{"id":27626,"date":"2025-09-17T11:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/27626\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:12:06","slug":"haikyu-smartwatches-change-characters-depending-on-numbers-of-steps-taken-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/27626\/","title":{"rendered":"Haikyu!! Smartwatches Change Characters Depending on Numbers of Steps Taken &#8211; Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a Shoyo Hinata, Tobio Kageyama, or Kenma Kozume?<\/p>\n<p>The offiical X (formerly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=24886\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>) account for Japanese lifestyle brand Garrack announced on September 9 a set of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=15683\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haikyu!!<\/a> smartwatches based on the anime&#8217;s Karasuno and Nekoma High Schools. Each smartwatch features a pedometer that will display different Haikyu!! characters based on the number of steps taken. Pre-orders for the smartwatches began on September 16.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"haikyuu_smartwatch\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/interest.3\/228860\/haikyuu_smartwatch.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GARRACK_watch\/status\/1965252573016838475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Garrack&#8217;s X\/Twitter account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9HF\/S.HP<\/p>\n<p>Each smartwatch comes with an easy-to-replace strap and a box with a design inspired by Karasuno or Nekoma High School. The watches&#8217; website lists the Karasuno and Nekoma High School characters and the number of steps it takes to unlock their visuals:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" alt=\"sub14\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/interest.3\/228860\/sub14.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/world-wide-watch.jp\/s\/garrack\/feature\/haikyu2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Wide Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9HF\/S.HP<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"491\" alt=\"sub15\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/interest.3\/228860\/sub15.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/world-wide-watch.jp\/s\/garrack\/feature\/haikyu2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Wide Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9HF\/S.HP<\/p>\n<p>The smartwatches are priced at 10,890 yen (about US$75) each. The World Wide Watch website lists where the smartwatches can be purchased.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: Garrack&#8217;s X\/Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GARRACK_watch\/status\/1965252573016838475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">account<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/world-wide-watch.jp\/s\/garrack\/feature\/haikyu2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Wide Watch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000001698.000025284.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PR Times<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp\/topics\/576383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nijimen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are you a Shoyo Hinata, Tobio Kageyama, or Kenma Kozume? 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