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Originally Posted by Komari
Why do anime characters have bangs (fringe for the non-Americans) by default, and the few who don't are oft known for their "large foreheads"? When in reality most people just wear hair back?
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Just a random collection of photos, but not many Japanese people seem to wear their hair back.
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl...=&oq=&gs_rfai=
For an odder collection of hairwear (and street fashion):
http://www.google.com/images?q=japan...w=1372&bih=808
But you're right in that it is a bit odd that it seems to be made so much of in anime. It isn't as if the exposure of the forehead is unknown.