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Zettai Ryouiki: Achieving the Perfect Zone
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Still relatively unknown to the local fashion scene, lies an incredibly deadly heaven-drilling wear. Yes, that’s right. The deadly (絶対領域) Zettai Ryouiki. Just a quick glance of a girl equipped with Zettai Ryouiki can set the hearts of many on fire, ranging from your usual otaku to the president of the USA.
Its heaven-drilling appeal is said to be equal, if not higher than nipple slips, pantsu flashes or down blouse views. What’s good about it is that it’s never hidden under any layer of clothing, and doesn’t require any luck to get a brief look at it before getting a good tight slap from the said user.
So if this is such a deadly wear, why isn’t it commonly seen in Singapore?
The answer: the lack of understanding how it’s to be worn. And the usual excuse: it’s too hot to wear in Singapore. Granted, but if the weather is an issue, why then are blazers, cardigans and scarfs in trend? Nevertheless, here at ADD, we will reveal the secrets of achieving the Perfect Zettai Ryouiki.
After experimenting and getting my hands wet with a couple of girls, I have finally found the perfect formula in practical measurements, instead of the nerve wrenching mathematic formula.
The rough translation of Zettai ryouiki is known as “absolute territory”. It’s defined by the area of bare skin seen between a skirt and thighhighs. This term originated from Neon Genesis Evangelion, and honestly, it has very little connection to what Zettai Ryouiki is about. But if you’re interested, DarkMirage has nicely explained what it is many moons back.
As a given rule, all baptized Otakus know that the ultimate level Zettai Ryouiki is set as 4:1:2.5 (length of mini-skirt : absolute territory : length of overknee socks above the knee). Memorizing this formula is as important as knowing that π = 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 or 22/7. Failing to reproduce the 4:1:2.5 code be result in being labeled as a Narutard, since ninjas don’t subscribe to the Zettai Ryouiki rule.
But who needs ratios when you can get the accurate measurements?
Zettai Ryouiki, has 5 levels ranging from Grade A to E. In my own opinion, only Grade A and B is really considered perfect, but everyone has to start from the bottom, so let’s start with Grade E.
Grade E is the lowest level of all, to the point it can be worn by both males and females. This can be usually sighted in primary schools around Singapore. The sock is raised at 16cm and leaves plenty of flesh, yet for some strange reason, it is less appealing, especially on guys with hairy legs.
To make matters worst, there is a reverse trend in Singapore where the sock is reduced to 5cm, otherwise known as the ankle sock (Grade F). This is completely vile and disgusting, which many schools strictly enforce no-ankle socks rule. If not for this important ruling, Zettai Ryouiki will be completely lost in Singapore.
Grade D is the start of the ankle sock rebellion. I was once part of this rebellion, wearing my socks to the Grade D level in a protest to my school for not allowing us to wear ankle socks. However, I was a foolish young teen back then. I didn’t understand what the schools were fighting to save.
Now when I look back at it, I wished I was enlightened earlier. Grade D socks are raised at 26cm above the shoe, and it is the start of the ultimate revolution.
Grade C is the start of the Zettai Ryouiki formation, albeit an unattractive level. The sock is raised to 35cm off the shoes, but does not cross above the knee cap. The level is the hardest level for Grade A and B users to climb to. The discomfort in having your socks just below your knee cap is somewhat uncomfortable to the flesh because it is usually unbounded by anything.
Surprisingly, this level of Zettai Ryouiki is actually unintentionally worn by soccer players because of the need to hide their shinguards. So the next time you watch soccer on TV, remember to look for those players who have the perfect Grade C level. Players such as David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo have establish perfect Grade C levels, thus raking in shitloads of money in sex appeal.
If they traded their soccer boots for skirts, they probably would earn three times more.
If you have withstood the uncomfortable threshold and ride your socks high, welcome to Grade B. The semi-prefect state of Zettai Ryouiki. With the sock raised at 50cm, you have reached the zone of no return. You will no longer be at a position where people think that you’ve bought socks too long for you, but the power of controlling the lustful eyes of people.
It’s an unexplainable power that something so covered can be far more attractive than a completely naked leg. This some what explains why the Talibans like their woman covered. I guess somewhere programmed in us, likes a code that craves to be covered.
