Ear piercing says a lot about a character. While most characters who wear earrings are depicted as villainous, there are some exceptions where people wearing earrings are kind and caring.
Some famous anime characters who wear earrings are Zoro from One Piece, Kawaki from Boruto, Sailor Uranus, and Yugi Muto.
Wearing earrings has been considered feminine in some parts of the world throughout history, but most fans will agree that wearing earrings makes a character look way cooler and makes them stand out from other characters.
1. Loke
Loke is a celestial spirit called Leo, but most of the time he is in his human avatar with a black suit. He is from the Fairy Tail anime. Loke is the leader of the 12 Golden Zodiac Keys and is summoned by Lucy Heartfillia, a wizard from the Fairy Tail guild. Loke also has a Fairy Tail tattoo on his back. He is very loyal to Lucy.
He has orange hair and wears sunglasses. His formal attire includes a dark-colored suit and a light-colored shirt with a red tie. And he also wears earrings.
Loke is glamorous and is quite popular among the women, and he doesn’t like it when someone harasses women. He looks young by appearance, but he’s immortal and has been living for a long time.
2. Uta
Next on the list is the talented designer Uta from Tokyo Ghoul. Uta operates a studio called “HySy ArtMask Studio.” He is the one who designs the intricately designed masks of ghouls.
Being in the design industry, he must have some style, right? Therefore, he has many piercings with multiple silver hoops on both ears. These piercings help elevate his artistic persona.
3. Izumi Miyamura
At the start of the series, Izumi was a shy person. He couldn’t even converse properly with anyone he met unless he knew him. When he started talking to his classmates, they discovered he was a friendly and caring person.
However, his personality takes a U-turn after he meets his first girlfriend in high school. Initially, he didn’t like all the attention he got after getting a girlfriend. But, slowly, he changed, and when he became a senior, he became a handsome guy who would ask out any girl he liked from his class.
Izumi’s family owns a bakery, and he works there when he is not at school.
4. Riku
Setsuna, Towa, and Moroha often meet this mysterious pirate named Riku. Moreover, he is also a Youkai incarnation of Kirinmaru. His connection to Kirinmaru doesn’t affect his attractive appearance. His blue-colored outfit and purple eyeshadow create a striking appearance together with his personality.
He wears a round-shaped deep blue earring. However, this earring is not just an accessory; it is a demonic weapon, and he needs to touch it to activate its powerful abilities.
When Riku first appeared in Yashahime, he manipulated people and made them fulfill his wishes.
Riku usually has a cold demeanor and seems distant from others. But, after encountering Towa and hanging out with his group, his distant and cold personality vanished, and he started hanging out with them. He is probably older than he looks since he was there during the time of Inyusha and Kagome.
Riku’s motives are unknown; one thing we know about him is that he is looking for pearls. But we don’t know what those pearls are for or what he is plotting.
5. Zero Kiryu
Zero Kiryu is Ichiru Kiryu’s twin brother. He used to be a vampire but now works as a vampire hunter. His calm and composed personality is often misunderstood as a cold demeanor.
However, there is one person around whom he can act like his true self, and she is Yuki. Whenever he is around Yuki, his cold nature turns into a friendly one.
But this doesn’t last long, as he soon discovers that Yuki is a vampire. Underneath Kiryu’s cold and composed persona, there is a gentle and kind-hearted man who deeply desires to protect humans from vampires.
Zero is already very handsome, but his five silver earrings take his handsomeness to a new level. He wears two earrings on his right ear and three on his left ear. All of this combined creates an enthralling presence.
6. Riza Hawkeye
Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is a skilled sharpshooter and aide to Colonel Roy Mustang. She is known never to miss her shot. She has blonde hair, and her ear is pierced with a silver stud. She is known among her peers as very disciplined and makes rational decisions.
She can handle any type of gun, such as a sniper, pistol, or even two handguns.
7. Sinbad
King Sindbad made his first appearance in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. But, after that, he became so popular that he got his show depicting young Sindbad’s adventures.
Sindbad has a charismatic personality, and he is also a skilled warrior. With the help of these characteristics, he built the Sindria Kingdom and led it to prosperity.
One part of his charisma is his stylish clothes. Sindbad wears Middle Eastern attire and gold earrings with cascading chains. This depicts his status as someone from a rich and influential family.
8. Nana Osaki
Nana is a great singer and the singer of BLAST; her band is affiliated with Gaia Records, and her shoes are a hit amongst the crowd. Nana had a boyfriend with whom she was very close, and they were also engaged.
But his boyfriend fell into a terrible accident. Nana already had a tragic past, and after this incident, her future was also looking dark. But, as time passes, Nana accepts reality and continues with her life.
One day, when she was going on a train, she met another girl named Nana, and they became engrossed. Maybe due to such tragic events, she always has this unfriendly and difficult-to-approach vibe around her, but she is very nice.
9. Roronoa Zoro
Roronoa Zoro, also known as ‘Pirate Hunter Zoro,’ is a swordsman in the One Piece anime. He is a skilled swordsman and uses 3 sword styles. He is very loyal to his captain, Monkey D. Luffy.
He is a swordsman of the Straw Hat pirates and one of the strongest swordsmen in the anime. His goal is to become the strongest Swordsman in the world.
He is seen wearing three golden hoop earrings on left earlobe. His appearance is green hair with a scar on left eye (We still don’t know how he got that scar, but it happened during a 2-year skip when he was training under Mihawk).
His earrings make him a lot cooler, and he is loved so much by fans worldwide due to his fearlessness and impressive swordsmanship.
