tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926295868515831102.post6114207014947691627..comments2024-03-13T23:52:03.580-07:00Comments on Otaku Nuts: Character Birthday Challenge ~ ShizuneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555893843135041641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926295868515831102.post-65680936967678408982013-11-21T11:40:39.447-08:002013-11-21T11:40:39.447-08:00I knew about the inside joke, but I didn't hav...I knew about the inside joke, but I didn't have any clue her outfit was based on the Japanese culture. But now I do. Thanks =3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438602107315847121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926295868515831102.post-77658731899922464092013-11-19T03:18:32.726-08:002013-11-19T03:18:32.726-08:00Maybe I can help about why Shizune's sleeves a...Maybe I can help about why Shizune's sleeves are so long : in Japan, when women have to wear a yukata (or a kimono, if she's rich), she has to choose it depending on her marital status : a young, unmarried woman has to wear a long-sleeved one, and a older and married woman has to wear a short-sleeved one. In NARUTO, it is a running joke that Shizune isn't married yet despite being in her thirties, so maybe it explains why she wears long sleeves.<br />Or it could be a fantasy from the author :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com