Poor Sanaewife, you aren't Akagi.

Oh jeez.

Well, I guess she's right. Japanese longbows are pretty massive.

She looks the part at least ^_^;

Yeah, I know that feel, Sanae-san. The way an Olympic-style bow is used is completely different from a Japanese longbow. I could never get used to the Olympic style shooting...

Trollosuke said:

Poor Sanaewife, you aren't Akagi.

Given their food budget (coughcoughkogasauthorcough), this is probably a good thing.

aren't ladies supposed to bind or at least protect their breasts when handling a bow?

Tsuchino said:

aren't ladies supposed to bind or at least protect their breasts when handling a bow?

I'd imagine you don't really have to, especially if you're just taking a few leisurely shots on a range. Being on a battlefield where you might have to adjust aim without repositioning your feet or when firing off hundreds of arrows in practice would be another story.

Tsuchino said:

aren't ladies supposed to bind or at least protect their breasts when handling a bow?

There was also the point where SanaeWife said that she didn't want to be seen specifically because "fans would be really disappointed in her breasts," so the real-life version may not have needed any binding.

Tsuchino said:

aren't ladies supposed to bind or at least protect their breasts when handling a bow?

Depends on the individual/stance/type of bow. For the "perfect" stance with a high tension bow, yes or you might hurt yourself. For a casual stance with a low tension bow, no (unless you screw things up and hurt yourself anyway).

NWSiaCB said:

There was also the point where SanaeWife said that she didn't want to be seen specifically because "fans would be really disappointed in her breasts," so the real-life version may not have needed any binding.

pretty natural as I doubt she's that curvy.

Wait is the bow she's using here more like an Olympic bow/flatbow or more like a Japanese yumi?

warellis said:

Wait is the bow she's using here more like an Olympic bow/flatbow or more like a Japanese yumi?

The former. The yumi is asymmetric (the arrow is not shot from the middle) and huge (taller than the shooter).