【Japanese Style Supreme】Off-the-charts Elegance! Netizens Vote for the Top 20 Characters "Most Suited for Wearing Kimono/Japanese Attire"! Honda Kiku, Izumi Kyōka, Gintoki All Make the List! (2025 Japanese Style Ranking)
Hello, all anime fans who love Japanese aesthetics! When it comes to unforgettable looks in anime or games, "kimonos" and various "Japanese-style clothing" (like yukata, jinbei, hakama, etc.) definitely hold a special place, right! 👘 That unique tailoring, exquisite patterns, and the natural elegance, grace, or coolness they exude when worn are truly refreshing and pleasing to the eye! ✨
Recently, "Supa Comic!!" conducted a poll on this topic: "Speaking of characters who look great in kimono/Japanese-style clothing?" This list is practically a grand collection of Japanese-style beauties and handsome guys from the 2D world! Come take a look at which characters' Japanese-style outfits captured the hearts of netizens the most!
Full of Japanese Charm! Top 20 Ranking of "Characters Who Look Best in Japanese-style Clothing"!
- Japan (Honda Kiku) (From: Hetalia)
- Kyōka Izumi (From: Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Kalluto Zoldyck (From: Hunter × Hunter)
- Kotarō Katsura (From: Gintama)
- Kōyō Ozaki (From: Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Gintoki Sakata (From: Gintama)
- Takashi Natsume (From: Natsume's Book of Friends)
- Tamayo (From: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Tokiyuki Hōjō (From: The Elusive Samurai)
- Yuyuko Saigyouji (From: Touhou Project)
- Rintarō Kamisake (From: Rookie Teacher at a Youkai School!)
- Kyōko Yozakura (From: The Yozakura Family)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (From: BLEACH)
- Nezuko Kamado (From: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Seiji Matoba (From: Natsume's Book of Friends)
- Roboro (Roboro) (From: We Are the Main Characters of the Demon King Army! / Isekai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!)
- Hiyoko Saionji (From: Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair)
- Raiden Shogun (From: Genshin Impact)
- Shoto Todoroki (From: My Hero Academia)
- Hōzuki (From: Hozuki's Coolheadedness)
Editor's "Elegant" Commentary 🍵
First Place! This result is simply natural and right! It's Japan (Honda Kiku) from Hetalia! Who else could wear a kimono more perfectly than the personification of the country itself? XD That calm, reserved, yet slightly airheaded personality, paired with a kimono or military uniform, is just perfect!
Second Place! It's Kyōka Izumi from Bungo Stray Dogs! Little Kyōka always fights while wearing a cute kimono; that strength hidden beneath a delicate appearance, combined with her kimono look, is super endearing! The formidable kimono beauty Kōyō Ozaki (Fifth Place) from the same series is also a representative figure!
Third Place is surprisingly Kalluto from Hunter × Hunter! The young master of the Zoldyck family always wears an exquisite kimono; that somewhat androgynous, mysterious, and dangerous feeling, paired with a kimono, unexpectedly has a unique charm!
Fourth Place! It's not a wig, it's Katsura! Mr. Katsura from Gintama practically wears a kimono (or various strange outfits w) 365 days a year; the kimono is basically his trademark, right! The casual yet undeniably cool yukata look of Gintoki Sakata (Sixth Place) from the same series is also an iconic classic deeply ingrained in people's hearts!
Natsume's Book of Friends also sent two representatives! The gentle Takashi Natsume (Seventh Place) wearing a yukata or jinbei – that fresh, clean boyish feeling is just wonderful! And the head of the exorcist family, Seiji Matoba (Fifteenth Place), although he usually wears a suit, when he dons hunting attire or a kimono, that handsome yet sadistic dangerous aura is also irresistible!
Tamayo (Eighth Place) and Nezuko (Fourteenth Place) from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba also made the list! Tamayo's kimono look is full of the gentleness and sorrow of a mature woman, while Nezuko's kimono paired with the bamboo muzzle is her iconic look!
Ichigo Kurosaki (Thirteenth Place) from BLEACH! Even though it's mainly his shihakushō, that's also derived from Japanese clothing, right? The coolness factor is absolutely there! Raiden Shogun (Eighteenth Place) from Genshin Impact, as the god of Inazuma, her gorgeous and majestic kimono look directly maxes out her presence!
And then there's characters like Lady Yuyuko (Tenth Place) from Touhou Project, Lord Hōzuki (Twentieth Place) from Hozuki's Coolheadedness, Tokiyuki Hōjō (Ninth Place) from The Elusive Samurai... Every character wearing Japanese-style clothing has their own unique flavor! Even Shoto Todoroki (Nineteenth Place) from My Hero Academia made the list due to various official art or special occasion kimono outfits – a handsome guy really looks good in anything!
Whose Japanese-style outfit is your favorite? Come share!
After looking through this list full of Japanese aesthetic charm, have you also been captivated by these characters' appeal in Japanese clothing?
- Who is the character you think looks best in kimono/Japanese-style clothing?
- Which character's Japanese-style outfit design impressed you the most?
- Are there any characters not on this list who you think would be god-tier when wearing kimono/Japanese-style clothing?