EDWIN's recent licensing activity centers on anime and character collaborations: a five-item ICOCA character line from September 2026 and a pair of Armored Trooper Votoms jeans now in pre-order for a March 2027 ship date.
EDWIN's two most recent collaborations come from the character goods side of the business rather than from new denim development. On September 14, 2026, a line of five products pairing the denim brand with ICOCA's official character, Kamonohashi no Ikocchan, was announced for release on September 18. The lineup is a plush toy at 3,080 yen, a mascot at 2,530 yen, a pouch at 1,980 yen, a mini tote bag at 2,420 yen and a sneaker keyring at 1,320 yen, tax included. The items use denim material from EDWIN jeans and keep the red tab and stitchwork.
Less than a month later, EDWIN moved from mascot goods to a mecha license. The Armored Trooper Votoms collaboration produced a pair of jeans called the Red Shoulder Custom Design. Pre-orders opened October 9, 2026. The deep green denim gets a stone wash, damage processing and black stains meant to recall the Scopedog. The back pocket carries a Red Shoulder marking and the leather patch is dyed dark red. Sizes run 27 to 34 inch and 36 inch, at 39,600 yen, with shipping scheduled for late March 2027.
Both projects treat EDWIN's denim as the licensed product rather than as a print surface. The ICOCA items carry denim material and the red tab. The Votoms jeans push that further, using wash and stain processing to reproduce the machine's wear in fabric. Neither story gives sales figures or states how long the goods will stay available, and no other EDWIN activity is described in the coverage.
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Oct 11
EDWIN and Armored Trooper Votoms have made a collaboration pair of jeans, the Red Shoulder Custom Design. Pre-orders opened October 9, 2026. The deep green denim gets a stone wash, damage processing and black stains meant to recall the Scopedog. The back pocket carries a Red Shoulder marking and the leather patch is dyed dark red. Sizes run 27 to 34 inch and 36 inch, at 39,600 yen. Shipping is scheduled for late March 2027.
Sep 14
JR West Japan Commercial will release five collaboration goods on September 18 pairing the denim brand EDWIN with ICOCA's official character, Kamonohashi no Ikocchan. The lineup is a plush toy at 3,080 yen, a mascot at 2,530 yen, a pouch at 1,980 yen, a mini tote bag at 2,420 yen and a sneaker keyring at 1,320 yen, all tax included. Items use denim material from EDWIN jeans and keep the red tab and stitchwork.