Fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo's latest clothing collection features the anime community's new favorite family -- the Forgers from Spy x Family.
The new Spy x Family x Uniqlo collection will feature four regular fit t-shirts with short sleeves; two showcase Loid, Yor and Anya together as a family, one features a red outline of the super spy and the final shirt includes a special pocket with an adorable, smug-looking Anya hiding inside. The whole collection will be available in Uniqlo stores in Japan starting June 3, but as of writing, it has not been confirmed if or when the t-shirts will be released internationally.
The fast-fashion brand has previously partnered with other popular anime series. Earlier this year, Uniqlo teamed up with Jujutsu Kaisen to celebrate the franchise's new movie, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, and in 2021, it released a collection of t-shirts that featured street art versions of fan-favorite Pokémon like Pikachu and Gengar.
Based on the wildly popular manga series of the same by Tatsuya Endo, which has sold over 18 million copies globally, the Spy x Family anime series premiered last month as part of the spring 2022 season. CloverWorks (Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia) and Wit Studio (Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song) are working together to adapt the series with Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Rurouni Kenshin) serving as director. The Japanese voice cast for Spy x Family includes several popular and beloved actors like Atsumi Tanezaki (How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord) as Anya Forger, Saori Hayami (Snow White with the Red Hair) as Yor and Takuya Eguchi (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) as Loid. The English dub for the series, which began airing on April 16, stars Alex Organ (My Hero Academia), Natalie Van Sistine (Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!) and Megan Shipman (Akebi's Sailor Uniform) as the Forgers.
Endo's story follows the often wacky adventures of the Forger family: Loid, an amazing spy with extraordinary skills in memory recall and combat, Yor, a seemingly absent-minded young woman who is actually a deadly assassin known as Thorn Princess and Anya, a young girl who can read minds. While each of the main characters has their own alternative motives and hidden backstories that they try to keep from each other, much of Spy x Family's narrative centers around their wholesome interactions as a family.
Spy x Family is available to stream on Hulu and Crunchyroll.
Source: Uniqlo's official website, via Crunchyroll