UNIQLO Malaysia announced the launch of the “Chainsaw Man x Kosuke Kawamura UT” collection from its graphic T-shirt brand UT.
This limited-time collaboration was announced last month, and will be available in Malaysia starting from 25th of September, 2023.
UNIQLO Malaysia has said that the men’s lineup will be comprised of 9 different styles, with each one having all-original designs that brings iconic scenes from Chainsaw Man together with Kawamura’s “cut and rebuild” style.
Chainsaw Man is an anime produced by MAPPA, based on the manga series of the same name by Tatsuki Fujimoto.
Kosuke Kawamura, the creative director for UT, is a collage artist who has held individual shows around the world, and was also involved in various collaborations in the past..
Kawamura has also shared his thought process behind the designs.
“I used a lot of the original anime art and scenes for this collection. Since the drawings are very detailed, it was easy to expand the range of ideas as design material, and I was able to try various collage styles and methods. Even in the rough original drawings, the pictures themselves are well finished, and I felt that they could be used as-is for T-shirt designs. My aim was to create designs that long-time fans of Chainsaw Man could enjoy as something a little different, and that people unfamiliar with the anime would want to wear as well.” he said.