Here are some examples:
Regarding females, those with long, straight hair are usually timid, gentle and kind like Rem Saverem of Trigun and Tomoyo Daidoji of Card Captor Sakura.
On the other hand, those with very short hair are generally regarded as athletic, even tomboyish, and business-oriented like Hitomi Kanzaki of The Vision of Escaflowne, Meryl Stryfe of Trigun, Minori Kushieda of Toradora, and Nanami Jinai of El-Hazard.
Those with pigtails are usually bubbly, sunny and childish like Shampoo from Ranma 1/2, Koran from Sakura Wars and Misa Amane of Death Note.
Wavy-haired females are usually from royalty or are those with a high social status like Princess Millerna from The Vision of Escaflowne, Shahrazad Al Rahman and Caterina Sforza of Trinity Blood.
When hair covers an eye, it connotes an air of mystery like Karla in Record of Lodoss War, Kazutaka Muraki of Yami no Matsuei and Misaki Mei of Another.
Related: Why do anime heroes have large eyes?
With regard to males, those with long flowing hair are seen as wild and sexy like Allen Schezar of The Vision of Escaflowne, Hotohori of Fushigi Yuugi and Touga of Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Guys with hair parted at the middle are dependable like Shohoku co-team captain Kogure of Slam Dunk.
Those with crew cuts are military types who are strict and strong like Takenori Akagi of Slam Dunk, Tsubasa Umeya of Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun and Leon from Bubblegum Crisis.
Hair color also gives a clue as to the character's personality. Blue/black-haired people are gentle and quiet.
Hair color also gives a clue as to the character's personality. Blue/black-haired people are gentle and quiet.
Yellow-haired ones are usually dumb and air-headed. White means evil, red denotes an explosive temper and green is weird and mysterious.
Keep in mind, though, that we are speaking generally here. There are always exceptions to the rules. However, if you think about it, anime in many ways sticks to a lot of stereotypes and standards. This includes the hair types that we've just discussed.
Keep in mind, though, that we are speaking generally here. There are always exceptions to the rules. However, if you think about it, anime in many ways sticks to a lot of stereotypes and standards. This includes the hair types that we've just discussed.
Now go forth and amaze your friends with your newfound anime knowledge. (^ _ ^)/
