It’s that time again! I’ve gone through literally hundreds of avatar creators on Picrew.me to bring you ones with kimono! Sadly none of these are kimono-specific, but they all have kimono hidden within their depths, typically with options to customise styles and colours. You can, of course, also use them to make non-kimono avatar, but where’s the fun in that?
If you need instructions on how to use the interface, I have a detailed breakdown in my first Picrew post.
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/112551 The yukata in this one is the veeeery last option available, but it's got a bunch of cute patterns! The base is also very customiseable, so it's great if you're like me and enjoy making avatars of yourself. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/296093 A modern art style that I really enjoy. I also appreciate that this particular Picrew was not made by a Japanese creator, but they included reasonably accurate wafuku nonetheless. It also has hanbok, cheong sam, and sari options! |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/332867 Neko-musume (catgirl) maker! I like that this one has kimono and haori options, and the little cats paw kamon is just too cute. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/196270 I will say up front, there's only one kimono option with three colours here (this pattern, solid, and white) and the collar is a bit weird. But it makes really cute portraits so I decided to included. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/190588/ A fun androgynous maker! There's only a few patterns of kimono but there are options for wearing it one-shoulder and some over-layers and things that make it a lot more fun. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/28224 A soft almost watercolour style avatar creator. This one is very soothing and pretty, and has both solid and patterned kimono options. It also has kimono worn in a more masculine style, and you can create some fairly androgynous characters with it. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/137904 Another cute one with a wide variety of traditional Eastern clothing. Only a few kimono options, but it let me recreate my actual undercut hairstyle so I'm biased! |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/186583 How adorable is this one?! There are only two options, white feminine style and black masculine style, but I couldn't resist including it because it's just so damn cute. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/395214 I cannot express how happy it makes me when I find a Picrew avatar maker that includes hearing aids! This one only has a few kimono options, but the inclusivity absolutely made it worth sharing. Also I really want boba now... |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/549603 This one stands out because of the fun, vintage-feeling pixel art style. Again, there are sadly not many kimono options, but I felt that it was unique enough to include. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/579735 Aaaaa! Full body sitting chibi avatar! Cuuuute! In all seriousness though, this contains a variety of colour options for the kimono as well as a hakama ensemble with multiple colour options. And the faces are so expressive! |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/1695 This one is listed as a "ninja maker". It's a very simplified little avatar with a very stylised kimonoish outfit. Just included this one because it made me smile. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/45252 This one is technically a "witch" maker, but nobody ever said witches can't wear kimono, right? Bonus points for the really pretty traditional-style background options too. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/177583 Another charming one with a bunch of traditional Eastern clothing options. There are several colour and pattern options for kimono already, and several blank slots so I imagine they're in the process of adding more. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/388945 The faces on this one just make me laugh! Not a lot of options for the kimono itself, but the avatars are really charming. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/399481 There's both casual and wedding kimono for both avatars in this creator and you can change the colours for all of them! It's the first one I've seen that allows for a couple in kimono. Technically it's male and female, but a lot of the options are androgynous enough that I think it would be possible to make a variety of couples. |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/165901 This couple is more obviously two women based solely on the outfits. Unfortunately, there's also only these two options for the kimono, but there are plenty of other clothes so you could do yourself in wafuku and your girlfriend (or sister, or bestie) in yofuku, or even the two sides of your own wardrobe! |
 | https://picrew.me/image_maker/166256 Make your own bento lunch! You can choose everything here, from the tabletop to the drink to the garnish on the rice. Playing with it made me incredibly hungry and now I am craving kara-age. Maybe don't check this one out if you're already hungry. |
As always, I hope you have fun with these and I’d love to see what you create with them. 😀
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