The ultimate 57cm sock, with just barely enough space for skin exposure, and yet the most powerful and sensual symbol of them all. This is one sock to rule them all. This is truly a rare sight in Singapore because it poses a danger to the climate here. Too much of this and Singapore will turn into Dubai faster than you can say ZETTAI RYOUIKI!
If you are a Grade A user, kindly contact me via email. kthx!
At Grade A, one can also further achieve a special Grade S level. If you’re thinking about pulling the socks all the way till it becomes a stocking, you are wrong. stockings are for Office Ladies, another level which will be discussed on a later note. Grade S is actually a combination of 2 factors:
The ultimate level Twintails hairstyle and the ultimate level Tsundere attitude.
Combine this 2 together with Grade A and you will obtain GRADE S, which is like CHOU SUBARASHII. With this, you will be able to rule the world (especially Singapore) and nobody will understand why they are so insanely attracted to you.
But remember, Grade A and B can only be worn by females.
I’ve yet to witness a successful Grade A or B male user, not that’s I want to see anyway, but if you have successfully done it and you wish to prove me wrong, kindly drop me a picture at my email. I’ll assure you that you’ll get a full post dedicated to your new findings.
Until then, GO FORTH AND SPREAD THE ZETTAI RYOUIKI LOVE.
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nice long legs!! hmm~~~ =P
Tohsaka Rin FTW! Grade A!
*nosebleeds*
“I’ve yet to witness a success Grade A or B male user”
See ronaldino.
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/grant_wahl/06/01/ronaldinho.qa/p1_ronaldinho_0601.jpg
TOHSAKA RIN IS GRADE S OMG, THIS ENTRY IS FILLED WITH WIN.
“nipple slips, pantsu flashes or down blouse views” are not shown, they are sought. It’s like a quest and thus has a better satisfaction level upon obtaining.
And do you realise all these only works if the girl has slim and nice legs? BUT NO, MOST GIRLS WHO LIKE J-CULTURE HAVE THUNDER THIGHS.
Truly enlightening~ Just 1 question…where’d you get those pics?
I’ve not actually measured it, but a casual estimation tells me that your Grade A Example is not 4:1:2.5 – the length of socks above the knee is visually larger than 2.5. I still think your Grade A is a prime specimen, so it must be the formula that is false.
Haha, one of the best posts evar. HOWEVER! This line like made me go “WTF”, “After experimenting and getting my hands wet with a couple of girls”.
;__; It’s only the minority of Japanese girls who actually really have the legs for zettai ryouiki to work properly though… Half the time they have equally thunderous thighs like Singaporean girls.
@bj0rn Worms don’t have legs.
@Windbell TOHSAKA IS GRADE S YOU NOOB!
@l-lawliet LOL. Oh and I fixed that little typo. Should be successful, not success.
@Random HALLO THERE, FELLOW RIN FAN!
@tj han Ah, but there are few thunder thighs in lasalle!
@JS I have my sauces.
@tako Yes of course, for research purposes, the specimen used are all prime grade stocks. You won’t find them easily in reality.
@Soshi I’m pretty sure they were wet once I was done…. washing their socks.
Nice legs, tsubaki
I chuckled when I started reading this article, since I had never really been convinced about the moe of Zettai Ryouiki. Sure it’s cute, but I didn’t really think it anything special.
Then I started reading the article and became more and more entranced by the girls’ legs… I’m not normally a leg person, but… wow, it really is quite appealing, isn’t it? @.@
I think you’ve just converted me, sir. XD
I used to wear Grade C socks before as a kid, until I found out that they were for women OTL
I’ve seen females wearing (or trying) ZR (Zettai Ryouiki) before but all I’ve seen were failures. Too big thighs… =( It spoils everything.
LOL another WIN post brought to you by DarkMirage, Rin Tohsaka,and moe. :P
“After experimenting and getting my hands wet with a couple of girls, …”
I’m with Soshi, WTH? I mean, WET? Doing what? WET? LOL! Sweating? or …???
J/K
lol wth. Where in the world did you get those pics lol.
