On November 18, AEON’s fashion brand Doublefocus launched six pieces of apparel inspired by the soccer series Captain Tsubasa! These items will be available at 260 AEON and AEON Style locations nationwide as well as AEON Style Online. 

Captain Tsubasa Sweatshirt

Captain Tsubasa Hoodies

Track Jacket

T-Shirts

Soccer is becoming more popular in Japan, and this is becoming apparent through its inclusion in various anime and manga series. If you’re a fan, be sure to grab one of these Captain Tsubasa shirts, sweatshirts, or hoodies!

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WOWOW will be broadcasting an incredible amount of European soccer matches during the 2022-23 season, including the Spanish LaLiga starting August 13. The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competitions will decide who is the best on the continent, and many are ready to tune in. 

The WOWOW European Soccer Theme Song for this season will be Fearless by the globally popular performer Miyavi, known to many as the samurai guitarist.

Fearless was written by Miyavi himself. The artist formerly played soccer for Cerezo Osaka and channeled his memories of the competition and supporters into his music and lyrics. The song will begin airing during matches starting with the UEFA Super Cup 2022: Real Madrid vs. Frankfurt match on August 11. This season will be even more exciting than usual, with the World Cup scheduled to take place this November and December in Qatar.

Comment from Miyavi

“As a child, I wanted to become a professional soccer player and I practiced kicking a ball around every day. As a soccer fan, I imagined a song that would be played in a stadium and that everyone in the audience could sing along with.

I created the music and melody to inspire listeners to feel a sense of unity and to soothe the soul.

When I’m about to perform live or participate in a photo shoot, I always feel that sense of nervousness before a fight–that fear of failure before a challenge. I think that’s something everyone has felt at some point. All we need to do is put in the energy and work to overcome it. I hope you’ll sing along with the song, even at home in front of your TV.”

Launched in 1994 by Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) and Daisy von Furth, streetwear brand X-girl continues to create “real clothing” that allows girls to dress on their own terms.

The brand has teamed up with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, the newest anime adaptation of the long-running manga series, for a new collaboration collection! The items launched on March 25, 2022.

Lineup

The collection features nine items, including T-shirts, tank tops, and accessories featuring characters and motifs from the series.

Streetwear brand X-girl has teamed up with the popular Netflix series Stranger Things for a new apparel collection! All items are on sale now.

A total of five hoodies and T-shirts featuring the show’s logo and famous scenes will be available, all combined with classic X-girl style. Which items will you be picking up?

Women’s streetwear brand X-girl has announced a collaboration collection with Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hugely popular manga series Chainsaw Man. Orders are open until February 2, and items can be preordered from X-girl locations throughout Japan, XLARGE stores (excluding outlets), XLARGE Naha, calif SHIBUYA, and the calif online store.

T-shirts

T-shirts

T-shirts

T-shirts

T-shirts

Sweat Hoodie / Sweat Pants *Only available from calif Online Store

Five types of T-shirts featuring characters from the manga and special logos are available, and a total of seven sweatshirts, hoodies, and pants are also available for preorder.

Since its early days, women’s streetwear brand X-girl has offered easy and timeless items for every kind of girl. Starting January 21, the apparel brand is teaming up with horror manga legend Kazuo Umezu for a new collection of wearable items! This coincides with Umezu’s Art Exhibition celebrating his huge body of work including The Drifting Classroom and Makoto-chan. 

THE GREAT ART EXHIBITION S/S TEE

MY NAME IS SHINGO S/S TEE

FACE S/S TEE 

The collection will include three T-shirt designs, including one design being shown for the first time. One graphic was drawn by Umezu exclusively for the collection as well!

Launched in 1994 by Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) and Daisy von Furth, streetwear brand X-girl continues to create “real clothing” that allows girls to dress on their own terms. On November 5, 2021, the brand launched a new collection in collaboration with the Grateful Dead, a band representing hippie and psychadelic culture formed in 1965 in California. 

X-girl x Grateful Dead Collection

Face Sweat Hoodie: ¥13,200 (Tax Included) 

Butterfly L/S Tee: ¥6,600 (Tax Included)

Bear L/S Tee: ¥6,600 (Tax Included) 

Bear Knit Top: ¥15,400 (Tax Included) 

Pigment Dyed Crew Sweat Top: 12,100 (Tax Included) 

Canvas Tote Bag: ¥4,400 (Tax Included) 

Knit Bucket Hat: ¥6,600 (Tax Included) 

Mobile Case for iPhone 12/12Pro: ¥4,950 (Tax Included) 

The collaboration includes sweatshirts, long-sleeve T-shirts, and plenty of recognizable Grateful Dead logos and imagery. Fans of the band or the brand won’t want to miss out on these chill new products!

A new collaboration is bringing sports and demon-slaying together! For the SPORTS2021 x Demon Slayer event, the popular series is partnering with three sports leagues: the NPB, J-League, and B.League. Goods are now available for the long-awaited collaboration between Niigata’s ALBIREX soccer team and Demon Slayer, so sports and anime fans should snag some merchandise before it’s all gone!

Items are available to pre-order online now until 2:00 on September 27, 2021. 

