#gundam frag

[kaxtwenty]

Newly updated Gundam rankings. It's getting a bit more complicated to categorize these smaller ones (MttR and RfV are in "Gund" tier for entirely different reasons). GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- will probably be moved off once the show itself is finished, but what I've seen so far has already won me over quite a bit.

[vyglitchcraft]

I really don't know anything about Transformers so this is the sketch for a NGE/Gundam's fan bootleg TF OC

Please tell me HOW i can make him more Cybertronian-ey in design at least he currently looks like this, he's the so called "son of Megatron" because humans found them similar, he believes it but he doesn't know anything about Cybertronians and the fact that they don't have concepts of fathers or biological family at all, he speaks like a human too, no Cybertronian slang, measurements are meters and years not clicks or cycles, swear words like frag and slag are of course fuck and shit, so on.

Oddly enough humans find him creepy and so do other Cybertronians. The fact he never saw anyone of his kind just left him in this weird space where he looks too much like the other to be accepted by either side. Too human, too robotic.

He's a weapon for the US military after being found in a Japanese town, being worshipped as a guardian that keeps them safe.

Doesn't seem to be emotionally connected to anyone, he's brash and childish, sharp tongue that doesn't have a filter much like a teen, he won't fight back though, quite obedient and can be friendly

Design is based on the IDW comics but the story was based on Bayverse at least in settings

Name means Mercury in Indonesian, the planet, although originally inspired by the chemical because he was purely chrome in colour, they decided to name him after the planet based on his extraterrestrial origins

[karmander]

[chocolate-rebel]

my lil cat sized nephilim character for our fragged empire game :D she just wants to build the biggest mech ‘cause she’s such a huge nerd for gundams

[wisteriafield]

Had a thought again, the saying "yesterdays heroes are tomorrows enemies" which was a sentiment about how tons of tankies back in the cold war would dispose of their muscle to remove the risk of being upended themselves after they did the dirty work or any other possible dissidents

But suddenly i thought of an original gundam story that could use that phrase in multiple contexts as a tagline for its story

I was thinking about how colonization and loss of collective identity create nationalist movements and 0079 paralleling that with Japan, i feel a similar thing happened with Vietnam

During WWII the US trained vietnamese soldiers to harass Japanese troops stationed in Vietnam and the people who volunteered (like ho chi minh) saw it as an opportunity to try to vouch for their peoples independence after being a french colony, but after the war the US treated vietnam like property to be returned to the french because that was their terms to agreeing to join NATO, which greatly angered them and caused them to be disillusioned with the us and became radicalized

Its often told that despite leading a movement, minh would eventually be cast aside from his own peers for their own ambitions once he became too old.

Notes about this series

Main character is a girl, with tan skin closer to how southeast asians look

The earth-a-like would be referred to as "the central planet" as earth federation is parallel to the US, the moniker refers to the US's spotlight in world politics as well as their own self absorption

The planet to parallel Vietnam is a dense two layered canopy jungle planet called Verdia because im brainstorming right now, and is a colony of the central planet

The first episode shows disturbing normalized things in the girls life as she runs an errand like carrying water; she memorized the location of land mines on the road as well as being completely unfazed by the sounds of battle nearby and constant bombing runs of mobile suits dropping bombs or burning trees in the upper layer canopy for better visibility, because the 2nd layer obscures even mobile suit vision by being just as tall as them. Shes heard stories of bombs that were dropped but didnt explode and how some of her friends died by getting too close to them out of curiosity and then suddenly exploding and knows to steer clear of ordinance even if it looks already used

Most of the central planet soldiers are around her age too, one night in her village she has an uncomfortable encounter with two of them wandering, obviously inebriated or on something else, and has to fight them off and steals one of their mobile suits and has to kill them to survive. The stress of having her idealized perception of central planet soldiers that was shown to her and being forced to kill to narrowly avoid sexual violence and death causes her to physically break down in the cockpit once the fight is over.

She is eventually found by a guerilla bloc that opposes the central planet and works with them, her uncanny survival ability owed to her understanding of the ecosystem (such as using firmer trees to make harder turns than MSes normally can) as well as the instinct shown in the beginning thats kept her alive up to this point. While she has a mass produced grunt suit (eventually customized), the gundam of the story itself is piloted by who would be her rival

Her rival embodies the idealization of Lyndon B Johnson’s “Hearts and Minds” program. A conscientious, compassionate soldier who truly wants to do good by the native population of the Verdians, but has misinformed convictions of what he’s been told the enemy is due to a lack of perspective. Disciplined to a fault, his rigid but noble nature clashes with those under his command, leading to a fragging attempt later on. He allows a private journalist to shadow him, with his naivety thinking that he can be a positive and benevolent force among his peers.

