I love that your main complaint with Johnny's outfit is that he didnt have enough belts and buckles. You understand the aesthetics of this franchise 100%
There’s a fun part about the game’s fashion history that I like. Some of the older characters in the franchise debuted back when the games were super pixelated, but the creator wanted them to have distinctive fashion all the same. So he designed them to have certain pieces of clothing or accessories-like Johnny’s belt-as big as possible, so he could detail them in the pixelated art style properly. By the time the games got more high-detail, these oversized bits of fashion were already iconic to the characters, so what once was artistic license became the characters legitimately wearing dramatically oversized accessories here and there.
The pronoun corrections are starting to pour in - so yes, understood that Testament in NB. Noted on the suggestions like BlazBlue, other games/anime, etc - I have a long list of suggestions I plan to get through. I'll update this comment with any other recurring points as more comments come along 🙃 Thanks as always for the thoughtful comments and support
TBF I don't think Testament themselves would care much; their mannerisms and theme song make it very clear that they view themselves as both a man and woman interchangeably pretty much at any given time so they wouldn't care as long as you aren't rude about it.
One thing that I really appreciate about Nagoriyuki's look is that his leather jacket/leather skirt combo is meant to emulate a samurai's kata-hada. His backstory is that he's a Nigerian who became a samurai, and emulating a traditional Japanese look using more modern, foreign clothing styles is a cool way of blending that into his design.
You definitely described it better than i was able to articulate. I feel like a lot for characters had that typical samurai design, but i did appreciate how his specifically felt more modern and somewhat streetstyle. That's what i was getting at with the comments around the jacket.
@@rickkim2931 Guilty Gear vampires don't have the typical weaknesses of classical vampires, but Nago has a bloodlust that he keeps in check through zen and meditation, contrary to Slayer who has an immortal wife to quench it.
Yeah I love how they managed to still incorporate the original nun motif, but made it so much more like casualwear. Her outfit in the old game was basically just "sexy nun."
the really cool thing too is that the designers went out of their way to make her outfit hide to more naturally masculine parts of her body in the same way that real life transwomen do. absurd attention to detail and the design team really outdid themselves with this one
something you might like about Bridget's handcuff specifically. She's a bounty hunter and uses the big handcuff to capture people (as far as characters go she's pretty small so its too big for her but about the right size for many gg characters) but as a remedy for this during gameplay shes always dancing and swaying side to side like she's hula hooping in order to keep the handcuff from falling.
You gotta appreciate how Strive took a lot of the hyper-eccentric designs of Xrd and made them more palettable while also staying true to the character's evolution. It makes a lot of the outfits feel more viable for high or alternative fashion in the real world in a way that compliments and is complimented by the artstyle.
I might add some stuff: -Order Sol's outfit is based on Ky's older outfits, so you might want to look at them side by side. -Elphelt has a very different more pink outfit in Sign, which is very interesting also look at side by side with the Revelator design. -There is concept art of the characters from Strive in the gallery of the characters on the wiki that focuses on the clothing of the characters which you might enjoy looking at. -I really like Zappa's 2 later designs with his hat that you can find in his gallery.
Thanks for pointing that out - I was going to mention Zappa's other look, but it was admittedly more straightforward for me just to focus on the main looks featured on each wiki page 😅 And yes! The wiki's are SUPER helpful. I wouldn't have been able to do this or my JoJo videos without them 🙏🏽🙌🏽
I'd bet you have a completely different audience of passionate fans chiming in on each of these videos; that must take a lot of patience. I felt like I was learning more about statement and coordination just from watching!
You make a great observation - it's not bad now, but hoping fandoms can stay cool as I continue to cover different series. 🤞🏽 And glad you can learn something new! :D
What I love about Gio is that she is the security guard for the president if I remember correctly. So her outfit has this professional after work vibe like she isn't buttoned up anymore her sleeves are rolled up and I love the trousers really sleek but comfy as well. Just overall great look even her hair is great
Don't care much for fashion but as a fan of the game this was very informative and entertaining. I definitely got to notice and appreciate certain details I wasn't aware of before.
It's so interesting seeing how much thought goes into coordinating colors and pieces of outfits in things like jojo and guilty gear that I wouldn't have noticed without these videos. It helps me appreciate character design much more. Really looking forward to what you make in the future, you have a really fun energy.
Fun fact since I didn't know where to put this but daisuke (creator of guilty gear) was partially inspired by jojo which I find interesting and you can see that with characters like zappa
I was worried you wouldn't talk about Ky's outfit since a lot of the community finds him boring and I was so glad when you mentioned him at the end with his son Sin. Ky's over the shoulder jacket is a nod to his previous Holy Order uniform but with the more casual outfit underneath to show how his character has mellowed out over the years. Also Ky has hope written on his belt buckle as a testament to his ideals and Sol has free written on his just to make fun of Ky.
I don't understand people's dislike of the Strive decision. If anything, I think it's the freshest Ky has looked and it correlates well with the evolution of his mindset, like you mentioned and it also looks amazing in motion in-game. If anything, I think the Xrd design is now the worst one to me, the ponytail doesn't fit him at all and I think the fact that it's essentially the Holy Order design (which is already perfect) with added frills and whatever makes it really weak. If instead they kept the cape from his Intro/instant Kill or went to a design similar to Overture or less baggy, he would've looked better in my eyes.
