Local Roots Ink Des Moines, WA Tacoma & Seattle too

OtakuTattooist

I do blackwork and fine line — anime, manga, comics, games, whatever you grew up on. Bring me the one you've been putting off.

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Send me the reference. I'll draw it up properly.

What I actually do

Blackwork and fine line, drawn from the things you already love.

433Pieces posted

9,284Following the work

3Cities I tattoo in

My work,
panel by panel

Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen tattooed in black and grey on an upper arm — Sukuna Portrait · upper arm

Spider-Man hanging upside down, tattooed in full colour on a calf — Spiderman · calf

No-Face from Spirited Away in black and grey, tattooed over an older piece — Studio Ghibli Cover up · calf

Gaara from Naruto tattooed in colour on an upper arm — Evil Eye portrait · upper arm

Two cow faces with cowbells, tattooed in fine line with a little colour — Mini cow flash · back of the arm

Goku from Dragon Ball tattooed in black and grey on a forearm — DBZ mini panel · forearm

Six off my grid. The other 427 are on Instagram.

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What I tattoo

Five things
I draw best

This is what people come to me for. If the thing in your head isn't on the list, ask me anyway.

Blackwork

Solid black, heavy shape. No colour, nowhere to hide — it works or it doesn't.

ブラックワーク

Anime & Manga

Characters and panels held in line work, the way they were drawn on the page.

アニメ・漫画

Video Game

Sprites, key art, weapons, crests. Bring me the screenshot, bring me the box.

ゲーム

Comic work, pop-culture and books get the same treatment — there are two more on the services page.

All five, in full

What's coming up

Where I'll
be next

Conventions, flash days, travel and anything else worth turning up for. Dates land here first, then Instagram.

Conventions

Where you'll find me set up away from the shop, booth and all.

Next Horror Con · Oct 23–25, 2026

Then AnimeWa + WSG · Feb 19–21, 2027

Flash days

Designs I've drawn up in advance, tattooed on the day they're posted.

Next Announced on Instagram

Travel

Days I'm tattooing away from Local Roots — Tacoma, Seattle, further out.

Next Hawaii · 2027, dates TBA

Events

Meet-ups, markets, shop nights, anything else going on.

Next Announced on Instagram

Last one — SummerCon '26

LoLo at his SummerCon booth — At the booth

LoLo meeting the voice of Kairi from Kingdom Hearts — Met the voice of Kairi

A client with a voice actor's signature tattooed beside LoLo's work — Signature tattooed next to the piece

Art bought from vendors at the convention — The art haul

Booking

Text me
the idea

Fill this in and it opens your Messages app with the whole thing already written. Nothing sends until you hit send.

My booking form The long version — everything I need answered before a big piece. DM me on Instagram Availability, concepts and aftercare are all in my highlights. Email me [email protected] — for anything that needs an attachment.

Still thinking about it?

Most people sit on an idea for years. Send it over and I'll tell you honestly whether it will work.

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