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In contemporary Japanese settings, kimono is often shorthand for "this character appreciated the traditional [[Good Old Ways]]". Even people who wouldn't normally even think of abandoning the comfort of Western wear, will go out of their way to wear fancy kimono for formal celebrations and events. For more information about kimono, see [[Kimono|the useful notes]]. For specifically kimono-flavoured [[Fan Service]], both sexual and [[Pandering to the Base|not so]], see [[Kimono Fanservice]].
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In modern Japan, the skill of dressing up in a kimono and carrying it is largely limited to dancers, geisha and such, and afficinandos. Being able to dress oneself up in a kimono is oh-so-WOW, while yukata-wearing skill is more like a citizen responsibility. Kimonos are also [[Crack is Cheaper|not cheap by any means]]. Thus, daily kimono wearer characters have a certain aura of elite in the Japanese mind.
Note that simply wearing yukata does not qualify a character to be
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* In ''[[Lucky Star]]'', the girls talk about the tying of the obi. Kagami's assumption was that Miyuki had tied it herself, but instead, the person at the store tied it. Konata's obi was tied by her father, a fact which disturbs Tsukasa.
* Saotome Nodoka in '' [[Ranma ½]]'' almost always wears a kimono, and is a walking parody of the [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] archetype.
** Kyouko from ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'': [http://digilander.libero.it/bertimaurizio/MI/anime/MI96-02.jpg wedding kimono]. Akane from ''[[Ranma ½]]'': [http://members.fortunecity.es/lamia/imagenes/ranma-akane.jpg western wedding dress]{{Dead link}}. Three guesses which one is the [[Cute Bruiser]] and which one is the [[Yamato Nadeshiko]].
** However, Akane is forced into [http://www.anymanga.com/ranma/037/001/008/ a wedding kimono] earlier on in the arc. It's not until later that she willingly dons a western wedding dress.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Ichiki]] from ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'' is always seen wearing a traditional kimono.
* Japan of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', [[Moe Anthropomorphism|quite]] [[Yamato Nadeshiko|fittingly]], is often seen wearing a yukata and once cleans his house [[Wholesome Crossdresser|while wearing traditionally female kimono and apron wear]]. Needless to say, fans love to break out the [[Kimono Fanservice]] for him in fanworks.
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* The kimono is standard garb for Nozomu Itoshiki, the despairing teacher in [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]. Also for his stalker, Matoi Tsunetsuki, since she always dresses like her current love.
* [[Reincarnation|Katakura Kojuurou]] in ''[[Gate 7]]'' is always showed wearing a kimono and hakama ''and'' [[Up to Eleven|uchikake.]]
* ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'': Having been brought up in "Kyoto style" by a wealthy family, it's unusual for Aoi to not wear kimono. She also conforms to a very traditional view of her role in life... which sets off the entire plot when her pre-arranged marriage is called off.
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