Re:Zero launches official 3D digital fashion for VRChat with 12 items

Japanese company V announced its involvement in the production of official 3D digital fashion for Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu. The collaboration will bring twelve items inspired by six characters to the VRChat platform, split into two consecutive batches.

The first drops on October 28 at 12:00 and the second on November 4 at the same time. Everything will be sold at TOKYO AVATAR GATE, a digital fashion marketplace.

ARROVA handles the planning, production, and design. V takes on adapting the garments for VRChat, data adjustments, and manufacturing part of the products.

Clothes for everyday use inside VRChat

The proposal does not replicate the anime outfits. The designers took motifs from the characters and turned them into pieces that work as streetwear inside the metaverse. The idea is that a user can pair an Emilia T-shirt with the outfit they already wear, without looking like they are in costume.

The first batch features six characters: Emilia, Natsuki Subaru, Rem, Ram, Beatrice, and Echidna. Among the announced pieces are a printed Emilia T-shirt, wide wool shorts from Subaru, denim pants from Rem, a turtleneck knit top with ruffles from Ram, a short zip-up parka from Beatrice, and a leather skirt from Echidna.

Printed Emilia T-shirt.prtimes.jp

Each item in this first batch costs 3,300 yen, tax included. The designs incorporate illustrations, motifs, and representative phrases from each character.

Wide wool shorts from Natsuki Subaru, with top layers.prtimes.jp

Denim pants from Rem.prtimes.jp

Second batch with accessories

The second batch repeats the six characters: Emilia, Subaru, Rem, Ram, Beatrice, and Echidna. Here the catalog expands with bags, sandals, and other accessories meant to accent an outfit without dominating it.

Turtleneck knit top with ruffles from Ram.prtimes.jp

The bags and sandals cost 2,200 yen. The rest of the accessories go down to 1,650 yen. V signs the production of bags and sandals, with designs by fafa, from Teddy Bear House.

The company presented the line as a way to bring the world of Re:Zero into the daily routine of VRChat. It is not digital cosplay, but pieces that coexist with the clothes already circulating on the platform.

Who is behind it

V is an official partner of VRChat Inc. and operates businesses and communities within the platform. The company boasts the largest number of long-running projects in Japan and holds capital alliances with Sony Group, Square Enix, and Itochu Corporation.

VRChat can be accessed from virtual reality headsets, PC, and phones. Users create worlds and avatars, and digital fashion has become one of its most active economies.

The franchise was born from the light novels by Tappei Nagatsuki. The anime follows Subaru, a boy summoned to another world who discovers he can go back in time every time he dies. That mechanic, the "return by death," sustains a dark fantasy story that has kept the franchise in the spotlight for a decade.

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