Tattoo trendsaren’t as fickle as beauty trends.
Many designs are timeless.
(Barbed wire and floral tattoos will always be cool.)
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And even the most fleeting tattoo trends are in the spotlight for a few years.
(Remember when everyone had a mustache on their finger?)
Likenail art, tattoos are a way for you to wear your fandom on your literal and proverbial sleeve.
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And the sky’s the limit on what it’s possible for you to get.
you might have a true-to-the-manga illustration or a tattoo artist’s take on a particular scene.
Ultimately, it’s about finding the design you want permanently etched on your body.
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Damon tattooed the Cursed Seal of Heaven fromNarutoon his client’s arm.
Eyes ofSailor Moon’s Usagi Tsukino
Even people who aren’t deep into anime have heard ofSailor Moon.
These teary eyes represent Usagi Tsukino, aka Sailor Moon, perfectly she is aCancerafter all.
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For folks who are unfamiliar with the story, it involves monsters eating humans sounds lovely, right?
8.Soul EaterLord Death
Soul Eaterfans will instantly recognize this body art by Griffith.
He tattooed a cracked version of Lord Death’s signature mask.
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It’s incredible how he was able to tattoo each fine crack in this body art.
9.Cardcaptor Sakura
This bright canary yellow sleeping animal is the protagonist Kero fromCardcaptor Sakura.
10.Assassination Classroom
Lovers ofAssassination Classroomwill instantly recognize Koro-sensei, etched onto a forearm by Damon.
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Damon captured every detail of Kaneki’s new appearance, including his powder-white hair and his black fingernails.
it’s possible for you to basically hear him cracking his knuckles just looking at this shoulder blade tattoo.
13.Persona 3Makoto Yuki
Codner recreatedPersona 3protagonist Makoto.
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It was drawn so well that it looks as if his hair is truly being blown by the wind.
Griffith tattooed two panels that exclusively focus on the eyes of Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara.
15.Samurai ChamplooMugen
Griffith etched this panel ofSamurai Champlooprotagonist Mugen.
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Though Mugen was completely shaded in, the silhouettes of his hair and sword make him instantly recognizable.
19.Chainsaw ManAki Hayakawa
Griffith tattooed thisChainsaw Manpiece that doesn’t fully show a character’s face.
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