An American progressive rock band has caught the attention of Japanese Twitter after releasing a shirt based on a Family Mart receipt from Tokyo.
Vasudeva, which hails from New Jersey, went on a Japanese tour earlier this year, having three shows in Tokyo with stops in Kyoto and Nagoya in between.
On May 2, just around noon time, the band ended up at a Family Mart by Shindaita Station in Tokyo’s Setagaya and bought a margherita sandwich, banana, orange, cafe latte and a “taiyaki” cake.
That purchase, which cost 1,154 yen ($10.68) in total, has now been preserved in a $25 merch shirt.
To avoid potential copyright issues, the shirt also obscures details of the face of Ittoki Otoya, a character from “Uta-no Prince Sama” that appears on the receipt.
With merch that commemorates their stay in Japan, Vasudeva caught the attention of their Japanese fans, including other netizens.
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