{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3c8fa2ef54d2cbc051325bbd","clusterId":"c_2ee5e0e489d0623c027ee5d6","slug":"hard-rock-cafe-japan-partners-with-evangelion-for-merchandise-line","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hard Rock Cafe Japan Partners With Evangelion For Merchandise Line","summary":"Hard Rock Cafe Japan announced a collaboration with Evangelion on Monday. Merchandise includes shirts, jackets, a hat, magnets, shot glasses, and pins, priced from 1,980 yen to 9,570 yen (about US$13 to US$60.50). Items go on sale November 3 at the chain's Tokyo, Ueno Station, Yokohama, Kyoto, and Osaka Nanba locations. Shirts and jackets come in sizes S to XLL, and shirts come in white, grey, and black. All purchases include an exclusive Hard Rock Cafe Japan x Evangelion bag.","whyItMatters":"Evangelion has been licensed onto nearly every kind of goods in Japan, so the notable part here is the venue: a foreign restaurant chain putting the series on its own branded merchandise, sold only in its cafes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe pins are the most specific part of the lineup. They name Tokyo, Asuka, Shinji, Osaka, Rey, and EVA Unit-01, which means the set is split between characters and places rather than a single group shot. The shirts and jackets run from S to XLL, and the shirts come in white, grey, and black. Prices span 1,980 yen to 9,570 yen (about US$13 to US$60.50).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSales start November 3 at the Tokyo, Ueno Station, Yokohama, Kyoto, and Osaka Nanba branches, and every purchase includes a Hard Rock Cafe Japan x Evangelion bag.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShirts\u003c/strong\u003e: Sizes S to XLL; white, grey, and black\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJackets\u003c/strong\u003e: Sizes S to XLL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHat\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnets\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShot glasses\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePins\u003c/strong\u003e: Tokyo, Asuka, Shinji, Osaka, Rey, and EVA Unit-01 designs\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hard Rock Cafe Japan priced the Evangelion line from 1,980 to 9,570 yen, so a pin costs less than a shirt. The chain is selling Evangelion as a souvenir, not a collector's item.","twitterPost":"Hard Rock Cafe Japan's Evangelion merch runs 1,980 to 9,570 yen, priced like cafe souvenirs rather than collector pieces.","threadsPost":"Hard Rock Cafe Japan's Evangelion merchandise spans 1,980 to 9,570 yen, with shirts, jackets, and pins selling alongside shot glasses and magnets. The pricing treats Evangelion as cafe merchandise, not a premium collector drop.","newsletterBlurb":"Hard Rock Cafe Japan announced an Evangelion merchandise line on Monday, with sales starting November 3 at five branches. The lineup runs from shirts and jackets to pins and shot glasses, priced 1,980 to 9,570 yen. 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