History Main / Sarashi

* [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/danganronpa/images/c/c5/DR1_Concept_Art_-_Group_Illustration_%285%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20190808201942 Official artwork]] of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' shows Kiyotaka Ishimaru wearing this, fitting for his disciplined personality as the Ultimate Moral Compass.

Compare BandageBabe and HandwrapsOfAwesome.

* Itadori from ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'' wears this as a top... [[AgeInappropriateDress and]] [[{{Stripperific}} nothing else]].

* Several ''yankii'' in ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'' are seen wearing sarashi at times.

* ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': When [[AcePilot Asuka]] asks Kelly how she can play rugby with a chest like hers, Kelly explains that [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/2056822/029/ she wears a wrap around her chest when she plays so that her breasts do not hinder her]].

* Asuka Kazama of the ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' series wears sarashi as part of her 'Yakuza Diceroller' special costume designed by Creator/OhGreat in Tekken 5. In Tekken 6, one of the pieces of her alternate matsuri outfit is a pair of shorts made from cloth wraps.

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* Seen for two strips in ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', with Tomo, Kagura and Sakaki dressed as "Boy Thugs" with bandage bras. Kaori was... [[LesYay excited]] to see Sakaki this way.

-->"I have never worn anything but kimono."

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A ''sarashi'' is a long strip of cloth, usually thick cotton or bandages, wrapped tightly around the midriff up to the chest. Historically worn under kimono both by {{samurai}} (to resist injury) and by women (to present [[SuppressedMammaries a slim figure ]]), its association with warriors has made it a near-universal symbol of toughness in Japan.

A ''sarashi'' is a long strip of cloth, usually thick cotton or bandages, wrapped tightly around the midriff up to the chest. Historically worn under kimono both by {{samurai}} (to resist injury) and by women (for more "obvious" reasons, particularly in eras when [[SuppressedMammaries a slim figure was considered fashionable]]), its association with warriors has made it a near-universal symbol of toughness in Japan.

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Croagunk has a pair of white bands around its midsection that are clearly intended to evoke the appearance of sarashi.

Though common in anime -- JapaneseDelinquents (particularly in classic, older series) will often be seen wearing one under their coat or unbuttoned shirt as a visible cue as to their general level of badassery -- this is also a general Japanese cultural trope, often found in RealLife and applicable to women as well as to men. For female characters, however, a sarashi may also serve as an accessory to a potentially boring outfit, as an aid in {{crossdress|er}}ing, or simply as a way to prevent {{Gainaxing}}; in some cases, a sarashi can be worn as an improvised [[BareYourMidriff tube top]]. In these cases the wrapping is pushed up a few inches to cover and flatten the chest ([[{{Fanservice}} usually]]), and the irony inherent in using such a traditional symbol of masculinity to accentuate or disguise femininity may be deliberately invoked.

* Seen for two strips in ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', with Tomo, Kagura and Sakaki dressed as "Boy Thugs" with bandage bras. [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kaori]] was... [[LesYay excited]] to see Sakaki this way.

* Sun when she crashed Nagasumi and Lunar's ShotgunWedding in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''.

* [[http://kitsune.rydia.net/comic/page.php?id=63 Kit]] in ''Webcomic/FeyWinds''.
* [[http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0186.html Karen]] from ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation''.

* Discussed in ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'', when Erika and Largo play a ninja fighting game. Largo admires the [[JigglePhysics bouncing animation]] for the very busy female ninja Erika plays, and Erika comments that in reality it would be inconvenient to fight hanging out like that, and that a female ninja would more likely bind herself.

* Natani, UsefulNotes/{{transgender}}[[note]]sort of--it's complicated[[/note]] wolf assassin from ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'', uses a sarashi to cover up his breasts and better present as male. Ironically, he's actually one of the bustiest characters in the series, and actually has to use special wraps enchanted with a variant of the BagOfHolding enchantment to make it work.

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* In Chapter 25 of ''Manga/HitomiChanIsShyWithStrangers'', Hitomi gets quite a few blushing gazes [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer from her female classmates]] when she wears a too-small ''gakuran'' unbuttoned with sarashi, looking very much like a JapaneseDelinquent.
* Several ''yankii'' in ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'' are seen wearing sarashi at times.
* Ichinose Saki of ''Manga/MahounoIroha'' wears one as opposed to a bra.

* Sometimes used symbolically even in [[JidaiGeki samurai]] films. Even though presumably everyone should be wearing one, only the designated tough guys will actually be visibly wearing one.

* Ichiko in ''Kamikaze Girls'' wears a sarashi as part of her ''UsefulNotes/{{bosozoku}}'' outfit.

