In the wake of the Tim Burton directed ‘Batman‘ (1989) I remember seeing a fair few people wearing the t-shirt with the bat logo on it. Indeed, my wife had one in the early years of us first meeting which I was sadly impressed by! Other than that classic t-shirt design and the mug I had as a child, I really cannot recall seeing too much other merchandise available from that franchise as the years and even the decades passed by. Fast forward to the present and things are quite different.
The success of multiple Star Wars and Marvel pop-up shops in Japan has seen other franchises sit up and take note. With the huge influx of tourists visiting the country these days and a very weak local currency, it’s an Continue reading
