least that has been the type of mentality of most people in their late 30s+ (ofcourse with exceptions). So its not considered a part of something that's done normally or for fun, etc. Not sure about teenagers. So I think showing tattooed characters which are developed by such people in the first place is not surprising. |
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whiskeyii
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Eh, honestly, I'm pretty sure they'd just use Photoshop's Warp tool to bend an image around whatever body part it's attached to. It's not that hard to do, actually; much easier than clothing.
And at the risk of sounding ignorant:
I can't imagine a medical scenario requiring a tattoo, and I kind of doubt a cosmetics doctor (like a plastic surgeon or whatever) would have the know-how to give someone a tattoo. |
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AnimeLordLuis
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I remember back when you were cool if you had a tattoo but nowadays you're cooler if you don't have one which is why I still don't have a tattoo.
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Nazca Lily #837256
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The guy, Kawafuji, from Barakamon has tattoos and when Naru saw them she had a granny draw some on her. Also Renji from Bleach has the huge tribal tattoo pattern on his face. Never did like Renji's tattoos.
Also in the manga Horimiya - Izumi Miyamura has tattoos and he's a high school kid. Most tattoos that I have seen on the general public, I don't see as very appealing because they seem to use the same flash art. Large swathes of tattoo work tend to be a big turn off to me. I don't mind small or modest size type of ink. As an individual who has a tattoo, I thought long and hard about getting one - I did my homework. Ended up having a customized one for me put together that has a personal meaning. The reaction I get from my aunt and uncle from Korea is that they think it's pretty yet not real but my cousin who has a half-sleeve, gets despair. 
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