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Answerman - Why Aren't Licensed Anime T-Shirts Nicer?

The bootleg "fan-made" T-shirt emporiums online (which I shall not name) do have some better diversity of designs, unfortunately. I definitely don't like or endorse those sites, but the disparity is enough that it's really tempting.

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The bootleg "fan-made" T-shirt emporiums online (which I shall not name) do have some better diversity of designs, unfortunately. I definitely don't like or endorse those sites, but the disparity is enough that it's really tempting.

Anime fans spend enough on content as it is, so I see no problem with buying after market items simply because it is advertising.

I understand what you're saying, although I don't agree with the logic.

But I would also say that many of the better designs, the subtle ones, are not actually working too well as advertising.

So the only reason to wear them is either for your friends and you to get a kick out of it, or to support whoever designed the T-shirt.

If a cool subtle shirt design was official, on the other hand,you would also be supporting the franchise you purport to be a fan of, which is always a good feeling.

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If a cool subtle shirt design was official, on the other hand,you would also be supporting the franchise you purport to be a fan of, which is always a good feeling.

Please don't be "that guy" who spews rhetoric of "supporting the anime". This idiocy needs to die a quick death because, let's face it, most of those who actually make the work aren't getting the financial support they need.

I won't go into a diatribe of the dead horse topic, but I see no reason why both black market and legit products can't be enjoyed when the latter refuses to improve their quality.

After all, that's the issue of this Answerman article.

Rather than licensing issues i believe the reason comes down to the much simpler "it's bad business" genetic t-shirt are about the only thing a company can commission on relatively small numbers for a niche market that's gonna treat it as a disposable piece of apparel. Think about it, if an investor was willing to take the risk and spend the money needed to hire a designer and reserve a production line in a factory to mass produce their own line of fashion products, why would they make it about anime at all? It would be far safer to aim it to a less niche sector. The other option would be to keep the Numbers small but charge more per piece but as Justin explained in his articles about the prices of anime discs in Japan vs the West, Americans just aren't willing to see their anime goods as luxury products, they want them cheap and plenty, as i do my ice cream.

Personally i don't see the point of wearing a anime's clothes at all, i really like anime... On my monitor screen, i don't feel anymore of a fan or as an accomplished human being by wearing something related to a series, but that's just me, i am also the kind of guy that likes wearing mono coloured slim fit or Taylor fit clothes, pretty much what you would find at the more serious corner of an H&M. Of course a more subtle reference or callback would be preferable to a logo or piece of promotional art, like come on. Whether it is hero academia or Adidas. Why would some one pay to be a company's walking billboard?

Whether it is hero academia or Adidas. Why would some one pay to be a company's walking billboard?