Well, yes and no. I can tell my bento box from my anime if that’s what you mean, and I can even make an origami crane while sat on the deck of a boat (yeah, I know all the Hard Boiled dialogue too) but Manga is kind of specialised. Fortunately, it doesn’t matter because good tees are good tees whatever, and this one is cute. The artist is manga specialist Hel Ewart who’s got the Brit/Japan fusion off perfectly, she’s a regular at Amecon (8-10 August, Leicester Uni) and if manga floats your boat, Hel is probably your Plimsoll Line!

Genki Gear
is a small outfit, drawing on the skills of illustrators who pin down the weird nature of Tokyo street style: you know, that’s where you can buy schoolgirl knickers (worn) in vending machines, alongside flowers for the Shinto shrine. Bizarre. Anyway, back to the point, nice t-shirt, good price, but if the cute factor is too much for you, there’s a really great Engrish one in the reduced section.

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