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Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 4, 2026
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King of the Monsters looks to become lord of the backpacks.

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• (awesome • backpacks • bags • COK • cool • fashion • Ghidorah • Godzilla • Japanese backpacks • kaiju • King Ghidorah • Mechagodzilla • randoseru)

New Travelling Bento pouches turn your luggage into a Japanese lunch box

• Oona McGee
  Apr 10, 2026

Make your next journey delicious and Instgrammable.

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• (backpacks • bags • bento • cool • cute • fashion • food • hinomaru bento • omurice • pouches • travel • travel accessories • travel packs • travel pouches • weird)

Japanese convenience store sandwiches get extra protection from new business backpack

• SoraNews24
  Mar 15, 2026

Work clothing brand makes it its job to keep your lunch out of harm’s way.

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• (backpacks • bags • clever • convenience stores • fashion • food • sandwiches)

Studio Ghibli now sells Ursula’s backpack from Kiki’s Delivery Service at its anime shop in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 6, 2026

Channel the cool confidence of a Ghibli character with a real-world bag…that comes with a giant price tag.

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• (anime • backpacks • bags • cool • fashion • GBL • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • movies • shop • shopping • Studio Ghibli • Ursula)

Totoro travel bags, suitcase ready to take responsibility for inspiring your Japanese countryside trip

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2025

Hey, Totoro, can you hold our stuff while we go for a walk in the forest?

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• (anime • backpacks • bags • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • luggage • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • suitcases • Totoro • travel)

Cat-ear randoseru just might be Japan’s cutest backpacks ever【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2025

Feline and floral accents dress up Japan’s iconic schoolbags.

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• (backpacks • bags • cats • cute • fashion • randoseru)

Mister Donut cooks up a line of randoseru backpacks with sweet inspirations【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2025

Rounded-back backpacks are filled with sweet shout-outs to some of Japan’s favorite treats.

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• (backpacks • donuts • fashion • food • Mister Donut • Pon De Ring • randoseru • sweets)

Japanese samurai randoseru backpack lets you carry the bushido spirit with you wherever you go

• Oona McGee
  Nov 5, 2024

Award-winning warrior knapsack now available for sale.

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• (art • backpacks • bags • Bushido • cool • craftsmanship • cute • fashion • Katsushika Hokusai • leather • Murase Kabanko • randoseru • samurai • school • students • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyoe • unique)

Japanese randoseru backpacks for dogs are back【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 30, 2024

And it’s thanks to, of all people, Shohei Ohtani.

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• (animals • backpacks • bags • cool • cute • dogs • fashion • pets • randoseru • Shohei Ohtani • Tsuchiya Kaban)

Go back to school with new Japanese randoseru backpacks featuring Pikachu and Eevee locks

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 20, 2024

Stylish school satchels with a distinctive Poké-flair can now be preordered for soon-to-be Pokémon trainers and students.

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• (anime • backpacks • bags • COK • Eevee • elementary school • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • randoseru • school • video games)

Let your dog carry its own poop around with new Japanese randoseru school backpack for dogs

• Oona McGee
  Oct 26, 2023

Well, your pup’s not really going to be carrying pens and books to school now, is it? 

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• (accessories • backpacks • bag • bags • COK • cute • dog • dogs • fashion • HACHI100 Project • Hachiko • leather • leather goods • pet ownership • pets • randoseru • Tsuchiya Bag Co. • Tsuchiya Kaban)

Totoro, Soot Sprites ready to head outdoors with you in new Ghibli/Outdoor Products bag collab

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 11, 2023

Backpacks and pouches for the next time the classic anime inspires you to get out and explore nature.

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• (anime • backpacks • bags • cool • cute • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • Outdoor Products • Soot Sprite • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Japanese elementary school backpacks made from ballistic nylon now being offered in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 5, 2023

Kawanishi Kaban offers an alternative to leather randoseru.

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• (backpacks • bags • ballistic nylon • fashion • Makuake • randoseru)

Cloth randoseru Japanese backpacks are here to lighten load on parents’ wallets and kids’ backs

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 15, 2023

Nitori asks whether Japanese elementary school kids’ backpacks really need to be so heavy.

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• (backpacks • bags • education • fashion • Nitori • randoseu • schools)

Japan’s randoseru school backpacks keep getting more expensive, so now parents can rent them

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 1, 2023

Lower cost isn’t the only benefit of Japan’s first randoseru subscription service, company says.

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• (backpacks • COK • education • fashion • kids • Parenting • parents • randoseru • schools)

Mobile Suit Gundam’s anime robot backpacks are now real-world backpacks too【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 18, 2023

Two-way backpacks/totes bring real robot industrial design to your wardrobe.

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• (anime • backpacks • bags • cool • fashion • Gundam • Premium Bandai • robots • tote bags)

Japanese school bag collaborates with a limited express train company for one awesome bag

• Shannon
  Mar 22, 2022

Give your little train otaku a bag they’ll use for years.

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• (backpacks • bags • COK • fashion • randoseru • school bag • train otaku • trains)

Are you brave enough to wear Thanko’s new Folding Umbrella Sometimes Poncho?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 16, 2021

When staying dry is more important than the way you look.

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• (backpacks • clever • COK • funny • gadgets • inventions • rain • rainy season • SNJO • Thanko • umbrella • umbrellas • weird)

An umbrella to keep your backpack dry is just the thing we need this rainy season

• Katie Pask
  Jun 4, 2021

No more wet backs and soggy backpacks with this umbrella!

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• (backpacks • clever • funny • gadgets • inventions • rain • rainy season • Thanko • umbrella • umbrellas • weird)

A sound you hear all the time in Monster Hunter was made with a Japanese schoolkid’s backpack

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2021

The sounds Kamura Hunters hear also include a common vegetable you might have in your fridge right now.

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• Japan
• (backpacks • clever • cool • funny • Monster Hunter • Monster Hunter Rise • randoseru • video games)

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