After much anticipation, ATEEZ x ANITEEZ have begun to deliver to ATINYs, but the quality hasn’t met their expectations.
On January 29, KQ Entertainment teased ATEEZ‘s animal-based characters. The group’s official social media account posted a mysterious teaser featuring eight blacked-out figures, revealing profile photos of ANITEEZ, ATEEZ’s animal characters, around two hours later. As soon as the plushies were made available for pre-order, fans excitedly purchased them.
[⛵] We are the SAME
⠀#ATEEZ #에이티즈 pic.twitter.com/qWQS4LEPPq— ATEEZ(에이티즈) (@ATEEZofficial) January 29, 2024
ATINYs have waited months for their packages to ship. There have been known delays and production issues, and although the items are to be inspected before sending to customers, many have not arrived in the condition ATINYs had expected.
Watching people get their aniteez stuff when mine STILL hasn’t shipped pic.twitter.com/kYLHW5CtWK
— Lexie 🌼🪐 (@Lexie_looloo) May 10, 2024
kq/soundwave definitely took on too many pre orders for aniteez and had to rush manufacturing. i honestly wouldn’t have minded waiting longer cuz the way these plushies are looking pic.twitter.com/Gf5GGRaWy8
— jas ◡̈ is seeing ATEEZ (@STXRS4YE0) May 12, 2024
Last week, ATINYs began receiving their pre-ordered plushes. Yet, they don’t look quite like the ones the ATEEZ members had previously shown us in live broadcasts, content, etc., and they also look different from the ones ATINYs had previously bought at pop-ups.
If I get my aniteez plushies and they’re different from the pop up shop ones, Kq will be seeing me in court pic.twitter.com/BnS6qNU8RP
— Mimi (@jjonghar1bo) May 12, 2024
He ate the other aniteez I fear 😔 pic.twitter.com/NNOp32QwQg
— ruerue🇵🇸 (@privruesera) May 12, 2024
the aniteez don’t look as squishy anymore 🙁 pic.twitter.com/lLEk5gLIvB
— idk 🦋 (@lunarteezz) May 12, 2024
Some ATINYs have likened the plushes they have received to cheap bootlegs that one might purchase from AliExpress, Temu, Amazon, etc., as there are inconsistencies. However, fans did not pay “cheap” prices, so they were disappointed by the appearance of the plushes they received. Many spent well over $ 100 USD.
Wishing the best for aniteez after their plastic surgeries😣 pic.twitter.com/oCry5zZDAq
— kath 💜 (@wooyoxx) May 12, 2024
atp the aliexpress version looks better than the new aniteez batch 😭 pic.twitter.com/3Z7P3TBhH2
— ᡣ𐭩 ateez cb golden hour ᡣ𐭩 (@yyeolove) May 12, 2024
@outro.jm Replying to @🫐 rush job or manufactuerer change? #aniteez #ateez #atiny #hongjoong #seonghwa #yunho #yeosang #choisan #mingi #wooyoung #jongho #kpopers #kpop #kpopfypシ #kpoptiktok
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Some have even joked that it appears that ANITEEZ underwent plastic surgery or dieted. Their appearance looks so different than before.
Korean diet culture got aniteez pic.twitter.com/ECR5jdLkWL
— Jada (@thedoughnanapro) May 12, 2024
me pretending idgaf about the aniteez plastic surgeries going on so that mine will be unaffected when they arrive pic.twitter.com/Ygj0Y7DSCV
— martin (@iwonholeyou) May 12, 2024
bring back fluffy aniteez pic.twitter.com/IPfaneG4qO
— 🎧ྀིྀ (@miffymalo) May 12, 2024
aniteez opening their burner accounts to see everyone body shaming them on the tl 😭 pic.twitter.com/KLXduypPA4
— bumbum ඞ (@fixondeeznuts) May 12, 2024
It seems that KQ Entertainment changed manufacturers, which likely contributed to both the delay and the change in the appearance of the products.
i feel like kq should’ve given us an option for a refund since they changed the whole manufacturer of aniteez and now they look different and wonky..like what’s up with them please change the manufacturer back cus THIS…is not aniteez 😭 pic.twitter.com/Qtcq2RxygI
— rain IS SEEING TXT AND ATEEZ.. (@gyusspring) May 12, 2024
Ugh so first it was Subk moving their warehouse or whatever and now shipping will be postponed until mid May cuz of the manufacturer delay… I JUST WANT MY ANITEEZ PLUSHIES 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/LOLhAdA1Hc
— ✨산’s brittany; ✨ (@ateez_ot8__) April 29, 2024
You are NOT about to tell me that we were shown exactly what the Aniteez plushies are supposed to look like at the popup store, make us place preorders that we have waited MONTHS for.. only to change manufacturers and have the final products look like we ordered them from Temu?
— Aizee 🍉 (@AizeeClay) May 12, 2024
ATINYs are encouraging each other to record unboxing videos to capture evidence of receiving any damaged items or manufactured errored plushes. Many are planning to contact the company and request a refund.
the second pic, the keyring seemed to have been broken and op was not able to use at all :(( their other plushies were inconsistently stuffed and some arms/legs seemed to have more stuffing than the others… this is just so upsetting 🙁
— juli ☀️ (@hongjjong) May 12, 2024
this is the other op who got damaged jjoongrami and photocards 🙁 pic.twitter.com/bDjRgquNB5
— juli ☀️ (@hongjjong) May 12, 2024
Unfortunately, the plushies were not worth the wait, and ATINYs are disappointed.
