History Main / Fundoshi

* The Feudal Japan spin-offs of ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' often depicts the main character in a fundoshi in various situations. It ranges from goofy minigames, sidequests to plot-related cutscenes.
** In ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuIshin'', Ryoma Sakamoto woke up inside a prison with his clothes [[MrFanservice stripped off leaving only a fundoshi wrapped around his loins.]]
** In ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuKenzan'', one of the sidequests requires Kiryu to reveal his musculature physique with only his fundoshi-clad attire in front of the NPC.

* The hidden ending of ''[[{{VideoGame/Contra}} Neo Contra]]'' involves an over-the-top action sequence with Jaguar. [[spoiler: It ends with Jaguar "swimming" into the cosmos with his red fundoshi while Bill Rizer is holding the frontal flap of Jaguar's fundoshi.]]

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* Some Japanese professional wrestlers with sexual-charged gimmicks wear a thong or a fundoshi to emphasize it. Otoko Sakari, Manabu Murakami and Razor Ramon RG are examples.

* As part of the Gangland style pack, Wei Shen from ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' wears a fundoshi to complement his Irezumi tattoos.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' spin-off ''ComicBook/BadGuys'', Yama is shown to wear a fundoshi while in stone sleep. It's also hinted from the clothing and equipment neatly laid out on the bed that he often wears an athletic cup.

A SubTrope of {{Loincloth}}. Compare BarelyThereSwimwear, SweaterGirl, SexySoakedShirt. Not to be confused with [[YaoiFangirl fujoshi]] or their male counterpart fudanshi.

** Worn frequently by the RatedMForManly daimyo Kozuki Oden, who hails from the land of [[{{Wutai}} Wano]], which is based on feudal Japan. His normal attire is a very short kimono that showed off most of his legs. Later on, he is forced by his enemies to dance in nothing but his fundoshi in the streets of the Flower Capital in exchange for keeping hostages alive and as a means to humilate him.

* At one point, the mobile game ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' featured Soriz, Eugen, and Jin in a fashionable fundoshi. Even their theme song [[RatedMforManly Sanbagarasu Otoko Uta]] exude their manliness with only a piece of cloth wrapped around their waist.

* This is considered [[GoodOldWays traditional]] in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} so expect to see it at almost any culture festival that involves men with special outfits. Special [[RatedMForManly manliness]] points go to Hokkaidō men who wear only this ''[[ExposedToTheElements in the snow]]'' and the Kurama hi-matsuri (fire festival), where men do this while holding '''20 foot long torches''' on their shoulders.

The fundoshi (Japanese: 褌 / ふんどし) is the traditional UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese style of men's {{Loincloth}}. It is a single long piece of cloth wrapped into place and fastened by twisting and tucking alone. This versatile tying technique makes any suitable piece of cloth a potential fundoshi. A similar technique can also be used to wear cloth as a headband. Although historically worn by both men and women, if worn by women in modern fiction, it is almost always for fanservice.

The fundoshi (Japanese: 褌 / ふんどし) is the traditional UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese style of men's {{Loincloth}}. It is a single long piece of cloth wrapped into place and fastened by twisting and tucking alone. This versatile tying technique makes any suitable piece of cloth a potential fundoshi. A similar technique can also be used to wear cloth as a headband. If worn by women in fiction, it is almost always for fanservice.

* Junko's from ''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao'' is the [[MaleGaze first thing we see of her]]; she also wears a {{Sarashi}}.

* Another female example: Matabei Gotou from ''LightNovel/SamuraiGirls'' wears this. In her case, it's definitely FanService... (She's not even wearing a skirt or anything over it!).

** Which leads to [[StreetFighter Street Fighter V]] when Ryu got Jin Saotome's costume. Knowing that Jin can strip himself into his underwear, it is possible to do a special code where Ryu only wears a fundoshi in battle.

* In ''Film/GungHo'', the Japanese plant managers are shown swimming in a river wearing fundoshi. In a version bowdlerized for cable TV, these were digitally retouched to look more like conventional swimsuits when seen from behind.

* The Japan-only release of ''[[{{Franchise/Fullmetal Alchemist}} Full Metal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn]]'' for the Wii featured a [[PoolScene pool scene]]. To show contrast to Winry's swimsuit, Louis Armstrong did his signature muscle pose in a red fundoshi right in front of Edward Elric. Let's just say that Ed got a [[FanDisservice full dose of reality]] afterwards.

* This is considered traditional in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} so expect to see it at almost any culture festival that involves men with special outfits. Special [[RatedMForManly manliness]] points go to Hokkaidō men who wear only this ''in the snow'' and the Kurama hi-matsuri (fire festival), where men do this while holding '''20 foot long torches''' on their shoulders.
* Also a pride point for many {{Yakuza}}, who loudly proclaim their [[GoodOldWays traditionalist ways]]. Anytime they pose for their elaborate [[TattooedCrook back tattoos]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumi irezumi]]), there is about a 99% chance that they will do it in fundoshi.

* Starting in [[{{VideoGame/SoulCalibur}} Soul Calibur IV]], the fundoshi is one of the recurring costume pieces for character creation.

* Also a pride point for many Yakuza, who loudly proclaim their traditionalist ways. Anytime they pose for their elaborate back tattoos ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumi irezumi]]), there is about a 99% chance that they will do it in fundoshi.

The fundoshi (Japanese: 褌 / ふんどし) is the traditional UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese style of men's {{Loincloth}}. It is a single long piece of cloth wrapped into place and fastened by twisting and tucking alone. This versatile tying technique makes any suitable piece of cloth a potential fundoshi. A similar technique can also be used to wear cloth as a headband.

* There are a handful characters in ''VideoGame/{{Gyee}}'' who wear fundoshi on several occasions. For instance, guys who wear it for swimwear such as Bernard, Ranmaru, and Priapus. Also, there are those who wear fundoshi for festive purposes such as Alcander; or even both like the character Moon.

* The Japan-only release of [[{{Franchise/Fullmetal Alchemist}} Full Metal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn]] for the Wii featured a [[PoolScene pool scene]]. To show contrast to Winry's swimsuit, Louis Armstrong did his signature muscle pose in a red fundoshi right in front of Edward Elric. Let's just say that Ed got a [[FanDisservice full dose of reality]] afterwards.

* Matsuri of ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' wears fundoshi, which we end up [[MsFanservice seeing a lot]] after he's [[GenderBender turned female]]. According to a bonus page, it's considered part of the exorcist {{ninja}} uniform, but Matsuri wears them even off the job because he's comfortable in them. He also [[TooMuchInformation lets Suzu know]] that his grandpa wears a red fundoshi. This doesn't seem to be as common as Matsuri assumes, as Soga lets him know he just wears boxers. Eventually, Matsuri's mother convinces him to switch to regular panties as a sort of mental endurance training--temporarily causing Matsuri to become [[SecurityBlanket less confident]] and even [[CongruentMemory less coordinated]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Guardians}}'': Tulks wears a fundoshi with his gun holster belt.

** Of course the manliness persona extends to the spinoff fighting game ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'' where Soriz unleashes his Skybound Art [[SuperMode Muscle Ultimatum]] where sheds his clothes leaving only his fundoshi for the rest of the match. This will augment his special moves as well as overall damage.