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Gorgeous new Pokémon engagement ring features loving Pikachu couple, if you know what to look for
- Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2019 - Tweet
Ordinary people will be none the wiser, but fans will see paired-up Pocket Monsters congratulating them on their upcoming marriage.
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Wear your love of canned fish in a line of rings coming to Japanese capsule machines
- Master Blaster
Jul 6, 2019
Holy mackerel! Holey Pacific saury and scallops too!
- Japan
- (accessories • Artuniv Techni Colour • canned food • capsule machine • capsule toys • fashion • fish • gacha toys • gachapon • jewelry • Maruhanichiro • rings • vending machine toys • weird)
This Japanese artist’s beautiful custom pendant for cash-strapped boy is absolutely priceless
- Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2019
Semi-precious stone accessory maker helps previous boy give a gift to someone very special.
Pokémon Master Ball engagement ring case is sure to help you catch your beloved’s heart
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2019
Poké-pop the question with this beautiful handcrafted case from Japan’s Pokémon wedding jeweler.
- Japan
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Brand-new line of Pokémon accessories is amazingly stylish and awesomely affordable【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 23, 2019
Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and hairpins will have you looking great and leave your bank account sitting pretty too.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • Eevee • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Cardcaptor Sakura engagement rings are here to help you capture your bride-to-be’s heart
- Casey Baseel
Apr 5, 2019
Japanese jeweler unveils three magical designs inspired by the anime magical girl.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • engagement rings • jewelry • manga • marriage • rings • U-Treasure)
Decorate your whole house like Sailor Moon’s Moon Castle with the new Isetan collaboration
- Dale Roll
Mar 9, 2019
Now the little moon princesses in all of us can live like true Silver Millennium royalty!
- Japan
- (accessories • Anna Sui • fashion • furniture • home goods • Isetan • Jewelry series • LeSportsac • Sailor Moon • Swarovski)
Welcome spring the Japanese way with limited-edition sakura motif deerskin purses and wallets
- Koh Ruide
Feb 28, 2019
Carry a gorgeous and stylish piece of Japanese leather tradition wherever you go.
- Japan
- (accessories • beautiful • cherry blossom • culture • Inden-ya • leather • sakura • wallets)
Tokyo accessory maker turns Japan’s prefectures into pieces of art to wear around your neck
- Casey Baseel
Feb 4, 2019
Beautiful silver series is a subtle way to show off your favorite part of Japan.
- Japan
- (accessories • cool • fashion • geography • maps • necklaces • prefectures)
For the Dragon Ball fan who has everything: A gold super Saiyan Goku pendant with diamond hair
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2018
Anime’s most famous martial artist enters his ultimate-bling form, and so does one of his many rivals-turned friends.
- USA
- (accessories • anime • crazy • Dragon Ball • expensive • fashion • Goku • Son Goku • Vegeta)
Hello Kitty’s Retouch Design Series pumps up the 1970’s nostalgia
- Shannon McNaught
Nov 2, 2018
Who knew that Hello Kitty could stay so cute at 45 years old?
- Japan
- (accessories • bags • COK • cute • Hello Kitty • Sanrio)
Pikachu engagement and wedding rings let you tell the love of your life “I choose you”【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 13, 2018
Wedding rings for men and women, plus an awesome Poké Ball box for when you pop the question.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • jewelry • marriage • Pikachu • Pokemon • rings • U-Treasure • video games • wedding rings)
Beautiful new Levistone from Ghibli’s Laputa anime going on sale soon, so order yours ASAP【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2018
Recreation of magical pendant from Hayao Miyazaki classic couples with elegantly detailed music box.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • Castle in the Sky • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Levistone • movies • Studio Ghibli • toys • video)
Brand-new line of Sailor Moon bikinis appears, has anime fans in Japan looking forward to summer
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2018
Mysteriously, two Sailor Senshi are being left out of the real-life beach party.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • bikinis • earrings • fashion • Isetan • manga • Sailor Moon • swimsuits)
Man selling ring intended for girlfriend who dumped him gets no sympathy from potential buyer
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2017
Japanese man dumped just before Christmas hopes for a sympathetic ear, gets emotionally punched twice more in the gut instead.
- Japan
- (accessories • Christmas • dating • funny • presents • relationships • romance • sad)
New Pokémon earrings and hair accessories will have you looking Pikachu-perfect
- Casey Baseel
Dec 21, 2017
Need something special to finish off your holiday party outfit? Let Pikachu and Eevee help.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • COK • earrings • Eevee • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Low-priced Sailor Moon fashion returns with new winter pieces from Uniqlo sister brand GU
- Oona McGee
Oct 20, 2017
The lineup includes showstoppers like embroidered boots and velour pants, all with new motifs that everyone will want to get their hands on.
Chinese manufacturers already hard at work making iPhone X misuse prevention tools
- Master Blaster
Sep 17, 2017
Several vendors are applying a “sell first, ask questions later” approach to business strategy.
Japan’s cuddly kitty pouches will fill your heart with love as you fill them with other stuff
- Casey Baseel
Aug 17, 2017
Designers claim heart-meltingly cute zippered pouches are as soft as marshmallows.
Kyoto kimono fabric Sailor Moon wallet would look as good in Japan’s old capital or Crystal Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2017
Centuries-old textile-making techniques are part of this stylish anime wallet.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • fashion • kimono • Kyoto • Sailor Moon • wallets)
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