ALBIREX x Demon Slayer T-Shirt: ¥3,600 (Tax Included)

ALBIREX x Demon Slayer Face Towel: ¥2,100 (Tax Included)

ALBIREX x Demon Slayer Mini Towel: ¥600 (Tax Included)

ALBIREX x Demon Slayer Ribbon Magnet: ¥1,980 (Tax Included) 

ALBIREX x Demon Slayer Mug: ¥1,800 (Tax Included) 

Don’t miss out on these one-of-a-time items!

The second collaboration boot models by Dr. Martens and X-GIRL released in Japan on Saturday, serving impactful, stereotype-breaking silhouettes.

Dr. Martens X-GIRL Jadon Max | ¥37,400 (Tax Included)

Dr. Martens X-GIRL Strap Sandals | ¥24,200 (Tax Included)

Freedom to move. Freedom from stereotypes. X-girl has always been interested in creating “real clothing” that allows girls to dress on their own terms. Kim Gordon and Daisy von Furthbrand’s iconic brand made its debut in 1994 on a fashion runway and has since seen support not only from the industry but art and music too. Similarly, Dr. Martens has also enjoyed overwhelming love from artists and activists for over 60 years.

The JADON MAX X-GIRL is built with a Black canvas upper with a leopard-print canvas lining — a flexible material that will move as much as you do. The boots are customisable with black or white laces. Dual branding throughout is finished with a DIY-inspired brushed silver Dr. Martens x X-girl dog tag. The Jadon Max X-girl stands tall on our sky-high Smoke Quad Max sole — for unflinching, unmissable impact. ​

The STRAP SANDAL X-GIRL’s black velvet upper is contrasted with a Purple X-girl footbed and a leopard-print-lined vamp strap. The sandal’s dual branding is also finished with a brushed silver dog tag. The Strap Sandal X-Girl features our tallest sandal sole yet — the towering Zebrilus Quad, featuring a padded comfort collar around the ankle.

Japanese “REAL GIRL’S CLOTHING” street fashion brand X-girl has teamed up with MEDICOM TOY to release their own BE@RBRICK block-type figure.

BE@RBRICK X-girl 2021 1000％ | ¥63,800 (Tax Included)

BE@RBRICK X-girl 2021 100％ & 400% | ¥16,500 (Tax Included)

Glow-in-the-dark function

The bear figure features a high-quality clear blue body and comes in two sizes: the life-size 1000% edition which is glow-in-the-dark and is branded with the colourful X-girl logo, and the 100% & 400% set.

Don’t miss out on these exclusive models.

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Japanese women’s streetwear brand X-girl launched its first collaboration with up-and-coming New York-based Japanese illustrator Eri Wakiyama on Friday (March 12) with a clothing collection that dropped at X-girl and XLARGE/X-girl stores, as well as the brand’s online store.

X-girl × ERI WAKIYAMA BUNNY GIRL S/S TEE (White/Pink/Light Blue) – ¥5,000 Each (Before Tax)

X-girl x ERI WAKIYAMA LOGO & CHERRY S/S TEE (White/Yellow/Light Blue) – ¥5,000 Each (Before Tax)

X-girl x ERI WAKIYAMA BAT CAT S/S TEE (White/Grey/Light Green) – ¥5,000 Each (Before Tax) | BUNNY GIRL S/S TEE (White/Pink/Light Blue) – ¥5,000 Each (Before Tax)

X-girl x ERI WAKIYAMA TOTE BAG – ¥3,000 (Before Tax)

Eri Wakiyama’s illustrations have a punk-like aesthetic to them. She has collaborated with MIU MIU, BE@RBRICK, and other brands in the past, but this is her first time teaming up with X-girl for whom she has drawn new bunny girl, cherry, and bat cat designs for. The line-up features a collection of must-grab T-shirts and tote bags.

Japanese women’s street-wear brand X-girl has announced a clothing line-up in collaboration with the anime series Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 which will launch at X-girl and XLARGE/X-girl stores, as well as X-girl’s online site, in Japan, on September 4, 2020.

The collection includes 1 long sleeve T-shirt and 3 short sleeve T-shirts.

X-girl x GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC_2045 TACHIKOMA L/S TEE | ¥6,500 (Before Tax)

The long sleeve T-shirt features an illustration of the AI-endowed Tachikoma walking robot from the anime series reflected and shaped to look like the letter ‘X’ to represent the X-girl brand. The sleeves have the anime series logo and X-girl logo written down in the same fronts, giving them that near-future vibe.

X-girl x GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC_2045 FACE IN PROFILE S/S TEE: ¥5,500 (Before Tax)

The first short sleeve T has the “Public Security Section 9” logo on the front which the series protagonist Motoko is linked to. The back has a scanning-like image of Motoko.

X-girl × GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC_2045 MOTOKO S/S TEE: ¥5,500 (Before Tax)

This T-shirt also has the triangular Public Security Section 9 logo which has the city night sky coloured into it. The back of the collar has a plug print on it while the front has Motoko’s plug code on it together with a graphic of the character herself looking tense in a firefight.

X-girl × GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC_2045 FACE S/S TEE: ¥5,500 (Before Tax)

The final T-shirt in the lineup features a digital noise design, something which is seen a lot on the series, which an X-girl-like design.

This collection is a must-grab for fans of Ghost in the Shell, especially if you enjoyed Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, which is available to watch now on Netflix.

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