Cyberpunk anime is Alex Roze's signature style, developed and shown under @jpeg_tattooer. Manga linework is the spine of it. Around that sit glitch effects and the visual language of Y2K and Itasha culture, usually built on anime characters, mechs and cyber imagery, with lime green and lipstick red set against black and grey. Single panels through to full sleeves and back pieces. Tattooed at Rocky Mountain Tattoo in Kelowna, BC.
Alex Roze tattoos at Rocky Mountain Tattoo, 532 Bernard Ave in downtown Kelowna, British Columbia.
Alex Roze and @jpeg_tattooer are the same artist. London is part of Alex's history; Kelowna is where Alex tattoos now.
Compare this manga-and-glitch approach with Alex's traditional, neo-traditional, and black and grey portfolios before choosing a style label.
The recurring visual grammar is visible across the 29 pieces above: character-led manga drawing, decisive black linework, cybernetic or mechanical interruptions, screen-like glitches, and controlled high-chroma accents. Some pieces stay close to a recognizable anime or game subject. Others move farther into biomechanical, horror, alien, or Y2K imagery while keeping the same graphic structure.
Colour is not compulsory. Lipstick red and lime green are signatures in this body of work, but the portfolio also includes blue, pink, purple, and black-and-grey treatment. The useful decision is whether the final piece should read primarily as a character, a scene, a symbolic object, or a larger composition. That decision helps determine how much detail can remain readable at the intended size.
Alex's cyberpunk-anime gallery ranges from single character panels to full sleeves and back pieces. Browse the actual work before deciding whether the approach fits. If xenomorph, demon, biomechanical-skull, or other dark imagery is central, compare the visually reviewed horror collection; if the skull itself is the subject, use the six-work skull tattoo guide; if a weapon is central, compare the six-work dagger and blade guide; if the mask object, its position, or its relationship to the character is the main decision, use the eight-work mask tattoo guide; if dragon, oni, kitsune, Hannya, koi, or samurai-armour references are central, use the Japanese-inspired motif guide, which explicitly does not claim irezumi or tebori specialization. For the broader system, return to the complete tattoo portfolio.
References are most useful when they clarify the subject and the boundary of the idea. Send the character, object, scene, or mood you are responding to; name anything that must remain recognizable; and say what should not appear. Include the body placement, approximate size, colour preference, budget, timing, and reference images in one enquiry. You do not need to arrive with a finished composition.
Alex's published rates are $280 CAD per hour and $2,000 CAD for a full day. The final estimate depends on the project rather than the search phrase: subject, placement, physical size, density of detail, and the session structure all matter. Read Before You Book for the current studio-linked answers on deposits, identification, rescheduling, numbing products, health considerations, and touch-ups.
START AN ANIME TATTOO ENQUIRY →Alex Roze tattoos regularly at Rocky Mountain Tattoo, 532 Bernard Ave in downtown Kelowna, British Columbia. Hammersmith separately publishes occasional London guest status; those dates require direct confirmation.
Alex's cyberpunk anime work combines manga linework with glitch, Y2K, Itasha, mech, and cyber imagery, often using lipstick red or lime green against black and grey.
No. The portfolio spans single character panels, individual subjects, full sleeves and back pieces; the right scale depends on the image, placement, and readable detail.
Send the character or subject, placement, approximate size, colour preference, budget, timing, and useful reference images, plus anything that must be included or avoided.
Alex's published rates are $280 CAD per hour and $2,000 CAD for a full day; a project-specific estimate depends on the idea, placement, size, and detail.