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Rashomon is an A-Tier Costume for the Geisha, Michiko. It was introduced to the Illusion Hall on January 30th, 2020, due to Michiko being one of the 2019 Deduction Star winners.
Appearance[]
Beauty Form[]
Physical[]
Michiko's build, make up, and skin tone remain the same as usual and her hair is the usual shade of jet black. However, her hair is tied back into a loose ponytail, tied at the middle of her hair with a red ribbon.
Outfit[]
Michiko dons a coolie hat decorated with a white rhombus pattern around it and several yellow ginkgo leaves scattered atop it. Attached to the coolie hat is a long, thin, lace veil with a ginkgo leaf pattern lining the bottom. Michiko's kimono is white in color from the top to the obi. the sleeves of the kimono are decorated in a silver fan palm pattern with gilded edges.
The skirt of Michiko's kimono is a chocolate brown in hue and is decorated in a gold fan palm pattern along the sides while the front and back of the skirt remain blank. The obi is thin, silky in texture, and tied in a bow at the front.
Weapon[]
Michiko's fan takes on a more modernized appearance and is colored white and yellow. The majority of the fan is white with yellow floral designs while one corner of the fan is yellow with many floral designs on it.
Special Effects[]
Yellow ginkgo leaves drop from above.
Prajna Form[]
Physical[]
Michiko is her prajna form retains the same build & skin tone as before, but her hair and mask have changed drastically from the norm. Michiko's hair is now a snowy white in hue and is kept down.
Outfit[]
The mask is a noh mask in a neutral expression that is heavily cracked and even missing a piece of it where the right eye should be. Michiko's kimono is a dark blue in color with teal tipped sleeves. The sleeves are heavily tattered and torn up.
Weapon[]
Michiko's fan becomes navy blue and white in color to match her kimono. The different colored corner is now white while the majority of the fan is dark blue.
Special Effects[]
Similarly to the beauty form, ginkgo leaves drop from above, this time colored cyan.
Design Notes[1][]
Rashomon costume is presented in traditional Japanese costumes. Both the Beauty form and the Prajna form are wearing modified hakama skirts, but the look is completely different. The former is rich and dignified, meticulously groomed, wearing a bamboo hat, a gauze hanging down, and a thick white face. On the top, the red lips are more vivid; on the latter, they are dark and cold, and a bit messy, with white hair floating around, the mask cracked, and Geisha's true face is half hidden and half revealed. In both forms, they are holding folding fans with the same pattern and shape and different colors. When the folding fan is closed, it will turn into a sharp thorn, shining with a chilling light.
Trivia[]
- This is currently one of the only costumes in which Michiko's walking animation in her Beauty Form is different than usual, with the other being Yuko Ichihara.
- Rashomon is based on actress Machiko Kyō as the Samurai's Wife, the female lead in the 1950 film Rashomon, based on the short stories In a Grove and Rashōmon by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
- It is the first japanese film to receive an international reception.
The Samurai's Wife from the 1950 film Rashomon, which this costume is based on
Gallery[]
Concept Art & Icons[]
Promotional Art[]
Merchandise[]
![[Graffiti] Geisha - Deduction Star](/wiki/File:RashomonGraffitiBeauty.png "RashomonGraffitiBeauty.png (38 KB)")
![[Graffiti] Geisha Hannya - Deduction Star](/wiki/File:RashomonGraffitiPrajna.png "RashomonGraffitiPrajna.png (39 KB)")
References[]
- ↑ Rashomon Design Notes - Official Website
