{"id":2320,"date":"2025-09-30T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2025-09-30T07:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:00:21","slug":"sanrio-brings-some-smiles-to-evangelion-with-new-collaboration-merch-line%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2320","title":{"rendered":"Sanrio brings some smiles to Evangelion with new collaboration merch line\u3010Photos\u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Each Eva pilot gets a special Sanrrio friend, while Hello Kitty lends her style to Unit-01 and the Angels too<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While on the surface it\u2019s a story of adolescents in mecha fighting against horrific alien invaders, there are decades worth of pontifications as to what Evangelion<\/strong> is really about. One popular opinion is that the on-screen battles exist mainly to serve as metaphors for the emotional struggles of protagonist Shinji and his fellow Eva pilots, particularly the difficulties they have building trust and forming emotional connections in an environment where open empathy is often in short order.<\/p>\n

Way<\/em> over on the other end of the emotional storytelling spectrum, you\u2019ve got the Sanrio<\/strong> characters. Hello Kitty<\/strong> and her pals are quick to make friends with just about anyone, and their genuine good-natured warmth can even reach through the emotional shell of the Eva<\/em> cast, it seems, as shown by a new collection of Evangelion\/Sanrio collaboration<\/strong> merch.<\/p>\n

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The five Eva pilots are each getting a Sanrio buddy, with the pairings consisting of Shinji and Cinnamoroll, Rei and My Melody, Asuka and Pompompurin, Kaworu and Kuromi, and Mari and Hangyodon<\/strong>. The characters have a bit of a costume exchange going on, with Shinji, Rei, Asuka, and Kaworu donning their counterparts\u2019 ears, and Mari a hairband with Hangyodon fins. The Sanrio cast, meanwhile slip into versions of their new friends\u2019 plugsuits and Hangyodon also puts on some red-frame eyeglasses like Mari\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Pictured above are mini acrylic character standees<\/strong>, and the same artwork appears in a set of seven pins<\/strong> too, which also adds some Hello Kitty touches to the emblems of Nerv and Seele<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Hello Kitty, she\u2019s teaming up with Eva Unit-01 itself<\/strong> on clear cases<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026as well as doing some cosplay as Rei and Asuka on pins and acrylic art cards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The other Sanrio characters also get Eva-fied versions<\/strong>, once again corresponding to the mecha piloted by their respective partners, showing up on pins, key chains, and acrylic standees.<\/p>\n

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And as perhaps the ultimate proof of just how agreeable the Sanrio characters are, they\u2019re even been able to make friends with the Angels, who\u2019re sporting Hello Kitty flourishes in their cute key chain forms<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026and also on a long \u201cmuffler towel.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As is often the case with variation-on-a-theme-style anime merch, the pins, mini standees, and key chains are being sold as gacha\/blind-buy items, but completionists can also purchase complete boxes with one of each design, and there are larger versions of the standees that can be bought individually.<\/p>\n

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The lineup goes on sale online here<\/a> on October 4, but select items will be available at the Toppa Base Akiba specialty shop inside the ticket gates of Akihabara Station<\/strong> in Tokyo from October 4 to 30.<\/p>\n

Source: PR Times<\/a>, Fan-Xross<\/a><\/em>
\nTop image: Fan-Xross<\/em>
\nInsert images: Fan-Xross, PR Times<\/em>
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