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The Return of Akira's Shorts! (appearance number two)
volume 2, page 107 Akira's shorts have returned! And they're gayer than ever! Okay, so the "gayer" aspect in fact is derived more from the combination above the waist than below. The fact that he's wearing a really wide belt with two sets of holes (you can't tell this from anything I've scanned) doesn't help either. It's like the biker who raped him the other night let him keep the belt as a souvenier. It's no wonder Akira pursues Hikaru so actively! He's tired of being everyone's uke! ![]() |
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The Mint Green Kaio Winter Uniforms
volume 2, page 139, cover of volume 3 Okay, these actually show up earlier than this on characters who aren't worth the effort of being named even, but they aren't quite so fully developed (another seam is added and they hang differently when Akira starts wearing them). In black and white they really aren't so hideous. Then you see the cover of volume three and realize they are MINT GREEN, a color normally reserved for easter bonnets, bridesmaid dresses, and medical scrubs. The sin in this case lies entirely with the color. ![]() |
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More of the Go Shirts (go-ban!)
volume 3, page 51 Hikaru manages to wear this under his gakkuran jacket, which of course he takes off to flaunt to the whole world that well over 50% of his shirts have the number five on them! So this shirt is actually the best known of all of them, being on the cover of volume one and I'm sure it must be in the anime somewhere (I've never seen the anime, feel free to report on Hikaru's shirt status if you have the desire). ![]() |
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Mitani's Suspenders.
volume 3, page 63 Mitani has this whole tough boy attitude, but it is undermined by the fact that he wears suspenders ALL THE TIME. They're not even the dressy button kind, but rather the nasty clip ones (you can't see the fasteners in this picture). Still, he's only in junior high and he wears suspenders. Last I checked, when you did that you got turned into a smear on the sidewalk. ![]() |
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Mitani's Mop...errr...Hair
volume 3, page 64 We're still debating the nature of...whatever it is on Mitani's head. Either it's a mop or a small animal climbed up there and died one day. The jury is pretty evenly split. No matter what though, we all agree it looks terrible. ![]() |
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Tsutsui's Girly-shirt
volume 4, page 81 Tsutsui was doing pretty well up to this point by never wearing anything that wasn't a school uniform. Then to go to a televised go match he apparently decides to raid his sister's wardrobe (I'm not sure that he actually has a sister, but bear with me). The shirt isn't too awful unless you look at the trim on it and see that it's a floral print. It's just too girly for a straight guy to wear. ![]() |
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Are You Tired of Hikaru's Go Shirts Yet? (number six)
volume 4, page 85 The kid doesn't have a lot of money, but he manages to have the largest collection of shirts with the number five on them ever. I'm not sure how he managed that, given that they almost never make a second appearance. ![]() |
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Hikaru's Tights
volume 4, page 87 Hikaru does wear shorts fairly often, but they aren't the truncated slacks that Akira wears. Here however on some bloody stupid whim he decided to wear tights with his shorts. If the series were called "Hikaru no Ballet" I could understand the tights. As it is called "Hikaru no Go" it's just really fucking gay. ![]() |
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Waya's Camoflage Wifebeater
volume 4, page 128 Waya has a love of camoflage print that very nearly puts Hikaru's collection of go shirts to shame. Sometimes it's okay, and I know people that think it's cute. Unless you're in the military or body build, the camoflage wifebeater is a ticket to getting pounded on by the nearest gang around here. Puu says it's "an 'I'm gay, check out my manly pecs' shirt," definitely not a good thing. ![]() |
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Akira's Mangled Sleeves
volume 4, page 170 So Akira finally has full length pants, but for some stupid reason he's mangled his sleeves. I swear, he has a bizzare scissors fetish that drives him to chop bits off his clothing. Either that or the local bully tore them off when he was beating up Akira to steal his go money. ![]() |