Maybe We'll See Hikari T-Shirts?

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:56 pm

So, I really love the stylized art on the back of Hikari boxes...any chance we might see apparel? Did I miss someone talking about this already? I would definitely buy these as printed shirts or embroidered hats!

Postby **funkystark** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:57 pm

I some what doubt it but would absolutely love it! My booth worker shirt from 2014 is probably my fav Funko tee.. how ever the Fundays 2015 shirt is pretty sweet.

Postby **squirkpoo** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:00 am

I feel like it could be a MAYBE...! Eventually those Hikari starter kits will have to start switching out using the same hat & pin. Shirt sizes would just be a little tough to manage... :/

Postby **swind15** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:22 am

I would LOVE shirts and even black baseball caps with the Hikari neon pics on them. Very underrated artwork on those boxes.

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:28 am

I would buy Hikari Shirts no problem! something like this...and they can do exclusives for comic con, and mindstyle, i would buy it up like crazy! i would maybe even buy star wars! The neon stylization is pretty much ready to go!

Postby **CP3x** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:30 am

Maybe post this in the Tshirt thread that Funko South started? They might actually do it who knows! Personally I love the back art more than the hikari's themselves and wish they actually were neon like the art.

Postby **funkystark** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:31 am

xmaldigolax wrote:I would buy Hikari Shirts no problem! something like this...and they can do exclusives for comic con, and mindstyle, i would buy it up like crazy! i would maybe even buy star wars!

I tried to get an Astro Boy one made before SDCC this year but I couldn't get the graphic to expand big enough with out getting all pixelated.

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:33 am

you gotta hi res scan it first. Zach, where is the Funko South apparel thread? I only found the dance club thread

Postby **eastWOLF** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:43 am

I would buy! I like the idea of the hikari logo on the sleeve. The neon box art would look great on shirts.

Postby **CAHRULL** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:49 am

That would be really cool! I also like the idea of embracing the "retro" roots of Sofubi toys and making sort of retro-styled shirt designs around the hikari characters. Sort of like what they did with the SDCC 2015 "Fantastic Freddy Funko" comic book styled shirt.

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:54 am

maybe when funko's twitter feed asks for questions again we can all ask about hikari shirts and send them little mockups as attachments

Postby **Valde** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:56 am

I would like the Hikari body to be bigger and then the figures back in the back of the shirt.

Postby **TheJobaFett** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:27 am

Just get a good scanner and make one

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:46 am

I definitely won't even think about doing that with my Glub Glub at all

Postby **Da_POPVADER** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:38 am

A hikari shirt might be a great idea. What characters would youlike to see though?

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:03 am

I haven't seen all of the neon designs to make full judgement calls, but

From a sales perspective, No brainers are Batman, Deadpool, Ninja Turtles, Skeletor, Groot, Vader and Boba Fett.

Personally, I would instantly buy (like pre-order right now if they announced it) Skeletor, Universal Monsters. Batman, Groot, and the Mindstyle pieces like the Sheriff, Oni, Tiki, Dragon King, and that Patrick Ballesteros Glub Glub neon design was TIGHT!

Postby **eastWOLF** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:57 am

Da_POPVADER wrote:A hikari shirt might be a great idea. What characters would youlike to see though?

Turtle group shot
Sheriff emerging from smoke clouds
Vader with a llightsaber
Boba Fett about to shoot his blaster
Oni swinging his club
Dragon King breathing fire

Assuming if they were able to draw up new designs instead of just using the static images from the back of the box.

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:05 am

Maybe they can do different shirts, some with neon images, some with new drawings!! sounds fantastic!

Postby **nikko** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:10 am

Looks good! I want!

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:59 am

we need to get this ball rolling nikko! hahaha

Postby **CAHRULL** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:34 am

My favorite among the Pop! shirts so far are the ones that have a "scene" rather than just a static picture of the character. Namely Skeletor, Stitch Elvis, Mad Hatter, etc. I really think that drawing on the retro-japanese inspiration of the Hikari line would make for some insanely cool Hikari shirts. Imagine one of the Hikari characters like Batman or Groot in the below style imagery. Especially with a distressed print it would look so cool.

