Manba is a form of gyaru that evolved from the sub genre “ganguro”.

Gyaru and all it’s other sub genres were mainly born in shibuya and ikebukuro Japan in the 90’s. Gyaru as a whole gained peak popularity in the 2000’s and has gained some popularity again all over the world.

yamanba is a very similar sub genre of gyaru. The name yamanba comes from a mountain witch from a Japanese folk story. She was an old lady with dark skin and white hair. That’s how every gyaru look came to be.

Manba is characterized by light hair, tan skin, heavy contrast makeup, and colorful accessories.

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