Japanese Unique Stationery: Zaku’s Binder Ball


 

This article was originally brought on the Japanese stationery king, Bungu-o’s blog.

Today’s unique stationery is Zaku’s Binder Ball.

Oh don’t ask me what Zaku is!

Zaku is a mobile suit from a Japanese super popular anime, Gundam.

Binder Ball is a ballpoint pen with a clip. So this is the Binder Ball specially designed for Zaku.

This is the picture of Zaku’s Binder Ball.

 

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It was a limited edition and no longer available, unfortunately.

 

 

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The Zaku figure is a 1/144 scale high grade series (BANDAI).
The pen didn’t come with the figure though.

 

 

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The pen body is shaped simplified submachine gun.

 

 

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In this series, there are mass-produce type MS06 and Char’s exclusive use MS-06S,
and when they were released last year, 500 each were limitedly sold.

 

 

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This is a package. The price is 500 yen (US$5.45).
It’s a little expensive than a regular Bind Ball but Bungu-o says that
it’s worth enough to pay 500 yen.

 

 

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On the package, Char says “nice fastening” LOL.

 

 

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This one says “I’m gonna fasten it!” LOL.

 

 

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The manufacturer is of course ZEONIC, a machine maker in Gundam!

 

 

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By remodeling the mount latch on Zaku’s skirt, you can attach the pen on the figure.

 

 

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Hmmm, it is surely cool

Amazingly, all the Gundam Binder Balls were sold out on the day they were released.

It proved how popular Gundam is!

 

Source: Bungu-o


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