Wait, people's opinion on Ky is one thing, but his Strive redesign is absolutely his freshest look yet. Allthough I've seen some comments think he looks too K-Pop now and less regal, which I disagree. The jacket hanging over his shoulders like a cape is so smart. It says so much about him being a king but is presented more elagently than let's say his Overture design which went a bit overboard. Tldr: 10/10 outfit.
i started the series with xrd but my god his strive design is the one thing that made me regret buying it over the newer game. designs like i-no and ky look so clean (but it sort of balances out because i dont like the looks of sol and chipp)
"Argh! Women's style confounds me! Is this scandalous? Or classy?! I cannot tell!" Leo to Elphelt after winning. Pretty much sums up why I love her style
I love the little details to a lot of the fits: Ky has a skintight bracer for his sword arm, Zato's boots have cute little red bows, Goldlewis's gloves have horseshoes on them; small but important embellishments to further accentuate the character through fashion. Great video, can't wait to see more if you do the yet-to-be-released DLC characters later on :)
Anji's design of going crop jacket without a shirt is actually a decision of the character in lore. Supposedly, he doesn't wear a shirt because it encourages him to not get hit and be hurt, complimenting his dancing fighting style of dodging through an opponent's attack.
A little bit on May's hat: she's part of the Jellyfish Pirates, so her hat in conjunction with her long hair is made to mimic a jellyfish's round body and tentacles.
A little detail that I love about Ky Kiske's outfit is how his shirt has a sleeve on the right arm but not on the left arm, this is because when Ky uses his "Dragon Install" his left arm is covered by a blue electric/magic energy that burns his clothes, it's this small attention to detail that I love abut the outfits in this franchise
Really great hearing you talk about all these designs. I'm a big Guilty Gear fan so it was great getting the perspective of someone judging the designs without knowing all the backstories and playstyles, and seeing how much of their character was able to come across visually.
It's funny you mention Caitlyn from LoL, because when Testament's new design was revealed, I saw so many people who were pointing out the similarity between the two, lol.
Slayers outfit is actually black but when cell shading (the style of digital coloring) they used a greenish grey to highlight the black so the design wasn't a wall of black in his character design, thus making it look murky and the details of the pleats in his dress pants being lost in the official art work.
I am SO HAPPY I found your channel. I'm really not big into fashion but I really am enjoying your videos. You have really great vibes and I'm really am looking forward to other content you make.
Aw man I was hoping you'd cover A.B.A's or Testaments older design! They're some of my personal favourites because of how grunge/dark they are, and A.B.A's entire look is super cute!
I'm just glad you touched on my favorites, but that also comes along with knowing their personalities. What I love about Guilty Gear is their outfits speak for their characters, one look at them and you can immediately understand their tones, personalities, and behaviors. I think the way they're posed also feeds into that but man they're just fantastic characters, and I think the franchise is worth investing into. Also gonna cap it off with saying superb content, I'm not the type of guy to get into the nitty gritty of analyzing fashion but your videos prove very fun to watch.
I’m really into fashion and REALLY into guilty gear. it’s so interesting to hear fresh commentary about the outfits only. I’ve been playing so long I have character bias
I know you already had a ton of suggestions but a King of Fighters fashion design analysis would be cool, specially if you compare the different outfits from the same character(many characters change outfit, some year by year, others every 3 or 4 years)
I think Baiken's outfit is interesting though it's really hard to see from her Strive key-art, it focused on other things (... Like the sword). The black jacket tied over the shoulders, the tattered sleeve, the trim and patterns on the robe, and the eyepiece!
Hasn't even been 2 mins but I'm just gonna say it, Happy Chaos has a great outfit I saw the concept and although the design does get carried by the characters design its still just really confident and rebellious that I adore it
I found your channel through your jojo videos but your commentary and explanations on fashion is super enjoyable, so I’ll definitely be here for more videos! It’s really fun hearing about character outfit designs from a more fashionable point of view, as an artist I’ve only really looked at designs from, well, an artistic standpoint
IM LEARNING HOW TO DRESS, thanks! :D it's awesome how you commentary helps to understand and translate to the reality this fantasy designs into cool and usable outfits, gotta wait for that genshin analysis
I'm obsessed with the way you say body confidence. It's the third video of you i see now and i always smile when you say it, you seem so happy for the characters fjdjdjd I love it ! Great job!
Another really interesting video. I had definitely noticed the same omnipresence of belts and buckles, but hadn't really connected it to YuGiOh- but now that I think about it, the two series share a surprising amount of design similarities. Really glad to see you so up on Millia's look, as she is one of my favorites from the games and I think she is great in diverging heavily from the look of a lot of the other female characters, which unfortunately default to some variation of a "sexy no-pants" kind of thing. Also very onboard with your love for I-No's hat, which really is pretty iconic to her whole look and vibe.
