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I don't recall if Oni ever untransform to their civilian clothes after fight in original series. Mostly they skipped time and that Oni already in another place with new clothes like in episode 3 or above when Hibiki fight Jiraigumo while escort Asumu and his cousin or after the fight they are just revert back only head part with their body still in Oni Form. If you kindly give me specific episode which show Oni immediately turn back to civilian clothes after the fight.
As far I know, when they transform into Oni, their own elemental power will destroy their clothes. That is why they usually bring supporter or backpack full of supplies. In Todoroki case, lightning will shred and burn his clothes. They show process when their clothes destroyed more clearly with Todoroki and Zanki because lightning not fully distorting view of their body unlike fire or wind elemental.
Hibiki alternate dimension in Decade series still have this as their gimmick, maybe because there is not much change to actor after 4 year of series.
I agree if Zi-O have not enough time to make new measurement for Todoroki costume. Although, they actually can go with skipping untransformed scene and immediately change location.
First of all, thank you for using the Spoiler tag. I bow to you.
As for your question...
I'll get back to you on that. Don't have time to marathon Hibiki again, I was just going off of foggy memory.
I was pretty sure that was how it worked back then... I honestly don't remember the Oni Riders going naked that often. But if I'm wrong, then maybe preserving their clothes is a recent thing. I mean, it's been many years between the Hibiki TV series and Zi-O, so maybe the Oni Riders have found a new technique to make it possible? If becoming an Oni is simply a matter of physical training and discipline, then maybe additional training could prevent the loss of clothing?