Yes ... if SDK hadn't been my first manga series, I might be more disturbed by the density. As it is, I've now realized that I made a tactical error in trying to introduce my sister to manga by showing her a scene in SDK. Almost any of the series I'm now reading (except Hoshin Engi, which is worse in some ways) would have been easier. (As it is, I later gave her husband the first 4 volumes of Vagabond for his birthday, and that worked out well.)
I have a feeling that tube-lady figure was the result of a long period of increased stylization in upperclass Japanese dress. But it's what people tend to think of now when they think of traditional dress for Japanese women. Still, the bountiful bosom never seems to have been that much of a focus in Japan.
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Date: 2007-07-11 04:43 pm (UTC)Yes ... if SDK hadn't been my first manga series, I might be more disturbed by the density. As it is, I've now realized that I made a tactical error in trying to introduce my sister to manga by showing her a scene in SDK. Almost any of the series I'm now reading (except Hoshin Engi, which is worse in some ways) would have been easier. (As it is, I later gave her husband the first 4 volumes of Vagabond for his birthday, and that worked out well.)
I have a feeling that tube-lady figure was the result of a long period of increased stylization in upperclass Japanese dress. But it's what people tend to think of now when they think of traditional dress for Japanese women. Still, the bountiful bosom never seems to have been that much of a focus in Japan.