A sleeve tattoo (or tattoo sleeve) is a large tattoo, or collection of smaller tattoos, usually with similar themes, which covers most or all of the arm of a person, usually from shoulder to the wrist.
The term "manga" is a reference to the similarity in size of the tattoo on the cover of a long-sleeved shirt in a garment. Thus, the term is also used as a verb, for example, "getting sleeved" means to have an entire arm tattooed. The term "manga" is also used in reference to a large leg tattoo that covers a person's leg in a similar way.
"Half of the sleeves" or "quarter-sleeves" are tattoos that cover only part of one arm, usually above the elbow, but can also be found below the elbow. The term "sleeve" implies complete tattoo coverage of an area, so a "half sleeve" is a tattoo that covers the entire upper or lower arm. A "quarter sleeve" usually covers the area of the skin of the middle of the shoulder to the elbow.
Sleeve tattoo is a collaboration between a tattoo artist and client to demonstrate personal and joint artistic theme. Other times, a beam is created when a person has many small tattoos in his / her arm and then has "connected" to the bottom to form a sleeve tattoos. Pre-planned sleeves generally require many hours of tattooing and can take weeks, months or years to complete.
Some organizations have proposed rules that would prohibit the sleeve between its members, the United States Marine Corps Marines banned getting sleeve tattoos (or leg "sleeves") from April 1, 2007 forward (which already had the sleeves are protected for a reason grandfather clause). However, the sleeves of tattoos has become so popular that several companies have clothing that simulates the look of tattoo sleeves of transparent mesh fabric printed with tattoo designs.