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My Melody & Kuromi Stop-Motion Animated Series Debuts on Netflix on July 24
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Netflix revealed on Thursday in a video that the My Melody & Kuromi stop-motion animation series, based on the titular Sanrio characters, will debut on July 24 worldwide. The video also reveals that LE SSERAFIM will perform the theme song "Kawaii (Prod. Gen Hoshino)."
Netflix also revealed a new visual.
The series will have a total of 12 episodes, with each episode running for about 13 minutes.
The story is set in Mariland where My Melody and Kuromi live. Netflix describes the story:
My Melody opens a cake shop in Mariland. After encountering a heart in the forest, strange things start happening around her. Meanwhile, Kuromi's Japanese sweets shop across the street is always empty. Kuromi searches for the secret to My Melody's cakes. My Melody and Kuromi work hard to prepare for a sweets-making contest judged by the world-famous pastry chef Pistachio. However, no one knows that this will lead to an incident that threatens the fate of Mariland.
Tomoki Misato (Pui Pui Molcar stop-motion television series) is directing the series at TORUKU from WIT STUDIO, and Shūko Nemoto is writing the scripts.
Sanrio premiered the Onegai My Melody anime in 2005, and the series had several sequel series including Onegai My Melody - Kuru Kuru Shuffle! in 2006, Onegai My Melody Sukkiri in 2007, and Onegai My Melody Kirara in 2008. The first film based on the character and anime franchise titled (Onegai My Melody Yū & Ai) premiered in Japan in 2012.
The Kuromi's Pretty Journey short anime series premiered its first three episodes on YouTube and TikTok in February 2023. Three new episodes premiered every Friday, for a total of 21 episodes. Sanrio began streaming the anime in English in July 2023. The short anime's new series titled Kuromi's Pretty Journey ~Hachamecha! Multiverse Dasshutsu!~ (Chaotic! The Great Multiverse Escape!) debuted on YouTube on October 31 with a simultaneous English dub release.
Sources: Netflix Japan's X/Twitter account, Netflix Anime's YouTube channel via Game Yoridori Subcul Midori Park
