Perhaps you go all out with a character’s entire likeness vibrant hair and all on your nails.
(You’ll see what we mean later.)
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How Long Does Anime Nail Art Take to Create?
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“If possible I prefer to hand-draw them,” Ta says.
Though she creates a variety ofnail art, anime manicures have a special place in her heart.
Additionally, adding contrast to the look for more dimension is key, according to Ta.
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What Are Some Popular Anime Nail Art Designs?
Kim tellsAllurethat her most popular requests center around those two shows as well.
Read on to see more popular anime nail art looks and get some inspiration for your own.
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Alongside the adorable Hello Kitty, Sanrio also introduced us to several other characters, including Keroppi and Badtz-Maru.
Both characters are in this pastel, beach day-themed manicure.
Each character is dressed in beach day attire and occupies its own nails.
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Chan recreated an entire scene from the film on theseshort nails.
Everyone except for Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon herself, was drawn on one hand.
The animal’s distinctive red bow was the only vivid color in this manicure.
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Tim bedazzled each coffin-shaped nail with tiny silver rhinestones sporadically placed.
Ta is the mastermind behind this colorful manicure inspired by purple-haired Shinobu Kocho fromDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
It’s a perfect example of how your manicure doesn’t even need a character’s face.
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Ta painted these vibrant blue and yellow nails in honor of theOuran High School Host Clubseries.
On that same hand, Ta drew a bubblegum pink bunny for Usa-chan onto a white base.
Some nails have a white vertical or horizontal block while others have golden designs, painted by Ta.
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If you look closely at the middle finger, you’ll notice a swirled black polish.
These nails are dark in more ways than one.
Some nails are pitch black while the others are covered with a stormy gray.
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On the gray middle finger, she drew Elric’s face covered with a metal helmet.
She added the gray dog to the ring finger on the other hand.
Other symbols relevant to the series are present including the alchemy icon.
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These almond-sculpted clear nails are inspired byHunter x Huntercharacters Gon Freecss and Canary.
Chan drew the spiky-haired protagonist on one hand with his signature bright green outfit.
Canary’s brown skin and tied poofs of hair make their appearance on the other hand.
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Dragon Ball Zundisputedly defined an entire generation of anime fans.
Chan painted these blue-haired characters onto the duo-toned blue manicure.
Chan recreated Bulma and Goku’s likenesses with their blue eyes and hair on each hand.
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It’s hard to believe that this realistic portrayal of Shinichi Okazaki fromNanais just a manicure.
Gomez added several 3D silver decals to create Okazaki’s jewelry and lip piercing.
The lip ring, for instance, is a pierced chain that connects to the character’s ear.
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The pretty-in-pink manicure created by Chan usesToilet-Bound Hanako-Kun’s Yashiro Nene and the ghost Hanako-san as inspiration.
Each face was painted on the middle and index fingers on opposite hands, respectively.
TheseSailor Moonnails show thatshort nailscan have intricate designs, too.
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All these nails have a marbled orange base.
She also added other symbols of the Sailor Guardian like her red bow and eye mask.
The iridescent sheen on thesealmond-shaped nailsmakes thisSpirited Away-inspired manicure even cuter.
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On each nail, she drew the tiny fuzzy Soot Sprites or No-Face in various positions.
This glittery nude ombre would seem simple except for the hand-drawn faces from Chan.
The two characters are best friends from theGakuen Aliceseries.
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The teapot and cup plus the mushroom are the cutest details on this manicure.
Loving anime doesn’t mean you better rep the good guys.
The white star details plus colorful 3D heart and star charms only make these hot pink nails more exciting.
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To the untrained eye, this looks like a simple numerical manicure.
This mismatched purple-and-silver manicure features dark purple Gengar, 3D nail art charms, and lots ofglitter.
Flores hand-drew the dark Pokemon and added tiny pink and purple butterflies plus metallic charms to this set.
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Bulma’s blue hair is as bright as day in this extremely long square-tipped manicure.
Kim hand-drew the character in a black bunny outfit with a red bow on the middle finger.
On the other hand, she painted the middle finger cobalt blue with a kanji symbol.
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She added jet-black nail polish to the index and ring fingers.
On the other nails, she added lightning, Japanese characters, and a spider in black.
The detail in theseAttack on Titannails is out of this world.
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Kim drew several characters on these long square tips.
You’ll recognize Levi’s and Mikasa’s faces alongside those of the flesh-eating Titans.
TheJujutsu Kaisennails feature characters including Satoru Gojo and Kento Nanami.
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How she added all this detail to the small C-curve tip?
We have no clue.
We’re obsessed with every inch of this coffin-shapedDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibamanicure.
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The gambling showKakeguruiis not exactly the average high schooler’s experience.
Kim recreated the anime’s titular character painted in color and black-and-white.
She drew the reddish goldfish Ponyo in the water on one hand.
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On the other, she created the blue-haired white dragon Haku fromSpirited Away.
She adhered several nail art decals like pearls, crosses, hearts, and bows onto each almond-shaped tip.
Gomez recreated Kagome’s and Inuyasha’s likeness onto these long coffin-shaped nails.
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The tiny droplet decals are a perfect finishing touch for these nails.
For this long manicure, Gomez highlighted a few blue Pokemon including Vaporeon and Bulbasaur.
She hand-drew each character onto a glittery silver-to-blue ombre base.
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Gomez created this pitch-blackTokyo Revengersalmond-shaped manicure.
The thumbs are a glittery gold base with characters Draken and Mikey.
She added golden and red decals on each nail.
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ThisSailor Moon-themed manicure is all about Sailor Neptune.
Gomez painted Sailor Neptune on the middle finger with her blue eyes, golden headband, and green hair.
The jade green of her hair is the base color for the other nails.
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She also added the character’s Deep Aqua Mirror weapon and signature green wand.
Fans ofDeath Notecan commemorate their love for the creepy-looking Ryuk with a manicure like this.
Ta sculpted theseAttack on Titan-themed nails into a sharp stiletto point.
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She painted the middle fingers in a dark olive hue with the Survey Corps logo drawn on top.
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