$479 USD Anime Girl Mousepad Causes Material Supply Bust

At this year’s Air Comiket virtual event, anime/manga/game merchandiser Yostar unveiled its highly anticipated Handy Rest Dynamic Mousepad for Azur Lane character Kashino.

Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up video game for iOS and Android created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi. The franchise centers around World War II-era warships anthropomorphized in anime girl that have captivated fans in Japan.

Originally set to be limited to just 100 units, the ample three-dimensional life-size rendering of the munition ship of the Sakura Empire has now caused a supply bust.

Priced at ¥49,500 JPY (approximately $479 USD), the pre-order that launched December 31 received a staggering 1,893 orders. Yostar’s Marketing Director, Dai Miwaki, revealed that the company received ¥93,703,500 JPY (approximately $905,350 USD) in total. Miwaki also apologized that the unexpected response has created a delay in the projected late March delivery as there is a shortage of the high-quality soft silicone used to make the mousepad, reassuring fans that all orders will be fulfilled.

Head over to Yostars’s website to learn more about the Handy Rest Dynamic Mousepad for Azur Lane character Kashino.

【グッズ】 エアコミケ2公式通販グッズが新登場！

本日紹介するのは「湯上がりハンディレスト」ダイナミックマウスパッド！(樫野) YYY_( ´･ᴗ･` )（@zelda10010）先生描きおろしイラストの完全受注商品です！

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— アズールレーン公式 (@azurlane_staff) December 28, 2020

こちらが本番でも使用したサンキューパイのパネルでございます…！

番組内でも少しお話しましたが、我々の予想を遥かに上回る多数の受注を頂いた関係で生産が追いつかず、予定よりもお待たせすることになってしまい誠に申し訳ございません?‍♂️#アズ生 pic.twitter.com/Xdc53LgsQ2

— 三輪木 大 / Dai Miwaki (@dai_miwaki) February 21, 2021

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