* One of the many wondrous items in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' is the Body Wrap of Mighty Strikes which magically boosts the wearer's unarmed attacks.

* The character customization parts of ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur III'' and ''IV'' allow you to equip a female character with a sarashi.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
** Auchenai Crypts, the male monks are running around bare-chested; the female monks are wearing what appear to be sarashi of the chest-wrap variety. Yeah.
** In the "Wrath of the Lich King" expansion, two sarashi shirts (that only [=NPCs=] had been able to use previously) were added for players -- one with clean bandages, and one partially soaked in blood/antiseptic.
* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': Reimu wears sarashi under her sleeveless dress.

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Croagunk has a pair of white bands around its midsection that are clearly intended to evoke the appearance of sarashi.
* Anghel's human form has these big time in ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend''.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** According to her C-Support with a [[PlayerCharacter female Robin]], Princess Say'ri from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' wears sarashi.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', [[{{Wutai}} Hoshidan]] girls seem to use sarashi as replacement for bras whereas Nohrian girls use more Western-looking underwear. The ProudWarriorRaceGirl Rinkah, however, wears ''sarashi'' as a top as well, therefore she also fits in the "toughness" aspect of the trope.
* Daidōji from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' wears one as a bra (not that it does anything to prevent {{Gainaxing}}.) Fitting, since she's the "manliest" of all the girls. Homura also wears one normally as a bra, making her seem AmbiguouslyBrown at first, even though she is just tanned.
* ''VideoGame/TheMatrixPathOfNeo'' during the first training level, Neo's ''Mortal Kombat''-esque outfit has this on top of it.

* As a part of her punk teen ensemble, Shayne from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' wears a sarashi.
* Baiken from the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series acquires a sarashi in ''Xrd [=Rev2=]'' to work as makeshift ModestyShorts. Prior to this, [[MagicSkirt she let the spritework cover herself up.]]
* Daigo from ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' wears this, as part of his delinquent getup, however, it's only visible in his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Wild Daigo]] version, where he wears his uniform open.
* The Spirit from ''Videogame/DeadByDaylight'' wears only this in her default outfit. Both because she was a daughter of a line of samurai, and to also invoke FanDisservice considering her body is pale and partially dismembered after being attacked by her father.

* In ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' Koujaku wears sarashi under his kimono, tying together his samurai-like appearance.
* [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/danganronpa/images/c/c5/DR1_Concept_Art_-_Group_Illustration_%285%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20190808201942 Official artwork]] of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' shows Kiyotaka Ishimaru wearing this, fitting for his disciplined personality as the Ultimate Moral Compass.

* Yuuki from ''Webcomic/SparklingGenerationValkyrieYuuki'' ''tried'' to use the [[http://www.sgvy.com/archives/Edda2/Issue1/Page2.html bandage bra]] version to flatten her (well, actually, ''[[GenderBender his]]'') heroic "assets" but had to give up because she couldn't breathe.

* One character in ''Webcomic/TheLawOfPurple'' flirtatiously asks another if they'd like to see the character's sarashi. The response goes along the lines of, "I've already seen your sarashi enough" and another character asks what a sarashi is.
* Discussed in ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'', when Erika and Largo play a ninja fighting game. Largo admires the [[JigglePhysics bouncing animation]] for the very busy female ninja Erika plays, and Erika comments that in reality it would be inconvenient to fight hanging out like that, and that a female ninja would more likely bind herself.
* Cadet Danni from ''Webcomic/AloneTogether'' is left behind and forgotten on the tropical island of Shem Sheka. She reasons that her Imperial Army uniform will soon wear out if worn every day, and she tries going naked at one point. Sunburnt nipples beget wearing a sarashi thereafter as her default outfit, making Danni resemble a NubileSavage.

* WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack is shown to have one under his robe.

* Junko Hattori from ''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao'' has both a Sarashi and a {{Fundoshi}}
* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'':
** Ryuunosuke wears a ''sarashi'' not only to demonstrate her tough, combative nature but also as a substitute for the bra her father wouldn't let her wear.
** Tomibaro also has a sarashi, from his bushido lifestyle and traditional clothing choices.
* Kuwabara in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' wears a ''sarashi'' at different times throughout the series.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
** Ukyō Kuonji wore one during her earlier appearances, but as she began to re-embrace her femininity it disappeared from her regular wardrobe.
** Akane and Ranma (when locked in female form) also wear tight breast bindings when it's necessary to [[WholesomeCrossdresser pass off as boys]]. Ironically, the incident which prompted Akane to wear one resulted in probably her most memorable {{Fanservice}} scene.

