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The List - 8 Most Impractical Fighting Regalia

Still, this is anime and the number one choice is: Every maid in every show. It's so bad that I'm surprised when the girl in the maid uniform doesn't start kicking butt. It's funny that K-On's the show that points out that a full length skirt as well as the frilly apron kind of hinders movement.

The problem with Sailor Moon's outfit is it looks exactly like her normal school uniform, meaning that there's no way she can hide her identity. At least Superman had the sense to slick back his hair; Sailor Moon doesn't even bother to change her hairstyle.

Oh dear lord, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue...

...those aren't thongs those girls are wearing, they're oversized Maxi-Pads!

Oh, and speaking of Impractical Fighting Outfits that no one seems to question at all--Strike Witches. Seriouslys, who would be okay with going into combat in just their panties? What if you hit a bug while flying at highspeed? Shouldn't you have some kind of protection?

Mahou shoujo, represent!
Vita... Her front-line teammates get sword and armor and super werewolf powers. She gets...goth-loli frills and a german-speaking combat croquet set?

Shenl742 wrote:

Oh dear lord, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue... ...those aren't thongs those girls are wearing, they're oversized Maxi-Pads!

It might surprise people to know those exist in the real world. They were not an anime invention.

TheAncientOne wrote:

Shenl742 wrote: Oh dear lord, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue... ...those aren't thongs those girls are wearing, they're oversized Maxi-Pads! It might surprise people to know those exist in the real world. They were not an anime invention.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Melanchthon wrote:

Oh, and speaking of Impractical Fighting Outfits that no one seems to question at all--Strike Witches. [...] Shouldn't you have some kind of protection?

One word: Magic.

Keep in mind that they also seemed to not have to worry about cold temperatures at altitude. Even at only 5000 feet, the average temperature is a rather chill 42 degrees Fahrenheit, and that's before accounting for flying at speed.

Mikeski wrote:

Mahou shoujo, represent! Vita... Her front-line teammates get sword and armor and super werewolf powers. She gets...goth-loli frills and a german-speaking combat croquet set?

No talking smack about Graf Eisen.

If you compare her barrier jacket to Nanoha's, the coverage is about the same. I suspect the coverage for a magic-infused garment matters more than the material. At least they were consistent enough to imply that Fate's more revealing Sonic Form barrier jacket traded off protection for enhanced speed and maneuverability.

TheAncientOne wrote:

Shenl742 wrote: Oh dear lord, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue... ...those aren't thongs those girls are wearing, they're oversized Maxi-Pads! It might surprise people to know those exist in the real world. They were not an anime invention.

Pics or it didn't happen.

I'll bet spirit gum is involved somehow...

I wondered more about how they never managed to bash their ankle propellers together. Then just told myself, "Self, maybe the props just turn into magic energy when they spin up, or something. Shut up and watch the fight scenes."

I love Nanoha, wasn't talking smack. The article is "impractical" fighting regalia, not "ineffective." I'll add that the croquet mallet's first powerup to "rocket form" makes it a hammer that she can't really stop swinging... Very cool, but impractically so.

Signum/Vita seem to be the reverse... Signum wears a bunch of metal on her forearms and hips, and has an ankle-length skirt. Vita's got no physical armor, and her magic skirt stops at the knees (and her arms are half-bare.) But Vita's the bruiser and Signum's the speedy one. (They look like what Hayate wanted them to look like; so they got what you'd expect from saying "we're knights" to a preteen girl presumably raised on Final-Fantasy-esque images of knights. And since Vita's a tiny tsundere, she got some extra "cute" ladled on.)

I tried to find an image or better yet some information on it before my original post, but I couldn't remember what the darn thing was called.

If you want to see a more modern (and even smaller) version of it, just search for c-string thong. (Although you can actually see them with moderate safe search on, I would say they are probably NSFW).

3. Nereids (Daphne in the Brilliant Blue)
The Nereids are a group of bounty hunters in post-global warming future. Most of the Earth is now water, and that is the only logical reason I can come up with why these girls fight crime in revealing underwear. Maybe it's really hot outside? Although, 15-year-old Maia's casual attire is a heavy sweater dress. The audience could suspend their disbelief if their missions took place swimming in the now vast ocean, but that isn't the case.