@@XDF Also as a heads up testament is nonbinary and goes by they/them ! Their latest fit is definitely one of my all time favourites but I have to say I do have a weak spot for Baiken's Xrd design and how it mixes the ronin style with some school uniform/biker gang vibes for the contrast
man i just appreciate the respect you give to the design even if you don like it that much, anime fashion and in general japanese fashion to me is amazing, love your work and i hope to see more of this videos
Thanks for noticing - I definitely admire the talent it takes to design any of these characters, but we're only human; not everything can resonate. But can always respect the talent
I have no idea how did I get here haha but I guess it was a mix between me searching Guilty Gear and drawing tutorials lol but honestly that was a nice surprise, your inputs on how the design of the characters were made actually gave me some insight in my character concept art classes, thank you very much
"A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one". Didn't expect a video about Guilty Gear cause it's still quite niche franchise. Love your video and love your content! Would be great to see your opinion on BlazBlue characters outfits too!
Venom is openly gay, bridget is trans, and testament is NB. Love that for them (but lets be real, all the characters are queer) but GG's queer rep is miles ahead of a lot of games we get from japan, which is a bittersweet feeling.
Testament is actually nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns in this game, and I love that they have a more feminine outfit in this game while still having the deep, almost masc leaning voice, it really gives me a lot of euphoria as a trans woman with a deeper voice myself and I just love their vibes!
@@XDF originally Testament was a man with a very different outfit. Seeing some of the original looks compared to Strive really makes me appreciate how they’ve changed these characters
@@MJSHappy testament being a man was a mistranslation of the original games iirc, daisuke described testament as androgynous and had "transcended human existence, just like me" in a 2002 interview
The thing about Guilty Gear's design philosophy is that it's all based on metal and rock music. The characters, move names, and fashion is all based off of that. The creator of the series is also responsible for the metal soundtrack
As a huge guilty gear fan I'm loving all of the content I'm seeing with people with no connection to the series sharing their input on the character designs, music, and in this one, fashion! I think you touched on a lot of the characters and specific pieces that I love the most - I was so happy when you pointed out the red pieces around Sol's waist, its such an incredible touch to me. I also found it funny when you compared May and Bridget - the two characters entered the series as cutesy characters with very evocative outfits(May of a pirate, Bridget of a nun), and they both entered Strive with major outfit changes that modernized their looks in similar ways. The two were shown together a lot in the early games as the ray-of-sunshine girl characters, and I love how their redesigns match each other as they mature into young women with an open view of the world and the freedom to present themselves as unique individuals. Maybe baggy sweatshirts and soft comfort clothes isn't the most bold look, but I think it's a cute expression of individuality and freedom in a series entry that's full of characters with similarly exposing(MOSTLY figurative :3) redesigns. That's always how I read into their outfits, at least.
I'm actually really enjoying these outfit analysis videos. You bring such a good energy to it and teach me a lot. It's been a while since I've watched it, but I remember Yu Yu Hakusho having tons of different outfits for the main cast but they all likely are still super 90s in aesthetic
I rarely leave any comments but I just wanted to say you scratch such a unique itch of fashion and anime in me. This is the content I've needed for a while. Your taste is spot on with mine. If you need some content ideas for the future, you should show some of your own ideas too since I would love to see some inspired fashion work that you might have.
Great review! You definitely were picking up on how much detail there is to each outfit. Every square inch has something cool going on with it. And if you watch Anji Mito gameplay I guarantee you'll love his outfit even more. The way it flows and moves
You mentioned King of Fighters so I wanna see that review in the future. I'm not well versed with Guilty Gear but having watched the JoJo videos prior to this I knew I had to watch this video because I really like your commentary.
Really love the earnest and detailed critique/analysis of the fashion of fantasy characters. It's an aspect that people generally just say "wow, they look cool!" too.
Love that this is becoming a series. I look forward to more. Fashion has never been something I've been super interested in but you talking about it through the context of character design is making me want to learn more.
Really enjoyed hearing your insights on this, especially on the colors since I dont tend to think about those so much. Arc systemworks(the developers) have made some merch like mays and bridgets hoodie but I wish they'd make more, I would totally wear something like nagoryukis jacket. Also really loved your outfit for this video, the only thing that could make it more guilty gear would be having random little words/phrases engraved/printed on some part.
I don't even know anything about Guilty Gear besides Sol and Bridget, but damn I love these designs so much! Also really like the commentary you give with these videos, it is entertaining but also very insightful. Keep up the good work with your videos :)
OMG if you go too deep into the fighting games there are a lot of extravagances there. But yeah, the video was super interesting. If I had a body like Ky's, I would definitely try his outfit. The jacket over his shoulder is dramatic and fashionable to me. Personally, I would like to see a Final Fantasy video, one with the protagonists and one with the antagonists. The Edea/Artemis's dress is incredible. And also, what about the new Nikki trailer? It is a game about dressing a girl and the last dress in the trailer is wonderful. Take a look at Nikki's series. And well, there is a lot of JRPGs that deserve analysis. Good job my friend. Great content
No way you did a Guilty Gear looks video! It's was always a niche franchise in such a niche genre and I'm really glad more people are getting into it after STRIVE came out. The soundtracks are all phenomenal (if you are into rock music that is) and the lore is absolutely WILD with fantasy and scifi themes matched together in such a cool way I can't describe in words.
I absolutely love Milla's Strive outfit (the one you showed). It's clean, it commands confidence and respect, and it looks damn cozy to be in too. I love Bridget's outfit because (aside from the giant cuff) it just looks and feels practical. It's something you can wear any day, for most occasions.
