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NEWS: Winning FLCL T-Shirt Design is Scarface Haruko


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britannicamoore



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:05 am Reply with quote
it looks cute. might have to pick up one for a friend.
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NeXT_Alchemist



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:17 am Reply with quote
Agreed, it is pretty cute.
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TestamentSaki



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:32 am Reply with quote
Nice design Surprised... Although I prefer the red Ta-kun one (Not Naota... I mean the cute black kitty that's in my actual avatar)
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Sam Murai



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:39 am Reply with quote
Very nicely designed (simple, and not overly flashy). It'll definently become a seller, maybe even to those unfamiliar to FLCL.
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Onizuka666



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:03 am Reply with quote
Yeah its good. I'd buy that, no problem.
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TheProfosist



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:14 am Reply with quote
what they forgot to mention is that you can Pre-Order it right now from AnimeGamers.com
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Meccanica



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:45 am Reply with quote
I like it, although I think it could have been improved on. I might pick one up if I see one in a store somewhere.


TestamentSaki wrote:
Nice design Surprised... Although I prefer the red Ta-kun one (Not Naota... I mean the cute black kitty that's in my actual avatar)
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Heh, that's funny, because I'm wearing that shirt right now.
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cl4y



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:28 am Reply with quote
I'd buy one, except my wife probably wouldn't appreciate me wearing a girl in a bunny outfit.

Well that, and I despise hot topic.
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Nebs



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:04 pm Reply with quote
Am I the only one who doesn't like it? I mean the picture's cool, but I hate shirts that just have a square picture on it. Looks like a cheap iron-on thing, or the crud ADV was trying to pass off on their online clothes store when it first opened. I like the pictures on shirts to flood or encompass the whole shirt, not be limited to just a square.
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erith81



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:52 pm Reply with quote
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Looks like a cheap iron-on thing


The point of the design is that it is a parody of an existing work (fitting for a series like FLCL). The picture is set up like the movie poster/dvd box art for the gangster classic "Scarface". I agree that the "limited" square shirts are pretty lame, but when the point is parody, and the original had that style, its only fitting. Otherwise, such a parody would horribly fail.
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:52 pm Reply with quote
Nebs wrote:
Am I the only one who doesn't like it? I mean the picture's cool, but I hate shirts that just have a square picture on it. Looks like a cheap iron-on thing, or the crud ADV was trying to pass off on their online clothes store when it first opened. I like the pictures on shirts to flood or encompass the whole shirt, not be limited to just a square.


i agree. it has a very cheesy feel to it. seriously lacking in originality.
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Jedi General



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:57 pm Reply with quote
Scarface Haruko? Now that's original.

EDIT: Spelling


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cl4y



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:59 pm Reply with quote
v1cious wrote:
Nebs wrote:
Am I the only one who doesn't like it? I mean the picture's cool, but I hate shirts that just have a square picture on it. Looks like a cheap iron-on thing, or the crud ADV was trying to pass off on their online clothes store when it first opened. I like the pictures on shirts to flood or encompass the whole shirt, not be limited to just a square.


i agree. it has a very cheesy feel to it. seriously lacking in originality.


If it were any other series, I'd agree that this shirt is just tasteless. But FLCL somehow worked tasteless things into it's humor to add flavor. It's like when the scene cuts to a bad South Park impression right in the middle the Earth almost being destroyed. The impression itself isn't really that good or original, but the absurdity of it popping up in a scene that should be all tense and serious is what makes it funny.

The shirt won't win any awards for originality or visual splendor, but it feels very FLCL to me.
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Aki Ameko



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:15 pm Reply with quote
OMG my Haruko-cosplaying friend will love this shirt. o.o I must inform her husband that this would make a wonderful gift for her. Anime hyper

I like it, regardless of other criticism.
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The Seventh Son



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:39 pm Reply with quote
not bad. might get it.....but i wont go in hot topic. it pisses me off just walking past it Evil or Very Mad
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