His MS is the only with beam tech, in particular there is an anecdote of one of his men wish he’d just use the beam saber to cleave down the jungle so they can get a better visual, reminding him in a time of which he did exactly that, which caused a mudslide that decimated a nearby village. The rest use machetes and ballistic weapons

The central planet has plenty of enemies beyond their reach, some of which fund the guerillas on this planet, but to avoid stretching the span of the plot this wouldn’t be too heavily focused on.

By virtue of a proxy war, the central planet has trained locals who believe in their cause to fight their own kind, in order to minimize casualties of their own

While they skirmish a few times before, a major turning point in the middle of the story is a parallel to the My Lai Massacre, his men organizing bombing runs and sortieing their MSes behind his back on a village due to their frustrations, betrayed expectations of wanting to go hunting for enemies rather than protecting and supplying locals, fueled by distrust and xenophobia for Verdians. The girl and the rival decide summarily that they have to work together, fighting together at first, and then she leaves the rest to him so she can try and protect some civilians, taking some children into the cockpit with her. Though she tries her best, many still die needlessly, causing her to cry uncontrollably clutching her head and pulling at her hair. The children make themselves small and hold each other, like walking in on a parent in a moment of emotional weakness they know they should not be looking at. The event ends with them having a tense and uneasy but mutual respect for one another.

The rival becomes disgusted beyond reconcile and deserts, realizing he could never have disciplined by example nor led by virtue, and that the attitude the central army has towards verdians is fundamentally wrong to its core (in which he recalls his CO who resembles General McArthur speak of verdians as savages whose natural state is chaos and evil)

The girl begins to doubt her place among the guerillas as they yearn to “reclaim” a national identity which they have not been able to call themselves true Verdians having been colonized by multiple nations with deeply vested interest in their resources, or being used as a staging point to reach the central planet. The movement for freedom begins to turn into a call to establish superiority by a show of strength, boldly planning to make a move to annex the capitol to prove it.

In the end of the story, rather than fight a battle trying to beat the central army, she needs to deliver the recorded proof of atrocities that took place on verdia to the journalist that the central army tried so hard to bury, in a 3 way battle between her, the central army, and her former allies she no longer wishes to associate with in the destruction waged in the capitol city during a mass evacuation effort, scenes mirror the infamous images of people clinging to helicopters taking off as they fill the helipad

The central forces eventually leave due to political backlash, but the planet is a smoking crater, cities ruined, millions of her own people dead, and despite her efforts, her own fellow verdians would later be consumed by propaganda from the central planet and defend their actions despite everything she did by the time she becomes an old woman coping with her trauma

The rival is publicly awarded by his government for heroism for his intervention during the massacre, but in private is court martialed and dishonorably discharged, while government officials lament the plummeting of their outside image while alluding to the Domino Effect.

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FEATURE: 10 Marvelous Anime Mustaches and the Characters Who Wear Them

  In real life, the ability to sport fancy facial hair is limited by physiology and one's access to and skill with barber's tools, but in the world of anime, mustaches and beards are bounded only by the limit of the animators' imaginations. With that in mind, Crunchyroll has compiled a brief list of fantastic mustaches to set fans' hearts a-flutter for the month of Movember.

  Below, please find a list of ten magnificent mustaches (and the anime characters who sport them), arranged in alphabetical order by mustache style.

    ANCHOR MUSTACHE: Lieutenant Tokushiro Tsurumi from Golden Kamuy

  Technically a combination of an English-style mustache with an anchor chin-beard, Lt. Tsurumi from Golden Kamuy sports facial hair that conveys a sense of his worldliness and sophistication. He also serves as the metaphorical “anchor” for a conspiracy that seeks to capture the island of Hokkaido through a military coup, so an anchor mustache is doubly appropriate.

    CHEVRON MUSTACHE: King Bradley from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

  A cool, clean, classic look with a firm shape and well-defined edges, the chevron mustache is an excellent choice for people who want to convey an aura of control and professionalism. Whether or not this persona properly applies to King Bradley from the Fullmetal Alchemist series is a matter I will leave for the fans to decide.