I think it’s cool to compare Diasuke Ishiwatari (guilty gears creator) and Hirohiko Araki (jojos creator) since Araki ended up leaning so heavy into the fashion that he essentially became a fashion designer, while Daisuke is much more of a character designer, aiming more to mirror story or gameplay in design
It’s also cool that Daisuke creates almost every aspects of his games especially the first where he did the music, coding, designs, art, and even some voice acting, now he still makes the music and designs but much less involved overall
I really love that you don't just go about only rating the newest game that's out and that you do enough research to understand what's going on despite not knowing about the game prior. (Really glad you took a look at Raven) Also I really like Testament's older designs did you have a preference when you looked or did you just pick the newest iteration?
My research could always be better, but I definitely try to get a decent understanding 🙏🏽 And I honestly just went with most recent iterations and the most consistent image concepts across all characters
1. I love how your own outfits match the style(s) in the video 2. Now I want to see you checking Street Fighter (or maybe a “Capcom VS” game in general)
YES Guilty Gear has got to be one of my favorite franchises ever and I love this. The character designs are SICK. BlazBlue also has some great fashion on its characters, I would recommend looking at it
recently came across your pages randomly a couple days ago looking at the jojo videos and saw your outfit review. also recently got into fighting games and just picked up guilty gear yesterday and am liking it a lot and then you uploaded this! For sure going to check more videos out!
"I don't know why more people don't like wear more pointed wizard hats" is a wild sentence
I'm waiting for them to go mainstream 🤭
Lmaooo
@@XDF me too! 🧙♂️
we gotta go back to pointed hats and big cloaks. we need to be tavernmaxxing
I wanna wear full Bloodborne clothing but yeah, i get the sentence.
I love that your main complaint with Johnny's outfit is that he didnt have enough belts and buckles. You understand the aesthetics of this franchise 100%
Lol - most definitely.
always more belts is a good idea i think
There’s a fun part about the game’s fashion history that I like. Some of the older characters in the franchise debuted back when the games were super pixelated, but the creator wanted them to have distinctive fashion all the same. So he designed them to have certain pieces of clothing or accessories-like Johnny’s belt-as big as possible, so he could detail them in the pixelated art style properly. By the time the games got more high-detail, these oversized bits of fashion were already iconic to the characters, so what once was artistic license became the characters legitimately wearing dramatically oversized accessories here and there.
Oooo - I would have never known that. Thanks for sharing
The pronoun corrections are starting to pour in - so yes, understood that Testament in NB.
Noted on the suggestions like BlazBlue, other games/anime, etc - I have a long list of suggestions I plan to get through.
I'll update this comment with any other recurring points as more comments come along 🙃
Thanks as always for the thoughtful comments and support
I'd pin this comment just so people won't need to scroll down to see it
@Goronberry Ooohhh - I thought I pinned it already 🤦🏽♂️ thanks for letting me know it wasn't 😅
Also, Bridget is a trans girl. Not correcting, just reaffirming.
@@aoshinn It's been mentioned... 🙃
TBF I don't think Testament themselves would care much; their mannerisms and theme song make it very clear that they view themselves as both a man and woman interchangeably pretty much at any given time so they wouldn't care as long as you aren't rude about it.
Finally someone recognizes the fashion and drama brought by a good wizard hat
Yeeess - i really do love them 🧙🏽♀️
One thing that I really appreciate about Nagoriyuki's look is that his leather jacket/leather skirt combo is meant to emulate a samurai's kata-hada. His backstory is that he's a Nigerian who became a samurai, and emulating a traditional Japanese look using more modern, foreign clothing styles is a cool way of blending that into his design.
You definitely described it better than i was able to articulate. I feel like a lot for characters had that typical samurai design, but i did appreciate how his specifically felt more modern and somewhat streetstyle. That's what i was getting at with the comments around the jacket.
He's also inspired by the historic figure, Yasuke. Also, you left out that he's a vampire.
@@jetflash100 he's a vampire without any of the weaknesses of being a vampire
@@rickkim2931 tell that to nago players who don't know how to manage their blood gauge.
@@rickkim2931 Guilty Gear vampires don't have the typical weaknesses of classical vampires, but Nago has a bloodlust that he keeps in check through zen and meditation, contrary to Slayer who has an immortal wife to quench it.
I like that Bridget's new outfit didn't fully do away with her original nun habit but made it into a hoodie/ headband combo that gives a similar look.
I definitely see that now that you mentioned it - helps me appreciate the design a bit more
Yeah I love how they managed to still incorporate the original nun motif, but made it so much more like casualwear. Her outfit in the old game was basically just "sexy nun."
the really cool thing too is that the designers went out of their way to make her outfit hide to more naturally masculine parts of her body in the same way that real life transwomen do. absurd attention to detail and the design team really outdid themselves with this one
@Mr. Hazama (Yuki Terumi) daisuke said Bridget uses she. Shut Up.
@@mr.hazamayukiterumi despite being AMAB Bridget uses she/ her pronouns
something you might like about Bridget's handcuff specifically. She's a bounty hunter and uses the big handcuff to capture people (as far as characters go she's pretty small so its too big for her but about the right size for many gg characters) but as a remedy for this during gameplay shes always dancing and swaying side to side like she's hula hooping in order to keep the handcuff from falling.
