Sanrio has started selling an official art book of Cinnamoroll, one of its most popular mascots. You can purchase the art book at Parco.
The art book costs 1980 JPY ($14) and contains 112 pages. It starts with a description of how Cinnamoroll came to be, as well as his rise to fame. Then, there are a few pages dedicated to his and his friends’ profiles. After around thirty pages of touring around Sucre Town, where Cinnamoroll lives, the book will show off all the different pieces of art that Cinnamoroll starred in over the years.
Sanrio debuted Cinnamoroll in 2001. It is a white puppy-like creature that lives in Cafe Cinnamon after falling from the sky. People really like him, as he won the popularity poll five times in a row (as of 2024. As a result, appears in a lot of merchandise and crossovers.
Life wasn’t always so great for Cinnamoroll though. He was popular enough during his debut, but he wasn’t winning any popularity polls. Things changed around March 2015 when Internet users started attacking and bullying Cinnamoroll’s account on Twitter. Every time Cinnamoroll posted something, bullies would reply with comments basically telling him to go die.
Normal fans, even if they weren’t the biggest Cinnamoroll stans prior, jumped to the mascot’s defense or would comfort him in the replies. Things got so bad that Chiffon, Cinnamoroll’s friend, stepped in front of him during his daily Tweets to protect him. Cinnamoroll grew popular as a result of this incident, either through sympathy or because people realized that he’s got a really cute design.
The Cinnamoroll art book is available at Parco.
Published: Sep 12, 2024 10:30 pm