UNIQLO Presents Doraemon UT Featuring Works by Master Contemporary Artist Takashi Murakami

UNIQLO T-shirt brand UT is launching “Doraemon UT” with designs featuring Doraemon, the animated character beloved throughout the world. This season’s Doraemon UT comprises two main designs, one incorporating artwork exhibited by artist Takashi Murakami at THE DORAEMON EXHIBITION TOKYO 2017, along with designs from the Doraemon comic. A total of 13 items will be available, including men’s and kids’ T-shirts, as well as a Doraemon plush toy with artwork by Mr. Murakami. The full collection will be available at UNIQLO Orchard Central (Global Flagship Store) and online from May 28 (Monday). Prices range from $14.90 for Kid’s Graphic Short Sleeve T-shirt to $49.90 for a Plush Toy.

UT carefully selects cultural properties from around the world and creates new content from them. Depicting views of the world as art on the canvas of a T-shirt, UT allows wearers to express their individuality and values. This series features for the first time Doraemon artworks from renowned contemporary artist Takashi Murakami. UT continues to evolve as LifeWear that generates excitement and ensures everyone can find something to wear to express who they are.

Doraemon as you’ve never seen him before

The main visual for this special project is Murakami’s artwork, “Anna koto iina dekitara iina”, created for the Doraemon exhibition, incorporated into T-shirts and a plush toy. This colourful work featuring the main characters Doraemon and Nobita, Doraemon’s secret gadgets, and Murakami’s characteristic flowers, is now being expressed on the UT canvas. The special new line enables UT fans to enjoy Doraemon as they’ve never seen him before.

The Doraemon UT lineup also includes T-shirts with designs from the Doraemon comic. The designs depict the world of Doraemon, including a humourous scene of Nobita begging for Doraemon’s help, and shirts printed with familiar secret gadgets such as the “Take-copter” and “Small Light”.