Love that insight - thank you
I'm a simple man, i see guilty gear outfit reviews by him, i click
Lol - appreciate the engagement dude 👍🏽
You gotta appreciate how Strive took a lot of the hyper-eccentric designs of Xrd and made them more palettable while also staying true to the character's evolution. It makes a lot of the outfits feel more viable for high or alternative fashion in the real world in a way that compliments and is complimented by the artstyle.
Surely a pro for those who want to give it realistic appraisal/critique, but some of us do miss the more fantastical elements of it.
I might add some stuff:
-Order Sol's outfit is based on Ky's older outfits, so you might want to look at them side by side.
-Elphelt has a very different more pink outfit in Sign, which is very interesting also look at side by side with the Revelator design.
-There is concept art of the characters from Strive in the gallery of the characters on the wiki that focuses on the clothing of the characters which you might enjoy looking at.
-I really like Zappa's 2 later designs with his hat that you can find in his gallery.
Also love to see the wiki being helpful to people, as a wiki editor it makes our work seem to matter.
Thanks for pointing that out - I was going to mention Zappa's other look, but it was admittedly more straightforward for me just to focus on the main looks featured on each wiki page 😅
And yes! The wiki's are SUPER helpful. I wouldn't have been able to do this or my JoJo videos without them 🙏🏽🙌🏽
I'd bet you have a completely different audience of passionate fans chiming in on each of these videos; that must take a lot of patience.
I felt like I was learning more about statement and coordination just from watching!
You make a great observation - it's not bad now, but hoping fandoms can stay cool as I continue to cover different series. 🤞🏽
And glad you can learn something new! :D
What I love about Gio is that she is the security guard for the president if I remember correctly. So her outfit has this professional after work vibe like she isn't buttoned up anymore her sleeves are rolled up and I love the trousers really sleek but comfy as well. Just overall great look even her hair is great
Don't care much for fashion but as a fan of the game this was very informative and entertaining. I definitely got to notice and appreciate certain details I wasn't aware of before.
Glad you enjoyed!
It's so interesting seeing how much thought goes into coordinating colors and pieces of outfits in things like jojo and guilty gear that I wouldn't have noticed without these videos. It helps me appreciate character design much more. Really looking forward to what you make in the future, you have a really fun energy.
Glad these videos are helping some folks see the designs in a new light :D
Axl's outfit from xrd to strive is such a glowup
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Fun fact since I didn't know where to put this but daisuke (creator of guilty gear) was partially inspired by jojo which I find interesting and you can see that with characters like zappa
I still wish we got to see X react to some jorts :P
I was worried you wouldn't talk about Ky's outfit since a lot of the community finds him boring and I was so glad when you mentioned him at the end with his son Sin. Ky's over the shoulder jacket is a nod to his previous Holy Order uniform but with the more casual outfit underneath to show how his character has mellowed out over the years. Also Ky has hope written on his belt buckle as a testament to his ideals and Sol has free written on his just to make fun of Ky.
I don't understand people's dislike of the Strive decision. If anything, I think it's the freshest Ky has looked and it correlates well with the evolution of his mindset, like you mentioned and it also looks amazing in motion in-game. If anything, I think the Xrd design is now the worst one to me, the ponytail doesn't fit him at all and I think the fact that it's essentially the Holy Order design (which is already perfect) with added frills and whatever makes it really weak. If instead they kept the cape from his Intro/instant Kill or went to a design similar to Overture or less baggy, he would've looked better in my eyes.
Wait, people's opinion on Ky is one thing, but his Strive redesign is absolutely his freshest look yet. Allthough I've seen some comments think he looks too K-Pop now and less regal, which I disagree. The jacket hanging over his shoulders like a cape is so smart. It says so much about him being a king but is presented more elagently than let's say his Overture design which went a bit overboard. Tldr: 10/10 outfit.
i started the series with xrd but my god his strive design is the one thing that made me regret buying it over the newer game. designs like i-no and ky look so clean (but it sort of balances out because i dont like the looks of sol and chipp)
@@leithaziz2716 I mean also like, people wearing a jacket over the shoulders like a cape is a lot older than people think.
"Argh! Women's style confounds me! Is this scandalous? Or classy?! I cannot tell!" Leo to Elphelt after winning. Pretty much sums up why I love her style
That is literally the perfect statement
I love the little details to a lot of the fits: Ky has a skintight bracer for his sword arm, Zato's boots have cute little red bows, Goldlewis's gloves have horseshoes on them; small but important embellishments to further accentuate the character through fashion.
Great video, can't wait to see more if you do the yet-to-be-released DLC characters later on :)
Definitely gotta appreciate all of the details 👌🏽
Anji's design of going crop jacket without a shirt is actually a decision of the character in lore. Supposedly, he doesn't wear a shirt because it encourages him to not get hit and be hurt, complimenting his dancing fighting style of dodging through an opponent's attack.
A little bit on May's hat: she's part of the Jellyfish Pirates, so her hat in conjunction with her long hair is made to mimic a jellyfish's round body and tentacles.
Very helpful insight - that kind influences my perspective on it then 🪼👍🏽
You manage to pick out so many small details I would have never thought about, it really helps me appreciate these character designs even more
Glad this content is resonating for you! :D
@@XDF So glad I found the channel. Would love to see your take on some more retro shows as well, like maybe Sailor Moon or Yu Yu Hakusho!