Shit. I fail then. ORZ
*Hugs Rin*
[...] Read more about the different Grades of Zettai Ryouiki (絶対領域(ぜったいりょういき)) over at Tsubaki’s post. [...]
and Crimz just told me in msn that he’d like to try it out.
Remember to bug Crimz for the pics, lol
Man, this ZR thing is really excruciating. It looks so wonderful, it makes me want to shave my legs and wear thigh-highs and a miniskirt… and I’m a guy.
I’ll go become an hero now.
Anyway, did anyone realise that the length of the skirts and socks are reciprocal?
thanks for enlightening me on the art of 絶対領域 im shall now go and spread the word to the unbelievers and get them to repent. *bows*
The best word to summarize my comment:
lulz
All girls who’ve read this should immediately start doing some exercises to get the perfect zettai ryouiki legs. *_*
i have seen quite a bit of “A”s and “B”s in the train stations lately, but it’s without socks. So, they fail to fall into the categories.T_T.But I remember seeing a Grade A in my school(nyp). When she walked, all eyes were on her. Only her. The moment she walked up a bridge, you can see the guys going “OMFG! I’m getting nosebleeds!!” She too, had the perfect legs that Soshi said..but i would rate her, Grade OMFG..
@Kouji Thanks.
@Ran Welcome to the club. Start your day by observing people, and identifying them by the grades. You will eventually level up to the master level.
@Zeroblade Pics or GTFO. Lol, just kidding.
@ルルーシュ・ランペールジ The tighs are one of the common place for fat deposits in women. So it’s hard to get the perfect one, but not impossible. I’ve seen a couple of amazing legs in my life. We just need to ZR-ized them.
@Ronin HALLOW THERE RIN FAN!
@Kojak I washed their socks. Lulz.
@Tohsaka My sauces.
@Windbell Just pay in Akiba goodies. KTHXBYE!
@ebilfox LULZ. I WILL BUG HIM FOR SURE.
@Zlamster Alright, hit me with your thigh pictures and you will be placed in the Hall of fame. That I assure you.
@l-lawliet Skirts are by default, mini.
@Setsuna-san GO FORTH, MY YOUNG PADAWAN.
@AK THX.
@Soshi I’ll be writing a guide on how to achieve those legs soon.
@Tiny Red Man PICS OR GTFO.
ZR BANZAI!!!
I’ve spotted one chick in Sgp that did the ZR thing. She wasn’t much of a looker but that ZR look sure got my attention.
ya… twintail + ZR + tsundere… thats the best but they are like damn rare la… since i in boy’s school… sigh… *blood canals erupt…
I LUV TWINTAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy cow!~ This article is pure win! Sadly Zettai Ryouiki is almost a non-existent trend in SG. Girls who wear such socks are either pretty short or have thighs the size of trunks.
On the other hand, ankle length socks (grade f) ain’t that bad. Some leggy JC girls look pretty HWAT in them. Sure beats having to look at tauren calves any days.
I was a straight B student…Level B FTW!!
The reason why i think Zettai Ryouiki is so powerful can be explained via analogy.
The socks and and skirt are usually darker shades than the skin. Therefore the light skin is a light at the end of a dark tunnel, gleaming in an aura of brilliance. Who wouldn’t want to seek the light? ALWAYS seek the light!
If the girl was wearing white stockings or a white skirt, you cannot tell me you think it is equally brilliant. Just picture it. It’s still good, but not lick my lips good.
Tsubaki >> Thoughts of thigh-highs + short shorts (like jean type material)?
The art of ZR is just pure win, combined with a moe girl or a tsundere girl here(grade S).
But in sg, most girls are neither moe or tsundere. in fact, majority i have seen are gangster girls, and they are the ones who started this grade F thing. The chances of a girl spreading ZR in this category is low anyway. I wont count them in my following calculation.
Anyways, gangster girl + ZR = Grade U(ungraded).
I’ll do an estimated calculation on the possibility of a grade S girl.
70% of the girls are gangster girls, stuck up girls and so on..so that leaves us 30% of the girls who posses the moeness or tsundereness.
next, since singapore is famed for the thunder thigh girls, ill say, 60% of the 30%(which is 18 % out of the total number of girls) girls belong to this category.
That leaves us a miserable amount of 12% of girls here who is a potential S-grade ZR girl.
