Even a Monkey�n Draw Manga v01 p057

But why did pantyflashing enjoy such success in shonen manga that it surpassed cvcn total nudity in popularity —for no apparent reason? The secret lies in “panty evo!ution.” Let us now tracę the historical development of panties, as depicted in pantyflashing scenes in shonen manga!

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This is what primitive panties looked like. Of course, pantyflashing has been around for a while—as far back as Wakamc of Sazae-san, for example. She was always pantyflashing! But that was only to indicate that she was a little girl. In the history of manga, there werc no erotic connotations to pantyflashing, until...

.. .oneshort linę was added.

Now, notice how the pubie portion of the panty is foyered, as indicated by a single linę.

At some point in manga evolution. artists began drawing this linę And this one short linę shattered all previous symbolism vis-a-vis pantyflashing.

Eros.. That’s right. Panties became a tum-on. This one linę was no less revolutionary than the first timc monkeys used bones as tools! It anticipated the dawn of another

giam step in the    Peklng Panty

evolution of panty expression...Frills! With the addition of frills, panty cxprcssion became morę realistic.

This particular panty flourished in the world of manga But because it became so common, it almost rendered the depiction of panties meaningless.

Fominately, new    Neanderthal Panty

innovations emerged.

Ribbons. They first appeared in the manga of Hiroshi Motomiya.

Instead of exaggerated frills, a tiny ribbon could inducc extreme erotic arousal! Please notę, however, that at this stage, panties in of themselves still possessed little value. They were only valuable as previews of what their contents might be.

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