Your Name was a hit internationally, including in Engish-speaking countries like USA, and many Singaporeans raved about the intricately detailed animation and intriguing plot. And you will probably see friends posting about Weathering With You in the next few weeks. Uniqlo x ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai Collaboration Captures The Beauty Of His AnimationsĮven if you are not an otaku, you have probably heard of the animated film, Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa). We have good reason to believe that physical laws will be bent a la Inception in his new anime, as director Shinkai loves to bend physics in his work. You can see the full line-up here.Finally, a white t-shirt featuring the female lead suspended in mid-air. The Makoto Shinkai UNIQLO collection will hit stores July 22. With such a big property, it really does make sense for UNIQLO to hop onto the band-wagon. He surprised everyone in 2016 when Your Name. made over 350 million dollars worldwide. By the time Your Name. came out Shinkai was already an industry veteran and people thought 5cm Per Second was going to be his masterpiece. Weathering With You is already set for English release and we’re sure audiences in other countries won’t have to wait too long. Makoto Shinkai’s latest film comes out in Japan in just 5 days. Some are subtle, like the Red String Of Fate design, and some aren’t like the ones that just feature the poster artwork for each respective film. There’s a wide variety of designs and they’ll retail around the 1,500 yen or 15 dollar mark. Sorry, 5cm Per Second and Voices Of A Distant Star fans. One of my favorites from the Shinkai collection is this barely colored in line-art from Your Name. This newest UNIQLO line is only focusing on Your Name. and the upcoming Weathering With You for their prints. Your Name. is the highest profiting Japanese film ever, so them wanting to team up with Shinkai makes sense. However, usually, UNIQLO goes for big Shonen properties or something like Sailor Moon or Mobile Suit Gundam which have millions of fans around the world.

Most recently, I wrote about the ONE PIECE: STAMPEDE collection hitting shelves later this month. Now, we write about a UNIQLO collaboration every other week or so. Like the comet that comes down to earth in Your Name., Makoto Shinkai is teaming up with UNIQLO for a line of shirts that’ll descend into select shops around the world July 22.

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