Heres a sleeve I started took reference from master Horiyoshi III for the bottom piece it is a Demon Hero ..the top is a one that i freestyled..a hanya...coolio love workin this style! heres some info about the hannya mask taken from wikkepedia..ill update with more info on the bottom demon..
Hannya (般若) is a popular Japanese nō theatre mask design, representing a jealous female demon. It possesses two sharp bull-like horns, glaring eyes, and a leering mouth split from ear to ear.
In the popular anime and manga One Piece, the character Hannyabal's face resembles the Hannya Mask. His name is also from the mask.
The character Hannya in the popular manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin wears and takes his name from this mask.
Yoshimitsu from the Tekken and Soul Calibur games wears a Hannya mask in battle for some of his costumes.
In the 4th episode of Shonan Junai Gumi anime, a tattoo of hannya appears back of the should of Nagisa when she turns into her other personality Yasha.
In the manga Y+M, Jubei wears a Hannya mask.
One of the antagonists, George Maxwell in the game Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within wears a Hannya mask
Some people also get tattoos with this style and there are books showing art focused on hannya masks.
They originate from a Japanese story of a beautiful woman, who became so jealous she grew horns.
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