Tokyo anime, Hello Vonnie (500 pcs)

Step into an electric Japanese metropolis with the Tokyo anime, Hello Vonnie jigsaw puzzle, a bright tableau by the illustrator of the same name. Under a pink-and-peach gradient sky, Mount Fuji watches over the city, its snowy peak tucked into clouds that almost sketch a sleepy face. At its foot, Tokyo Tower peeks out between the buildings while a green tram cuts across the scene. The street buzzes with life: a fruit stand and a produce shop display their signs in Japanese, an arcade draws in curious visitors, a sushi counter serves its regulars, and a small restaurant fills the corner with its smell. A green taxi, a yellow delivery truck, kimono-clad passersby, a shiba inu and a couple of cats weave between the traffic light and the crosswalk, all the way to a small stone lantern tucked in a leafy corner. Everything is rendered in a pastel palette of pink, coral, yellow and sky blue, in a dense, detail-packed Japanese street scene meant to be discovered piece by piece.

The wink of Mount Fuji, with clouds forming a dozing face at its peak, is the kind of detail puzzlers often only notice while placing the last few pieces. The standard grid cut and matte finish give this 500-piece puzzle a clean, glare-free look once assembled, perfect for framing.

The artwork is signed Hello Vonnie, whose flat-design style, bright colors and round-shaped characters turn a simple shopping street into a real seek-and-find once the pieces come together. The puzzle is published by Holiyay, a brand built around independent illustrators bringing lively city scenes to its boxes.

DIMENSIONS: 49 cm x 35 cm (19.3 x 13.8 in) once completed.