anime tattoo artists
in los angeles
anime and manga-inspired tattoos — favorite characters, scenes, and kawaii designs, done by artists who actually know the source material.
20 anime artists on goodwork · real prices · book the one you want
sandra price
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otaybeatdown
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vince espinoza
Ryuk from Death Note mid-stride on the calf, done in bold blackwork with textured feathered wings and manga-style shading.
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josue bravo
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zealous
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nj tattooz
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tyler_whitlock
A playful one-eyed tofu boy yokai — straw hat, green robe and a tray of fresh tofu — tattooed in full color on the lower leg.
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emily
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lunayflorestattoo
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru each framed inside a heart, drawn in clean anime linework flowing down the hip and thigh.
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ashynucklestattoo
Two horror manga panels rendered in crisp blackwork linework, complete with katakana sound effects, on the upper arm.
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anoetic.designs.ultd
Squirtle strikes his sunglasses-and-crossed-arms pose in bold, saturated color just behind the ear.
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tweetwee
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dretty
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mr._folks
Kid Goku perched on the Flying Nimbus, rendered in smooth black and grey with clean anime linework on the forearm.
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velvet devil
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jessica linden
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rae kaku
Totoro, a little white Totoro, and soot sprites drift among red blossoms and brushstroke accents down the upper arm.
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dead pretty tattoos
An anime forearm piece pairing a ribboned girl and a toothy snail with a manga-panel eye, in fine linework with red accents.
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garrick {gman} lee
Piccolo from Dragon Ball caught mid-attack, rendered in crisp anime linework with soft black and grey shading.
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kadriya truvillion
A framed manga-panel piece of a spiky-haired fighter mid-strike, inked with crisp anime linework and bold blacks on the forearm.
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about anime tattooing in los angeles
anime and manga tattoos live or die on whether the artist knows the source. the style demands accurate character proportion, the specific line weight and cel-shading language of animation, and clean saturated color — get any of those slightly wrong and a beloved character reads as off in a way that's hard to name but immediately obvious to anyone who knows the show.
there's real range within it: screen-accurate recreations, manga panels rendered in black and grey with screentone texture, kawaii chibi work, and pieces that take a character into a different register entirely. color work needs saturation to read properly, so it wants a placement with some real estate — small color character pieces lose their detail fast. if you're bringing a specific frame or panel, bring the highest-resolution reference you can find, since artists can only match what they can actually see.
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how do i book a anime artist on goodwork?
browse the anime artists above, open a profile to see their full portfolio and pricing, then send a booking request with your idea, placement and size.
how much does a anime tattoo cost in los angeles?
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are these artists vetted?
yes — every artist on goodwork is reviewed before going live. real portfolios, real work, real people.
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