Plus in episode 3 Ryuko learns that her shame and embarrassment over being seen in such revealing clothing is holding her back. Once she gets over it, and becomes more comfortable in her own skin and stops being ashamed of her clothing, she’s able to unlock more power.
Also the final big bad is like in the most
ridiculously modest outfit on the show. The main villain wants everyone covered, literally. The rebels are literally called “Nudist Beach” and wear as little clothing as possible.
The show plays on fanservice and, oddly enough, utterly desensitizes you to it. By episode 5 I stopped registering the fact that the girls, and guys too, were half naked. It also parodies high fashion and is based on the pun “fashion / fascism”.
Basically covering up Ryuko to make her outfit more modest is actually a slap in the face to her character development and ignores the whole premise of the show. Like do these people actually watch the show? I assume not because if they did they’d know how stupid this redesign is.
I mean the outfits are literally supposed to be so over the top sexy that it sorta ends up unsexy... just like high fashion. Like what else would all the fashion terminology in the show be about?