Taboo Tattoo

Taboo Tattoo (タブー・タトゥー) is a Japanese action seinen manga series written and illustrated by Shinjirō.[2] It was serialized by Media Factory in its Monthly Comic Alive magazine between November 2009 and June 2017.[3] The series was compiled into thirteen volumes between 2010 and 2017. The series is published in French by Bamboo Édition's Doki-Doki imprint. An anime adaptation was greenlit and aired from July 2016 to September 2016.[4] The manga has been licensed for release in English by Yen Press.[5]

Plot

After saving a homeless man from some thugs, Seigi receives a strange tattoo from the man as a gift.

Characters

U.S. forces and allies

Justice "Seigi" Akatsuka (赤塚正義 (セーギ))
[7]
Seigi has a strong sense of justice and ends up receiving a mysterious tattoo after rescuing a homeless man from some thugs. Seigi has trained in the Akatsuka-style of jujitsu since childhood under the supervision of his enthusiastic grandfather. His Power Crest, "Void Maker", allows him to create black holes and regenerate from injuries; it's also one of the few tattoos which does not require a trigger like the others. Due to his parents having "weird ideas" when he was born, his given name is written in kanji but pronounced as the English word. Seigi preferentially goes by his nickname, the traditional Japanese pronunciation of his given name.
Bluesy "Izzy" Fruesy (ブリージィ・フルージィ (イジー))
[7]
Bluesy, aka "Izzy", is a mysterious girl who appears before Seigi. Izzy has overwhelming physical power thanks to her Power Crest, which gives control over air. She's a U.S. Army lieutenant in charge of recovering the tattoos in Japan. Despite appearing to be of high school age, Izzy is older than Tom, a side effect of her Power Crest stopping her aging. She later loses her left arm during a battle with Cal.
Tōko Ichinose (一ノ瀬桃子 (トーコ))
[7]
Touko is Seigi's classmate and childhood friend, she also has a not-so-subtle crush on him. Her most distinguishing feature is her well-developed body compared to other girls her age. After being possessed by Iltutmish, she accidentally gets a Power Crest in her forehead which (like all Power Crests) increases her physical abilities when activate. She is later killed and devoured by a monstrous Iltutmish causing Seigi to fall into despair.
Tom Shredfield (トム＝シュレッドフィールド)
[7]
An otaku with a love for moe characters working as Izzy's subordinate. He possesses a copied Power Crest known as "Noise Canceller" which allows him to negate the powers of other tattoo users. Because of his lacking fighting prowess, he's often ends up injured after every confrontation.
Lisa Lovelock (リサ・ラブロック)
The commander of the Curse Unit of the U.S. Army and a good friend of Izzy. Nicknamed "Foxfire", her Power Crest allows her to create fiery explosions using the components in the air, she often teases Izzy about her small bust.
Colonel Sanders (サンダース)
A Brigadier General in the U.S. Army who prefers to be called "Colonel", he's a patriot as well as the leading member of the tattoo program. Even after losing his right arm, both legs, and even his vision in the fight against Cal, he refuses to let his disabilities hold him back.
Souha Tamaki (玉城走破)
A soldier from the Japan Self-Defense Forces and one of the few Japanese Power Crest users, he offers to help Seigi and his group. Much like Tom, Tamaki's also an otaku and the pair quickly become friends. Later on, he proposes to his girlfriend (who's also an Otaku) despite knowing that could rise death flags. Nicknamed "Bull Demon", his Power Crest allows him to warp dimensions around himself to accelerate at incredible speeds, ignoring all possible damage to his body.

Independents

Brad Blackstone "BB" (ブラッド・ブラックストーン)
A highly skilled combatant whose motives are unclear. He's an old acquaintance of Izzy and a defector from both the U.S. Army and Kingdom. Like that of Seigi, Brad also possesses the Void Maker, but Brad's Power Crest is killing him slowly. He becomes a mentor of sorts towards Seigi, but later on sacrifices himself in order to save Seigi and Izzy, with his soul and memories being transferred over to the former.
Professor Wiseman (ワイズマン)
A renegade American scientist who absconded the country with a number of Power Crests, one of which being Void Maker which he later gave to Seigi as thanks for saving his life. He also helps Brad Blackstone in order to access and modify the source code of his tattoo.

Kingdom of Selinistan

Aryabhata "Arya" (アリヤバータ)
The princess of the Kingdom of Selinistan. A nationalist who desires world domination, she seized power in a coup d'état which killed both of her peace-minded parents. Aryabhata wishes to change the world to suit her own ends, regardless of what others may think or feel. She strikes a beautiful figure, and comports herself with dignity, but her love of games is unequaled. Like Seigi, her Power Crest doesn't require a trigger, Arya's Power Crest allows her linked to the source of all other Power Crests, thereby allowing her to utilize any other power at will. Created as a tool to control the Power Crests, once she found out about the abuse and cruel experiments perpetrated by the king, her resentment towards humanity drove her to want to rewrite the world.
Iltutmish "Il" (イルトゥトゥミシュ)
A girl member of Brahman, who has pledged her allegiance to Arya. Nicknamed "Schrödinger's Cat", her Power Crest allows her to possess others as well as phase through matter so long as someone acknowledges her presence. She and Lurker have a pet capybara named "Mickey" and later on adopt a one-eyed kitten they find on the street. With Arya's power, Il can also turn herself into a giant, black smilodon.
Cal Shekar (カル・シェーカル)
A loyal servant and close aide to the princess, Cal's the Vice-Commander of Brahman. Nicknamed "Aegis Armadillo", her Power Crest allows her to create powerful barriers that can be used to block incoming attacks as well as cut nearly anything, she's also a deadly swordswoman as well. Despite her serious demeanor, she's easily frustrated by Arya's antics. She also admits to being in love with Brad but he turns her down in favor of Izzy.

type	tv series
director	Takashi Watanabe
producer	Hiroyuki Tanaka Yosuke Takabayashi Mika Shimizu Taro Iwahana Shunsuke Matsumura Jun Fukuda Yasuhiro Iwasawa
writer	Mayori Sekijima Masamitsu Ōtake
music	Shinji Hosoe (SuperSweep)
studio	J.C.Staff
network	TV Tokyo, AT-X, BS Japan
first	July 4, 2016
last	September 19, 2016
episodes	12
episode list	List of Taboo Tattoo episodes

Plot

Characters

U.S. forces and allies

Independents

Kingdom of Selinistan

Media

Manga

Anime

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