Numerous characters in Adekan but especially pretty boy Shiro who's kimono's often are draped haphazardly on him to heighten the fanservice.Nearly any manga and anime long enough features a summer festival episode/chapter, or a ryoukan/hot springs resort one, or both, with male members of the cast expressing gratitude for getting to see the ladies in yukata, and sometimes vice versa as well.Please do not add examples of typical fanservice that just happen to contain a kimono (the kimono falling off or open, kimono used in the same way as a normal robe, etc) to this page. See Qipao for another type of "sexy Asian dress" used frequently in fiction. As per Rule of Cool, many of those rules get kicked out the door in fiction, and heroines won't get accused of "abusing a national symbol" by a mob of angry aunties. Kimono wearing in itself has suffered from Trope Decay a single man can be blamed for today's tubular kimono fashion, its rigid rules, and the death of the more fluid style of pre-WWII times.
Especially in the case of geisha, a specific sexual plus is that the dress frames the nape of neck, which was the Japanese fixation before Western fashions became dominant.Īnother variant of kimono fanservice comes up with some more seductive characters, who wear theirs off-the-shoulder in a way that looks like they are on the cusp of a Wardrobe Malfunction, exposing their shoulders and, in some cases, showing off substantial cleavage.ĭue to its complexity and obscurity to modern, and foreign, folk, it's also constantly subjected to research failure-induced Unfortunate Implications (right flap over left means you are dead and soon to be cremated) and Accidental Innuendo (in modern era costumes, obi tied in front signify a working girl). Caters to such fanservice tropes as (supposed) Going Commando, (hypothetical chance of) mixed Action Dress Rip and Show Some Leg, and maybe Sarashi.
Unlike conventional fanservice, the amount of skin shown will be minimal. Where the audience appreciates getting to see their favourite character in this specific dress.
Can overlap with Awesome Anachronistic Apparel.ī: Pandering to the Base, Fetish (with/or mild Fanservice) Where the audience appreciates the garments themselves. Add to that the long shape and restriction of the garment forcing one to adopt a lady-like elegance (or, for guys, a tall and dignified posture) and, well. the nape of the neck) is revealed for all to see. There's also the fact that, no matter how much of the body is covered, the Ultimate and Most Bewitchingly Sensual Mystery of the Female Body (i.e. The idea of getting to open up such a prettily-wrapped present thrills many a mind, similar to corsets. Few people in Japan know enough about kimono to detect every nuance, but the message seems to trigger some subconscious level of understanding. Secondly, the whole body being wrapped in one lovely package typically spells out (in the case of a girl) "innocent", "proper", "charming" and "eligible" in kimono code. Firstly, people are expected not to wear western-style lingerie underneath, as a bra would ruin the bustline (which should be smooth), and pantylines are a definite no-no. Kimono can also be a specific type of fetish, in ways not easily explained to the uninitiated. For its use as a visual cue for tradition, see Kimono Is Traditional. For more information about kimono, see the useful notes. In Japan, kimono hold a very special place in people's hearts, and are a medium of a thousand symbols.