Sanrio Gachapon Toys Look Like They’re Running Late

A new line of Sanrio gachapon toys features the mascots running late while holding bread in their mouth. The items will appear in early December 2024, and you’ll need to spend 300 JPY ($2) per spin. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

There are four variations to collect: Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, and My Melody. All of them are doing the classic anime trope of a student running late for school while they’re holding a slice of bread in their mouth to serve as their breakfast. Hello Kitty and My Melody look like they’re genuinely worried about being late for school. Cinnamoroll and Pompompurin, on the other hand, look the same as usual. They do not seem to care.

Takara Tomy is a frequent collaborator with Sanrio when it comes to making toys. For the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, it opened up pre-orders for a special commemorative version of Licca-chan, which is the Barbie of Japan. It also made toys for a line of McDonald’s Happy Meals back in April 2024. Even more recently, in November 2024, it released gachapon toys of mascots holding and cuddling little plushie versions of themselves.

The “running late” series of Sanrio mascots will appear in gachapon machines in Japan some time soon.