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Gundam anime offers official explanation for what’s going on with Chuchu’s hair

How does the Witch from Mercury scene stealer fit those pink poofs in a mecha pilot’s helmet?

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Kyoto Animation releases step-by-step instructions to give yourself Violet Evergarden’s hairdo

Kyo Ani artists made sure that the anime heroines’ emotionally evocative locks are possible in real life too.

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Our team of five reporters try to turn themselves into Japanese heartthrob Kimutaku【Photos】

The desire to achieve cultural icon status drove our team to undergo hair and clothing makeovers for hefty transformations. How were the end results?

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Watch the dying art of the punch perm, a quintessential Japanese hairstyle, in Mr. Sato’s new ‘do

Mr. Sato experiences a classic of Japanese hairstyling from the Showa Era to get in touch with… Eh, okay. He lost a bet.

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Maru the cat sticks his head in a bag, emerges with fashionable pigtails【Video】

All Marus are adorable, but Pigtailed Maru is especially memorable. 

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Crow trolls friend by giving them a bad hairdo, has Japanese netizens squawking with laughter

Proof that humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy pranking their friends.

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This old man’s hairdressing skills are smoking hot!

Some of us like experimenting with hair colors and styling methods, while others prefer finding a look that suits them best and sticking with that signature style throughout. Whichever category you fall into, the traditional Dahuojia (fire-heated clamps) hairdressing method might be something you would want to put on your bucket list. The ancient hair styling technique involving red-hot metal clamps is a dying trade though, so don’t wait too long to get to it!

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The three most unattractive women’s hairstyles (according to Japanese men)

There’s nothing worse than a bad haircut, especially if you are a girl. If you dare to cut your hair short and the results are more Miley Cyrus than Emma Watson, it’s going to be a rough couple of months of hat wearing. But what happens when you step out of the salon feeling amazing, only to find that your boyfriend hates your new ‘do? If you’re living in Japan, get your notepads ready! According to a survey conducted by Niconico News, the following are the top three least attractive haircuts for women, as chosen by men in Japan.

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