Kikkoman Foods has appointed the adorable characters from Pui Pui Molcar as ambassadors for Del Monte Vegetable Juice! A new CG commercial began airing nationwide on June 12, 2022. This is the third collaboration between Del Monte’s Vegetable Juice and Pui Pui Molcar.    The commercial is getting fans excited for the newly-announced second season of Pui Pui Molcar, scheduled to air this autumn. It’s also the first official commercial showing the characters in CG. Mizuho Misato voices the presenter in the new commercial; the actress also played Potato in the series.  

 

Comment from Tomoki Misato (Director)

I’m so happy that Del Monte is teaming up with Pui Pui Molcar again!The previous 2D animated web commercials were amazing, so when this project was starting to come together, I was shocked to find out that it would be made with CG!This is probably the first CG Del Monte commercial to date!Seeing my characters moving around on the screen, I immediately hoped that we could team up again in the future! This will also be the first time that Potato’s driver speaks! (My sister did the voice!)

AOKI Fruits has announced a collaboration with the 2022 Sanrio Character Awards! By purchasing qualifying products, customers will be able to cast their vote for their favorite Sanrio character at Karin Fruit Juice shops and 188 other stores nationwide from April 8 until May 22, 2022. During the 2022 Sanrio Character Awards, 80 characters will be selected from other 450, with the ranking decided by online votes and in-person events.     

Lineup

Cinnamoroll’s Fluffy Banana Milk

Hello Kitty’s Greedy Mixed Berry Smoothie

Pompompurin’s Naptime Pineapple Drink　　

Little Twin Stars’ Dreamy Blueberry Milk

Pochacco’s Exciting Melon Drink　　　　　

My Melody’s Lovey-Dovey Strawberry Milk

Purchase Bonus: Exclusive Coaster

  For each collaboration drink purchased, guests will receive one voting sticker. Voters can then place the sticker on the appropriate poster in-store to cast their vote. An exclusive coaster will be given as a purchase bonus. A total of six characters will be featured in the collaboration, and each store will sell two collab drinks. The teams are: Cinnamoroll & Hello Kitty, Pompompurin & Little Twin Stars, and Pochacco & My Melody.

My Pudding Diner, a store specializing in pudding and other products using Osaka’s famous mixed juice, has officially opened in Namba! Initially opened in April 2021 as both a shop and cafe, these spaces will now be separated to deliver delicious pudding to even more people.   Due to the pandemic, many schools across Japan were closed, and a large amount of milk meant to be used in school lunches had nowhere to go. The owner of My Pudding Dinner partnered with a vendor to put this milk to good use–to create these delicious homemade puddings!   At My Pudding Diner, guests can enjoy a variety of Osaka Mixed Juice Puddings. After opening, 3,000 puddings were sold in two days. A second store, primarily used as a manufacturing facility, opened in summer 2021 and continues to sell 1,000 puddings a day.   The shop's goal is to make people happy through food. Which one of these treats would put a smile on your face?

Yahoo! will open a juice stand at BOK Gallery in Harajuku from March 12 to 18 serving original juice drinks based on news articles chosen by its readers.   This unique drink experience is meant to serve as a way for people to enjoy interesting and original news through a series of original drinks. Today, Yahoo! News takes in up to 5,000 news pieces from 500 agents in 350 companies every day. At the juice stand, customers can pick a news article of their choice from any article uploaded on Yahoo! News in Japanese and show it to the baristas with which they w ill create an original drink with a flavour and toppings that reflect the article―all for free. There are 11 juice bases to choose from such as pineapple, strawberry and mango along with colourful jelly like red, blue and yellow. Toppings include sugar candy, marshmallows and more. Drinks are made based on the content of the article, number of comments and the time it was posted, meaning your drink will be unique to you and the only one in the world. The vivid drinks are served with "Y" shaped straws representing Yahoo! News, decorated with tags related to your news article, and more. The juice stand takes on a girly pop tone reminiscent of 80's trends and will feature bubble writing typography of news-related words. Pick out your favourite article and create your very own drink!