* Kuromaru Tokisaka in ''Manga/UQHolder'' (likewise the {{expy}} of the abovementioned Setsuna) also wears one around the chest area (female variant). Despite insisting that [[DudeLooksLikeALady he is a guy.]]

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': In keeping with the samurai motif, shinigami tend to wear this under their uniforms. However, it's usually only exposed if the shinigami is heavily bandaged, whether female or male. In a few cases, such as Kenpachi or some of Ichigo's bankai appearances, the sarashi is displayed as part of a rugged, badass image. Soifon has a special one made of metal that is gigantic in both size and length. It's part of her bankai and is used to control the recoil created by firing a FantasticNuke from her arm.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Bandage-style wrappings seem to be a common fashion accessory in ''Naruto''. At least one character is seen wearing them sarashi-style. Prior to the timeskip, Ino wears them from her knees at least up to her midriff. This is most likely a case of extremely creative inventory management. For shinobi, all-purpose bandages can be used for everything from bandaging wounds to bracing sprains/breaks to using them to ensnare an opponent to passing secret messages to igniting explosives, and then probably about a dozen other uses. However, because a shinobi can only wear so many equipment pouches, and a lot of their equipment is fairly bulky, it makes sense to carry bandages already worn on the body.
** Kurenai almost seems to wear bandages in lieu of underwear, as her arms, torso, and upper thighs are all wrapped.
* Akira Okuzaki from ''Anime/MyHime'' wore these [[{{Crossdresser}} to hide a secret.]] Also, {{ninja}}.
* Due to being a traditional samurai (and occasional MrFanservice) Goemon from ''Characters/LupinIII'' wears the sarashi. Bathing scenes with him will use either just the {{Fundoshi}}, or the fundoshi and sarashi.

* Ling Yao from the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga and ''Brotherhood'' anime series wears these around both his waist and wrists, and wears an open jacket.
* Throughout most of chapter 7 of ''Manga/PrettyFace'', Randou wears some to try and flatten the fake breasts he's wearing at the time. The problem is, they're bonded to his chest by an extremely potent bonding agent that keeps them on for a full 24 hours, and they're huge when he was previously apparently flat. He spends most of two days unable to breathe properly as a result. Later another character slaps him on the back, causing the bandages to fall off. HilarityEnsues when everyone sees that Yuna suddenly got MUCH larger breasts.
* Ryuubi wears those under her martial arts uniform in ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' ''Dragon Destiny'' to keep her [[GagBoobs ENORMOUS breasts]] under check. [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Of course, it only works to a degree]].
* Kagome, the elementary schooler in ''Manga/SamuraiHaremAsuNoYoichi'', has one. This is because she's very... developed for her age, and she uses it to hide that she is. She ends up using the cotton to bandage her implied crush's wrist, but makes sure her chest is not noticeable.
* An open shirt and sarashi appears to be the "uniform" of Haine's yanki gang in ''Manga/TheGentlemensAlliance''. Also kicks the FanService up a notch; yanki Haine is hot, and the rest of her gang doesn't do too bad either.
* Erza Scarlet sports this look as one of her most frequently equipped outfits in ''Manga/FairyTail'', combined with a pair of flame print hakama pants, and her hair in a ponytail, plus a pair of katanas. The lack of her usual armor significantly increases her speed, [[ShedArmorGainSpeed at the cost of any defense]].
* Naeka tries one in an episode of ''Manga/KamenNoMaidGuy'', in order to increase her math grades (by decreasing her bust size-it makes perfect sense in context). Unfortunately, the breasts tear through it, so Kogarashi gives her a solid steel breastplate (not a BreastPlate) to compensate. Which explodes violently in the middle of the exam.
* Shigure in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', being raised in a more traditional environment, always wears sarashi and fundoshi instead of a bikini when she's on a beach or at a pool.
* Kondo and Kyuubei (and a whole bunch of thugs) wear these in [[ShirtlessScene one ending sequence]] of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. Kyuubei's was sort of a spoiler...
** Kagura wear one in a scene where the yorozuya disguise themselves as assassin.
** Chin Pirako, who is actually a assassin, wear one. She's obsessed with acting like a Yakuza.
* Mira Nygus from ''Manga/SoulEater'' would probably qualify. She has bandages covering her breasts, arms, and lower face (though [[BareYourMidriff NOT on her midriff]]).
* {{Delinquent|s}} Kunieda Aoi from ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}'' wears a sarashi and [[FanService nothing else]] on top aside from her BadassLongcoat.
* ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'': Daizemon Kaze has one of these in combination with the open coat. It's really just the icing of Badass on this Huge cake of awesome.
* Canty in ''Manga/TheCherryProject'' wears one ''over'' her skating uniform, just because it looks cool.
* In the ''Manga/SgtFrog'' manga, Koyuki is seen wearing these a number of times.
* Shana from ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' wears this in a few episodes.
* Crane Yuzuriha in ''Manga/SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas''.
* Seen for two strips in ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', with Tomo, Kagura and Sakaki dressed as "Boy Thugs" with bandage bras. [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kaori]] was... [[LesYay excited]] to see Sakaki this way.
* Suzu from ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou''. Also, Machi wears one.
* In ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'', Fuu is occasionally seen wearing one.
* Sun when she crashed Nagasumi and Lunar's ShotgunWedding in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''.
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''[='=]s Awaki Musujime wears one sometimes.
* ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'':
** Harry Tribeca, being the leader of a gang of {{Delinquent}}s, wears this under a long coat as part of her Barrier Jacket.
** Micaiah Chevelle also has this as part of her Barrier Jacket. In her case, she's a {{Samurai}} {{Miko}}.
* Rem from ''Manga/DeathNote'' wears one.
* The {{Yakuza}} that [[spoiler: almost rape Sara Uchida]] in ''Manga/KaseiYakyoku'' wear this. It's also a pretty important detail, since [[spoiler: one of them had a [[HiddenWeapons a knife concealed in his]]; Sara snatches it and turns the tables on them.]]

