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Saiyuki: Matsuri Gojyo

Matsuri –

the Japanese word “festival”. Whether it’s for
Spring, Summer, or Fall, one of my favorite types of Japanese pop culture anime art are kimonos & yukata (the
so-called “summer kimono”). Saiyuki is no exception and boy does PlatVis deliver!

Second of four, now we have Gojyo who is wearing instead a Jimbei, a kind of traditional Japanese clothing consisting of
matching top (also known as a happi coat) and shorts and worn by men (and women as well) during the summer, but are also used as nightwear and/or
house wear. It’s hard for me to picture Gojyo on something overly traditional like a yukata, so I think the jimbei fits
him quite well (besides, with those long legs he got, I would think a yukata would be too constricting). Seems he also
shaved those hairy legs… *cough*

Anyways, the kappa does wear the traditional darker colors and complementary geta, or is it “Zori” since
from what I’m reading, the latter is the Japanese sandal more commonly worn with a jimbei. Personally I’m leaning that
it’s a geta as it has a thicker base, but feel free to discuss that one. As a final thought…RED ALARM: The kappa IS
NOT Smoking!

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