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Classic Anime Reimagined For 'Surreal' Boxers, Tights, More

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Swimmy Design Lab is teaming up with the anime from your childhood and reimagining it as a surreal, fever dream. The company is redrawing the characters in a style reminiscent of "Doland" and "Sanic" memes but instead its Astro Boy, Detective Conan, Urusei Yatsura, and Minky Momo.

The designs are being sold on boxers, tights, tote bags, tablet cases, and more. Customers can also custom order a T-shirt with their favorite character for 7,560 yen (US$64),

Artist Taku Yoshimizu drew the characters for the campaign. The complete list of properties include:

1. Cutie Honey
2. Gegege no Kitaro
3. Detective Conan
4. Himitsu no Akko-chan
5. Astro Boy
6. Urusei Yatsura
7. Kinnikuman
8. Minky Momo
9. Princess Knight
10. Yatterman
11. Heidi, Girl of the Alps
12. The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
13. Kaiju Booska

The items are on sale now until February 16 at the Isetan Shinjuku shop.

Source: Comic Natalie