And if you think 12% is considered a lot, think again. Singapore faces the problems of aging population.
Its no wonder why we dont see ZR being practiced here.
Hey, I also like the JC girls in their ankle socks and sneakers too…
You might want to alter the definition of Grade S. If a certain doujinshi is to be believed, Tohsaka Rin doesn’t wear twintails, she has two-side-up. It’s a significantly different hairstyle. Twintails gathers all the hair and divides it amongst the tails(ie. Kagami Hiiragi), but Rin’s style consists of only a small portion of the hair devoted to the tails, the rest flowing back straight and unbound.
hate wearing socks – period
urm… wondering…. i tried ZR before….. but nvr actually found socks long enough…. if every one wants to see them, then some one set up a shop that actually sells the god damn things!!!
I can get you those socks!!111111
they sell such socks in chinatown and takashimaya
above the food center in chinatown, they sell it in white and black and taka too
gahhhh… *blood spurts out* now that is one hawt thread..
So I recommended this site to some (read: all) of my friends who are girls. To my surprise and my other friend’s horror, another firend brought Zettai Ryouiki socks THE VERY NEXT DAY, no doubt intending to force the sock onto all her girlfriends… It’s a pity I didn’t have the chance to see her actually forcing it onto all her friends…
Forward, my fellow Singaporean otakus! Forward in the name of Zettai Ryouiki! Let’s buc the annoying trend of ankle socks and convert chicks all over Singapore into ZETTAI ZETTAI RYOUIKI DESU!!!!!
Taka and chinatown, got it!
*makes a note to make time for shopping this weekend*
Papa, I will rememebr those and wear it + take picture for you! (If I had a chance *cough* )
omg, zettai ryouiki is pure sex! And i didn’t even know about it!!
man, how come they don’t make ‘em like that no more?!
Pure HAWTNESS! you could not have said it better. Please post those who send you their ZR pics. (male/female lol)
Wait… I don’t get the formula… as in what? cm? mm? inches? also does the skirt really matter?
Hmm… come to think of it.. in my school… (international and private) the girls kinda have it reversed. Like instead of socks, they wear like leggings? or tights or wat? and then its under the skirt until its like about the same amount of skin shown in grade B above the shoe. does that still work for the “light at the end of the tunnel” theory?
omg ive just been invited to a new dimension of moe-ness where its real people who are moe not just anime-moe’s…..u have converted me as well XD
but ent ZR almost the same as wearing jeans in SG? 8D
Hmmmm….Twintails hairstyle….now that I think about it a grade A with that does sound pretty sexy…..
And now I have been given a quest….to see Grade A’s, B’s, and S’s…..
-Bookmarked-
Is this the Worst Thing Ever? No, but it’s among the worse. This kind of super-scientific slavishness to fetish is why I’ve been enjoying less anime lately.
The reason for Grade A to be so appealing could be the fact that the skirt is approaching micro-mini and the chances of seeing the girl’s panties is very much increased…
LAWLL!!~~ couldn’t stop laffing throughout the whole post~ (and the comments)
RoNALDINO!!! YESS!!!!!!!!!
i also wondered at the smexy allure of all the anime girls + good cosplay with that look, and had been unable to place it… now I KNOW!! iT WAS THE AWEsuM POWER OF zETTAI RyoUIKI!!!
and could the power of Grade A (and possibly Grade -A)stem from the fact that the less skin the girl shows, the mORe you want it? (such with yaoi and yuri, seeing all these haWT boys/girls getting it on with each other, and not you, >insert nosebleed here
Explains why guys like sailor uniforms so much.
Very amusing.
An example of a ‘grade B’ zettai ryouki worn by a male…
http://picasaweb.google.com/argoudfa/Uruha/photo#5215214838863157010
and you can find more examples in visual bands (*.*)b
I think that a zettai ryouiki with garters (the ones used with garter belts)is simply the best, it looks sexyer and of course you wouldn’t want your ultimate zettai ryouiki to fall down, I call it a Zettai Ryouiki Grade “SS” and it’s a combination of a Grade A and garters, but thats just me!
It’s not impossible for male to go Grade A or Grade B. Just change skirt to long T-shirt.
