Headphones

Headphones are just so cool for expressing the personality of an anime character. As you can see, they vary from sleek and futuristic tech-wear headphones to the more adorable cat ear designs that people often associate with their gaming or music set-ups. It is a piece of equipment that usually suggests the character is in his or her own little world, perhaps gaming away or just trying to avoid the crowds.

You can see the neon pink and cyan gradient reflecting off the plastic or the bokeh effect in the rainy city background. Artists also enjoy using the fine line work on the headphones' cables and ear cups to add more micro-details. To be honest, a high-res photo of a character lost in music is just a pretty decent phone lock screen.