Manga inspired

THE world of Son Goku is about to make a comeback, but not on the small screen. The 1990s manga anime series is providing the inspiration for a new G-shock Dragon Ball Z watch.

Launching at the end of summer, the ultra-robust Casio timepiece celebrates battles between super-powerful forces of good and evil, and the quest for the legendary dragon balls.

Much to delight of manga fans, the Dragon Ball Z universe will now feature on the “GA-110JDB1A4ER” model by G-shock.

Son Goku, the protagonist of the anime series, will appear a number of times, before and after his transformation and during training sessions, on the watch’s resin wristband, which will be in orange for the occasion.

The new shock- and magnetic-field resistant watch is decorated with several elements from the Dragon Ball Z universe. In addition to the orange colour of the resin strap and case, there is a “Z” symbol positioned at 3 o’clock and a four-star ball motif at 9 o’clock, a reference to one of the seven dragon balls.

These features are complemented by numerous gold-coloured details (hands, hour-markers, counter). There is also a Dragon Ball Z logo on the back of the case.

With a stopwatch, countdown timer, daily alarms, speed display, and an automatic calendar, the new watch has all of G-shock line’s popular features including a world-time function that allows users to view the time in major cities and 29 time zones. The new G-shock x Dragon Ball Z will retail for 219 (RM1,054).