And also I’ve just get hold on somewhere between Grade A and Grade B socks, I want to go ZR, yeahh!!!
I think that all you guys need to see this
http://localizedkicks.files.wordpress.com/2006/03/thighs_ad.jpg
Most women cannot get rid of their “thunder thighs,” because the majority of women have wide hips. It’s nature’s way of saying, “here, have some hips that won’t kill you when you try to have children!” Although there are girls who could have skinnier thighs than they do, most of the time a girl who has “thunder thighs” now will have them forever, no matter what she does. So getting rid of them is not an option.
Guys ugly hairy legs, on the other hand…those can be shaved. (And don’t believe for a minute that we ladies don’t mind hairy legs. Those hairy legs are ug-ly, boys. Shave ‘em.)
I used to shave my legs back when puberty first kicked in. Then I moved to attempted waxing(really messy), sporadic tweezing, and these days I only leave them because I don’t have the time. And no girlfriend to show them to. Oh yeah, and socks are really itchy when they’re bare. :( Maybe if I have the guts, I will take a lighter to them one day. The sad thing is that I am otherwise very devoid of body hair(apart from *ahem*, the only other area), so removing the leg hairs would actually make me look more “balanced”.
ATTENTION EVERYONE.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/RdSCnyYVHvI/AAAAAAAAAOE/RgNfpSz8dw0/s1600-h/00080m.jpg
Where’s my new post?
[...] on Sankaku Complex, which eventually brought me to a very interesting article by tsubaki on Zettai Ryouiki: Achieving the Perfect Zone while doing [...]
noobs can buy thigh high socks/stocking at american apparel. that is all.
tapioca: I think the coat is too low for me to care.
[...] friends, for our absolute territory may well be [...]
Our school can’t wear skirts more than 5 cm above the knee. ><
This is pure win.
Watch this guy that successfuly wars Zettai ryouiki grade B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro7weKi019Y
Tohsaka ‘Win’ as Rank S is sooooo correct it’s not funny.
Love the subject matter and grading system. ^^ Good job!
I wore Grade B in school every day with my school uniform.
I wear Grade C.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzuvz72n40k
Tissue-hime.
It’s a trap.
For an anime male with Zettai Ryouiki, here’s Ayasaki Hayate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v368/pgdavis/Kitty/hayate/bunnyhayate.png
Not sure I’d want to see that on a guy in real life though.
Haha! I’m wearing Grade C right now, but I do Grade B sometimes too ^^
then therefore, i fail! XDD i did tried wearing them to cons.. roflmaomeg
idk why i keep on coming back to this thread for dozens of times!! >XDDD
[...] rodilla. En consecuencia es muy fácil que la media se caiga por el movimiento. Como remarcan en AnimeDesho, los jugadores de fútbol son un grado C automático ya que deben usar sus medias a esa altura por [...]
I don’t think it counts if the guy is trying to crossdress. >_>
Wow. I need to jump on this shit since I have the thighs for this.
[...] in Japanese, and its usage is an homage to the Eva units in Neon Genesis Evangelion (DarkMirage, 2006). Very common in tsundere-type characters, the zettai ryouiki is a popular, increasingly [...]
Silly girl gets recorded changing for bed with ZR. Not as pervy as it sounds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GeUajfbRQ
I know advertissment is bad, but if you want to check my website link, this is Zettai Ryouiki’s fanpage in Facebook. Enjoy it :)
[...] This cannot be true. [...]
You actually want long legs? Even grade B is hard to pull off with long legs. “Thigh-high”-labelled socks only reach ugly, “barely covers the knees” for me. I think it’s impossible for girls over 5′4. 5′5 max maybe.
It would be really nice if someone can reveal how 5′10 fashion models make zettai ryouiki.
This is so embarrassing.
A friend sent me a link to this saying that I have “reached Grade S.”
Why didn’t someone send me this earlier? I need to start wearing tights or shorter socks or something! Grrr
[...] schon bei den Offensichtlichkeiten an; die Soldatinnen etwa haben wohl vor Dienstantritt eine zettai ryouiki-Verpflichtung einzugehen. Vermutlich aus Gründen der besseren Vergewaltbarkeit. Und es geht bei [...]