Comments on: Nara schoolgirls shun bare legs in favor of a vaguely Islamic aesthetic

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:20:42 +0000

I sure whould like to find a 18 year old girl to rub her legs. it whould make us feal good,

By: tadtz

tadtz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:09:37 +0000

Eh, when I was living in Japan a few years ago it always struck me that the school uniform skirts in the Osaka area were longer than Tokyo or even most rural areas I traveled thru on the 18 Kippu. Was like going back in time or something. Maybe its even more pronounced now, but I wouldn’t call it new.

By: hoshikagi

hoshikagi — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:40:24 +0000

Reminds me of ‘Rescue from Gilligan’s Island’ when they finally get off the island, the Skipper hears about how while they were gone the skirts went from long to mini and back to long and tells this to Gilligan with tears in his eyes.

By: tomojiro

tomojiro — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:25:38 +0000

True that the trend is different in Tokyo and Kansai. I agree that in Tokyo, that most of the teenage girls are still sticking to miniskirts. But during a recent business trip to Kansai, I was astonished to see high school girls uniform which adopted trousers. Kansai and Tokyo are sometimes very different.

By: Tokyo Fashion

Tokyo Fashion — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:38:58 +0000

I agree that it’s probably not fair to compare the Shibuya gals with the Nara super-students, but look around central Tokyo and I think you’ll agree that even the “normal” schoolgirls are still wearing skirts rolled extremely short. In fact, this season’s fashion seems to be all about showing more skin, not less.

By: Blue Cheese Rocket

Blue Cheese Rocket — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:45:39 +0000

やっぱり、コーデネートは、こう出ねえと。　な。

Or something. 18 comments? Awesome.

By: Jade Oc

Jade Oc — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:21:21 +0000

Sukeban Deka is definitely worth checking out. It makes yo-yos really sexy. Am I betraying my great age when I admit that I thought as a teenager that Nanno-chan looked way hot in that uniform? I haen’t seen the recent film, but if as M-BOne says, it’s actually worse than the live-action Devilman (which was jaw-thuddingly BAD) then I never will.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:54:02 +0000

I think the regional differences are going to be there, just as there were schools in the US in the mid-80’s where people did not peg their jeans.

I am starting to wonder if there is any decent way to measure this at all. Talking about the tastes of girls at a top science high school in Nara and those of gyaru from Shibuya is comparing apples to oranges (←questionable fruit metaphor…), and so I’d like to see the comparison controlled for region and high school.

You’d all like to see it too, you sickos.

By: treblekickeresq

treblekickeresq — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:17:03 +0000

I agree with points that tomojiro and Tokyo Fashion made, that this might not be a Japan wide trend. I lived right between Kobe and Osaka until last year and was surprised by how the “bad” high school girls in Kansai were wearing long skirts while they smoked. After moving back to Kanto I couldn’t help but noticing the shortness of skirt length. Culture shock without even leaving Japan.

By: Roy Berman

Roy Berman — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:53:18 +0000

I like it when I see a high school girl smart enough to be wearing gym shorts underneath her skirt so that she doesn’t have to worry about guys catching a peek on the stairs/bicycle. Few things look stupider than a girl riding a bike one-handed while using the other one to keep her skirt from blowing up and showing her panties.