Warner Bros has apologized after an official US Barbie Twitter account replied to 'Barbenheimer' memes that includes the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

#NoBarbenheimer has been trending on Japanese Twitter after photographs that includes mashups of the Barbie and Oppenheimer movies with the explosions went viral. Barbie, performed by Margot Robbie, is depicted together with her hair within the form of an atomic bomb mushroom cloud.

The official Barbie film account replied: "This Ken is a stylist."

Now, an announcement posted on Warner Bros. Japan's account described the remark as “very regrettable” and saying they “lack consideration”.

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They added: “We take this situation very seriously and are requesting the US headquarters to take appropriate measures.

“We apologize to those who felt uncomfortable because of these inconsiderable reactions.”

Later on Monday, Warner Bros. US issued an apology and mentioned they'd take away the offending tweets. The memes have since been deleted.

Although many Japanese Twitter customers accepted the apology, they remained offended on the authentic posts from the US Barbie account.

Barbie is ready to be launched in Japan on August 11, lower than per week after the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 of 1945.

The US dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, destroying the town and killing 140,000 folks.

It dropped a second bomb three days in a while Nagasaki, killing one other 70,000.

Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending World War II.

Oppenheimer - a narrative in regards to the American scientist who developed the atomic bomb - is but to have a launch date in Japan, however it would most probably be delayed till effectively after the anniversary of the bombings, in accordance with the Hollywood Reporter.

It is unlikely, nonetheless, that the film shall be banned in Japan.

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