TEKKONKINKREET

I've been a fan of manga and anime for a long time, but what i didn't know was that Uniqlo had series of manga inspired shirts released for a while now, including one of my favourites 'TekkonKinkreet'. So when i ran into the store babbling on about 'TekkonKinkreet...you know...black and white?', its safe to say i got some strange looks. Alas, i found my shirt and got the hell up outta there.
TekkonKinkreet (meaning reinforced concrete) was originally a manga comic created by artist Taiyo Matsumoto. The comic was adapted into an anime in late 2006, and hence created a buzz and a great amount of recognition for Matsumoto.
TekkonKinkreet is set in 'Treasure Town', a rough around the edges city which is watched over by the characters 'Black and white'. The two orphans, renown for their amazing fight scenes, go together like 'ying and yang'. White is naive and playful, whereas Black is wiser and the moodier of the two. I don't want to give away the entire storyline, but if you haven't seen it, i suggest you go get it. The critically acclaimed genius of Taiyō Matsumoto speaks for itself, and was well worth the uniqlo incident.






You can check out some more Tekkonkinkreet by visiting the site (click here)
Check out the uniqlo website (click here)

Also, designers? Dont forget to check out the 'Uni-Qlo UT competition' i posted up a few months ago. Competition closes on september 21st (click here for more information)

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