# Celebratory Anime Graphic Tees Uniqlo Spotlights Mobile Suit Gundam For Its Latest Capsule By Amy Duong | Published 2019-03-29 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-suit-gundam References: [highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/uniqlo-gundam-anime-t-shirts/) & [uniqlo](https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees/gundam) [Uniqlo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-10) celebrates 40 years of the iconic anime series, 'Mobile Suit Gundam' with a collection of graphic tees that are designed to honor the show. It aired 40 years ago and was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino -- since the launch, it worked together with brands including mastermind [JAPAN](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anime-music-video) and [Nike](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nike-football-x-lego). The latest Uniqlo collection highlights some of the show's most iconic characters, including Ramba Ral, Amura, and none other than RX-78 Gundan. There are 12 tees in total, coming in a variety of colors, with the additional three option that is adorned with a chest pocket. The color palette is fairly neutral, spotlighting white, navy blue, green, brown, purple, gray, washed out orange and black ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 33% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Anime Fashion:** The trend of incorporating iconic anime characters and designs into fashion. - **Celebratory Merchandise:** Creating limited edition merchandise to celebrate milestones of popular culture franchises. - **Graphic Tees:** The trend of using t-shirts as a canvas for showcasing exceptional graphic designs. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Fashion brands can incorporate iconic anime characters and designs into their clothing lines and introduce celebratory merchandise to boost sales and brand awareness. - **Entertainment:** Entertainment companies can collaborate with fashion brands to create exclusive merchandise for fans of popular culture franchises, such as anime. - **Design and Printing:** Design and printing companies can tap into the trend of graphic t-shirts by offering unique and attractive designs to clothing brands. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Anime Merch-Inspired Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levis-4.md) - [Graphic Anime-Themed Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-10.md) - [Anime Headwear Capsule](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-suit-gundam-1.md) - [Anime-Inspired Minimal Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daima-ut.md) - [Anime-Inspired Graphic Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-japan-1.md) - [Anime-Inspired Graphic Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-ghibli-and-uniqlo.md) - [Nostalgic Capsule Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-ut-x-tamagotchi.md) - [Graphic Anime Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-ut-revives-chainsaw.md) - [Anime Anniversary Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pokmon-30th-anniversary.md)