My Melody

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My Melody ( Japanese マ イ メ ロ デ ィ ー , Mai Merodi ), also called Mai-Melo ( マ イ メ ロ ), is a fictional character from the Japanese company Sanrio in the form of a rabbit.

The figure My Melody is the stylized representation of a small white rabbit, of which often only the head is shown. She wears a pink hood, which is based on the hood of the fairy tale character Little Red Riding Hood. Similar to Hello Kitty and numerous other products, the figure is a typical example of the Japanese kawaii culture. It is protected as a trademark and is distributed under license.

The brand experienced its great boom in the mid- 1990s , when Japan gradually recovered from the recession and mothers who had grown up with My Melody increasingly bought products for their own children. Older teenagers are also fascinated by it and it is still gaining popularity among large sections of the population.

characters

My Melody

According to the official character description, My Melody was born on January 18th in Marylands Ward, her real name is Melody. She lives on Maryland Hill, inhabited by hares. Her size is that of a toadstool and she keeps her weight a secret. She can bake delicious pastries with her mother. She likes almond cake best. Melody lives with her parents and grandparents and her brother Rhythm (Japanese リ ズ ム, Rizumu) and her second cousin Little forest fellow ( リ ト ル フ ォ レ ス ト フ ェ ロ ォ , also Mellow , め ろ ぉ ).

Friends

  • Flat ( フ ラ ッ ト く ん ) ： mouse

He is your best friend.

  • Piano ( ピ ア ノ ち ゃ ん ) ： sheep

Her real name is My sweet Piano.

More figures

  • Kuromi ( ク ロ ミ )

Kuromi was designed by Kumiko Kobayashi in 2005 and added to the collection of Sanrio's figurines. She calls herself My Melody's rival. She always wears a black hood with a pink skull . Most of all, she likes shallots and a handsome boy. Her hobby is to keep a diary and recently she has been entranced by romance novels.

  • My sweet piano ( マ イ ス ウ ィ ー ト ピ ア ノ )

My Sweet Piano was designed in 2008 and added to the Sanrio figurine collection. She is her friend. She is a sheep girl with rose hair. She can pick a bouquet and chat with Melody in the field. She likes meringue pastries best.

  • Little forest fellow ( リ ト ル フ ォ レ ス ト フ ェ ロ ォ )

Little forest fellow was designed in 2015 and added to the collection of Sanrio's figurines. He is her second cousin.

history

My Melody was designed by Yōko Matsumoto in 1975 and added to the collection of Sanrio's characters. That same year, Little Twin Stars , another popular character from Sanrio, came out. It was first used in 1975 on a small plastic wallet that sold for 240 yen . Melody is picking flowers on the wallet, and above it is written Little Red Riding Hood in white . The rabbit was called My Melody in 1976 . Over time, the connection between the two stories was lost.

Anime

  • My Melody no Akazukin ( 赤 ず き ん ), film, 1989
  • My Melody no Ōkamisan ni kiotsukete , Original Video Animation , 1994
  • Onegai My Melody , TV Series, 2005 ~ 2009
  • Onegai My Melody You & I , film, 2012

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ My Melody. Accessed February 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Hello Kitty Land Tokyo celebrates My Melody's 45th anniversary and kicks off new activities in 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020 (American English).