So. Here's a mini review because I am supposed to be doing one of my gay math assignments for University, but don't want to even look at it for 5 mins so I thought i'd type this up.
I got 2 shirts from PurebredUSA.com - run by our forum member nickhh - a great fellow. Having dealt with every incarnation of Enson Inoue's store, from the original yamatodamashiiichizoku.com store (where I bought the now unavailable Yamato Damashii pride Replica gloves boo yea) to the fokaidamashii store run by a guy named 'Rich' to the new store run by Nick - with that said I was not impressed with the designs coming out because, simply I had seen them all and had t-shirts lying around with said designs on them. Nick promises more designs, so I look forward to that, and to hoodys.
Shirt sizing is about the same as Japanaese sizing, which is about the same as Australian sizing, and this being an American t-shirt, it suprised me. Apparrently it will shrink a bit but I haven't washed them yet but I hope it doesn't shrink too badly because it's pretty much a comfortable fit as is. I hope this helps some people who have had sizing questions.
The front of one of the shirts:
The back
For those who can't read japanese, from left to right it says.
男で生きたい。 = To live as a man. (otoko de ikitai)
男で死にたい。 = To die as a man. (otoko de shinitai)
男になりたい。 = To become a man. (otoko ni naritai)
たい indicates a sense of 'wanting'. literally, ichigo wo tabetai = I want to eat strawberries. etc. So you should get the literal meaning I hope.
The other shirt was a remake of the classic grey purebred shirt, which I loved and was crushed I couldnt get again after Fokai Damashii closed. This one however is in black with yellow print.
Front
Back
Very good shirts, compared to the Fokai Damashii shirts I must note that the ink on the shirts is different. I am wearing the heather grey Classic Purebred shirt now and the ink, you can feel it but it's not thick like on the print of these new ones. Hopefully this does not mean they will peel or anything but could make them last longer, though I havent had any issue with peeling or fading on printed ink on any Purebred shirts from previous stores, so let's hope for the best.
Enjoy and please visit PurebredUSA.com for all your Purebred, Fokai and Enson Inoue nuthugging needs.
Peace
~Foz