Postby **Warner** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:22 am

Love this idea! Would buy the Star Wars, Marvel, and Asia pieces.

Postby **Valde** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:29 am

I would love to see

Glub Glub
Dragon King
Batman
Sherrif

Postby **swind15** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:56 pm

Da_POPVADER wrote:A hikari shirt might be a great idea. What characters would youlike to see though?

Groot
Greedo
Frankenstein
Skeletor
TMNT
Bossk
Dragon King
Garuda

:makeitrain:

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:24 pm

CAHRULL wrote:My favorite among the Pop! shirts so far are the ones that have a "scene" rather than just a static picture of the character. Namely Skeletor, Stitch Elvis, Mad Hatter, etc. I really think that drawing on the retro-japanese inspiration of the Hikari line would make for some insanely cool Hikari shirts. Imagine one of the Hikari characters like Batman or Groot in the below style imagery. Especially with a distressed print it would look so cool.

I like that idea too! Good call! Especially with distressed looking prints... I think they could get away with any of these ideas. Some people would go for regular neon designs, some for cartoonish kind of like the pops, some for distressed style prints like you described, and those like us would buy them ALL :makeitrain:

Postby **Reverend** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:11 pm

It's been done

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Postby **xmaldigolax** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:34 pm

I must have this! Were these super limited? I never saw these for sale.

Postby **edmomo** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:38 pm

Alex, It would take the magic out of it if Rev reveals the miracles he produces from his collection.

Postby **Reverend** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:43 pm

xmaldigolax wrote:I must have this! Were these super limited? I never saw these for sale.

They were never for sale 2 maybe 3 years ago the booth workers got them and a few were given out to the crowd at con and Fundays, I don't think very many were made. Good luck on the hunt you might find one.

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:51 pm

Well, hopefully the emergence of Funko apparel lines, as well as the growing popularity of Hikari will allow the rest of us to have hikari shirts! Revolution comrades! Lol. Thank you for the tease Rev!

Postby **CP3x** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:36 am

Da Pop Vader has connections with Funko South Alex. Just bug him with ideas haha!!

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:30 am

oh i will. ALL DAY lol

Postby **unoudid** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:19 am

Like Mike, I just want some Astroboy Hikari Tees. I've worn the crap out of my booth worker hikari tee from last year. It's easily my favorite Funko Tee so far.

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:26 pm

I did a few mockups after scanning 3 of my boxes. I tried the neon outline on black which looks great, like the box, and then I took the black interior and put it on a red shirt, and that looks AWESOME! well, IMHO it does. i didn't put any logos on it but i think it looks great and would sell! (sorry i didn't have an astroboy to scan)

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Postby **Trixt** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:49 pm

Reverend wrote:
xmaldigolax wrote:I must have this! Were these super limited? I never saw these for sale.

They were never for sale 2 maybe 3 years ago the booth workers got them and a few were given out to the crowd at con and Fundays, I don't think very many were made. Good luck on the hunt you might find one.

2014 Booth worker shirt. My favorite Funko shirt I own by far.

Postby **Trixt** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:50 pm

xmaldigolax wrote:I did a few mockups after scanning 3 of my boxes. I tried the neon outline on black which looks great, like the box, and then I took the black interior and put it on a red shirt, and that looks AWESOME! well, IMHO it does. i didn't put any logos on it but i think it looks great and would sell! (sorry i didn't have an astroboy to scan)

I think it would look better like the booth worker shirt with the logo on the front and the figure on the back. Just sayin.

Postby **CAHRULL** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:50 pm

Alex these look really great. My favorite is the neon Metaluna on the black shirt. I'd love if these (or something similar) got made!

Postby **nikko** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:07 pm

Freddy Monkey King Hikari shirt would be awesome!

Postby **swind15** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:39 pm

Get on it Funko! :makeitrain:

Postby **xmaldigolax** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:24 am

Trixt wrote:
I think it would look better like the booth worker shirt with the logo on the front and the figure on the back. Just sayin.

I think that would look cool, but I think it should be one Hikari design per shirt, so the art can be larger and appreciated. I am also obsessed with the distressed retro toy print idea, and Kai's original action art idea, I wish I had any artistic talent to do those mock ups

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