#Coro Chan

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I’m going to talk about Sanrio characters that don’t get that much attention from the main brand because I love them sjsjsjsjsj-

Lloromannic (2007)

Lloromannic (Berry and Cherry) were created to be the Kuromi equivalents to Cinnamoroll, they’re little demons who cause trouble for no reason and they probably have my favourite designs out of any Sanrio characters, they appeal to me specifically and I love them for that. Berry actually created Cherry to be his friend because he was lonely and he accidentally added salt instead of sugar into the recipe which made her sassy as a result. The mansion they both live in actually used to belong to one of Espresso’s (Cinnamoroll’s friend and Cherry’s unrequited crush) ancestor Espriana. They aren’t completely forgotten characters (merch of them still gets made and they’re used in collaborations quite often) but I don’t get why they’re not utilised more? They’re a mix of Cinnamoroll and Kuromi, some of the brands most popular characters, if they were used/more I can guarantee that they’d be a lot more popular but eh, I can dream. Another fun fact is that they’ve actually appeared in an episode of Onegai My Melody but Cinnamoroll doesn’t show up once, I just found that really funny.

Pierrot (1984)

Pierrot was created as a part of the Fancy Friends brand (characters that existed throughout the late 70’s and the early 90’s to appeal more to adults due to their calmer and less “childish” designs). No merch has been made of him and he’s a retired character, which is such a shame because I genuinely ADORE his design! He’s so cute and simple, I would love to have a plush of this guy. And he’s actually quite popular from what I’ve seen since there’s a lot of fanart of him so I’d love for him to be brought back in some way.

Magical Twin Comets (2007)

The Magical Twin Comets (Lili and Lulu) are witches and the Kuromi equivalent to the Little Twin Stars, but unlike Kuromi and Lloromannic who are antagonistic towards their counterparts, Lili and Lulu are actually the childhood friends of Kiki and Lala and aren’t rivals with them. I actually thought they were fanmade for a while until I realised they were official and that’s because almost no merch of them exists, trust me, I’ve looked, but I couldn’t find anything. Which really sucks because I’d love a plush of their mouse friend Mimi.

Coro Chan (1973)

Coro Chan is the cousin of Hello Kitty’s bear friend Thomas and his cheeks are apparently croquettes that he sometimes eats on occasion. He predates Hello Kitty, making him Sanrio’s first ever published character, I have no strong feelings about him but it’s a cool part of the company’s history, I get why Hello Kitty’s the mascot now, I wouldn’t want a filthy cannibal fronting my brand either.

Hummingmint (2014)

Hummingmint is a deer character who looks really unique compared to everyone else, I love how soft her palette is and the one plush I’ve seen of her is actually really cute, it sucks that her popularity died out in recent years because I’d really like to see more merch of her she’s adorable.

Pop N’ Berry (2003)

Pop N’ Berry (Berrina, Banyanyan, and Melorina) are a trio of animal themed fruit fairies and they were created in collaboration with Bandai (to this day they’re the only characters Sanrio and Bandai have made through collaboration). I don’t have strong feelings about them but I think their designs are cute and there IS still merch of them it’s just few and far between (I’ve seen some stuff on EBay but idk about other places).

Darkgrapeman (2012)

Darkgrapeman is the sidekick to the superhero Ichigoman (which is Hello Kitty’s alter ego that she transforms into once she wields a strawberry shaped smartphone). Darkgrapeman is another character that I feel like would fit into alt subcultures really well since his design is quite striking (I think the cherry symbol on his face is meant to be glasses since all of the plushies I’ve seen of him have it made from more see through material).

I’ll probably make more of these but idk 🤷‍♀️

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drawing persona characters as sanrio characters until i eventually give up

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Coro-chan - 1973

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We give Coro chan a pat on the head!

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Mofusand x Sanrio Characters

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❗SPOILERS FOR GREYS ANATOMY❗

Lexi my pride and joy. My FAVORITE CHARACTER - has died. I - can't even process this. I cried and my mom said I was having a nervous breakdown and that's when I realized... I COULDN'T BREATH BECAUSE SOME FICTIONAL CHARACTER HAD DIED. Like, woah, coro-chan calm down. And then I realized that I'm gonna be the type of person that cries over fictional characters - while my partner is right next to me in the bed. Confused af. So shout out to my future partner.

LEXI DIEDDDDD. NOOOOOO. AHHHHHHHHH. I am now off the watch Philza cause he makes the pain go away. We gotta love the straight white guy that plays video games being your comfort.

Yippee.

If you so me at school tomorrow... no you don't. I'm only a ghost of my former self. Ignore me cause I will be sad and a Debbie downer.

Yay.

I feel Bonita.

Pog.

Slay boss.

ALSO... since my heart is simply out of my body rn - I can write angst... or maybe the short story I'm gonna be graded on.

