Character News from Asia / Japan
On November 17, Otsuka Pharmaceutical released the WEB movies “Winter Moisture” and “Winter Habits” by virtual talents of Pocari Sweat Ambassadors calling for drinking Pocari Sweat in winter on their official YouTube channel.
Razer is now having a collaboration with Pokemon Asia, releasing a collection of PC items featuring Pokémon’s adorable yellow mascot Pikachu with a range of Pikachu-themed gaming peripherals and wireless earbuds in Singapore.
On November 4th, the NY brand “LeSportsac” released the “LeSportsac x Sesame Street” collection, a collaboration with the Sesame Workshop of a non-profit educational institution.
7-ELEVEN Malaysia has launched a couple of limited edition flavored drinks with a collaboration with Kakao Friends.
On November 3rd, Lotte released a new product, “Kimetsu no Yaiba Manchoco,” which was the first collaboration between the popular anime “Kimetsu no Yaiba” and “Bikkurimanchoco,” whose movie version was released with huge popularity. (*Limited quantity at convenience stores and related shops)
Sanrio released a collaboration with several fashion brands in Indonesia for facemask products, called “Sanrio Mask Up Project”.
Sony Creative Products Inc. launched “PEANUTS BABY”, a baby brand of “Peanuts”, which is being developed as an brand in Japan by Peanuts Worldwide LLC (NY, USA).
Aniplus Cafe Singapore is now having a new anime collaboration with the Isekai Quartet 2 series, an anime that is a giant crossover between many popular isekai titles such as Overlord, Re:Zero, and Konosuba.
On February 2, 2021, Kanebo Cosmetics will release a limited number of “Kate Red Nude Rouge (EV)”, a collaboration product between KATE and “Neon Genesis Evangelion”. Prior to this, reservations will be accepted on the website in limited quantities from November 4th.
The second collection of Demon Slayer t-shirts is now available at Uniqlo stores across Singapore.
Gokurakuyu will hold a collaboration campaign with Sanrio characters “Gudetama” and “Kerokerokeroppi” at 21 directly managed stores from October 16th.
LINE FRIENDS revealed a new Fall/Winter 2020 collection in partnership with Chinese sports brand Li-Ning. This collaboration will feature a variety of athletic apparel, along with footwear and accessories.
