Sanrio stars you’ve all the time beloved, and some you may need forgotten or by no means met earlier than, maintain arms for cute drinkware.
Daiso is Japan’s favourite 100 yen store, and it acquired that title by providing nice high quality whereas nonetheless retaining its costs low sufficient to that you would be able to all the time scrounge up sufficient pocket change to pay for no matter cool new merchandise strikes your fancy. For instance, one of many latest additions to the Daiso lineup is a pitcher with illustrations of Sanrio characters holding arms.
Once we first heard about it, we figured it’d perhaps have a half dozen or so of Sanrio’s high stars, like Hey Kitty, My Melody, and Pompompurin. So think about our pleasure when it turned out the Character Combine Holding Fingers Tumbler, because it’s formally referred to as, truly has no fewer than 64 Sanrio characters on it, representing many years of Sanrio historical past!
Instantly enthralled with the cuteness, we knew we needed to cease and admire every one in every of them earlier than truly utilizing the cup, which, like all of Daiso’s customary merchandise, prices simply 110 yen (US$0.71) after tax. The characters kind three rings across the cup, and beginning with the highest one…
…you’ll discover Little Twin Stars Kiki and Lala, Hey Kitty, Pompompurin and Muffin…
… Pleasant Kokkochan, Corocorokuririn, Noranekoland’s Tora, Kuro, and Mike…
…Spunky Burro, Nyu Nyu Nyun’s Nidon, Pekle the Duck, Usahana, Minna stated Tabo… Tabo…
…Wee Marylou, Zashikibuta, Pochacco, and My Melody.
Transferring right down to the second ring, we will see…
…Pokopon, Shirousa, the Vaudeville Duo’s Emmy and Eddy, the Strawberry King…
…all seven of the Seven Foolish Dwarfs, the Twee Dee Drops trio of pirate rabbits, Dangerous Badtz-Maru…
…Kario, Committee, Chief, and Friends, Chum, and Mu.
Lastly, ready down on the third ring are…
…Patty and Jimmy, Marroncream…
…Mesyu, Nyu Nyu Nyu Nyu Nyu Nye) Nyy, Cinnamoll, the Father AreDinosaurs, Sysiri theori, Hayrie.
…Monkichi, Kuromi, Cocchat, Matty and Matty, Groupons Gor, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika.
Even in Japan, that is our first time seeing a few of these characters in lots of, a few years. It’s not precisely simple nowadays to seek out merch for cheerful rooster Kokkochan or chilled-out big-eater Zashikibuta (whose title means basically means “ground pig”), a lot much less to seek out it in such an simply accessible place as Daiso, so the cup’s design is bound to please old-school followers in addition to Sanrio historians of all ages. It’s additionally neat to see characters from completely different eras, a few of whom made their debuts many years aside from each other, all gathered collectively like this.
At 12.5 centimeters (4.9 inches) tall and with a capability of 450 milliliters (4.9 ounces), the cup is large enough to allow you to benefit from the paintings and a thirst-quenchingly massive drink, however not so huge as to take up a ton of house in your desk or desk, the place you’ll little question wish to proudly show it.
Although the illustrations are the identical for each, the cup is available in two colours, blue and yellow. Oddly sufficient, you’re not allowed to specify which shade you need should you’re ordering the cup by way of the Daiso on-line retailer right here, however the actual draw right here is the paintings, and 60 Sanrio characters for 110 yen is a superb deal whatever the shade cup you get.
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