ashida machi (original) drawn by gurande_(g-size)

From the initial translator: 宇宙になる ("uchuu ni naru", literally something like "to become a universe/outer space") was a brutal turn of phrase to translate. The context makes it pretty clear it's a metaphor, but as best as my research could tell, it's not one particularly common enough to have a widely established English translation or Japanese definition. It does seem to be something the artist likes to say, though. Taking the context into account, I eventually settled on the "wellspring of imagination" angle to be a fairly decent approximation of what he might have been trying to convey, but I'm putting this out there in case anyone who sees it happens to be more familiar with the turn of phrase than I am, in which case please feel free to jump in.

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NCAA Gundam

over 8 years ago

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Great to see examples of why the artist loves his pantyhose. Such passion from what they represent for him. Also appreciated how the girl here looks like she's hearing something says these reasons to her directly.

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user 388267

over 8 years ago

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Pantyhose have driven me wild since I was barely speaking, so I'm glad this guy gets it.

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Sportball

3 months ago

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This artist has as much passion for tights as I do for gloves. Gotta respect that level of dedication.

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The Wonderful Things About Tights - Definitive Edition!!

Less transparent or completely opaque fabrics are lovely to behold as well.

The minute amount of wrinkles that can't help but appear when she bends her legs only draw attention to how tightly the fabric clings to her form by how few in number they are.

When she takes them off

An absolutely wrinkle-free texture is lovely to behold as well.

The spectacular sight of her gradually sliding the tights up her legs ensnares one's gaze and refuses to let go all the way up, as living flesh inevitably succumbs to its lifeless nylon prison.

The material bunches up and gradually grows darker and darker as she slides the tights off her waist and all the way down her legs. To observe this spectacle is to practically feel one's mind surfing on the advancing front of darkened fabric, another perverse thought crammed into it with each additional millimeter.

Inorganic material

Another veritable wellspring of imagination second only to what lies within her shoes and beneath her skirt/shorts as mentioned above.

By making it known that everything from her waist down is covered in uniform material, it becomes easy to visualize what the parts of her body that are further covered up must look like; thus the feet that lay hidden within her shoes and the thighs/crotch concealed beneath her skirt/shorts become wellsprings of imagination.

Luster

Seam

Non-flesh-tone fabric makes one feel like they're looking at a completely never-before-seen pair of legs, a sensation of freshness and unfamiliarity that compounds their erotic appeal.

An area frequently prone to increased wrinkles and darker colors compared to the rest of the legs.

That they cover her entire legs from sole to thigh in fact makes them even more tantalizing.

Solid color from toe tip to waist

As a bonus, the different color prevents neither the plush softness of her legs nor their inherent sensuality from being visually palpable.

For more opaque fabrics, the tights instead provide the cute appearance of her toes bunched together and erotically outline her foot as one smooth, contiguous, sexy shape.

Even as seemingly trivial a detail as the seam running down the central portion of the tights can heighten the overall appeal; to behold it can evoke the feeling of staring into the very lifeline of the tights themselves.

Precise minuteness of wrinkles

When she puts them on

The outline of the bunched-up fabric itself also gives off a cute look and a soft feel.

The thickness of the fabric lends itself to just the right level of visibility of her toes cutely showing through.

The gorgeous color gradation is a highlight of the overall look.

Toe-separating types of tights also exist. These make the same shape as her bare foot while retaining the color of the fabric, again reinforcing the sensation that the inorganic tights and the living flesh bound therein are struggling to assert themselves over each other.

Serves the practical purpose of helping to prevent runs in the legs of the tights, and may be difficult to distinguish from shorts depending on how much is showing. But the dark bands wrapping snugly around her thighs are nonetheless quite arousing.

It's easy to evoke an incredibly perverse sensation with the idea of the nylon fabric crawling up and down her legs to bind and bury them within its clingy embrace.

Another potential source of eroticism is the conspicuous diamond-shaped stitching, or gusset, that almost appears to provocatively, invitingly frame the nether region by sitting right atop it.

Back of the knees

The subdued colors of her faintly visible skin make one feel as though the life pulsing just beneath the fabric is clawing at the surface, desperate to break through.

The material tends to become even glossier when wet, which can draw one into the enthralling illusion of her entire legs having transformed into precious gems.

Toes

Augments the beauty of her legs

Partial transparency

Run guard

Note that all of the above points are purely subjective!

Matte textures with virtually no luster are also lovely to behold.