Always wondered about the blue hair...

Gabb · Post by **Gabb** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:38 pm

Wasn't Kaname portrayed as having black hair in the mangas/novels etc. I've always wondered then how come she has blue hair in the Anime? To make her more unique or something?

Post by **Taurec** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:14 pm

Probably,

Giving her hair a odd color makes her stand out yeah.. and she does.. <g>

terran empire · Post by **terran empire** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:46 pm

it's a standard Anime Technique After all look at Ren Every pic I have seen of her if you changed her Hair color Bingo Chidori. Most anime Artists are Lazy because they have too Draw a million of the same frames over and over again. so they tend too Cheat.

Weltall Elite · Post by **Weltall Elite** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:01 pm

In a black and white manga, their choices in hair color are going to be limited, so I wouldn't expect it to be any color except black or white or some mix of the two.

Still, I find it interesting that in both the manga and the novels, in any color images they show, Kaname has blue hair. So I guess it's not anime exclusive, though in the novels, when refering to her hair color, he does say it's black.

For the purposes of writing, I like to say it's blue, just because it's that much more interesting. I mean, you know what they say about blue-headed girls, don't you?

...Me either.

Teletha Testarosa · Post by **Teletha Testarosa** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:49 pm

was gonna say, aren't most manga plain black and white?

Pyrite · Post by **Pyrite** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:19 am

I think he might mean cover illustrations.

Jae · Post by **Jae** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:22 am

Pyrite wrote:I think he might mean cover illustrations.

Yeah... the manga and novel illustrations are all in B+W but both also feature color cover and insert art, as well as color promo art for the ads and magazines they run in.

Blue is a very common way to color or highlight black hair- even in the US. (Wonder Woman and Archie's Veronica often have blue highlights, for examples.)
And anime/manga use hair colors partly differentiate between characters, but also often to suggest or imply personality traits.

But, in the case of FMP, I think it's just that the 'fake-world' versions of real world versions were used - ie, Kaname's 'real' hair is black, Sousuke's hair is brown, Tessa's super pale blonde. Melissa's is black too....but it'd be less fun if they both had blue hair. There's no cotton-candy pink hair, no sky blue... ect. Semi-realistic

but it seems a little silly to talk about the 'real-world' hair concept...

Weltall Elite · Post by **Weltall Elite** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:36 am

Jae wrote:Blue is a very common way to color or highlight black hair- even in the US. (Wonder Woman and Archie's Veronica often have blue highlights, for examples.)

Well, yeah, but I think her hair is colored beyond just "highlights" for shading.

But yeah, it's probably used for making the characters a little more unique from one another. The insert to the DVD actually says her hair is blue in the bio, so for the purposes of that, I guess it's supposed to be blue.

...It also mentions her bust size for some reason.

PS: Hey, I've already become a water balloon. Hooray!

Jae · Post by **Jae** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:48 am

Weltall Elite wrote:The insert to the DVD actually says her hair is blue in the bio, so for the purposes of that, I guess it's supposed to be blue.

Yes, that's why I feel a little silly talking about it. But people insist on making comparisons between fiction and reality, myself included, and FMP is an excellent example of a semi-realistic style anime, tempting that comparison even more.

The hair colors in FMP 'translate' very well.

Weltall Elite · Post by **Weltall Elite** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:53 am

That's alright. It's cool as long as everyone here is a FMP fan. Just avoid bringing it up at Happy Hour after work with your football-loving buddies.

reinselft · Post by **reinselft** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:39 am

well, should I ever colour my doodles, her hair would be blue. Because I see blue on official images, therefore it will be blue. Ah I've become such fan of Shiki Douji illustrations... I like his/her colouring style.

I'll shut up now.

plue_lp · Post by **plue_lp** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:59 am

hmmm..i tot her hair has always been blue..

Kaze · Post by **Kaze** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:12 pm

The blue hair makes her special... like that other Whispered seen in episode 1... her hair was red.

I'm just wondering what the theachers think of her blue hair, because bleaching your hair etc is strictly forbidden in most japanese public schools.

KashimArbalestAS · Post by **KashimArbalestAS** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:57 pm

And Kaze, don't forget Tessa. She has platinum hair, so does her brother, Leonard. Both whispers, or whispered, does anybody know the correct term?