Part of what makes the Eva head possible is that obi have different patterns and coloring on each side.
Follow Casey on Twitter, where he’s counting the days until he can bust out his summer kimono.
In Japan, there are schools that offer lessons in kimono kitsuke, literally “putting on kimono.”
Even the Spear of Longinus, the Eva polearm, currently stuck into the ground in front of the Tokyo Skytree, is within the obi imagination of Mami Bla’n’red.