<p>The name of this meme is <a href="https://safebooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/obi_spin" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Obi spin</strong></a>, from the Japanese term 帯回し <em>obi-mawashi</em>.</p>
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<p>An old jidaigeki-related meme wherein someone (usually a middle-aged man) pulls on the obi of a young woman wearing a kimono, causing her to spin around as it unravels. Usually accompanied by the tugger saying &quot;It's fine, isn't it? (よいではないか、よいではないか)&quot; in a sexually suggestive tone, while the young woman says &quot;ohhh myyyy~! (あ～れ～)&quot; as she spins.</p>
<p>This is, of course, an inherently voluntary game the two are playing, as simply putting her arms down would stop the young woman's obi from unraveling.</p>
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<p>In the samurai movies and TV shows, the tugger is usually an 悪代官 or <em>aku-daikan</em>, an evil governor, hence Midori's addressing Seiji as &quot;governor&quot;.
There is even a whole series of video games based on this premise, conveniently named <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%82%AA%E4%BB%A3%E5%AE%98_%28%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Akudaikan</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radar/AnimeAndManga" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TVTropes</a> has more to say (and more examples) about this meme:</p>
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<p>A little-known gesture of implied rape in Japanese culture involves the Shogun grabbing the waistband of his consort and ripping it off so hard that she spins several circles and falls on the bed with her clothes splayed open.</p>
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<p>In some rare cases, the obi spinning is done to a male.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qlpyb.jpg" alt="Nisekoi" /></p>
<p>While <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230604235202/http://www.brickmcburly.com/mcburlymonogatari8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this guy</a> calls the obi spin an &quot;<em>ozashiki-asobi</em>&quot; technique, I am not too sure if he meant it as a satire or a deformation of a <a href="http://mitene.or.jp/%7Ehoukan/2002/e02.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Geisha entertainment</a> activity.
Obi spin is even featured in shows by the famous comedian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Shimura" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ken Shimura</a>.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/dLpuj.jpg" alt="Shimura Ken doing the obi spin" /></p>

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<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ijTdS.gif" alt="Nisemonogatari episode 10">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XrlFY.jpg" height="168" alt="Midori no Hibi episode 4">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GTync.jpg" width="300" alt="Is the Order a Rabbit? episode 10">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/FFchj.jpg" alt="Mawaru-Penguindrum episode 12"></p>

<p><sup><strong>From left to right, top to bottom: <em>Nisemonogatari</em>, <em>Midori no Hibi</em>, <em>Is the Order a Rabbit?</em> and <em>Mawaru-Penguindrum</em>.</strong></sup></p>

<p>In the case of <em>Midori no Hibi</em>, why is Midori calling Seiji "governor"? Is this a reference to something?</p>

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What is spinning a girl in yukata like a top a reference to?
# What is spinning a girl in yukata like a top a reference to?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-01-12
![Nisemonogatari episode 10](https://i.sstatic.net/ijTdS.gif)
![Midori no Hibi episode 4](https://i.sstatic.net/XrlFY.jpg)
![Is the Order a Rabbit? episode 10](https://i.sstatic.net/GTync.jpg)
![Mawaru-Penguindrum episode 12](https://i.sstatic.net/FFchj.jpg)

**From left to right, top to bottom: *Nisemonogatari*, *Midori no Hibi*, *Is the Order a Rabbit?* and *Mawaru-Penguindrum*.**

In the case of *Midori no Hibi*, why is Midori calling Seiji "governor"? Is this a reference to something?
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_0 on 2015-01-12. Score: 20 | Accepted answer
The name of this meme is [**Obi spin**](https://safebooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/obi_spin), from the Japanese term 帯回し *obi-mawashi*.

> An old jidaigeki-related meme wherein someone (usually a middle-aged man) pulls on the obi of a young woman wearing a kimono, causing her to spin around as it unravels. Usually accompanied by the tugger saying "It's fine, isn't it? (よいではないか、よいではないか)" in a sexually suggestive tone, while the young woman says "ohhh myyyy~! (あ～れ～)" as she spins.
>
> This is, of course, an inherently voluntary game the two are playing, as simply putting her arms down would stop the young woman's obi from unraveling.

In the samurai movies and TV shows, the tugger is usually an 悪代官 or *aku-daikan*, an evil governor, hence Midori's addressing Seiji as "governor".
There is even a whole series of video games based on this premise, conveniently named [Akudaikan](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%82%AA%E4%BB%A3%E5%AE%98_%28%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%29).

[TVTropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radar/AnimeAndManga) has more to say (and more examples) about this meme:

> A little-known gesture of implied rape in Japanese culture involves the Shogun grabbing the waistband of his consort and ripping it off so hard that she spins several circles and falls on the bed with her clothes splayed open.

In some rare cases, the obi spinning is done to a male.

![Nisekoi](https://i.sstatic.net/qlpyb.jpg)

While [this guy](https://web.archive.org/web/20230604235202/http://www.brickmcburly.com/mcburlymonogatari8) calls the obi spin an "*ozashiki-asobi*" technique, I am not too sure if he meant it as a satire or a deformation of a [Geisha entertainment](http://mitene.or.jp/%7Ehoukan/2002/e02.html) activity.
Obi spin is even featured in shows by the famous comedian [Ken Shimura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Shimura).

![Shimura Ken doing the obi spin](https://i.sstatic.net/dLpuj.jpg)
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