Sanrio’s new dollhouses let you recreate My Melody & Kuromi’s Netflix series at home
New official Sanrio merchandise has been announced that will allow fans to build and play within the world of the upcoming Netflix anime, “My Melody & Kuromi.”
The new products are a pair of buildable dollhouse playsets, one themed after My Melody and the other after Kuromi.
This new merchandise line is being released to coincide with the debut of the stop-motion animated series, which itself is a major event celebrating the dual anniversaries of the two characters.
This year marks the 50th anniversary for the cheerful and kind-hearted My Melody, and the 20th anniversary for her punkish, self-proclaimed rival, Kuromi.
The upcoming Netflix series, animated by TORUKU from WIT STUDIO, will present the characters and their home of Mariland in a new, handcrafted style.
These new dollhouse sets are designed to capture the aesthetic and world of the new series, which is expected to be a big hit when it launches this July.
Each set is an assembly-style toy that comes complete with furniture and a small doll of its respective character.
This allows fans to begin playing and recreating scenes from the show immediately after building the house.
A key feature of the playsets is their interconnectivity.
The My Melody dollhouse can be physically connected to the Kuromi dollhouse, allowing them to form a larger, combined play area.
Sanrio has confirmed that these new sets are also compatible with other, previously released dollhouses in their product line, offering the potential for extensive customization.
The My Melody and Kuromi dollhouses are each priced at ¥5,500 and they will be available for purchase at official Sanrio stores, Sanrio corners in department stores, and the official Sanrio online shop.
The new dollhouse sets will go on sale from Thursday, the 17th of July at 10:00 JST, alongside a full range of new merchandise based on the “My Melody & Kuromi” Netflix series.
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