# $20,000 Tee Shirts ‘Little Busters' Anime Apparel is Just Ridiculous By jodie anderson | Published 2009-03-08 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expensive-20000-little-busters-anime-game-t-shirts References: [sankakucomplex](http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/03/07/the-20000-little-busters-shota-t-shirt/) There’s nothing more fascinating than Japanese Manga and Amine culture. Recently, a tee shirt was sold on Yahoo’s auction site for $20,000 featuring the protagonist ‘Shota’ from the “[Little Busters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-you-3d)” amine game. “Little Busters” is a very popular PC game in Japan based on the adventures of a group of three young boys and one girl, called the “Little Busters” who are dedicated to fighting evil and preserving justice--oh yes, and they still go to school and hang out like normal kids too. A third version of the game, entitled “Little Busters! Ecstasy” is an adults amine game that features additional characters and new scenarios. This game definitely deserves its Restricted rating! The $20,000 tee shirt has the image of Little Buster’s main male character Riki Naoe, and is penned by Key artist Na-Ga and signed by her--check out the picture. Na-Ga must be one happy lady! Go girl! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 48% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Anime Culture:** Opportunity to create high-priced merchandise and exclusive collaborations within the thriving anime community. - **Limited Edition Collectibles:** Potential for creating high-value, limited-run collectible items to cater to passionate fans and collectors. - **Celebrity-designed Apparel:** Possibility of collaborating with renowned artists and designers to create unique and expensive apparel pieces. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity lies in luxury streetwear and high-end fashion with limited edition, artist-designed apparel. - **Entertainment:** Opportunity to capitalize on the popularity of anime culture by creating exclusive merchandise and collectibles for avid fans. - **Gaming:** Potential for developing and selling limited edition merchandise related to popular video game franchises. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gaming-Inspired Anime Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaminginspired-anime-figures.md) - [Anime-Inspired Graphic Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hunterhunter-tees.md) - [Graphic Anime-Themed Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-10.md) - [Graphic Anime Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-ut-revives-chainsaw.md) - [Bold Anime-Inspired Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geeks-rule-hellsing.md) - [Collaborative Premium Knit T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/made-in-japan-knit.md) - [Anime-Inspired Graphic Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-japan-1.md) - [Space Anime-Themed Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/albino-and-preto-1.md) - [Anime Graphic Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geeks-rule.md)