Japanese Clothing & Weapon Aesthetics

  • I have been saying this for the better half of 5 years now. There is no Japanese Clothing or Weapon or Cosmetic Aesthetic. Sure, there is the Ashen Winds Equipment, however that is more Chinese than it is Japanese. The sakura weapon set is not at all what I wanted and was baffled by it. As I have family that hail from Hachioji, Japan; we have been really hoping one day, there would be Japanese clothing and equipment (I have even streamed in my do [samurai armor] and kimono and yukata as I am apart of the Creative Crew to try and raise some awareness). The things I would LOVE to see are as follows...
    -Yukata / Kimono - with the sakura spring blossom pedals on them - maybe on the backs - to match the sails
    -Hakama - in blue, red and maybe dark green or brown
    -Geta Sandals
    -Samurai Armor in maybe 2 colors (like the Sovereign Jack armor - Maybe a red do (pr. Doe) with the sakura pedals like on the Spirng Blossom sails and a black do with red lacing and the aforementioned sakura pedals on its front.
    -Gasa bamboo hat
    -Katana
    -Kyahan Leg Wraps in black or tan
    -Full body Japanese tattoos to mark our outcast, Wakou behaviors. Maybe with the wind fans and add splash tails like a koi or a dragon (I'd even settle for the Ashen Dragon coil) - I am sure the team has seen Asian style tattoos.
    As always, thank you for your time in reading this. I appreciate all the hardwork that you out into the game!

    ありがとうございました / Thank you!
    -Jiro

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  • @doga-maelstrom As cool as these would be, i think Rare have tip toed very carefully around the topic considering it's very easy to accuse westerners of appropriating culture, and rightly so.

  • Um, well, then I want them to add a hat with earflaps. Somehow it's strange to ask developers about certain skins okay if this game would be about samurai

  • @tiglekk

    Wakou are indeed samurai turned pirate that ruled the East China Seas for 300+ years. Even as going as far as fighting the Spanish. If you go on YouTube and look up Cracked - Funny Hat Histories and look up Wakou or "Everything You Know About Pirates is Wrong" is a funny yet educational piece that is incredibly accurate.

  • @tesiccl

    Not trying to be argumentative, but if you are doing it correctly, it's not "appropriation." The Eastern Winds facial hair they had was a bit pushing it. However, asking for articles of clothing, cosmetics and weapons that are historically accurate, I feel is more than reasonable. To be technical, slapping the Asian-like dragon on clothing assumed to be of the Eastern aesthetic and then it's linked to fire, is in fact wrong. Japanese and Chinese dragons do not breath fire (unless it's that one dragon spirit that's linked to torches, candles and campfires - then yes but that's a different story haha^^). If they governed any element it would be water or even storm riding. With that being said, I feel like accuracy was thrown out the window. I digress, as I have family in Japan and most Japanese people agree, when people wear kimono / yukata we are VERY excited. The remembrance of culture is what we / they appreciate. The only thing I can do is hope and ask and will continue to ask... thank you for commenting and your input. Hopefully, we can learn more by our conversations! Thanks for your time!

  • yeah

    just because they ran into a specific issue doesn't mean much more than that specific issue, serving more people is still a positive even if the path there isn't perfect.

    it'll be awesome if they add more options, they'll do great with it

  • @doga-maelstrom oh don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see this kind of clothing for our pirates. It gives me real joy knowing people enjoy seeing their culture and history represented in game. I guess Rare just want to get it right that’s all! :)

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