A little detail that I love about Ky Kiske's outfit is how his shirt has a sleeve on the right arm but not on the left arm, this is because when Ky uses his "Dragon Install" his left arm is covered by a blue electric/magic energy that burns his clothes, it's this small attention to detail that I love abut the outfits in this franchise
OH MY GOD THIS HAS OFFICIALLY BECOME MY FAVORITE CHANNEL MY FAVORITE GAME AND FASHION hitting a crossing point. I love it.
Really great hearing you talk about all these designs. I'm a big Guilty Gear fan so it was great getting the perspective of someone judging the designs without knowing all the backstories and playstyles, and seeing how much of their character was able to come across visually.
It's funny you mention Caitlyn from LoL, because when Testament's new design was revealed, I saw so many people who were pointing out the similarity between the two, lol.
Glad I'm not the only one who thought so
Slayers outfit is actually black but when cell shading (the style of digital coloring) they used a greenish grey to highlight the black so the design wasn't a wall of black in his character design, thus making it look murky and the details of the pleats in his dress pants being lost in the official art work.
I am SO HAPPY I found your channel. I'm really not big into fashion but I really am enjoying your videos. You have really great vibes and I'm really am looking forward to other content you make.
Yaaayyy - glad you found my channel as well! Thanks for the support :)
Wow guilty gear is honestly a great choice for these videos
It really is! I enjoyed discovering these styles
Aw man I was hoping you'd cover A.B.A's or Testaments older design! They're some of my personal favourites because of how grunge/dark they are, and A.B.A's entire look is super cute!
I'm just glad you touched on my favorites, but that also comes along with knowing their personalities. What I love about Guilty Gear is their outfits speak for their characters, one look at them and you can immediately understand their tones, personalities, and behaviors. I think the way they're posed also feeds into that but man they're just fantastic characters, and I think the franchise is worth investing into. Also gonna cap it off with saying superb content, I'm not the type of guy to get into the nitty gritty of analyzing fashion but your videos prove very fun to watch.
I’m really into fashion and REALLY into guilty gear. it’s so interesting to hear fresh commentary about the outfits only. I’ve been playing so long I have character bias
I know you already had a ton of suggestions but a King of Fighters fashion design analysis would be cool, specially if you compare the different outfits from the same character(many characters change outfit, some year by year, others every 3 or 4 years)
I think Baiken's outfit is interesting though it's really hard to see from her Strive key-art, it focused on other things (... Like the sword). The black jacket tied over the shoulders, the tattered sleeve, the trim and patterns on the robe, and the eyepiece!
Indeed - she has a noteworthy look 👍🏽
I LOVE THE ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM! this is so therapeutic
Such great feedback to receive - ty! 🙏🏽
Hasn't even been 2 mins but I'm just gonna say it, Happy Chaos has a great outfit I saw the concept and although the design does get carried by the characters design its still just really confident and rebellious that I adore it
Yes indeed - loving his nonchalant and body confident style 👌🏽
glad to see you reviewing and appreciating fashion beyond the runway.
Most definitely - I've grown up loving anime and video games, and have always loved how characters are designed 😊
I found your channel through your jojo videos but your commentary and explanations on fashion is super enjoyable, so I’ll definitely be here for more videos! It’s really fun hearing about character outfit designs from a more fashionable point of view, as an artist I’ve only really looked at designs from, well, an artistic standpoint
Glad you could see the value in the content :)
IM LEARNING HOW TO DRESS, thanks! :D it's awesome how you commentary helps to understand and translate to the reality this fantasy designs into cool and usable outfits, gotta wait for that genshin analysis
I'm obsessed with the way you say body confidence. It's the third video of you i see now and i always smile when you say it, you seem so happy for the characters fjdjdjd I love it ! Great job!
Another really interesting video. I had definitely noticed the same omnipresence of belts and buckles, but hadn't really connected it to YuGiOh- but now that I think about it, the two series share a surprising amount of design similarities.
Really glad to see you so up on Millia's look, as she is one of my favorites from the games and I think she is great in diverging heavily from the look of a lot of the other female characters, which unfortunately default to some variation of a "sexy no-pants" kind of thing. Also very onboard with your love for I-No's hat, which really is pretty iconic to her whole look and vibe.
Glad we're aligned on a lot of the observations 🙌🏽
The way I instantly clicked on this when I saw it, so excited to see your opinion on the slayest of video games
Love it - thanks for being part of the early crew! 🙌🏽
@@XDF Also as a heads up testament is nonbinary and goes by they/them ! Their latest fit is definitely one of my all time favourites but I have to say I do have a weak spot for Baiken's Xrd design and how it mixes the ronin style with some school uniform/biker gang vibes for the contrast
@@gaybee7217 Thanks for letting me know - there are some sneaky character pronouns that always get me here and there.
man i just appreciate the respect you give to the design even if you don like it that much, anime fashion and in general japanese fashion to me is amazing, love your work and i hope to see more of this videos
Thanks for noticing - I definitely admire the talent it takes to design any of these characters, but we're only human; not everything can resonate. But can always respect the talent
I have no idea how did I get here haha but I guess it was a mix between me searching Guilty Gear and drawing tutorials lol but honestly that was a nice surprise, your inputs on how the design of the characters were made actually gave me some insight in my character concept art classes, thank you very much
I know nothing about fashion, but I love the GG franchise.
