Aerodynamics.

would get in the way?

Better question is how do they not get frost bite?

They DO wear pants.

>>36926664
fucking magic

fanservice

>36926651

For real? Why even bother wearing clothes at all then?

I can understand them getting in the way, but why not wear skirts then?

Its fanservice, dont have to explain shit

>>36926682

>>36926671
bullshit

The Strike Units work by having as much skin contact as possible, it seems. Pants would get in the way of this (although stockings/leggings seem to be an exception), but then why couldn't they wear shorts or skirts?

>>36926664
Magic, or the Strike Units also provide comfortable heating.

Better cooling

so many things wrong with this

the striker unites would create enough force but where the hell is the lift and stability

but this sums it up
>>36926682
>>36926694

I can somewhat understand why the girls using Strike Units don't wear them, but no one else seems to either.

>>36926809
because japan

>>36926809
maybe in this alt time frame pants where not invented?

>>36926843
Pants are worn. Just by males (because otaku don't want to see old man bulges).

The younger girls are probably wearing them because the Witches made that particular style popular. Fuso in particular, either those schoolgirls are all fans of Yamamoto-san or it's part of the school uniform.
In the episode where Charlotte breaks the sound barrier for the first time, it's shown in a photo from when she raced on some valley that she wears shorts (that's Amerika for you).
The older women who go without pants... that's the only one I'm stumped by.

Counter question.

WHY THE FUCK NOT?

>>36926953
This. There's no reason not to.

I think the going argument is that the magic that connects the leg to the striker would be interrupted/made more difficult by clothing etc. And since they're supposed to on standby all the time, its easier to just not wear anything.

Apparently due to the admiration the witches got, this became something of a fashion and subsequently all other females in the SW-verse also discarded any clothes worn below the waist. MAKES PERFECT SENSE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ZZah4ONic

Well you see, I heard once that the flying monstrosities are flying pants factories

Girls not wearing pants is a good thing.

>>36927012
Having a warm breeze blow between your bare legs is quite refreshing.

As for the whole "the Witches made it popular" reason... I can understand if the young girls did this. Having idols and whatnot. But the older women, too?

The neuroi are pants.

>>36927103
maybe its to show appreciation or something, I dunno.

Wait wait I got it with the whole alien invasion thing going on the human population took a hit so an international law was passed that required all woman to disregard pants so that it was easier for men to rap...I mean help repopulate the world

>>36927012

But one of them wears tights/pantyhose, ergo it's already interrupted. Hell, one them wears a skirt, why can't they all?

Walking around in shorts with no underwear on feels good man. That breeze.

>>36927103
My bad, looks like it's just the younger ones. Guess that makes sense, I'm not sure I'd like Yoshika's gran to be that... visible

>>36927350
Pic just for fun. Polite sage

Because they've evolved beyond the need for pants.