The Haircut of Your Dreams - The Hime Cut

A few years ago, I noticed that all my favorite characters had a certain similarity about them... They were all pink-haired twintail characters. I don't even know what a Hime Cut is. I don't even watch anime.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 History
02:03 Archetypes
04:16 Characters
06:28 Analysis
08:38 Outro

Background(s): https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/27517

Sources:

[1] Choi, Na-Young. “Symbolism of Hairstyles in Korea and Japan.”

[2] Meeks, Lori R. “Reconfiguring Ritual Authenticity: The Ordination Traditions of Aristocratic Women in Premodern Japan.”

[3] Cut from video lol

[4] Mandujano-Salazar, Yunuen Ysela. "Gender Stereotyping for the Re-naturalization of Discourses on Male and Female Traditional Ideals in Japanese Media: The Case of Samurai Blue and Nadeshiko Japan."

[5] Anime references
A. K-On! Directed by Yamada Naoko, Kyoto Animation, 2009-2010.
B. Love Live! Sunshine!! Directed by Kazuo Sakai, Sunrise, 2016-2017.
C. Kill La Kill. Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, Trigger, 2013-2014.
D. Seishun Buta Yarou… Directed by Souichi Masui, Cloverworks, 2019.

[6] Manga references
A. Yasuda, Kousuke. Jiken Jaken! Young Animal Comics, Unknown-2020.
B. Sakurai, Norio. Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu. Seven Seas Entertainment, 2018.
C. Oda, Tomohito. Komi-san ha, Komyushou desu. Viz Media, 2016-Present.
D. Hiiragi, Yuichi. Haite kudasai, Takamine-san. Yen Press, 2019-Present.

[7] Binsogi references
https://kotobank.jp/word/鬢除ぎ-614678#:...

https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%AC%A2-61...

https://www.phantaporta.com/2018/01/m...

https://jisho.org/search/binsogi

[8] Persona 5 Royal. Atlus, 2020.

[9] Touhou Project. ZUN, 1996-2019.

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