Character News from Asia / Japan
Nikken-Cutlery will launch the collaboration between Evangelion’s Unit 01 test type/02 production model and scissors on June 5 utilizing the technology of traditional industries, which is carefully produced one by one by a craftsman from a long-old maker in the Gifu, Seki city. The place is famous for the scissors.
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On May 27, Sanrio announced that “Cinnamoroll” had made inroads into the “32th Junon Super Boy Contest BEST 100” sponsored by Housewife and Seimeisha.
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. will release “Pino Colorful Fruity Assort” for a limited period of Pino on June 3, based on a commercialization contract with NBC Universal Entertainment Japan. In addition, Pino Chocolate assort, “Minion” package version will be released in limited numbers from the beginning of June.
“YOUR FREEDOM is free to renew yourself.” the branding message of GU will start to the first time collaboration with Disney and Pixar from May 27th, all collaborations are sold at GU’s stores including online stores nationwide in Japan.
On May 25, DAIYA Corporation launched new golf equipment in 2019 that adopted the design of “Tomica” for adults developed by Takara Tomy. There are three products: caddy bags, tote bags, and mini totes.
Pokemon and Yokohama City decided to hold “Pikachu Outbreak 2019” during the period from August 6th to 12th.
The world NO.1 hair removal brand-Veet will start to an in-shop campaign of collaborating with Betty Boop™, which is nicknamed Betty chan from the middle of May.
©2019 King Features Syndicate, Inc./Fleischer Studios, Inc. ®Hearst Holdings, Inc. Licensed by Copyrights AsiaStudio Fake updated the additional functions in the grand open version of “Fly away Rocket!” at May 15, the puzzle app collaborated with the TV Tokyo Communications, who has the right for advertising, commercialization, and imaging the characters Kanaheis Small Animals Piske & Usagi.
Calbee will start to sell the collaboration with the latest movie “Spiderman: Far From Home” to be screened on June 28.
This collaboration is using a limited package including the topping cheese of “Pizza Potato” with the flavor of “Pizza Potato” and “Pizza Potato Margherita” and will be started to sell from May 13 at convenience stores.
The brand combined animation and fashion, “R4G (Arufouji)” developed by Baroque Japan Limited had started to reserve collaboration of R4G x “Hatsune Miku” items on SHEL’TTER WEB STORE from May 11.
Bandai official shopping site “Premium Bandai” starts to sell the collaboration items from “Masked Rider x ZINVO (Jinbo)” from May 9th. The watch brand “ZINVO (Jimbo)” from the United States, and the “Masked Rider” is a special effects program that started broadcasting in 1971.
Peach John will be releasing bust and hip care items in collaboration with the popular character “Minions” on the Peach John official site and Namba shop on April 30 and National stores will release from May 3rd.
