Why is it? [anime hair is ridiculous-looking]

Vhan · Post by **Vhan** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:57 pm

Why is it that most hair in anime looks ridiculous? Some look cool, but most others look S-T-U-P-I-D! *cough*Yu-Gi-Oh!*cough*.

ArmoredGriffon · Post by **ArmoredGriffon** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:00 pm

That, my friend, is a question that has plagued mankind for ages...
and by ages, I mean the past 20-ish years...

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:01 pm

Perhaps I've been watching the wrong series, but I haven't really noticed that phenomenon.

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:03 pm

Maybe it's strange because it's a cartoon :¬ |

ArmoredGriffon · Post by **ArmoredGriffon** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:04 pm

Well, yeah, I woudl't say MOST of the time, MOST of the time, Anime hair looks pretty cool, but every now and then, you get a WTF?!?!

someperson · Post by **someperson** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:05 pm

)v(ajin Koji wrote:Maybe it's strange because it's a cartoon :¬ |

You may be on to something

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:07 pm

someperson wrote:
)v(ajin Koji wrote:Maybe it's strange because it's a cartoon :¬ |
You may be on to something

ArmoredGriffon · Post by **ArmoredGriffon** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:09 pm

ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:21 pm

Most anime artists have a standard 'face-shape' they use for their characters. For an anime that has multiple characters of the same age and gender (take the girls from Sailormoon as an example) - the only thing that distinguishes them from one another is the hair shape and the coloring - otherwise they have the same 'face'. This leads to some highly creative hair designs. For a male example, take the pilots from Gundam Wing. Wufei has a distinctly Chinese eye shape, and Trowa has a longer face than the others - but Heero, Duo, and Quatre all have about the same face, only their hair and coloring differentiates them (and eye color - of course).

Artists have a set style. They'll vary for certain characters - Rashid from GW stands out a lot, as do the 'eyebrow' people (Treize and Dorothy) - but the average faces are all similar. They need coloring and hair shape to make each person have an individual look.

/disclaimer: there are exceptions, of course, this is only one reason for anime artists to make crazy looking hair

aznfs · Post by **aznfs** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:23 pm

well u got some ultra geled gravity defying hair too, even in an enviornment with 100X normal grav hair stays up.... amzingly