    DALI MUSTACHE: Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate from One Piece

  It takes supreme confidence to grow and maintain a Dali mustache, and Edward Newgate — a.k.a. “Whitebeard” — was certainly not lacking that quality in One Piece. In real life, maintaining that level of gravity-defying length requires hair-care products, but something tells me Whitebeard's mustache just grows like that normally.

  Image via Funimation

  DISGUISE MUSTACHE: Roka Shibasaki from D-Frag!

  Sometimes you don't want to be recognized for who you truly are, and in those sorts of scenarios, a fake mustache is an ideal solution. In other scenarios, putting on a costume mustache can reflect a new and different persona, as is the case when Roka Shibasaki plays director in the D-Frag! TV anime.

    IMPERIAL MUSTACHE: Alex Louis Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

  When your mustache is so kingly that it wraps back in upon itself in a majestic, sweeping curl, you have evolved beyond the handlebar mustache to the higher form that is known as the Imperial. The Fullmetal Alchemist series has no shortage of characters with a strong facial hair game, but perhaps the most powerful mustache is sported by the appropriately named Alex Louis Armstrong.

  Image via Funimation

  MUTTONCHOPS MUSTACHE: Philionel El Di Seyruun from Slayers

  Speaking of kings, it's hardly a royal look to sport a mustache so unruly that it merges with your sideburns and threatens to engulf your entire face, but the decidedly un-royal appearing Prince Phil from Slayers sports exactly that sort of 'stache. Ordinary people would probably end up as the butt of jokes for wearing such wild and woolly facial hair, but in Phil's case, it's good to be the king.

    PENCIL THIN MUSTACHE: Kogoro Mori from Case Closed

  Due to the meticulous maintenance required to flaunt one, a pencil-thin mustache can be a symbol of a dignified personality or a highly cultured and refined demeanor. Such fabulous facial hair doesn't really become Kogoro Mori from Case Closed (known as Detective Conan in Japan), because most of the time, he's kind of a buffoon.

  Image via Netflix

  PETITE HANDLEBAR MUSTACHE: Escanor from The Seven Deadly Sins

  A carefully groomed handlebar mustache can certainly be a point of Pride, and such is the case for Escanor from The Seven Deadly Sins anime. It's worth noting that on any other frame, Escanor's handlebar mustache might not be considered “petite,” but his massive muscles make his facial hair seem quite dainty in comparison.

    PROFESSOR MUSTACHE: Master Asia from Mobile Fighter G-Gundam

  Nothing says “The Undefeated of the East” like the ability to take your enemies to school (the School of Hard Knocks, specifically), and so it's practically academic that Master Asia, the legendary martial artist from Mobile Fighter G-Gundam, sports a Professor-style mustache, and frankly, we think it looks Devil-ishly good on him.

  Image via Umbrella Entertainment

  WALRUS MUSTACHE: Shunsaku Ban from Astro Boy (and other Tezuka series)

  When it comes to mustaches, sometimes you've just got to let it all hang out, and in the case of the recurring Osamu Tezuka character Shunsaku Ban (from Astro Boy and other series), this means channeling your inner aquatic mammal. Ban's signature walrus mustache has even earned him nicknames, such as “Higeoyaji” (“Ol' Mustache Man”) in Japanese and “Daddy Walrus” in English. Truly, it is something to behold.

    And there you have it, ten stylish mustaches worn by ten equally stylish (?) anime characters. Of course, this list is not intended to be exhaustive, and it would certainly be even bigger if we were also taking beards into consideration ...

  What do you think? Who are some of your favorite mustachioed anime characters? Does their facial hair indicate that they are dashing heroes or dastardly villains? What kind of whiskers would you sport, if given the chance? Be sure to let us know in the comments section below, and have a safe and happy Movember!

      Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

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Anime to watch (series, shorts, film)

Princess Utena

-CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO -future diary

-junjou romantica -uni monogatori -steins gate - Mizugumo Monmon - Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess - The Night of Taneyamagahara -looking for home - Hoshi o Katta Hi - Koro no Daisanpo -ghost in the shell -Berserk -barakamon -animal crossing movie -princess utena -5 cm per second -garden of words -show by rock -pocco rosso -whisper of the heart -only yesterday -pom pokko -tales of earth sea -my neighbors the yamadas -ocean waves -on your mark -the red turtle -mei and kittenbus -boy and the beast -kyoukai no kanata -melancholy of haruhi -kaiba -pingpong - Crayon Shinchan -Mind Game -garden of sinners -eden of the east -aku no hana - American Pop - The Case of Hana & Alice -cool world -haikyuu -ano hana -mob psycho 100 -vivid red operation -galaxy express - Heroic Legend of Arslan -Psychic Wars -Ghost in the Shell -Dallos -Highlander Search for Vengeance -Kaiba -Samurai Horror Tales -Hakaba Kitaro -Azazel You’re Being Summoned -Sky Crawlers -Shadow Skill -rwby -yuki yuna is a hero -tokyo godfathers -ultra maniac -panda and the magic serpent -mahou no princess minky momo -nausica valley of the wind -lupin -mobile suit gundam -tekkonkinkreet -patlabor -neo tokyo -5 cm per second -megazone 23 -memories (shorts) -blood the last vampire -macross plus -roujin Z -jin roh - CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO -metropolis -professor layton and the eternal diva -urusei yatsura beautiful dreamer -highlander -princess kaguya -whisper of the heart -millenium acctress -hunter x hunter -b project -days -pretear -sugar sugar rune -princess tutu -creamy mami -fate/kalied -nurse witch komugi chan -shugo charaflip flappers -magical girl raising project -petite princess yucie -tokyo mew mew -tweeny witches -ojamajo deremi -precure -rozen maiden -magical knight rayearth -pretty cure -magical girl lyrical nanoha -day break illusion -kamekaze kaito jeanne - Fushigiboshi no Futagohime - Himitsu no Akko-chan -last naruto movie -.hack -0091 -accel world -angel beats -anohana -arria the secret ammo -bakuman -black lagoon -blood c -blue drop -b toom -canaan -a certain magical index -clannad -colorful -the count montichristo -cromartie high school -darkside blue -haruhi suzumiya -dusk maiden of amnesia -eden east -elfen lied -flowers of evil -from the new world -future diary -garzeys wing -ga rei zero -glasslip -golden time -good luck girl -guilty crown -gun buster -gun x sword -monster -mushishi -patema inverted -pet shop of horrors -Kamisama Minarai Himitsu no Coco-tama -yuri on ice -samurai champloo -yu yu hakusho -gundam seed -12 kingdomgs -ergo proxy -hanayamata -selecotr infected -wixoss -show by rock -subete ga f ni naru -occult nine -space patrol luluco -little witch academia -nagi no asukara -shirobako -danshi koukousei no nichijou -to aru majutsu no index -hyouka -yuru yuri -denki gai no honya san -boku no hero academia -netoge no yome wa onnanoko ja nai to omotta -mawaru penguin drum -mob psycho 100 -ojamajo doremi -anohana -beyond the boundary -kaiba -kara no kyoukai -ppy -urusei yatsura -szs -natsume yuujinchou -shinsekai yori -shoujo kakumei utena -tonari no kaibutsu no lion -danganronpa -osomatsu san -akatsuki no yona -shaman king -yuri kuma arashi -perfect blue -hyoka -kinos journey -fantastic children -arakawa under the bridge -erased -another -bouibu -hunter x hunter -prince of stride -kuromukuro -pmmm! -yowamushi pedal -peach girl -library wars -blood + -earl and fairy -saiunkoku monogatari -escaflowne -gundam wing -tweeny witches -ping pong -kemonozume -michiko to hatchin -paranoia agent -kaiba -wandering son -sweet blue flowers -soul eater -tiger and bunny -rwby -millenium acctress -tokyo godfathers -nasu summer in andalusia -redline -when marnie was there -the wind rises -only yesterday -pom poko -my nieghbors the yamadas -tales from earth sea -i can hear the sea -whisper of the heart -roujin Z -memories -rintaro -jin roh -blood the last vampire -dead leaves -the place promised in our early days -appleseed ex machina -vexhille -summer days with coo -colorful -welcome to the space show -wonderful days sky blue -tekkon kinkreet -hotarubi no mori e -royal space force wings -cencoroll -final fantasy -big wind up - Gangsta -Claymore -Tiger & Bunny -Ergo Proxy -Black Lagoon -Ghost in Shell -cromartie -au haru ride -guilty crown -higashi no eden -blood + -kimi no todoke -usagi drop -kemono no souja erin -clamp school detectives -only yesterday -patlabor -kekkaishi -seihou buyou outlaw star -seikai no monshou -escaflowne -city hunter -tiger and bunny -planetes -

