If you love anime and manga, you may want to express your passion by dressing up as their characters. Think of everyone you follow: "Naruto", "One Piece", "Kamichama Karin", "Negima", "To Heart" or "Yu-Gi-Oh!". Read on to learn how to look like your favorite character.
Steps
Step 1. Think about your favorite characters and examine their clothing style, also considering how it reflects their personalities
If your favorite character is Gaara, from “Naruto”, then it wouldn't be a good idea to imitate his look for going to school or work
Step 2. Evaluate your personality and decide how you can change your appearance and reflect your true self outward, using the styles of your favorite characters
Step 3. Change your hairstyle
Manga characters almost always have unusual hair, which allows us to recognize them immediately. Consider some of the following solutions before making a new cut:
- Get noticed with your hairstyle. You should look unique.
- Try dyeing your hair in colors like green, black, red, blue, pink, purple, brown, and orange.
- Make sure they are bright and clean, styled in an artistic way.
- You can create spiky locks or leave them natural and unkempt.
Step 4. Choose the right clothes
Wear clothing that stands out and clearly defines you. Consider your favorite characters to get an idea. Try the following possibilities:
- Who do you want to look like? A seductive girl like Faye from "Cowboy Bebop"? A ninja in a skirt like "Twilight" Suzuka, from "Outlaw Star"? Do you want to have a crazy look, like that of Vash the Stampede, of “Trigun”? Do you like to wear uniforms? Look for ideas in anime set at school, such as “Baka and Test” or “Haruhi Suzumiya's Melancholy”.
- Bring belts, chains, leather clothes, bright colors or a uniform. Don't overdo it though, especially with belts and chains. Otherwise you won't get the desired effect.
- Wear Asian-inspired clothing, such as a tunic that resembles a small kimono. Only wear a gi if you practice martial arts, otherwise you will look ridiculous in the eyes of others.
- Show off images of manga or anime characters on your clothes and accessories. Draw Japanese symbols on t-shirts or buy themed shirts on the internet.
- What you wear should be original and reflect who you are, you just have to be inspired by your favorite character, don't shamelessly copy it. After all, you will take a cue from his clothes, you will not turn into him! When trying to recreate a look, don't overdo it. A few unique touches are enough to embellish your clothes.
Step 5. Complete the outfit with a toy weapon, such as a kunai, shuriken, katana, wakazahi, assault rifle, sniper rifle, or machine gun
Avoid real weapons. For example, walking around with a shuriken is illegal, and you risk hurting someone or going to jail.
Step 6. Take care of your health
Since the anime characters are not real, their skin is always clean. Cleanse it the right way, take care of your look, move to have a lean physique or to become muscular, like Goku. You're not a drawing, so you need to make some effort to look great in real life.
Step 7. Be flashy
Put on your make-up to give an extra touch to your look, especially at parties and to go out. Try smoky eyes or glitter makeup to go to a party. Unleash your imagination. If you are a boy, try a line of black eye pencil.
Step 8. You could get some piercings or pierce your ears
Step 9. Choose the manga or anime character you want to be like and then try to take some cues from their personality
Who do you want to be inspired by? To an emo and quiet boy like Sasuke from "Naruto", to an active character like Naruto, to a shy girl like Anthy, to the determined Ryoko from "Tenchi Universe"? Do you want to be a bishōnen (anime or manga boys with an unusual and androgynous or effeminate look)?
Step 10. Engage in various manga and anime related activities
Most of the characters work towards a certain goal. Think of Ash and the Pokemon, of Goku, who trains hard to beat his enemies, of Kenshin or Utena Tenjou, who would stop at nothing to emulate the figure of the prince he has in mind since childhood. It's good to have something to strive for. Try to practice a martial art and become the best at dōjō. Be cool. Work hard, discipline yourself, and don't give up on your purpose. Whatever it is; for example, you can aspire to be the best student in school, like Kudo Shinichi from "Detective Conan", who is very intelligent but is also a very good soccer player. It will have to be an exciting adventure.
Step 11. Wear clothes with large side pockets or carry a backpack, preferably green, red or black
Manga and anime characters often have one (for example Ash is characterized by the green backpack). You don't have to have one just for aesthetic reasons. The backpack should have a specific use and contain items that make your personality and goals better understood (if you are a songwriter, bring a notebook and a pen with you).
Step 12. Use the colored hair spray
Advice
- You don't have to change all at once. You can start with your hair or wear makeup for a party. It doesn't have to be a radical change.
- If you always act like your favorite character, they will probably give you a script. Do not overdo it.
- Remember, you are not an anime character! Be yourself.
- Anime and manga are not real, so it will be impossible to be exactly the same as your favorite characters, precisely because they don't exist. You can suggest a certain look, but don't compare yourself to the characters, because no one can be that perfect in the real world.
- If you play video games on your computer, try to have them from different countries. The best video games that involve the use of firearms are not Japanese at all, but American and German.
Warnings
- Never bring a gun (real or fake) to school or work.
- Some people won't understand your path. Be prepared to handle those who don't understand your interests. It's good to stand up for what you believe in, but avoid conflicts as much as possible. After all, people are free and have the right to disagree, just like you can. Be polite and everything will be fine.
- It can be fun to act like a character from your favorite manga or anime, but set limits. Don't go crazy, acting exactly like him, don't forget to be yourself first and foremost.
- Before changing your clothes, ask your parents for permission.
- Use good quality makeup, otherwise you risk irritating your skin and taking other risks.
- Having a healthy lifestyle is always good, but don't overdo it. Anime and manga aren't real after all, you can't be the same as the characters you like.
- Don't dye your hair without first asking your parents or guardians for permission.
