{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fb4a14ca2dd080b6d408e749","clusterId":"c_46ed778f7a8a57dd47715a36","slug":"pokemon-close-up-t-shirts-let-wearers-cosplay-as-pikachu-or-ditto","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Pokemon Close-Up T-Shirts Let Wearers Cosplay as Pikachu or Ditto","summary":"Pokemon will release a line of cosplay-themed T-shirts called \"Pokemon Close-Up T-shirts\" on July 18. The shirts feature large prints of Pokemon faces and appliqued tails, with designs including Pikachu, Ditto, Slowpoke, Mimikyu, and Piplup. Prices start at 2,750 yen. They will be sold at Pokemon Center stores and online from July 16.","whyItMatters":"The T-shirts turn the wearer into a Pokemon through oversized face prints and tail appliques, extending the brand's apparel line into a more literal cosplay direction.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe shirts come in 13 designs: Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Slowpoke, Gengar, Ditto, Eevee, Snorlax, Piplup, Lucario, Sylveon, Rowlet, Mimikyu, and Wakkanezumi. Most are available in children\u0026#39;s sizes 100, 120, and 140, while Pikachu, Slowpoke, Gengar, and Ditto also offer a free size for adults. The Ditto shirt has a silhouette cut shaped like the Pokemon itself. Some designs include appliqued tails sewn onto the shirt. 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Ditto's blank face and Mimikyu's disguise add a layer the headline does not name.","twitterPost":"Appliqued tails on Pokemon Close-Up shirts vary by design. Ditto and Mimikyu wearers get a second layer of the Pokemon's own disguise gimmick.","threadsPost":"Pokemon Close-Up shirts ship with appliqued tails, so the cosplay effect changes by Pokemon. Ditto's featureless face and Mimikyu's costume-within-a-costume mean the wearer is cosplaying a Pokemon that is itself cosplaying something else. That is a specific detail the headline skips.","newsletterBlurb":"Pokemon announced a line of cosplay T-shirts featuring oversized face prints of Pokemon like Pikachu, Ditto, and Mimikyu, plus appliqued tails. The shirts come in 13 designs and will be available at Pokemon Center stores from July 18, with an online pre-sale starting July 16. Prices begin at 2,750 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2120411.html\",\"title\":\"【Pokemon】Become Pikachu or Ditto! 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