My Melody also turns 50 this year while her frenemy Kuromi will celebrate her 20th anniversary, and to celebrate, the pair will be starring in their very own stop-motion series on Netflix.

Kuromi has a penchant for skulls and her signature colors of black and purple, while My Melody is all about the pink and cutesy bows. Netflix’s new stop-motion series is set to play on this ...

My Melody & Kuromi are ready to mark a double milestone with flair in their upcoming Japanese stop-motion original net animation series, arriving globally on Netflix on July 24, 2025.

The series features My Melody, who since her debut in 1975 has continued to be loved by a wide range of fans, and Kuromi, who debuted in 2005 as My Melody’s self-proclaimed rival.

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To commemorate and celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘ My Melody ’, and the 20th anniversary of ‘ Kuromi ’, the producers are releasing a charming stop-motion animation series in July 2025.

Netflix‘s latest Japanese order is My Melody & Kuromi, a stop-motion animation based on Sanrio characters. The series, directed by Tomoki Misato (Pui Pui Molcar), will roll out in July, and will ...

Kuromi is a more recent addition to the Sanrio pantheon of cute, having launched in 2004. My Melody’s self-proclaimed rival, Kuromi is often pitched as a lovable but adorable troublemaker.

My Melody & Kuromi arrives on the streamer in July. The show was inspired by My Melody, created in 1975, and her "self-proclaimed rival" Kuromi, who entered the Sanrio universe in 2005.

My Melody, which first debuted in 1975 and Kuromi, which debuted in 2005, aka Me Melody’s self-proclaimed rival, are both that continue to be popular amongst a wide range of fans around the world.