for example http://th09.deviantart.net/fs17/300W/f/2007/209/5/e/Lulu_in_Girl_Uniform_XD_by_Shiroi_Ai.jpg
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Yes. Some japanese students came to my school and I was shocked by their skirts, which is just as short as in any anime. It was winter, too. But I'm sure not every girl wears them like that.
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No, schools have regulations on how "short" the skirts can be, the one pictured there is not "regulation". Somtimes outside of school girls will roll them up and shorten them a bit as part of fashion. No pun intended but sometimes students try to "skirt" the rules by making their skirts shorter then the rules say. These girls: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_school_uniform_0868.jpg Are wearing it regulation style or what the standard issue is supposed to be. There are variations on it some are shorter above the knee, and there are some extreme variations if someone is trying to make a fashion statement outside of school. The ridiculously short ones seen on anime where you can see the character's panties are just that, "fan service" for fanboys.
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Yes and no. The skirts aren't made to be that short, but many high school girls roll the skirt at the waist to make it much shorter, at least when they're out in public. The skirts themselves are usually about knee-length when worn unaltered.
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It depends on each girl how short her skirt is. Actually some girls wear a skirt as short as the one in your picture. But not many. That's one of the shortest ones. I think the girls in Tokyo E's picture are junior high school girls. And it's usually high school girls who wear a short skirt. Not junior high school girls.
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Of course not >.< Skirts come to the knee, however some girls may roll them up at the waist so they are shorter. Most anime is drawn by men, think about it.
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All correct answers. FYI, a Japan Education Council survey of schools across Japan while I was there said the high school girls on Okinawa have the shortest skirts. Funny thing, they actually have proctors at some of the school gates in the mornings to check skirt lengths with rulers....no kidding.
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It probably just depends on each school, like here. I go to a private school. I've seen other schools where their skirts are really long, some about knee length, with ours, we actually have pretty short ones. And we have a MAXIMUM skirt length, where our skirts can't be too long, they have to be at least 5 inches ABOVE the knee, no longer, I know, weird isn't it? So it probably differs between schools. I've seen some in Japan really long, and I've seen others where their cheeks almost hang out.
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No, they are usually a bit above the girls' knees. Girls just roll them up to make them seem short, it's the fashion. But I think in public is when they roll them up. I'm not sure.
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