The Meitu app will turn anyone into a beautiful, terrifying anime character

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Getting a good photo of yourself is a mix of practice and good lighting, but there’s hope for those of us that need a little help. The latest selfie craze on social media is a half anime makeover, half Instagram on steroids. It’s Chinese photo-editing app Meitu, a terrifying force of photo technology that has finally spread to the West. Think of it as sort of like a Japanese purikura photo booth but for your phone.

Meitu is available on Android and iPhone, and it’s pretty easy to get started. The app offers a few general retouching and editing tools but in order to become the anime character of your dreams try the “hand-drawn” option. (In order for this to work, you need an internet connection.) The hand-drawn option includes a couple…

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