Guide: ASCII & Anime Texture Tattoos in Saigon — Featuring Juls Kolet

If you’re traveling through Ho Chi Minh City and looking for a tattoo that’s unlike anything you’ll find in a normal studio, you should know about Juls Kolet — a Russian tattoo artist currently working in Việt Nam.
Her style blends ASCII art, katakana symbols, anime textures, glitch patterns, and shadow detailing, creating pieces that look like digital illustrations printed directly onto the skin.

This is the kind of tattoo you won’t see every day — experimental, textural, and extremely unique.

About Juls Kolet

Artist: Juls Kolet

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juls_kolet/

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Bookings open)

Moscow — waiting list

Her works mix:

ASCII symbols

katakana + Japanese text

pixel-like shadows

anime-inspired portraits

glitch graphics

black + red contrast

freehand additions and small chaotic marks

It feels like someone took a digital panel, broke it down into pixels and characters, and rebuilt it on your skin.

Who This Style Is For

This style fits travelers who want something:

artsy, digital, anime-influenced

heavy in texture

highly personal and non-replicable

clean but experimental

modern, creative, and design-focused

If you love Y2K internet art, manga aesthetics, glitch culture, or experimental illustration, this is exactly your lane.

What Makes Her Different

She uses ASCII characters as the base for shading

Blends anime silhouettes with digital noise

Often works in black + red, creating a striking contrast

Freehand sections to finish the composition

Pieces look like both tattoo and printed graphic art

Her tattoos sit somewhere between digital design and soft hand-drawn texture, which creates a super distinct look.

How to Book

Juls keeps things simple:
→ Booking through Instagram DM only.
She replies fast, and her slots fill quickly, especially when she’s traveling.

How to Prepare (Tourist Tips)

Bring reference images or characters you like

Don’t expect a 1:1 copy — the ASCII/shadow texture is always unique

Communicate preferred colors (usually black or black+red)

Pick clean, open areas: arms, ribs, thighs, stomach

Her style works extremely well on large areas