June 13, 2009: Samurai Underwear

ZenGum • Jun 13, 2009 1:48 am
Gone are the days when a true samurai would wear underpants made only of badger hide, to prevent debilitating lice infestations on long campaigns.

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From The Examiner.

Sexy Samurai underwear is the new rage in Japan. Tight underwear for men featuring patterns from actual Samurai warrior armor is proving to be a hit with women looking for presents for boyfriends and other men.

Interest in the civil wars of the 15th and 16th centuries is always high in Japan and this latest underwear crazes is capitalizing on this trend.

Rogin, a Tokyo apparel company has 10 kinds of Samurai underwear including those that resemble the designs worn by leaders Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen.

The company is having a hard time keep Samurai underwear on store shelves, even though the price is near $90- $125 each.


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xoxoxoBruce • Jun 13, 2009 2:21 am
...proving to be a hit with women looking for presents for boyfriends and other men.
I'll bet more women are buying them than men. :haha:
pocketlama • Jun 13, 2009 2:25 am
Japan - Making Civil War cool since the 15th century!
JuancoRocks • Jun 13, 2009 2:38 am
Nutsack cameltoes?:headshake
SPUCK • Jun 13, 2009 6:13 am
That second picture... after a Samurai attack?
capnhowdy • Jun 13, 2009 7:29 am
Meh.. this is old news for Merkin superheros. Only it's OUTER wear.
birdclaw • Jun 13, 2009 10:50 am
I think there is a lot to be said for the black version. Those white ones just don't look quite right. :eyebrow:
newtimer • Jun 13, 2009 11:42 am
Big deal. I had Superman underoos when I was 6.
Alluvial • Jun 13, 2009 2:07 pm
Who would win in a fight, Samurai underwear, or TMNT underwear ??
Trilby • Jun 13, 2009 2:42 pm
TMNT would kick Samurai ass!

I'm surprised you had to even ask that!
Gravdigr • Jun 13, 2009 4:32 pm
Alluvial;573851 wrote:
Who would win in a fight, Samurai underwear, or TMNT underwear ??


Brianna;573868 wrote:
TMNT would kick Samurai ass!

I'm surprised you had to even ask that!


My Pink Floyd 'Dark Side of the Moon' undies would beat 'em both.:D
birdclaw • Jun 13, 2009 5:13 pm
Gravdigr;573895 wrote:
My Pink Floyd 'Dark Side of the Moon' undies would beat 'em both.:D


My Popples underoos would lay waste to them all. MWHAHAHA:ninja:
Alluvial • Jun 13, 2009 11:25 pm
Just as long as you don't lay waste in them, right?

:p
capnhowdy • Jun 14, 2009 7:58 am
All my underwear are just plain white, but have built in change time indicators.
Yellow in front: check back
Brown in back: change
Cartoon characters on either side: discard