Billie Eilish's Team Accused of Plagiarizing Anime Art for New Merch

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Billie Eilish’s Team Accused of Plagiarizing Anime Art for New Merch (via PopCrush)

singer announced she teamed up with Siberia Hills for an anime merch collection, which includes just one hoodie and one T-shirt. The clothing comes in both black and white and feature a group of bikini-clad anime characters over the Japanese spelling of Eilish's name.

However, when the pop star's team unveiled the new collection on August 7, people were quick to point out the characters resembled another artist's work. Many users recognized the character Nozomi Tojo from the anime seriesEilish, her team nor her fashion collaborators have responded to the plagiarism accusations, but fans have been calling her out via Twitter, with some tweeting that this is "peak 2019.

Meanwhile, others hope the artist has been compensated for their work even though technically neither should be profiting since the artwork is based on a licensed character. This isn't the first time Eilish has dealt with plagiarism allegations. Back in April, Dave Meyers, the director of her

 

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PopCrush Duh!

PopCrush Will be interesting to see what side HypeColby values here

PopCrush Shouldn’t be “accused”, it’s fax

PopCrush Its one thing to steal for the sake of art. But to steal to make money from merch sales is kinda low and tacky. You shouldnt be profiteering from other artists work.

PopCrush She the new IT girl. They gone try to tear her down just like the did Chris brown

PopCrush She's a dodo. she would look so much more professh if she dressed like a 'pretty' goth and not like a drugged out 14 y.o

PopCrush Not a fan of my kids music. But this young lady has a great voice.

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