2024 marks the 25 anniversary of Cowboy Bebop, Shinichiro Watanabe’s landmark sci-fi anime series. To celebrate, Kentex is issuing a limited edition watch inspired by the super-cool Spike Spiegel. And when we say “limited edition,” we mean very limited. Only 26 watches will be made: one for each episode of the anime.
The watch face mimics the colors of Spike’s iconic outfit, with a tiny Swordfish II on the second hand. In addition to luminous hands and numbers, the watch also has a small calendar between the 4 and the 5. On the 25th of every month, the date number changes to Spike’s Jericho 941.
Each of the 26 watches is one-of-a-kind, thanks to engraving on the sides and back. Each watch bears the session number and tagline of its respective episode, as well as an image from said episode. Additionally, the watch arrives in a collector’s box with a card featuring the episode title.
Pre-orders are now open for the watch, which is priced at 297,000 yen (tax included). Watches will be shipped out starting in June.
Relive all the action of Cowboy Bebop—the full series is available subbed and dubbed right here on Crunchyroll!
The Bebop crew is just trying to make a buck. This motley lot of intergalactic loners teams up to track down fugitives and turn them in for cold hard cash. Spike is a hero whose cool façade hides a dark and deadly past. The pilot Jet is a bruiser of a brute who can’t wait to collect the next bounty. Faye Valentine is a femme fatale prone to breaking hearts and separating fools from their money. Along for the ride are the brilliant, but weird, hacker Ed and a super-genius Welsh Corgi named Ein.
Source: Comic Natalie
