Brand Neon Genesis Evangelion recently revealed a special upcoming clothing collection with famous model Nicole Fujita and her brand Calnamur.
Via Denfaminico Gamer, Calnamur, which has Fujita as creative director, announced the Calnamur x Evangelion Special Collaboration last week. A series of images and images released by Fujita and Calnamur’s social networks, seen below, showcase graphic T-shirts, sweatshirts and tracksuit-inspired tracksuits, with the characters such as Kaworu and Rei Ayanami, as well as the popular pachinko culture in Japan. All items will release on March 18th and can be ordered from March 22nd.
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Fujita promoted the collaboration to her 2.7 million followers on X saying: “A collaboration that has been brewing for a long time?????? Items featuring memorable scenes from the anime, jerseys inspired by camping outfits, etc. ✨ As well as items from Neon Genesis Evangelion ~Roar to the Future~ Pachinko Machines” According to the database Pachinko P-world, Roar to the Future is a series of machines released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise available at more than 5,000 locations nationwide. Fujita is one of the most famous Japanese models on Instagram with 6.1 million followers, and she is the exclusive model for the famous fashion magazine ViVi, which has published tens of millions of copies since its launch. established in May 1983.
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Over the past weeks, Evangelion has established its reputation as a highly in-demand franchise with numerous fashion collaborations. A collaboration with the brand Seveskig has launched a designer clothing line inspired by AT-Field and Rei, while a collaboration with British footwear manufacturers, WALSH, has launched a shoe range sneakers inspired by Rebuild characters and the 1983 London Marathon. Plus new Supreme-style boxy logo sweaters, these are just some of the stylish lines the brand has recently launched.
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Evangelion has seen more than four apparel and footwear collaborations in the first few months of 2024, showing that a good year is ahead for fans looking to show their appreciation for the series. The original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime is streaming on Netflix, while the four Rebuild of Evangelion movies are available on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Evangelical Neon Genesis
A teenage boy finds himself recruited by his father to be a member of an elite team of pilots.
Release date October 4, 1995
Creator Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Cast Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara
Seasons 1 season
Studio Gainax, Tatsunoko
Producer Yutaka Sugiyama, Joseph Chou
Production company Gainax, Nihon Advertising System (NAS), TV Tokyo, Tatsunoko Production
Episodes 26 episodes
Source: Nicole Fujita, Calnamur via X (formerly Twitter), via Denfaminico Gamer