Anime Ita-Tattoo Mania
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Mar 5, 2009 04:44 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Fashion, Image Gallery, Otaku, Otaku Overseas, Tattoos, USA
Anime and game themed tattoos seem to increasing in popularity, and here you can see numerous examples of such.
Unlike their Japanese counterparts, non-Japanese otaku seem ready to embrace the prospect of indelibly emblazoning the likeness of their favourite character onto their skin in an “ita-tattoo”, in much the same way as a monk might embrace his vow to celibacy, and with much the same effect.
The word ita-tattoo itself, combining the character for pain (ita), used as a prefix to denote a “painfully obsessive” line of interest (as with itasha), with “tattoo”, seems doubly appropriate considering the agonies induced by having needles lance ink into the subject’s dermis.
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Tattoo Nagato looks surprisingly good.
Agreed. While I don't necessarily think ita-tatoos are the best idea, at least (some of) the victims have good taste.
8 bit tattoos are much more appealing.
Agreed!
+1
I like the last one lol
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Well... It's supposed to be 噛み、not 神,
so whoever it is fails pretty hard. Other than that it's a respectable motif.
Ugh, I really hate tattoos of faces. I prefer a symbolic meaning behind tattoos, although that Zelda/stained glass one looks good. I personally have contemplated getting a Triforce tattoo on my wrist.
Back pf the hand for me man thats what i'm thinkin of triforce on theback o my hand oh yeah. Also thinking of getting the classic magic symbol on my other hand. As well as some stuff on my head not sure what though.
i second on the zelda tatoo
it has that ancient feel to it..
I'd love to get a Zelda tattoo too, but a more simple motive. And I'd probably get it on my back. Arms/face/legs tattoos are so hard to hide, and I want to able to hide mine, in case I don't feel like showing it off.
Quite a few wtf ones indeed, though some are impressive (though still crazy). The Zelda one is actually rather nice I have to admit.
I've never really seen the appeal of tattoos in general to tell the truth.
Weaboo's don't feel special because nobody really likes them off of forums; thus they want to stand out and marr up their bodies with shit they probably won't like in 5, 10 years time.
Lucky Star is good, but will you really love it more than anything in 10 years time? What anime did you love 10 years ago, is it still your favourite enough to want it on your body 24/7? Idiots.
uh Dragonball Z?? nice try
Depends on how much of a dedicated fan they are to that series. I still like Cardcaptor Sakura since 1999 and while everyone still likes Lucky Star, I got sick of it 3 months after it was finished. Also they can always try to remove their tatoos with lasers.
From what I hear getting your tattoos removed with lasers is expensive and insanely painful.
because only weeaboos get tattoos
You're an idiot. Shut up.
butthurt tattoofag detected.
What anime still means something to me ten years later? Well it's been nearly 20 years since I started watching fansubs, most titles come and go, but some still remain special beyond just a good show. Arcadia of my Youth? Fuck yes. Laputa? Nausicaa? Honneamise? Adieu Galaxy Express 999? All of these have had a special place in my heart over the years.
I have never had much interest in getting a tattoo myself, but I can imagine someone using images from such shows and not regretting it much later-- provided they are done with skill and taste of course.
The Hayate one is win, as well as the fighter and the Azumanga one.
The Rei's all look fairly terrible though.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/34332__320x_anime-manga-game-ita-tattoo-24.jpg
That one is particularly cool.
Not something I would do though.
I know that in like 30 years, I would regret it.
If I had a digital camera, I could show mine.
This is why Japan laughs at foreigners...
I don't know where you got that idea. Napalm wipes that smile right off of your face.
>___>
On the contrary actually, as skulls smile wider than any face can.
I'd take the Azumanga cat one. Others are kinda meh. Really, inuyasha, what was he thinking. Inuyasha is not cool when you're fourty-year-old office worker.
Inuyasha is not cool. No matter where you work.
I think the first one was good, at least it had a good/cool choice of motive. But agreed, even if I think it IS kinda cool, I wouldn't get it myself. Because, like that other person said, in another 30 years it's not gonna be the same thing.
Aside from liking or not the characters/series/games depicted... dude, WTF with the shitty "art" in 90% of those tattoos?
I mean, if you're going to be marked permanently, at least make sure it is good rendition of your favorite character, not just a mediocre drawing!
I will agree with you on this...
I have several tattoos myself, 3 total, and each I thought of several days and changed the designs several times over, to MAKE SURE that I wanted, because it will remain with you forever.
Now, I am 48 yrs of age... and I still thinking of getting another tattoo of some anime characters that I like. 3 mainly...
and I been reading that some (think).. regrets will settle in...
Well, not true, maybe for some, but, I have no regrets concerning the ones I already have.
and I am WAY beyond the norm here and I also wanted to state...
I am NOT fat, obese, or anything of that nature, nor am I a saggy skinned old man... nope far from it.
Art is art and some of the designs and works are VERY good, though some... well, I wonder, if they can be called artists... o.O
This is "why" one needs to be very careful on what they want as tattoo...
Just my 00.002 cents worth...
Precisely. Some of these are just poorly done, subject matter aside. The Zelda one is quite nice, again, putting aside the subject matter.
Notice that the people who get those types of tattoos are fat and unattractive. Not to mention, hairy.
That doesn't work with tattoos.
Tattoos just don't look good on men who have absolutely zero muscle tone.
#23 is amazing. The zelda one. That must have taken ages. But I'm impressed with like 90% of them.
"emblazoning the likeness of their favourite character onto their skin in an “ita-tattoo”, in much the same way as a monk might embrace his vow to celibacy, and with much the same effect."
I lol'd.
A lot of these are REALLY bad.
Something needs to be designed to fit onto the body, just being a good picture doesn't make it a good tattoo.
But the ones that are good really shine. I especially like the Midori one (20).
I want one of Belldandy, Urd, Skuld and their angels on my back.
Most of these just made me laugh.
Prospective gf/bf repelent if I ever saw it.
I'll stick to showing off my fandom in other geeky ways that don't include permanent ink on my skin
most look good enough to be tattoos. im talking about the evangelion and GiTS ones and maybe that Ruruoni kenshin one, but the tiger from Hayate no Gotoku? goddamn
Wouldn't ita be a prefix?
Typos...
When they get old Haruhi's poor face is gonna be saggylishis
When they get old poor Haruhi will be all saggy
I have a full shoulder tattoo with Squall and Rinoa from FFVII, and let me tell you, I love this game for 10 years already, and I dont think I'd want this tattoo ever erased in my life.
And btw, if the pain of "needles lance ink into the subject’s dermis" is agony to you, than you dont know what pain is.
FFVIII, fixed
i'd hit it!