Vintage 1990s Astro Boy T-Shirt On Changes Tag, Made In USA, White Cotton, Size XL
Vintage 1990s Astro Boy T-Shirt On Changes Tag, Made In USA, White Cotton, Size XL
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- QuietResplendent Balanced 6 of 10 ·
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- Honest Wear
- As Found
A hero on cotton
For the vintage wearer who likes an anime print with age.
Best for: Vintage wardrobes
Condition notes
Light wear overall. Slight fading at the copyright print.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 14 November 2026
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A white cotton T-shirt of the 1990s printed with a large portrait of Astro Boy, on the Changes label and made in the United States.
The Piece
The front carries Atom in a square panel of primary colours with the name beneath, and the back is plain. The neck label reads Changes and the care tag gives preshrunk cotton, size X-Large.
Measured flat: shoulder 52 cm, chest 59 cm, length 72 cm, sleeve 24 cm. A little fading is noted at the copyright line.
Atom on Cotton
Astro Boy, Mighty Atom in Japan, first appeared in 1951 as a side character in Osamu Tezuka's Ambassador Atom and was given his own series in April 1952 in Kobunsha's Shonen, where it ran until March 1968. Tezuka Productions describes the 1963 television version as the first commercial animation made by Tezuka's Mushi Production and the first Japanese television animation series, broadcast weekly in thirty minute episodes.
This shirt was printed in the United States on a Changes tag in the 1990s and carries the copyright line, slightly faded. More printed shirts are on the tops and tees shelf, and more Tezuka pieces on the anime and character shelf.
Details
- Label: Changes
- Era: 1990s
- Material: Cotton
- Tag size: XL
- Made in: USA
- Print: Front only
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Light wear overall.
- Slight fading at the copyright print.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Authenticity guaranteed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Every figure above is taken by hand with the garment laid flat, in centimetres. Lay a shirt or jacket you already love beside them and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our size guide to tops and jackets turns pit-to-pit figures into US, UK, EU and Japanese sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
Further reading: Read our guide Astro Boy and Osamu Tezuka: A Collector's Guide to the Mighty Atom.
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