[Photos/Images] 'This Is So Heisei' — New Star Detective Precure! Visual Featuring Flip Phones and Loose Socks, Plus a Mysterious Silhouette, Goes Viral 1st

The key visual and information regarding TV Asahi exclusive merchandise for 'Odekake! Precure Marche Tokyo Venue' have been released on the X account 'Precure Event info,' creating a huge buzz among fans.

The Tokyo venue of the event will be held on the first floor of TV Asahi's head office from Wednesday, July 29 through Wednesday, August 5. Numerous limited-edition items featuring the "visual full of Heisei-era casual wear vibes" are set to be released.

The newly revealed key visual depicts three characters from Star Detective Precure!—Anna Akechi (voiced by Hikari Senga), Mikuru Kobayashi (voiced by Kaede Hondo), and Luluka Moria (voiced by Nao Toyama)—wearing casual outfits reminiscent of the 1990s. Anna is shown pairing a star-print T-shirt with a plaid skirt while holding a flip phone, while Mikuru wears a denim skirt with loose socks. Luluka is dressed in a polka-dot black one-piece. The revealed merchandise lineup also includes a character silhouette hidden behind a "?" mark, fueling speculation that it may be related to Cure Eclair, whose true identity remains a secret within the story.

The anime Star Detective Precure! begins when Anna, a 14-year-old second-year junior high school student living in Makoto Mirai Town in the year 2027, is led by a fairy named Pochitan and a pendant that appears on her birthday, causing her to time-slip back to Makoto Mirai City in 1999. There, she meets Mikuru, a girl her own age who dreams of becoming a detective, and together they transform into Star Detective Precure to solve the mysteries behind a variety of incidents.

On social media, the new visual has drawn a flood of praise for how well it captures the atmosphere of the era, with comments such as "Mikuru in loose socks is so cute!" and "Everything from the outfits to the items has that 'Heisei gal' feel—it's amazing." The silhouetted merchandise has also raised anticipation for what's to come, with fans reacting with comments like "Does this mean Eclair merchandise is coming too!?"

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