* ''Anime/OhEdoRocket'': While sarashi are a given in an Edo period setting, only designated action hero Ginjiro's is visible.

* In ''Anime/LastPeriod'' episode 11, the army of Android Sonyas claim that they've been patched to solve the problem with their breasts inflating and eventually exploding. This is represented as them binding their chests with sarashi.
* In ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'', the leader of the [[OpposingSportsTeam Gorira Alliance]] wears one under her jacket - and nothing else.
* Ryougi Shiki of ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' wears sarashi more-or-less consistently instead of bras. Shiki is not a fan of Western clothing. Besides the leather jacket, that is, and that's just because [[OfficialCouple Kokuto]] picked it out.
-->"I have never worn anything but kimono."
** Of course, a montage shot in Paradox Spiral (movie version) shows A LOT of bras...[[{{Fanservice}} for some reason]]...

* Ichinose Saki of ''Manga/MahounoIroha'' wears one at all times, due to [[spoiler: once been a boy]].

** Ember, the iconic monk, wears one as well.

* Mira Nygus from ''Manga/SoulEater'' would probably qualify.

* Natani, a female-to-male {{transgender}}[[note]]sort of--it's complicated[[/note]] wolf assassin from ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'', uses a sarashi to cover up his breasts and better present as male. Ironically, he's actually one of the bustiest characters in the series, and actually has to use special wraps enchanted with a variant of the BagOfHolding enchantment to make it work.

A ''sarashi'' is a long strip of cloth, usually thick cotton, wrapped tightly around the midriff up to the chest. Historically worn under kimono both by {{samurai}} (to resist injury) and by women (for more "obvious" reasons, particularly in eras when [[SuppressedMammaries a slim figure was considered fashionable]]), its association with warriors has made it a near-universal symbol of toughness in Japan.

Though common in anime -- JapaneseDelinquents (particularly in classic, older series) will often be seen wearing one under their coat or unbuttoned shirt as a visible cue as to their general level of badassery -- this is also a general Japanese cultural trope, often found in RealLife and applicable to women as well as to men. For female characters, however, a sarashi may also serve as an accessory to a potentially boring outfit, as an aid in {{crossdress|er}}ing, or simply as a way to prevent {{Gainaxing}}. In these cases the wrapping is pushed up a few inches to cover and flatten the chest ([[{{Fanservice}} usually]]), and the irony inherent in using such a traditional symbol of masculinity to accentuate or disguise femininity may be deliberately invoked.

* Ichiko in ''Kamikaze Girls'' wears a sarashi as part of her bosuzoku outfit.

* In ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'', ComicBook/{{Katana}} is wearing a bosozoku version of her ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' outfit, modified to depict her with an open jacket and a sarashi to cover her breasts.

* Ryougi Shiki of ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai'' wears sarashi more-or-less consistently instead of bras. Shiki is not a fan of Western clothing. Besides the leather jacket, that is, and that's just because [[OfficialCouple Kokuto]] picked it out.
-->"I have never worn anything but kimono."
** Of course, a montage shot in Paradox Spiral (movie version) shows A LOT of bras...[[{{Fanservice}} for some reason]]...