Meet Karby. No, it’s not Kirby’s cousin from New Jersey, but instead a typo of the pink puffball’s name that got put on a hoodie in Japan. The typo has led to a recall for the pink apparel that sports Kirby’s face on the front and (wrong) name on the top of the hood.
Automaton spotted that Japanese clothing store Shimamura posted about the issue on X. The shop is reportedly offering refunds or exchanges for the Kirby typo on the hoodie for kids, though some commenters believe the misspelling could make the sweatshirt a collector’s item. Automaton adds the mistake isn’t actually that surprising, since Kirby in Japanese sounds more like Karby.