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Anime fans can now wear a Seiko watch inspired by Japan’s One Piece Shinkansen

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2026
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Beautiful timepiece combines two things Japan is famous for: anime and precision timekeeping.

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• (anime • bullet train • bullet trains • cool • fashion • Japan Railways • JR • JR West • manga • One Piece • Sanyo Shinkansen • Seiko • Seiko watch • shinkansen • tourism • travel • watch • watches)

Studio Ghibli’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind becomes wristwatch of Seiko【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 8, 2024

Hayao Miyazaki includes message card for buyers of watch inspired by his first fully original film.

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• (fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Seiko • Studio Ghibli • watches • wristwatches)

Line of Japanese-smelling watches sold through Japan Post Office

• Master Blaster
  Aug 1, 2022

Wear your love of a certain Japanese scent on your sleeve.

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• Japan
• (accessories • COK • fashion • fragrances • hinoki • Japan Post • Maruzeki • matcha • sakura • Seiko • watches • wristwatches • yuzu)

Princess Mononoke 25th anniversary lineup includes cute plushies, fierce magnets, expensive bowls

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 14, 2022

Beautiful series of artistic wristwatches is also part of celebration of the Studio Ghibli classic.

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• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • lacquer • movies • Princess Mononoke • Seiko • tableware • watches • wristwatches)

Studio Ghibli’s Hopping Lantern from Spirited Away can now be yours to own!

• Oona McGee
  Jul 15, 2021

New product comes with special features to recreate the friendly lamp character from the hit anime film. 

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• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • lamps • merchandise • movies • No Face • Seiko • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • watches • wristwatches)

Seiko adds limited edition starter Pokémon to their luxury watch collection

• Shannon
  Jul 10, 2021

Adulting just got a lot more fun with this stylish accessory.

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• Japan
• (accessories • fancy • high-quality • Pokemon • Pokémon accessories • Seiko • wristwatch)

New Studio Ghibli x Seiko watch comes with a touching message from Hayao Miyazaki

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2021

Laputa: Castle in the Sky timepiece will be available worldwide in very limited numbers.

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• (anime • Castle in the Sky • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • movies • Seiko • Studio Ghibli • watches • wristwatches)

Japanese watch brand Seiko collabs with Evisen Skateboards, surprises watch and sushi lovers

• Ingrid Tsai
  Apr 10, 2021

Out of all the motifs to come out in this collab, there was one which completely blindsided us.

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• Japan
• (accessories • cool • Evisen Skateboards • fashion • samurai • Seiko • skateboards • sushi • tuna • watches • weird • wristwatches)

New Pokémon Seiko watch collection stars Pikachu, Eevee and Mewtwo

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2020

A new collaboration appears, and we want to catch ’em all.

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• (accessories • Eevee • fashion • limited edition • Mewtwo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Seiko • watches)

Seiko to release awesome sports watches inspired by popular Street Fighter V characters

• Dale Roll
  Aug 24, 2020

Six different limited-edition models could be yours for just 51,700 yen (US$488.37) each!

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• (Chun-Li • cool • Ken • Ryu • Seiko • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • stylish • wristwatch • zangief)

Seiko makes limited number of Godzilla watches for 65th anniversary

• Shannon McNaught
  Oct 12, 2019

What’s the time, you ask? Time for destruction.

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• (accessories • collaborations • Godzilla • Grand Seiko • Seiko • Shin Godzilla • watches)

Limited edition “Spirited Away” Seiko watch is beautiful combination of technology and anime

• Kay
  Jan 25, 2019

Aside from the attractive design, we love the fact that the face of the watch features none other than … “No Face”! 

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• (ALBA • anime merchandise • Ghibli • Seiko • spirited away • watch)

Seiko to release new Ghibli watches, including limited-edition 30th anniversary Totoro watches

• Dale Roll
  Jun 13, 2018

Fans of Kiki’s Delivery Service will also want to check these out.

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• Japan
• (anime • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • Seiko • Studio Ghibli • Tonari no Totoro • Totoro • watches)

Top April Fools’ Day prank news stories from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 2, 2018

Our roundup of the country’s craziest April Fool’s Day products and services we actually wish were real.

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• (April • April Fools' Day • Coca-Cola • internet • Japanese Kit Kats • McDonald's • Nestle Japan • Pizza Hut • pranks • Seiko)

Seiko’s blingtastic luxury watch based on Hokusai’s Great Wave costs a pretty yenny

• Cara Clegg
  May 10, 2016

The Japanese watchmaker’s dazzling new timepiece has an incredible price to match.

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• Culture, Japan
• (hokusai • Seiko • The Great Wave • ukiyoe • watch)

Japanese watchmakers show off their skills with tiny/epic mechanical obstacle course【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Mar 17, 2016

Because what better way to showcase an eye for precision than to build a miniature obstacle course for marbles?

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• (Japan • mechanical • Pythagora Switch • Rube Goldberg device • Seiko • video • watch)

Wear Pikachu or a Poké Ball on your arm and be fashionably on time with Pokémon × BEAMS watches!

• Kay
  Jun 15, 2015

There’s no denying that Pokémon and the series’ adorable Pikachu are loved around the world. The international franchise has been around long enough that there are now several generations of former kids who grew up infatuated with the fantastic monsters but who may feel they can no longer openly show their affection for Pokémon, on account of supposedly being all “grown up”.

Well, you may be a grown-up in age, but if you still have a tiny bit of that Pokémon Master left in you, you might be delighted by the newest collaborative item being offered by fashion and culture brand BEAMS and the Pokémon Company. Check out these Pokémon×BEAMS watches that combine fashionable design and accurate time-keeping with your love of the Pokémon world!

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• (anime • BEAMS • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • Seiko • video games • watch)

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