-Trigun -Baccano! -Hellsing -Yu Yu Hakusho - Arakawa Under the Bridge -mushishi -kinos journey - Detroit Metal City -gundam wing -battery -sora wa miageru shoujo no hitomini utsuru sekai -kikoushi enma -inukami -AMAGI brilliant park -beyond the boundary -coffee samurai - -kowarekake no orgel - Ojamajo Doremi -rolling girls -sekai sefuku -inou battle wa nichijou kei -witch craft works -hagure yuusha no aesthetica -hamatora -coppelion -code breaker -kurokami -mekakucity actors -c the money of possibility and control -date a live -black cat -chrome shelled regious -sengoku basara -mushibugyou -koutetsujou no kabeneri -tokyo ravens -charlotte -persona 4 -yasokura quartet -the book of bantorra -speed grapher -kekkaishi -mandaiji tachi ga isekai -get backers -concret revulutio -bungo stray dogs -zetai karen children -senjou no valkyria -ga rei zero -god eater -soul eater -claymore -k project -towards the terra -toaru kagaku no rail gun -mob psycho -darker than black -kekkai sensen -the exorcist -tales from the crypt -aldnoah zero -aoki hagane no apreggio -ginga kikoutai -btoom -kyoukaisenjou no horizon -no. 6 -sidonia no kishi -soukyuu no fafner -guilty crown -certain magical index -gungrave -kidou senkan nadesico -rahxephon -last exile -birdy decode -higashi no eden -bukyou outlaw star -sekai no monshou -texnolyze -towards the terra -trigun -ghost in the shell -code geass -senkan yamato 2199 -diebuster - Katekyo Hitman Reborn -rwby -beelzebub -gundam 00 -kinos journey -oh my goddess -angelic layer -princess tut -samurai champloo -maid sama -samurai 7 -fushigi yugi -sound of the sky -kaleido star -charlotte -kami nomi zo shiru sekai -.Clannad -Monogatari Series -ef: A Tale of Memories -Little Busters -Kamisama Hajimemashita -Kokoro Connect -Inu x Boku SS -Tasogare Otome x Amnesia -city hunter - Super Dimension Century Orguss -golden boy - Memories (1995 film) - Blood: The Last Vampire - Escaflowne - Angelic Layer - Witch Hunter Robin - Scrapped Princess - Kurau Phantom Memory - Mars Daybreak - Jyu-Oh-Sei - Ghost Slayers Ayashi - Nijū Mensō no Musume - Michiko & Hatchin - Gosick - Towa no Quon - Blood Blockade Battlefront - Noragami -flame of recca -belzabub -strike the blood -earl fairy -detroit metal city -yona of the dawn -dfrag -otaku no video -bubblegum crisis -expelled from paradise -lord vanadis -demon prince enma -when they cry -lupin -ino boku -brothers conflict -maid sama -world god only knows -lovely complex -btoom -devil survivor -dan machi -overlord -no game no life -kono suburashii -grimgar -log horizon -b gata h kei -dragon crisis -dakara boku waourin -nourin -serei tsukai no blade dance -kyoukai no rinne -nobonaga the fool -kimi no iru machi -sakura trick -trinity seven -mayo chiki -freezing -mahouka kou kou no retousei -date a live -strike the blood -hitsugi no chaika -robotics notes -inari, konkon, koi iroha -nijiro days -equarion evol -oda nobuna no yabou -nou come -love stage -mikakunin de shinkou -accel world -boku wa tomadachi -baka to test -shakugan no shana -grisaia no kijitsu -charlotte -kyoukai no kanata -tonari no koubutstu kun -otoome youkai zakuro -sakite no ii ya -sankarea -bokura wa minna kawaisou -hanasaku iroha -macross delta -relife -toaru hikuushi e no koiuta -soredemo sekai wa utsukushii -tasogare otome amnesia -akatsuki no yona -gosick -working -baby steps -ao haru ride -kuragehimi -chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai -yahari ore no seishun love comedy -kami nomi shiru sekai -hyouka -anohana -angel beats -golden time -rakoudai kishi no cavalry -plastic memories -orange -chihayafuru -kimi to boku -ore monogatari -ano natsu de matteru -sakarasou no pet na kanojo -kamisama kiss -kokoro connect -white album 2 -akagami no shirayuki hime -chouyaku hyakuninisshu -bakuman -little busters -nodame catabile finale -sakamichi no apollon -monogatori -nagi no asukara -katanagatori -uchuu senkan yamato 2199 -shigatsu wa kimi no uso -kimi ni todoke -steins gate -yojouhan shinwa taikei -kamisama no inai nichiyoubi -overlord -nanatsu no taizai -jirui wa suitai shimashita -noragami -no game no life -shingeki no bahamut -mushishi -sidonia no kishi -hai to gensou no grimgar -tokyo magnitude 8.0 -rainbow -gyakkou burai kaui -gundam 0083 -a certain scientific railguns -gundam ???? -magic kyun renaissance -drifters -kuuchuu buranko -jinrui wa suitai shimashita -sidonia no kishi -hanasaku iroha -hyouga mono -gungrave -eikoku koi monogatari emma -saraiya goyou -giant killing -aoi bungaku -phantom -black lagoon -jormungand -lupin iii -mononoke -one outs -planetes -kingdom -kiseijuu -uchuu kyoudai -ping pong -baccano -hellsing ultimate -gyakkyou burai kaiji -rainbow -monster -mushishi -mahou romantic -kampfer -digi charat -magical play -patlabor -gourmet girl -royal space force -ellcia -ef a tale of melodies -corpse party live action movie -love stage -love chyunbyou and other delusions -natsuyuki rondevou -gachaman crowds -kokoro connect -demon of the fleeting blossom -psychic squad -quazy in a foreign labrynth -world god only knows -glass mask -hanamonogatori -shirobaka -d frag -date a live -mekaku city actors -strike the blood -ao haru ride -tokyo ravens -trinity seven -aldnoah zero -mahouka koukou no rettousei -nagi no asukara -black bullet -pyscho pass -amagi brilliant park -golden time -shingeki no bahamut -akatshuki no yona -kuroko no basket -magi -sinbad -shigatsu wa kimi no uso -nanatsu no taizai -black jack -is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon -blue spring ride -kamigami asobi -shuffle -kiss him not me -amanchu -battery -handa kun -fukigen na mononokean -cheer danshi -sweetness and lightning -relife -this art club has a problem -honobono log -sakamoto desu ga -gochuumon wa usagi desu ka -tears to tiara -utawerererumono itsuwari no kamen -jormangand -hatraku maou sama -katanagatari -oshiri tantei -infinite ryvius -mezz dsa -blazeblue -comic party - tenchi muyo gxp - UCHOUTEN Kazoku - Seikaisuru Kado - ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu - Honobono Log -baccano - Amaama to Inazuma - Akagame no Shirayuki-hime - Koutetsujou No Kabaner - Oshiete! Galko-chan - Koe no Katachi - Kobayashi-san Chi No Maid Dragon - Kamigami No Asobi - Demi-chan Wa Kataritai - Arslan Senki - Fukumenkei Noise - Ballroom E Youkoso - Kakegurui - Tsurezure Children - Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu - Kotoura-san - Tsubaki Chou Lonely Plane - Horimiya - Hirunaka no Ryuusei -dragon maids -danmachi -kiznaiver -toaru kagaku no railgun -absolute duo -drifters -hai to gensou no grimgar -youjo senki -monster -kyoukai no kanata -full metal panic -euphonium -hyouka -gosick -akagami no shirayuki hime -hero academia -concrete revolutio -zetsuen no tempest -kekkai sensen -tonari no kaibutsu kun -dfrag -bokura wa minna kawaisou -oregairu -kuragehime -mawaru penguindrum -ookami to koushinryou -natsume yuujinchou -3 gatsu no lion -mekaku city actors -denpa onna to seishun op -arakawa under the bridge -sayonara zetsubou sensei -a tale of memories -monogatari -