10. Kawaki
Kawaki from the Boruto anime was raised by an organization named Kara. He was brought to the Konoha village and adopted by Uzumaki Naruto. Kawaki has a very dark background; he was raised to become the vessel for Isshiki Otsutsuki.
Because of his background, he is very hostile to everyone at first and speaks rudely. But after spending time with Naruto, he slowly starts to open up. While his attitude remains the same towards other people, he is friendly with Boruto’s younger sister, Himawari.
He has a mark under his left eye that resembles Roman number IX and a pair of earrings on his right eyebrow. He has a seal on the palm of his left hand called “karma,” which is diamond-shaped.
11. Takashi Mitsuya
Takashi is a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang, and he is also the captain of the second division. He first met Draken when he was impressed by his graffiti, and they became friends shortly after.
After this incident, Mitsuya starts hanging out with other gang members, and no one knows that at that time, they were laying the foundations of one of the most infamous gangs in Tokyo, the Tokyo Manji Gang.
Mitsuya’s character has a stylish look; he always wears trendy clothes and accessories that match his clothes and further elevate his look, which shows his love and passion for fashion.
But you rarely see his fashionable avatar as he usually wears his school uniform or gang coat. Mistsuya only wears an earring in his left ear; it has a black rectangular shape, and there is a cross symbol inside it.
12. Tanjiro Kamado
The new movie of Demon Slayer was released just recently. The main character, Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer, is also popular for his earrings, which are not just for fashion but also have some historical meaning behind them.
If you know about Japanese tradition, you may have noticed that his earrings resemble the traditional Japanese Hanafuda. (Hanafuda means Flower card, therefore the flower card shape).
Tanjiro has a long family history, and his earrings are a legacy passed down in his family from many generations. Tanjiro’s father also wore these earrings, and by wearing these earrings, he could receive guidance from his ancestors when needed. So, these earrings also help Tanjiro to find a solution when he is troubled about something.
Tanjiro loved his family and cared for them. However, One day, when he came home, he found that demons had attacked his family, and everyone was killed except for his sister, who was alive.
She was also turned into a demon, but Tanjiro protected her instead of killing her. Now, he is searching for the culprit, Muzan, to take his revenge for his sister and find a way to cure her.
13. Cadis Etrama Di Raizel
Cadis is a handsome man among both nobles and humans. He isn’t from the present time because he does not know about modern technology.
Mostly, he is seen in his school uniform. He has red eyes and black hair and wears a silver cross earring on his left ear. The earring was given to him by someone who sealed his powers. At first glance, he may appear cold and somewhat aloof, but he is quite friendly towards humans.
He is one of the most powerful in the series. He has the privilege of doing what he wants; his status is quite high, even among the nobles. He has numerous abilities, such as speed and telepathy. He is one of the characters that you wouldn’t want to get on the bad side.
14. Jean Pierre Polnareff
Jean Pierre Polnareff wears one of the most unique-looking earrings in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. They are shaped like a heart that is broken roughly. He is a stand user and ally to Jotaro and Joseph.
Jean has a lot of recognition in Stardust Crusaders and can go to any lengths to avenge his loved ones. Because of this, other characters view him as cocky and impulsive.
15. Bulma
Bulma is from one of the most famous anime of all time, Dragon Ball. She is a genius scientist and a member of Z-fighters. She is exceptionally smart. She also has a great fashion sense, which we can see through her stylish outfits, including her earrings.
She has short-length blue colored hair. However, her appearance has changed a lot of times since she first appeared on the show. Her earrings always act as a complement to her trendy clothes. Her ever-changing fashion sense reflects her personality.
16. Trafalgar D. Water Law
Trafalgar D. Water Law is also from the One Piece anime. He is the captain of the Heart Pirates and belongs to the worst generation. He allied with Luffy to defeat Kaido, one of the four sea emperors. He also healed Luff’s grave injuries after the Marineford war, which happened before the time skip.
Law has multiple tattoos, and he wears a paw-print hat and earrings.
17. Kazuomi Ohga
Kazumi Ohga is a high-school teenager who is quite popular at his school. That’s because he is smart as well as handsome. But he has one weakness: he doesn’t know much about romance. He attracts many people due to his good looks.
His school uniform is oversized, and he wears an earring on his left ear that matches Rena Kariu, his close friend. He is also often chosen as class representative because of his good grades and looks. He has also captured the hearts of many fans.
18. Howl Jenkins Pendragon
Howl Jenkins Pendragon is a Wizard from the movie called “Howl’s Moving Castle,” directed by Studio Ghibli. He was one of the leading characters in the movie. He appeared self-absorbed initially, but as the show went on, he became more kind and sympathetic.
His earrings are a distinguishing part of his appearance. He has many piercings in his ears, and each one is unique. His earrings add to his personality and make him more noticeable.
19. Kurapika
Kurapika from Hunter X Hunter is a professional hunter with blonde hair and brown eyes. But his eye color changes into scarlet when he faces intense emotions. He wears an earring on his left ear, ornamented with ruby.
He belongs to the Kurta clan, which faced its demise because of their scarlet eyes. His sole motive is to capture a band of thieves called the “Phantom Troupe” who slaughtered his clan. That is the reason he decided to become a hunter.
20. Sailor Uranus
Another character making it to our list is Sailor Uranus from the ‘Sailor Moon series, who acts as a member of Outer Senshi. She has impressive strength and agility. She has a relaxed behavior.
She has an androgynous(partly male and partly female) appearance. She is tall and has short hair, which sometimes makes people mistake her for a boy.
Her earrings are a pair of gold that’s shaped like an inverted moon. It adds to her heroic appearance and represents her cosmic powers and strong will to protect the universe from evil.