This was very fun to watch! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed!
"A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one". Didn't expect a video about Guilty Gear cause it's still quite niche franchise. Love your video and love your content! Would be great to see your opinion on BlazBlue characters outfits too!
i always love watching ppl who know a lot about fashion review such over the top designs like this lmao, great video :)
Thank you so much!!
Venom is openly gay, bridget is trans, and testament is NB. Love that for them (but lets be real, all the characters are queer) but GG's queer rep is miles ahead of a lot of games we get from japan, which is a bittersweet feeling.
Gotta appreciate some queer characters where we can get them 🙌🏽
Testament is actually nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns in this game, and I love that they have a more feminine outfit in this game while still having the deep, almost masc leaning voice, it really gives me a lot of euphoria as a trans woman with a deeper voice myself and I just love their vibes!
Yes - love their outfit literally so much. Fits my taste perfectly
@@XDF as a bonus, i appreciate that they cast a trans woman to voice Testament.
@@XDF originally Testament was a man with a very different outfit. Seeing some of the original looks compared to Strive really makes me appreciate how they’ve changed these characters
@@MJSHappy testament being a man was a mistranslation of the original games iirc, daisuke described testament as androgynous and had "transcended human existence, just like me" in a 2002 interview
The thing about Guilty Gear's design philosophy is that it's all based on metal and rock music. The characters, move names, and fashion is all based off of that. The creator of the series is also responsible for the metal soundtrack
God your videos are so fun, as a huge fighting game nerd it was a real treat to see you give your thoughts on one of my favorites😁
Love that feedback - glad the good vibes are still rolling
As a huge guilty gear fan I'm loving all of the content I'm seeing with people with no connection to the series sharing their input on the character designs, music, and in this one, fashion! I think you touched on a lot of the characters and specific pieces that I love the most - I was so happy when you pointed out the red pieces around Sol's waist, its such an incredible touch to me. I also found it funny when you compared May and Bridget - the two characters entered the series as cutesy characters with very evocative outfits(May of a pirate, Bridget of a nun), and they both entered Strive with major outfit changes that modernized their looks in similar ways. The two were shown together a lot in the early games as the ray-of-sunshine girl characters, and I love how their redesigns match each other as they mature into young women with an open view of the world and the freedom to present themselves as unique individuals. Maybe baggy sweatshirts and soft comfort clothes isn't the most bold look, but I think it's a cute expression of individuality and freedom in a series entry that's full of characters with similarly exposing(MOSTLY figurative :3) redesigns. That's always how I read into their outfits, at least.
I'm actually really enjoying these outfit analysis videos. You bring such a good energy to it and teach me a lot. It's been a while since I've watched it, but I remember Yu Yu Hakusho having tons of different outfits for the main cast but they all likely are still super 90s in aesthetic
I rarely leave any comments but I just wanted to say you scratch such a unique itch of fashion and anime in me. This is the content I've needed for a while. Your taste is spot on with mine. If you need some content ideas for the future, you should show some of your own ideas too since I would love to see some inspired fashion work that you might have.
Really appreciate the thoughtful feedback 🙌🏽
Great review! You definitely were picking up on how much detail there is to each outfit. Every square inch has something cool going on with it. And if you watch Anji Mito gameplay I guarantee you'll love his outfit even more. The way it flows and moves
You mentioned King of Fighters so I wanna see that review in the future. I'm not well versed with Guilty Gear but having watched the JoJo videos prior to this I knew I had to watch this video because I really like your commentary.
I've always adored the topic of character design, so it's interesting to get a more fashion-focused opinion on some of my favorite characters.
Glad to hear!
Love that you belted yourself up for guilty gear lol
I love guilty gear and it’s home to some of my favourite character designs and outfits
Loving all the videos excited to see what you discuss next
Love to hear it!
Really love the earnest and detailed critique/analysis of the fashion of fantasy characters. It's an aspect that people generally just say "wow, they look cool!" too.
Love that this is becoming a series. I look forward to more. Fashion has never been something I've been super interested in but you talking about it through the context of character design is making me want to learn more.
Always so great to hear it :) Thanks for watching along
@@XDF I also meant to mention. You are looking like a jojo character with this outfit and I mean that in the best possible way.
We need to bring the fashion trend of having small poetic phrases written in random places on your clothes into real life
Really enjoyed hearing your insights on this, especially on the colors since I dont tend to think about those so much. Arc systemworks(the developers) have made some merch like mays and bridgets hoodie but I wish they'd make more, I would totally wear something like nagoryukis jacket.
Also really loved your outfit for this video, the only thing that could make it more guilty gear would be having random little words/phrases engraved/printed on some part.
Im coming directly from the FGC, this is the kinda thing we don't see very often- and im super here for it!