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" Gaaaaadams a go ! "

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FEATURE: 10 Marvelous Anime Mustaches And The Characters Who Wear Them

  This article written by Paul Chapman was originally published on November 5, 2020

  In real life, the ability to sport fancy facial hair is limited by physiology and one's access to, and skill with, barber's tools. In the world of anime, mustaches and beards are bounded only by the limit of the animators' imaginations. With that in mind, Crunchyroll has compiled a brief list of fantastic mustaches to set fans' hearts a-flutter for the month of Movember.

  Below, please find a list of ten magnificent mustaches (and the anime characters who sport them), arranged in alphabetical order by mustache style.

  ANCHOR MUSTACHE: Lieutenant Tokushiro Tsurumi from Golden Kamuy

    Technically a combination of an English-style mustache with an anchor chin-beard, Lt. Tsurumi from Golden Kamuy sports facial hair that conveys a sense of his worldliness and sophistication. He also serves as the metaphorical “anchor” for a conspiracy that seeks to capture the island of Hokkaido through a military coup, so an anchor mustache is doubly appropriate.

  CHEVRON MUSTACHE: King Bradley from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    A cool, clean, classic look with a firm shape and well-defined edges, the chevron mustache is an excellent choice for people who want to convey an aura of control and professionalism. Whether or not this persona properly applies to King Bradley from the Fullmetal Alchemist series is a matter I will leave for the fans to decide.

  DALI MUSTACHE: Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate from One Piece

    It takes supreme confidence to grow and maintain a Dali mustache, and Edward Newgate — a.k.a. “Whitebeard” — was certainly not lacking that quality in One Piece. In real life, maintaining that level of gravity-defying length requires hair-care products, but something tells me Whitebeard's mustache just grows like that normally.

  DISGUISE MUSTACHE: Roka Shibasaki from D-Frag!

  Image via Funimation

  Sometimes you don't want to be recognized for who you truly are, and in those sorts of scenarios, a fake mustache is an ideal solution. In other scenarios, putting on a costume mustache can reflect a new and different persona, as is the case when Roka Shibasaki plays director in the D-Frag! TV anime.

  IMPERIAL MUSTACHE: Alex Louis Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    When your mustache is so kingly that it wraps back in upon itself in a majestic, sweeping curl, you have evolved beyond the handlebar mustache to the higher form that is known as the Imperial. The Fullmetal Alchemist series has no shortage of characters with a strong facial hair game, but perhaps the most powerful mustache is sported by the appropriately named Alex Louis Armstrong.

  MUTTONCHOPS MUSTACHE: Philionel El Di Seyruun from Slayers

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  Speaking of kings, it's hardly a royal look to sport a mustache so unruly that it merges with your sideburns and threatens to engulf your entire face, but the decidedly un-royal appearing Prince Phil from Slayers sports exactly that sort of 'stache. Ordinary people would probably end up as the butt of jokes for wearing such wild and woolly facial hair, but in Phil's case, it's good to be the king.

  PENCIL THIN MUSTACHE: Kogoro Mori from Case Closed

    Due to the meticulous maintenance required to flaunt one, a pencil-thin mustache can be a symbol of a dignified personality or a highly cultured and refined demeanor. Such fabulous facial hair doesn't really become Kogoro Mori from Case Closed (known as Detective Conan in Japan), because most of the time, he's kind of a buffoon.

  PETITE HANDLEBAR MUSTACHE: Escanor from The Seven Deadly Sins

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  A carefully groomed handlebar mustache can certainly be a point of Pride, and such is the case for Escanor from The Seven Deadly Sins anime. It's worth noting that on any other frame, Escanor's handlebar mustache might not be considered “petite,” but his massive muscles make his facial hair seem quite dainty in comparison.

  PROFESSOR MUSTACHE: Master Asia from Mobile Fighter G-Gundam

    Nothing says “The Undefeated of the East” like the ability to take your enemies to school — the School of Hard Knocks, specifically — and so it's practically academic that Master Asia, the legendary martial artist from Mobile Fighter G-Gundam, sports a Professor-style mustache, and frankly, we think it looks Devil-ishly good on him.

  WALRUS MUSTACHE: Shunsaku Ban from Astro Boy (and other Tezuka series)

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  When it comes to mustaches, sometimes you've just got to let it all hang out, and in the case of the recurring Osamu Tezuka character Shunsaku Ban (from Astro Boy and other series), this means channeling your inner aquatic mammal. Ban's signature walrus mustache has even earned him nicknames, such as Higeoyaji (Ol' Mustache Man) in Japanese and “Daddy Walrus” in English. Truly, it is something to behold.

    And there you have it, ten stylish mustaches worn by ten equally stylish (?) anime characters. Of course, this list is not intended to be exhaustive, and it would certainly be even bigger if we were also taking beards into consideration ...

  What do you think? Who are some of your favorite mustachioed anime characters? Does their facial hair indicate that they are dashing heroes or dastardly villains? What kind of whiskers would you sport, if given the chance? Be sure to let us know in the comments section below, and have a safe and happy Movember!

      Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

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