At The Very Least, In The Case Of Xiaolin Showdown Some Liberties Were Taken Where Exact Time Periods

At the very least, in the case of Xiaolin Showdown some liberties were taken where exact time periods weren't the most major concern in historical clothing styles so much as making character designs distinct and recognizable in a certain way to a Western audience. So a decent amount of anachronism can be forgivable imo. I think there's actually a production note/script thing floating around that Dashi's outfit was meant to be a reference to a Kung Fu thing. And I think Chase's Good clothes were meant to be evocative of a Tai Chi practitioners clothes, though that one is just my guess.

Here’s my issue with TV studios trying to make content appeal to western audiences, by doing so, they’re kinda looking down on their viewers. I don’t think that children wouldn’t be able to wrap their minds around the idea that people in a certain dynasty or culture dress differently than now. I do appreciate the work the character designers have done on XS, but if they had the funds and freedom to do more extensive research into the history and culture it would have added to the narrative. Plus I just happen to like historical dramas so the idea appeals to me

Actually, on that note, when I watched XS for the first time I thought Wuya’s dress had been ripped as a result of being trapped in the box all those years. That could’ve been a fun twist. We see her in Time After Time and realize just how far she had fallen.

I didn’t know about the Kung Fu/Tai Chi references. That’s a nice touch. Thanks for letting me know.

I guess if you look at Chase, Dashi and Guan side by side, the only one actually wearing a variation of a Shaolin Monk outfit is Guan. Curious that Dashi, despite being a Grandmaster Dragon dresses differently, like he’s not exactly allied to the temple. Neither is Chase, but we know he’s gonna turn his back on the Xiaolin side 🤔

Since Wuya and Dashi's hanfu 1500 years ago was too modern for their style and wouldn't have naturally existed at that period in that place, what if those two designed the look themselves and coordinated their styles?

That’s so funny. They come up with the outfits and strut around town like models

And it just … doesn’t catch on until the Ming Dynasty

Dashi: Did you really have to stab that bandit?

Chase: You don't know what he said to me!

Dashi: What did he say?

Chase: "What are you gonna do, stab me?"

Dashi: Yeah that's fair.

I’m not sure how many of you know about this show but if you don’t go watch iiiit, they have all the episodes of Xiaolin Showdown on youtube and it makes me a very happy boy mmmyes

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This motherf-er right here is Chase Young and I can’t stop drawing him, his hair is far to much fun kshfgjhkfj

also looks good in pink

I was way too lazy to do a proper throne tbh

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