Anime-Style Skins
The world of Counter-Strike skins is big, but the world of animes and mangas is definitely even bigger. Manga refers to comics originating from Japan.
And as we all know, a strikingly large number of CS players have a manga character as their profile picture.
My dear fans of Japanese art. This article is for you!
Even though there are currently only 5 skins that pay tribute to this scene, GamerPay would like to introduce them to you today.
M4A4 | Temukau
Screenshot: M4A4 | Temukau and Sport Gloves | Vice
The M4A4 | Temukau is a red skin from the Revolution Collection. The artwork shows a female CT throwing a smoke. As her condition deteriorates, this artwork becomes scratched. The price for a FN is around €120, if you decide on a ST, FN you have to reckon with around €250.
The special thing about the artwork is that it is particularly suitable for the positioning of a sticker. You can place the sticker in such a way that it looks as if the CT is presenting it to you.
Who doesn't know the feeling of wanting to give your teammates brains? M4A4 | Temukau can do that for you!
Screenshot: AUG | Akihabara Accept and Specialist Gloves | Fade
The AUG | Akihabara Accept is the first manga skin released in CS in 2015 as the red skin of "The Rising Sun Collection". It is not available in ST and is a rather expensive skin due to its rarity. For a FN you pay around €2.000 and apart from a few MWs, the pattern is clearly scratched in every other condition.
Sawed-Off | Kiss♥Love
Screenshot: Sawed-Off | Kiss♥Love and Driver Gloves | Imperial Plaid
If you're a manga fan but the above prices are a bit out of your CS budget, we've got good news for you. The Sawed-Off | Kiss♥Love is not a skin we would recommend in a bad condition, but for around €12 you can get a FN. If you prefer ST, it will also only cost you around €20 in FN. The skin comes from “The Recoil Collection” and was added in 2022.
M4A1-S | Player Two
Screenshot: M4A1-S | Player Two and Sport Gloves | Amphibious
M4A1-S | Player Two is a little more reminiscent of comics but is clearly designed in a manga style. In FN it sells for around €80 but is also available in ST (FN,ST approx. €200).
The artwork scratches easily at first, so the Player Two is also a good playskin in other conditions.
Screenshot: M4A1-S | Player Two in FT
Screenshot: Galil AR | Kami and Sport Gloves | Nocts
We start with the Galil AR | Kami. The pattern consists of a minimalist manga entitled Counter-Strike
(jap.カウンターストライク) . Depending on which pattern the Galli has, you can see different parts of the manga. It was released in 2014 with the Huntsman Collection and is also available in ST. An FN, ST costs around €6 without ST €3.
Screenshots: Galil AR | Kami Pattern und Examples
Five-SeveN | Kami
The Five-SeveN | Kami is quite similar, it is based on a different pattern, but has the same style as the Galil AR and is also labelled Counter-Strike. It is also a fairly inexpensive skin with similar prices to the Galli and available in ST.
Screenshots: Five-SeveN | Kami and Sport Gloves | Nocts
Screenshot: MAC-10 | Sakkaku and Sport Gloves | Slingshot
The MAC-10 | Sakkaku. It is not available in FN or MW, but has a particularly cool look in FT. The artwork has the look of an old book due to the poorer condition and therefore has its very own charm.
Another rather special effect is the character's eyes. If you shoot with the Mac-10, they light up.
One FT costs you just €1, if you prefer ST the price rises to around €3.
Screenshot: MAC-10 | Sakkaku in 1. FT ; 2. BS
Screenshot: Glowing eyes of MAC-10 | Sakkaku
Conclusion
Even if the selection of anime/manga skins is not yet very large, there are still some nice skins in every price range.
We can probably assume that there will be a few more in the course of time.
When you have found your favourite skin, have a look at GamerPay.
