Earlier this year, we came across a photo of an anime fan in Hong Kong and his back-covering tattoo of his 2-D crush, Love Live’s Nozomi Tojo. Impressive as it was, though, we couldn’t help but be a little concerned over his exact choice of large-scale body art.
While the Love Live franchise has exploded in popularity, with multiple games, anime and manga, the whole thing only got its start in 2012. No matter how much that guy thinks he loves Nozomi-chan now, isn’t it still a little too soon to be making such permanent declarations of his affections?
Wouldn’t it be wiser to wait a few years to make sure his feelings are genuine, like the other otaku who just got his back inked with over a half-dozen of anime’s biggest heroes from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s?
Twitter user Sound Mattsun recently shared these photos of his expansive tats, the outlining for which is now complete. Newcomers to the world of Japanese animation may not recognize some of these faces, but if you’re history as an anime fan stretches back far enough that you started your collection with VHS cassettes, odds are you know exactly who these guys are.
Starting on the upper right, we’ve got supernaturally powered Hell Teacher Nube. Moving clockwise, next up is Dragon Ball’s Goku (in his standard, male version), Rurouni Kenshin’s physically and emotionally scarred Himura Kenshin, sports idol Captain Tsubasa, and private investigator and ladies’ man Ryo Saeba, the City Hunter himself.
Aligned right along Sound Mattsun’s spine are Yusuke Urameshi and Hanamichi Sakuragi, the protagonists of YuYu Hakusho and Slam Dunk, respectively. Those ghost-busting and basketball sagas were massive hits in their heydays, and are still hold a special, nostalgic place in many fans hearts, but what really gives you an insight into the depths of Mattsun’s anime passions can be seen on his left shoulder-blade.
That right there is the pint-sized mage and main character of Magical Taruruto, a modest hit that’s the most family-friendly work of creator Tatsuya Egawa, who generally works with racier subject matter like that of his sexy comedy Golden Boy.
Magical Taruruto is also a series no one has cared about since its anime adaptation wrapped up in 1992. No one, it seems, except Mattsun. That’s not just a Magical Taruruto tattoo, it’s his identifying mark as one of the most dedicated fans of ‘80s and ‘90s anime on the planet.
Source: Livedoor
Images: Twitter
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