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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]].

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.

 

 

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* In ''[[Ichigo Mashimaro]]'', it's discovered that Ana doesn't have a yukata, so she temporarily "borrow" one off of Miu. As in, Miu had been wearing it when she borrowed it. Then Chika remembers Nobue's old one, which Miu ends up wearing to the matsuri.

* 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.

* [[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.

* Kohaku from ''[[Tsukihime]]'' is a [[Meido]] who wears a kimono with an apron.

* Kaibara of ''[[Oishinbo]]'' is a renowned artist who practices several traditional artforms, as well as a hard-line traditionalist in other areas and almost always wears a kimono. Older characters also frequently wear kimonos.

* In ''[[Niji No Nataasha]]'', Natasha's rival is Umeko, a very traditionally brought up high class girl, and you guessed it, she always wears splendid kimono. Her mother, practically a queen at home, never needs to lift a finger to get everything done (they have many servants), and she wears kimono + uchikake.

* 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.]]

 

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