Sanrio, the creators of Hi there Kitty, just lately revealed a brand new line of merch and a pop-up store in collaboration with the blockbuster Indian motion movie RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt).
The brand new merchandise was posted on the Marimo Craft website and options characters from each franchises, together with Hi there Kitty, Pricey Daniel, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem.
RRR x Sanrio Pop-Up Store and Merchandise
This weird but cute collaboration combines the Indian action-drama and musical RRR with the basic kawaii artwork type of Sanrio. The merch might be accessible on-line on the Tokyo Character Road On-line Plaza beginning Nov. 24, with merchandise starting from 825 to 4378 yen (US$5.44 to $28.89). The merchandise consists of plushies that includes Hi there Kitty sitting on Alluri’s lap and Pricey Daniel sitting on Komaram’s, acrylic charms and stands of the characters, coronary heart pins exhibiting the characters performing the signature “Naatu Naatu” dance from RRR, clear multi circumstances, a tote bag, and a “Naatu Naatu” curry dish. The bodily pop-up store might be open on Tokyo Character Road within the Tokyo Station Ichibangai purchasing advanced from Nov. 24 to Dec. 7, 2023, with extra merch accessible on the bodily pop-up store, together with T-shirts and mugs.
RRR is an Indian blockbuster directed by S. S. Rajamouli that premiered on March 25, 2022, to instant acclaim. Throughout the first day, it had earned US$30 million worldwide and is now one of many highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The movie takes place within the Twenties in British-occupied India and follows the story of two historic figures, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (N.T. Rama Rao Jr.), who fought in opposition to the British occupation of their nation. The movie takes an alternate-history method — as the 2 primary characters by no means met in actual life — and asks what might need occurred if the 2 revolutionaries had mixed their efforts. RRR gained a number of awards after its debut and was nominated for quite a few others, profitable Greatest Music on the ninety fifth Academy Awards for “Naatu Naatu” — the primary Indian movie to ever achieve this.
Sanrio has teamed with varied franchises over time, together with Yuri On Ice, Haikyuu, My Hero Academia, Assault on Titan and Naruto. Its present collaboration with RRR could also be considerably unprecedented given the franchises that Sanrio usually companions with, however whereas the merch might not be to everybody’s style, there will definitely be those that adore Sanrio’s newest collaboration.
RRR is at the moment streaming on Netflix.
Sources: Marimo Craft through Sora News
