Everyone knows anime is big on flashy, striking visuals, from sparkly backgrounds to expressive "anime eyes" and exaggerated facial expressions. Another underrated method of expression is the hair on an anime character's head, which might actually say a lot about them. There's the running joke about "anime hair," or colorful hair that stands up in impossible ways, but the hair of anime characters isn't always a gag or cliché.

Even when an anime character's hair is outlandishly colorful or bizarre, it might still say a lot about the character, making that hair cool and iconic rather than silly. Plenty of anime hairstyles are popular or even legendary, and others are highly meaningful for the characters who have them. These hairstyles are practically synonymous with the characters themselves, providing insight into who they are as people in their worlds.

Griffith's Hair Reinforces His Princely Image Everyone Remarks on How Beautiful...