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Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
JR-PLUS & Cinnamoroll Collaborative Campaign Starts!
NAGOYA, Japan & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the period from Tuesday, August 19, to Monday, September 8, 2025, JR Central Retailing Plus Co., Ltd. stores will hold a Cinnamoroll Collaborative Campaign in conjunction with Cinnamoroll, the popular character from Sanrio Company, Ltd. In this campaign, stores will sell station lunchboxes (ekiben) and original goods only available through this collaboration, created with the concept of 'Cinnamoroll and his friends are helping out at station shops!' Two types of original 'KAWAII' illustrations only available during this campaign Uniform version for JR Central, which runs the Tokaido Shinkansen Uniform version as a chef, which is Cinnamoroll's 'dream' Sale of original collaborative goods Original goods with designs created specifically for this fair will be on sale. Ball chain mascot JR Central uniform ver.: 2,618 yen Ball chain mascot cafe uniform ver.: 2,618 yen Face coin purse: 1,540 yen Tote bag: 2,530 yen Drawstring bag 2P: 1,408 yen Three-pocket clear pouch: 2,178 yen Onigiri case (with carabiner): 2,178 yen Acrylic key chains (6 types): 770 yen each (4,620 yen for a box) Button badges (10 types): 550 yen each (5,500 yen for a box) Sale of original ekiben created in collaboration with Cinnamoroll Cinnamoroll Ekiben: 1,580 yen Other limited-offer collaborative package onigiri, sandwiches, and sweets will also be offered. Cinnamoroll Collaborative Campaign overview - Campaign dates: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 to Monday, September 8, 2025 - Campaign locations: Plusta, Bellmart, Grand Kiosk, Gift Kiosk, Precious Deli & Gift, etc. at Tokyo Station, Shinagawa Station, Shizuoka Station, Nagoya Station, Kyoto Station, Shin-Osaka Station, and others. See details here © 2025 Sanrio Co., Ltd. Approval No. L661918 *All prices include consumption tax. *All images are for illustrative purposes.
South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Discreet charm of Sanrio's Hello Kitty unleashes the power of cute
The Don Don Donki store in Causeway Bay is buzzing as always, and the Kuromi shelf is already picked clean. Joyce C stares at the empty space and sighs. Around her, shoppers scoop up other Sanrio items: Hello Kitty erasers, My Melody hair clips, Cinnamoroll stickers. Advertisement 'Whenever I go to Donki to buy Kuromi merch, it's always sold out,' she says, half-exasperated, half-amused. The 22-year-old has been steadily building her Kuromi collection since she started working, but her attachment to the mischievous bunny in a black jester hat goes back to her childhood. As someone who grew up in early noughties Hong Kong, I understand the appeal. It was near impossible to ignore the many mascots stamped onto stationery and lunchboxes. As an adult, I still plaster Kuromi and Cinnamoroll stickers on everything I own. I'm far from alone. At Sanrio Fes 2025, in Yokohama, Japan, the company announced this year's Character Ranking, where Pompompurin claimed first place. Photo: Sanrio Before Labubu, Sonny Angel and Crybaby ignited the collectible figurine frenzy, there was Sanrio, a Japanese company whose mascots brought kawaii culture into the global mainstream. For many, Hello Kitty was the first character they collected or passed on to the next generation. In June, at Sanrio Fes, in Yokohama, Japan, the company announced this year's Character Ranking that drew a record 63 million ballots, with Pompompurin edging out Cinnamoroll, and Pochacco, Kuromi and Hello Kitty rounding out the global top five. The ranking isn't only a leaderboard; it shows Sanrio fandom is still strong even as competitors such as Pop Mart churn out blind boxes at speed. Joyce first saw Kuromi on television in kindergarten. 'You feel an affinity for one character and it just sticks with you for a very long time,' she says. She felt drawn to Kuromi for its edgy, punk feel – at least, as edgy as Sanrio gets. 'It's a dark aesthetic and I used to be into that. I thought that was cool.' Kuromi is the playful foil to the sweet and innocent My Melody. Photo: Jocelyn Tam On her debut in 2005, Kuromi was positioned as the playful foil to the sweet and innocent My Melody, who has evolved to symbolise an alternative, online subculture.
