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So. I thought it would be fun to fully draw out several of the outfits Shichi wears throughout the story.

Work: The style of clothing he typically wore in the first 10 parts of the story, usually while working, training, or gathering herbs. Simple and easy to move around in, with mon (crests) on the top. While doing manual labor, he ties the sleeves up with tasuki. Otherwise, his sleeves are loose. The hakama (pants) allows comfortable movement during his work.

Ceremony: The clothing worn during ceremonies, meditation, and other monk business. This is the only outfit with tabi (socks), since tengu claws would probably wreck tabi if worn regularly. He has juzu (counting beads) on his wrist for meditation.

Travel: This is the outfit he will be wearing from Part 11 to, well, pretty much the rest of the story. The ropes keep a small satchel on his back, which contains some supplies and medical tools. He also wears Kana’s ribbon openly on his wrist, rather than concealed. His legs are partially wrapped in an effort to keep off burrs and other forest inconveniences. He also carries the shakujo (walking staff) that Sagiri trained him to use.

Medical: A very simple outfit used during medical practice. Shorter sleeves give keep his arms free and the white robe prevents his other clothing from being stained with blood (and other unpleasant byproducts of healing).

I had also sketched a yamabushi outfit, since it’s the clothing that tengu are most typically presented in, but it just… I… the hat was killing me. That’s all I have to say.