Coji-Coji and Sanrio Characters Come Together to Celebrate Cinnamoroll’s 20th Anniversary

28.June.2022 | ANIME&GAME / FASHION

To commemorate Cinnamoroll’s 20th anniversary, Coji-Coji and a ton of other Sanrio characters are coming together to celebrate!

 

The characters who live in fairy tale lands are always on a mission to entertain humans. Coji-Coji attends a school and studies hard every day, following the example of famous characters active in the human world. Sanrio characters have come to the school to study hard themselves, and this newly-created collaboration art shows the characters in adorable matching school uniforms.

 

Look forward to these new collaborative products coming in the summer of 2022, as well as other unique plans to celebrate the anniversary of Cinnamoroll!

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