I've been getting that kind of feedback, and it's really encouraging, thank you
Insta like! as always love your opinions of different characters in different franchise, love from Argentina 🖤
Yay, thank you! Appreciate the early hype! :D
Absolutely love your outfit inspired by Guilty Gear. Super on brand! You just need an oversized dramatic hat and you're officially a character! 😁😁
So true on the hat 🕺🏽
love that you looked at the outfits of the older and newer games
I don't even know anything about Guilty Gear besides Sol and Bridget, but damn I love these designs so much! Also really like the commentary you give with these videos, it is entertaining but also very insightful. Keep up the good work with your videos :)
Appreciate the encouragement :D
The black top that you wear here is straight up fire 🙌🙇🏻♀️
Thank you! 🖤
OMG if you go too deep into the fighting games there are a lot of extravagances there. But yeah, the video was super interesting.
If I had a body like Ky's, I would definitely try his outfit. The jacket over his shoulder is dramatic and fashionable to me.
Personally, I would like to see a Final Fantasy video, one with the protagonists and one with the antagonists. The Edea/Artemis's dress is incredible. And also, what about the new Nikki trailer? It is a game about dressing a girl and the last dress in the trailer is wonderful. Take a look at Nikki's series.
And well, there is a lot of JRPGs that deserve analysis. Good job my friend. Great content
Yes - Ky is definitely giving us some great style
No way you did a Guilty Gear looks video! It's was always a niche franchise in such a niche genre and I'm really glad more people are getting into it after STRIVE came out. The soundtracks are all phenomenal (if you are into rock music that is) and the lore is absolutely WILD with fantasy and scifi themes matched together in such a cool way I can't describe in words.
Love love *love* getting these little nuggets about how to break up monotony and balancing
I have no idea who you are but this vid popped up on my recommended and I loved it. Big fan of the vibes and passion you have
Really appreciate it 🙏🏽
Great video! The youtube algorithm is definitely blessing you right now and I'm excited to see more :)
Thank you so much!! Plenty more to come :)
I LOOOOOVE the outfit you’re wearing in this vid!!!! 💕💕💕
Thanks for appreciating the style! 🙌🏽
I absolutely love Milla's Strive outfit (the one you showed). It's clean, it commands confidence and respect, and it looks damn cozy to be in too.
I love Bridget's outfit because (aside from the giant cuff) it just looks and feels practical. It's something you can wear any day, for most occasions.
Yoooo, I need you to do a King of Fighters list. There's so much to delve into.
Cant wait to see your Final fantasy outfits series! 🥰 Keep it coming!
Ma dude , i truly respect your content creation spirit , keep it up king 😁👍 keep posting
You got it - really appreciate the positive reinforcement 🙌🏽
You’ve quickly become one of my new favorite RUclipsrs from your Jojo videos and now this, love it love it
I think it’s cool to compare Diasuke Ishiwatari (guilty gears creator) and Hirohiko Araki (jojos creator) since Araki ended up leaning so heavy into the fashion that he essentially became a fashion designer, while Daisuke is much more of a character designer, aiming more to mirror story or gameplay in design
It’s also cool that Daisuke creates almost every aspects of his games especially the first where he did the music, coding, designs, art, and even some voice acting, now he still makes the music and designs but much less involved overall
and they both LOVE old american rock, LOL
Fam you are hitting all of my wild ass fandoms one after the other
Love your taste in topics for your vids! Your outfit slays btw.
Thank you so much!!
you are onto a winning content creation formula here
Looking at the thumbnail and seeing 4 belts = win
Yeeess, sticking with the theme 😎
i usually only like cartoony over-the-top outfit designs. this helps me appreciate the little details and subtle elements
For those who don't know: Goldlewis came out gay late in life. Venom is gay. Testament is gender neutral. Bridget identifies as female.
As someone else said - great queer representation in this game 👍🏽
I'm not big into fashion but your analysis was so well done I was thoroughly pleased with this video.
So glad to hear - thanks!
Great video. The break down of fashion is so rich
So glad you think so
I really love that you don't just go about only rating the newest game that's out and that you do enough research to understand what's going on despite not knowing about the game prior. (Really glad you took a look at Raven) Also I really like Testament's older designs did you have a preference when you looked or did you just pick the newest iteration?
My research could always be better, but I definitely try to get a decent understanding 🙏🏽 And I honestly just went with most recent iterations and the most consistent image concepts across all characters
Answer will never not be the most sleeper hit character design in the whole series
Answer is so fresh ✨
I have no clue about fashion but I like how you present it.
Thanks a lot Phil!
This is a really cool channel glad it got recommended to me
Thanks for checking out the video
If youre looking for some more designs that I find appealing I recommend 'king of fighters', lots of the characters have really fun looks 👌
Your outfit in this video SLAYS.
I sincerely appreciate that 🙏🏽
1. I love how your own outfits match the style(s) in the video
2. Now I want to see you checking Street Fighter (or maybe a “Capcom VS” game in general)
YES Guilty Gear has got to be one of my favorite franchises ever and I love this. The character designs are SICK. BlazBlue also has some great fashion on its characters, I would recommend looking at it
this video came out the moment I started getting into GG, that's awesome
Great timing :)
recently came across your pages randomly a couple days ago looking at the jojo videos and saw your outfit review.
also recently got into fighting games and just picked up guilty gear yesterday and am liking it a lot and then you uploaded this! For sure going to check more videos out!
What awesome timing - thanks for watching the content! :)
Glad to know axl's threads are getting some love!
Keep up the good work man.😎
Thanks a bunch! 🙌🏽