Awesome Anachronistic Apparel: Difference between revisions

 

* In ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'', our main character, his sister, and his devoted stalker all wear old-fashioned kimono. But not just kimono, ''vintage'' and ''seasonally appropriate'' designs from the early 20th century. The accessories are no exception: the author will knot the obi differently on different occasions, and always matches the characters up with classic outerwear in winter, like Inverness coats and ''kakusode gaitou''. If you know much about traditional Japanese clothing, it can be quite the sight to behold. To be frank, in that universe Japan's [[wikipedia:Era name|era name]] [[Retro Universe|is still]] ''[[Retro Universe|Showa]]'', not ''Heisei''.

* Inverted in''[[Inuyasha]]'' Kagome wears modern day clothes in feudal era Japan.

* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] in ''[[Mushishi]]'', where the main character wears modern clothes in a feudal setting... [[Rule of Cool|For no reason other than that it looks cool.]] [[Word of God|According to the author]], [[Mushishi]] was originally set in the modern day, but they forgot to change Ginko's clothes when the comic changed to the feudal era. And, no, [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|nobody ever says anything]].