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finished episode 2 of red bouquet and like ? hehe waow , i've been been reading peoples thoughts on it too and I’m going to throw my hat into the ring (is that the proper--....? Whatever)

I don’t think Merold is like secretly evil, I think he just knows what he’s doing and knows more about seeds than everyone else , Roma probably knows just about the same as him as well but hasn’t said anything yet. Merold said it himself , he's protecting himself and his kingdom with lies ... and since he is likely very familiar with the seeds as an older knight , he likely knows how they appear etc.

Ok now to get to the main point, do you guys know about Sanrio’s lore ? Like as a company.

So basically strawberries are what Sanrio uses as a symbol, the "beginning" of Sanrio as it was their first ever original design that got them off the ground (not to b mistaken with Coro-chan , who is their first original character), but the strawberry designs live on through The Strawberry Magazine (いちご新聞) and most importantly, the Strawberry King (いちごの王さま).

I have a theory that the seeds are coming from the strawberry king (or mayb his fragaria(s), if he has one) mayb he’s going through something which is causing seeds to b able to appear , and average person/collective’s negative emotions causing them to pop up and basically destroy the world. And so "fragarians" are people given/have the power at the same or similar to the Strawberry King to at least defeat these seeds... Perhaps Strawberry King is some sort of deity in the fragmem world who knows ....

TLDR I think the strawberry king is behind this stop blaming merold bye

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Joshi, 17

“I’m wearing a pair of jeans that I thrifted, a top I got from Jaded London, and a Vince Camuto faux fur coat. I have a keychain-plushie of Paripi-Chan from Coro Coro Coronya dangling out of my pocket. I have many styles and interests and I pull my inspiration from all of the medias i indulge myself in. At the moment I’m very inspired by a lot of vintage-y, Victorian things. I also appreciate and admire Japanese fashion subcultures like visual kei and mori kei. I like to switch everything up every now and then.”

Nov 12, 2022 ∙ Williamsburg

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Sanrio characters that I wanna see more often

Ms Anna and Chowder

Who were only seen in Cinnamoroll's epik backstory movie, Cinnamoroll: The Movie. They're so cute I'm sad we don't get to see them often. I need to see an interaction between Cinnamoroll or a mention.

2. Princess Lulu (Or Lulu-Hime) of the Sygnus Comet (I think)

Originally from the Little Twin Stars animated series. Not to be confused with Lulu (left side) of the Magical Twin Comets who is mostly seen with their twin Lili (right side), notice that they're all friends with the Little Twin Stars...

So for clarification, I call the top one Princess Lulu or Lulu-Hime and I call the bottom one Lulu Comet or Witch Lulu.

3. Coro Chan: The first Sanrio character ever.

This guy basically started it all and I think they deserve more recognition.

4. Charmmy Kitty (and Sugar)

Charmmy Kitty is Hello Kitty's pet cat. If that didn't make sense to you, Hello Kitty is not a cat (or a human) she is an entirely different something and identifies as a little girl. Charmmy is a cat.

And Sugar is Dear Daniel's pet hamster.

5. Wolf (or wolves???)

Fun fact: My Melody was originally an oc Sanrio came up with for their Little Red Riding Hood fanfic (that was the most funniest summary of MyMelo's origin). Unfortunately for the wolf (who's unnamed) has not been getting proper treatment from Sanrio. Their first design looked nothing like a wolf and in My Melody No Akazukin, they were more toonish but felt out of place design-wise. However, I do find them goofy (in a good way). Bro was My Melody's original rival before Kuromi was created

6. Wookami

An original character from The Adventure of Hello Kitty and Friends. He was a sworn enemy to the gang, a supposed criminal? (not really), a devilish troublemaker, lives on the moon (I don't know which other Sanrio characters live on the moon, but it would rather hilarious to think that there would be neighbours for him) and orders fresh warm milk every Thursday, cuz he's a girlboss.

7. Egbert

Also a character that was only seen in the series, he seems to look up to Badtz-Maru. Unfortunately, we don't know much about him, other than the fact he has a mother.

8. These fricking goobers

They are all seperate characters from a different series. Little Kitty is a sentient doll based off of Hello Kitty and they both coexist????

9. Kuromi's 5 vs the new gang

Imagine the beef...

10. Them.

(From top left to bottom right) Fangora, Catnip, Grinder and Mowzer (I wonder if anybody else even remembers Mowzer)

I don't know if they count, but I'm putting them here. Man, these guys (and the MyMelo Wolf) really need to get updated. I really like their charm and colours.

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Top 10 Films of 2022

It was a good year for film. There were 449 movies released in the United States and Canada in 2022, with several making waves. Perhaps one of the unintended consequences of the pandemic is that movies are now released with a stronger intent to really bring people out to the theater.

Whether that trip to the cinema is a chance to escape, to learn, to be entertained, or to be moved, good movies meet that intent. But the truly great movies transport us and even transform us.

They often accomplish this on an emotional level — gripping us and taking us along for the ride. Or they can do it through stunning visuals and technical prowess. The best films know how to do them both. Here are the 10 films from 2022 that drew me in the most.

10. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Dean Fleischer Camp

Based on the series of shorts of the same name, this full-length stop-motion feature from the creative minds of Dean Flesicher Camp and Jenny Slate is surprisingly the year’s most charming and heartwarming film. In a year where intense dramas dominated, and when even lighter fare had a darker tone, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a lighthearted, humorous, and yet profound exposition on belonging, family, grief, and modern culture.

9. L’événement (Happening)

Audrey Diwan

Set in 1960s France, when abortion is still illegal, a promising university student has her life upended when her doctor informs her that she’s pregnant. Without feeling didactic, Happening presents an honest, intense, and often distressing reminder of what such a world looked like for women. Produced before the repeal of Roe v. Wade in the United States, the film could not have been released at a more poignant time.

8. 헤어질 결심 Heeojil gyeolsim (Decision to Leave)

Park Chan-wook

A talented detective forms an unexpected relationship with a murder suspect in this romance-thriller-murder mystery. It’s stylistically beautiful, gripping, and sexy without ever needing to show anything sexual. The performances are usually subtle with a few moments of appropriate melodrama. Decision to Leave exemplifies Chan-wook’s penchant for storytelling, managing to say so much in every shot.

7. Women Talking

Sarah Polley

At times, Women Talking feels more like a stage play presented on screen. But it never compromises the film’s cinematic beauty. Instead, it immerses you into the dialogue and the bleak reality of life for these women. Masterful performances necessarily help the intense and heavy dialogue resonate with the viewer. In my mind, the biggest error of this year’s Oscars is the omission of Polley as a Best Director nominee.

6. Aftersun

Charlotte Wells

Charlotte Wells’ first feature-length film is a touching exploration of belonging, depression, memory, parental love, and preadolescence. Headed by excellent performances by Paul Mescal and Frankie Coro, Aftersun engages you from start to finish, slowly revealing its hand but never giving away everything. It’s a slow boil that doesn’t quite hit you until you the end, which really is the point.

5. The Banshees of Inisherin

Martin McDonagh

Banshees is one of the year’s best examples of storytelling. Indeed, its script is its strongest asset, brilliantly juxtaposing comedy with tragedy. The film also boasts one of the strongest casts of the year, with exceptional performances from Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan. Add in beautiful shots of Ireland and an Oscar-nominated musical score, you’ve got yourself an all-around winner.

4. The Fabelmans

Steven Spielberg

I’ve always been partial to Spielberg, but I truly believe his recent semi-autobiographical work is a masterclass in directing. He infuses each frame with meaning and beauty. The movie’s most pivotal emotional moment (when Sammy discovers his mother’s secret) is accomplished without any speech whatsoever, told instead through the back-and-forth of raw film reel. Spielberg helps us fall in love with the movies all over again. So beautifully shot, they should be studying The Fabelmans in film schools for years.

 3. Everything Everywhere All at Once

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

This year’s likely Best Picture Oscar winner is deserving of the many accolades it has received so far. The most wild, creative, and technically brilliant film of the year, EEAAO weaves through different universes, demonstrating a mastery of styles in a multitude of genres. The film is perfectly cast, its four Oscar-nominated performers leading the way. It’s funny, heart-wrenching, thought-provoking, action-packed, well… everything… all at once.

2. Tár

Todd Field

As a brilliant, accomplished, but problematic symphony conductor, Cate Blanchett is note-perfect in a career-best performance. She’s essential to the film, as you can’t imagine anyone else doing the role justice. Indeed, Field wrote the role for her. Some have reduced the film to a commentary on cancel culture, but that is a gross oversimplification. Tár is intelligent, nuanced, intriguing, and beautifully shot.

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Before the big reveal, here are some that nearly made the list:

Honorable mentions

Triangle of Sadness

All Quiet on the Western Front

Elvis

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Top Gun: Maverick

And now...

1. Close

Lukas Dhont

The close friendship between two 13-year-old boys is torn apart, first when social influences get in the way, and then ultimately by a decision with permanent consequences. Lukas Dhont’s second film (after 2018’s Girl) perfectly captures the love and fragility of boyhood friendships and honestly portrays the unpredictability of grief. Close never preaches and never tells you how to feel. Beautifully shot, heart-wrenching, and emotionally gripping, Close confronts some of the most intense challenges of youth with a maturity that escapes most coming-of-age films. Augmented by stellar performances, Close is highlighted by the debut of Eden Dambrine, who gives the best performance I have ever witnessed by a young actor.

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Next, look for my 3-part series of Oscar picks for the ceremony on Sunday, March 12.

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November 8th - Fictional Birthdays

Jem Carstairs (The Infernal Devices) Georgina Sparks (Gossip Girl) Alli (Animal Crossing) Coro Chan (Sanrio) Arnel the Popcorn (Squishmallows) Baptise the Macaw (Squishmallows) Borsa the Highland Cow (Squishmallows) Brizby the Peanut Butter (Squishmallows)

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