🐯 Welcome to the Jungle: The Official Den of Johnny (Tiger) Tai

(Disclaimer: anime geeks, don’t crucify me—do your thing, I’m just speaking personal preference 😘) Before we even get into this, let’s set the scene: the reason we’re having this conversation about hair, anime, and crazy head shapes is because I’m in the process of relocating my modest collection of Dragon Ball action figures. Why do I even have a Dragon Ball collection when it’s not really my cup of tea? That’s another story for another day. But for now, just know these motherfuckers are laying and standing all over my desk, glaring at me, so we are having this talk about hair. Image:  A group of action figures posed upright on a cluttered surface. In the center foreground is a very muscular green-haired figure standing (spiky bright-green hair). He has a bare chest with a red X-shaped scar on the left pectoral, purple pants, white-and-green boots, and a shaggy green pelt around his waist. His fists are clenched, arms slightly bent as if ready to fight. Above and sligh...

Much credit goes to: https://garo.fandom.com/wiki/Horrors_(Anime)#The_Crimson_Moon I’ve been watching and rewatching Garo: Crimson Moon —and yes, when you’re blind, watching anime is a hell of a process. You need to research what characters and monsters look like, look up the events of each episode, then watch it… watch it again… and maybe by the third time around, it actually makes sense. To put it into perspective: First Watch: “This sounds kinda cool… but WTF is going on?” Second Watch: “Ahh okay, that’s the scene where that monster does that thing from the wiki…” (Also: lots of pausing, rewinding, and checking your notes.) Third Watch and Beyond: Now it’s beer-in-hand, pants-off, dub-laughing time. It’s tough—but it’s worth it. Every time I dive into an anime like this, I do it to indulge my inner child. To relive those feelings. To spoil that part of me that still wants to believe in magic, monsters, and metal armor. How I Discovered Garo We flash back to 20...