You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Difference between revisions
m clean up |
m added Category:These Tropes Are Impossible using HotCat |
||
(10 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[File:tvt curtainsmatchthewindow.jpg|link=Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch|frame|Blue, purple, green, no hair dye required.]] |
[[File:tvt curtainsmatchthewindow.jpg|link=Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch|frame|Blue, purple, green, no hair dye required.]] |
||
{{quote|''"And for some reason, I got blue hair. [[Trope Namer|You gotta have blue hair]]."'' |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | There are plenty of ways for characters to be differentiated from each other, but one of normally limited utility is hair color. Human hair has a limited amount of variation after all, even less if you want everyone on a half hour show once a week to be easily distinguished. Thus, this [[trope]] was born, so that artists could have the full spectrum of color to utilize. It's so common that it's mostly considered an [[Acceptable Break From Reality]] now. |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | More than most media, anime characters often have impossible hair colors. This started with manga series that used distinctive colors on the covers to make characters stand out, as they all had either dark or light hair in the actual '''black''' and {{color|silver|white}} pictures; anime just brought it to the screen. |
||
⚫ | There are plenty of ways for characters to be differentiated from each other, but one of normally limited utility is hair color. Human hair has a limited amount of variation after all, even less if you want everyone on a half hour show once a week to be easily distinguished. Thus, this [[ |
||
⚫ | More than most media, |
||
There are several reasons why artists do this. The first, as noted, is to help distinguish characters from each other, similar to the reasoning behind [[Anime Hair]]. It may be done to indicate character personality, such as an [[Emotionless Girl]] with blue or white hair. It may be done to indicate uniqueness from the rest of the cast if they are the only one with their hair color. Or, it may be done just to suit the artist's taste for variety. |
There are several reasons why artists do this. The first, as noted, is to help distinguish characters from each other, similar to the reasoning behind [[Anime Hair]]. It may be done to indicate character personality, such as an [[Emotionless Girl]] with blue or white hair. It may be done to indicate uniqueness from the rest of the cast if they are the only one with their hair color. Or, it may be done just to suit the artist's taste for variety. |
||
As it happens, this trope is [[Truth in Television]] to a degree - even [[The Other Wiki]] knows You Gotta Have An Article About Blue Hair. |
|||
This trope is not for hair colors that are impossible, but standing in for a plausible shade; that's [[Hair Color Dissonance]]. When the hair color is realistic but is not justified by the setting, that's [[Implausible Hair Color]]. |
|||
See also [[Mukokuseki]] and [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]. For characters with impossible hair ''styles'', see the [[Anime Hair]] |
This trope is a [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Hair Colors]]. For hair which is ''depicted'' as an odd color, but which is supposed to be a normal color (e.g., powder blue standing in for grey), see [[Hair Color Dissonance]]. When the hair color is realistic but is not justified by the setting, that's [[Implausible Hair Color]]. See also [[Mukokuseki]] and [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]. For characters with impossible hair ''styles'', see the [[Anime Hair]] Trope. |
||
[[Shy Blue-Haired Girl]] is a [[Sub-Trope]] that is about blue-haired girls specifically. Same thing for [[Rose-Haired Girl]] and pink-haired girls, as well as [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] and [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]. [[Elemental Hair]] can often overlap. |
[[Shy Blue-Haired Girl]] is a [[Sub-Trope]] that is about blue-haired girls specifically. Same thing for [[Rose-Haired Girl]] and pink-haired girls, as well as [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] and [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]. [[Elemental Hair]] can often overlap. |
||
⚫ | |||
[[Sub-Trope]] of [[Hair Colors]]. For hair which is ''depicted'' as an odd color, but which is supposed to be a normal color (e.g., powder blue standing in for grey), see [[Hair Color Dissonance]]. |
|||
⚫ | |||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Anime|Anime]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Comics|Comics]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Fanfic|Fanfic]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Film|Film]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Literature|Literature]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Live Action TV|Live Action TV]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Music|Music]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/New Media|New Media]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Pro Wrestling|Pro Wrestling]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Tabletop Games|Tabletop Games]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Video Games|Video Games]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Webcomics|Webcomics]] |
|||
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair/Western Animation|Western Animation]] |
|||
== Real Life == |
|||
* The celebrated "Glowing Green Monkeys", who were created by gene-splicing lab monkeys with bioluminescent sea creatures. Their hair only glow under fluorescent light, however, and look more of a dull greenish-brown under normal conditions. |
|||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] |
||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:Amazing Technicolor Index]] |
[[Category:Amazing Technicolor Index]] |
||
[[Category:Anime Hair]] |
[[Category:Anime Hair]] |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:Improbable Appearance Tropes]] |
[[Category:Improbable Appearance Tropes]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Useful Notes/Hair Color in Japan]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:These Tropes Are Impossible]] |
||
⚫ |
Latest revision as of 16:07, 4 July 2024
![](http://static.miraheze.org/allthetropeswiki/2/2c/Tvt_curtainsmatchthewindow.jpg)
"And for some reason, I got blue hair. You gotta have blue hair." |
There are plenty of ways for characters to be differentiated from each other, but one of normally limited utility is hair color. Human hair has a limited amount of variation after all, even less if you want everyone on a half hour show once a week to be easily distinguished. Thus, this trope was born, so that artists could have the full spectrum of color to utilize. It's so common that it's mostly considered an Acceptable Break From Reality now.
More than most media, anime characters often have impossible hair colors. This started with manga series that used distinctive colors on the covers to make characters stand out, as they all had either dark or light hair in the actual black and white pictures; anime just brought it to the screen.
There are several reasons why artists do this. The first, as noted, is to help distinguish characters from each other, similar to the reasoning behind Anime Hair. It may be done to indicate character personality, such as an Emotionless Girl with blue or white hair. It may be done to indicate uniqueness from the rest of the cast if they are the only one with their hair color. Or, it may be done just to suit the artist's taste for variety.
As it happens, this trope is Truth in Television to a degree - even The Other Wiki knows You Gotta Have An Article About Blue Hair.
This trope is a Sub-Trope of Hair Colors. For hair which is depicted as an odd color, but which is supposed to be a normal color (e.g., powder blue standing in for grey), see Hair Color Dissonance. When the hair color is realistic but is not justified by the setting, that's Implausible Hair Color. See also Mukokuseki and Amazing Technicolor Population. For characters with impossible hair styles, see the Anime Hair Trope.
Shy Blue-Haired Girl is a Sub-Trope that is about blue-haired girls specifically. Same thing for Rose-Haired Girl and pink-haired girls, as well as White-Haired Pretty Girl and White-Haired Pretty Boy. Elemental Hair can often overlap.
- Anime
- Comic Books
- Fan Works
- Film
- Literature
- Live-Action TV
- Music
- New Media
- Professional Wrestling
- Real Life
- Tabletop Games
- Video Games
- Web Comics
- Western Animation