Tokyo Weekender
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Tokyo Weekender
Pompompurin Wins 2025 Sanrio Character Ranking
On June 29, Sanrio, Japan's beloved entertainment company, announced its annual character ranking results . Racking up 5.6 million votes out of the 63 million votes received worldwide, Pompompurin — a golden retriever wearing his trademark beret — ranked first place, taking home the crown for the first time in nine years and breaking Cinnamoroll's would-be six year streak. The five-year champion came in second place with 5.4 million votes, while Pochacco took home third place with 3.9 million votes. In a shocking turn of events, the top three Sanrio characters were all dogs, proving that they truly are man's best friend. Sanrio Fes 2025 Announcement The actual Sanrio character ranking took place at Sanrio Fes 2025 at Pacifico Yokohama, where the top 10 mascots gathered on stage to accept their placement in proper beauty pageant competition style. Hello Kitty, the iconic face of Sanrio, enthusiastically accepted her place as fifth, maintaining the same ranking as last year. Not every character was as happy, however. Kuromi, the mischievous punk rock bunny, came in fourth place, one rank lower than her 2024 result. Shocked, she held a bit of a temper tantrum and crouched down in disappointment, with her best friend My Melody (sixth place) coming to console her. That is the harsh reality of competition — there is only one winner and, inevitably, some characters are going to be disappointed. Here are the final 2025 Sanrio Character Ranking top 10 results: Pompompurin Cinnamoroll Pochacco Kuromi Hello Kitty My Melody Little Twin Stars Hangyodon Tuxedosam Ahirunopekkle 2025: The Biggest Year To Date for the Sanrio Character Ranking Worldwide enthusiasm for Sanrio continues to grow. The number of votes for the annual character ranking has been growing at a shocking clip, with 26 million total votes in 2022 , 44 million in 2023 , 57 million in 2024 — and a whopping 63 million votes in 2025. With more votes coming in and Sanrio creating more adorable mascots each year, we look forward to seeing how the rankings will change and evolve in years to come. Related Posts What Sanrio Character Are You Based on Your Zodiac Sign? 10 Weird Sanrio Characters You've Probably Never Heard Of Sanrio Brings Their Most Adorable Collection Yet to Uniqlo
Time Out
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Sanrio has announced its 2025 character ranking results
Sanrio announced on Sunday June 29 the results of its 2025 character ranking, which racked up over 63 million votes worldwide. Compared with 2024's results, this year saw Pompompurin leap from fourth place to snatch the crown with just over 5.6 million votes. Previous champion Cinnamoroll dropped to second place with 5.4 million votes, and Pochacco also saw a dip in popularity, slipping from second to third place to earn 3.9 million votes. But what about the iconic Hello Kitty? With 3.3 million votes, she hasn't budged from last year's position of fifth place, and actually hasn't even managed to crack the Top 3 since taking the crown in 2019. (The lack of votes hasn't stopped Kitty from getting her own airport though, so we reckon she's doing just fine.) This year's Top Ten characters are: 1. Pompompurin 2. Cinnamoroll 3. Pochacco 4. Kuromi 5. Hello Kitty 6. My Melody 7. Little Twin Stars 8. Hangyodon 9. Tuxedosam 10. Ahirunopekkle See the full ranking of all 90 characters here. 3 Tokyo restaurants named in the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The cutest dethroning ever: Sanrio's Pompompurin mascot beats Cinnamoroll to No.1 spot after nine years
TOKYO, June 29 — Sanrio's annual character ranking has fans vote for their favourite cute mascot and this year, a winner has broken a very popular character's long streak. Adorable white puppy Cinnamoroll had topped the Sanrio Character Ranking seven times in the last eight years but this year had to settle for second place as fans all over the world voted for the beloved Pompompurin. Sanrio describes the pup thus: 'This boy golden retriever is unmistakable in his trademark brown beret. He has a laidback demeanour and loves the phrase 'let's go out!' He loves milk, anything soft, and his mama's cream caramel puddings. He has a talent for napping and doing 'purin aerobics', and can make friends with anyone. His dream is to get even bigger.' Interestingly the top three mascots this year are all dogs with third place taken by the puppy Pochacco. Pompompurin last topped the ranking in 2016 but of all Sanrio's multiple mascots, its most well-known mascot Hello Kitty has topped the ranking the most at fifteen times. Here's the list of the mascots making the Top 10 this year: Pompompurin Cinnamoroll Pochacco Kuromi Hello Kitty My Melody Little Twin Stars Hangyodon Tuxedo Sam Pekkle
