Chibi Maruko-chan is in its 40th anniversary year, with a Happy Kuji merchandise line built around Momoko Sakura's original manga set to go on sale November 7, 2026. The series is also appearing in a joint pop-up shop with Crayon Shin-chan and a Tanabata greeting roundup.
Chibi Maruko-chan coverage in this cluster is mostly merchandise and marketing tied to the 40th anniversary of Momoko Sakura's manga. The clearest thread is the Happy Kuji line announced for November 7, 2026, at 850 yen per draw. The prizes are built around the original manga rather than the 1990 TV anime, with a roughly 21cm diorama of Maruko's messy room from the volume 10 chapter "Today Is Home Visit Day," a 10-type figure collection, and a Last Prize reproducing the cover of volume 1 as a figure about 17.5cm tall. Middle ranks include tote bags with title-page art, melamine cups and plates, rubber mascot keyholders, flat pouches, mini towels, a can collection, and sticker sets themed around Class 3-4.
The two Happy Kuji stories overlap closely. One gives the sale date, the 850 yen per-draw price, and the retailer list: Seven-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, Youme Town, Lawson, Lawson 100, Ministop, bookstores, hobby shops, and Happy Kuji Online. The other gives the Sunny Side Up release details, nine prize ranks, and the dimensions of the top prizes. Together they establish the anniversary merchandise as a manga-focused line aimed at readers of the original run, not general character art.
Elsewhere, the series appears in a joint pop-up shop with Crayon Shin-chan called Okiraku Shoten at Tokyo Solamachi from June 4 to June 21, 2026, selling stationery, household goods, and event-exclusive items. Chibi Maruko-chan also appeared in a Tanabata greeting roundup of official industry accounts on July 7, 2026. The Utada Hikaru performance video story only mentions the series in passing, as the ending theme context for "Pappa Paradise," and does not itself report anything new about the show.
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A Happy Kuji line marking 40 years of Momoko Sakura's Chibi Maruko-chan goes on sale November 7 at 850 yen per draw, sold at Seven-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, Youme Town, Lawson, Lawson 100, Ministop, bookstores, hobby shops, and Happy Kuji Online. Prizes include a "Maruko's Room" figure recreating the messy room from the volume 10 chapter "Today Is Home Visit Day," a 10-type figure collection, and a Volume 1 cover figure as the Last Prize.
Sunny Side Up will release a Happy Kuji line for Chibi Maruko-chan on Saturday, November 7, 2026, marking 40 years since the original manga began serialization. Each draw costs 850 yen including tax, and the lineup has nine prize ranks plus a Last Prize. The Special Prize is a roughly 21cm figure of Maruko's cluttered room from the chapter "Today Is Home Visit Day" in volume 10, down to her expression and the onomatopoeia behind her. The A Prize is a 10-type Figure Collection, roughly 5.5 to 8.7cm tall, with characters on pedestals bearing their dialogue. The Last Prize reproduces the cover of manga volume 1 as a figure about 17.5cm tall. Middle ranks include tote bags with title-page art, melamine cups and plates, rubber mascot keyholders, flat pouches, mini towels, a can collection, and sticker sets themed around Class 3-4.
Anime News Network published a five-part roundup of Tanabata greetings from across the anime, manga, and video game industries on July 7, 2026. The collection includes wishes and illustrations from official accounts for series such as Bungo Stray Dogs, Detective Conan, My Hero Academia, Sakamoto Days, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Hell's Paradise, and Dragon Quest. Video game franchises like Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, and Like a Dragon also participated, alongside creators including Hideo Kojima, Yuki Kaji, and Shoko Nakagawa. Several series tied their posts to new releases: the second season of Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers premiered on July 7, My Happy Marriage released a special Tanabata illustration and announced a three-episode special for 2026, and My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked began airing on July 8. The roundup also features greetings from manga titles like Chiikawa, MARRIAGETOXIN, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, as well as from studios Tatsunoko Production and Square Enix.
A pop-up shop selling collaboration merchandise for Chibi Maruko-chan and Crayon Shin-chan will open at Tokyo Solamachi from June 4 to June 21, 2026. The shop, called Okiraku Shoten, will carry stationery, household goods, and event-exclusive items, with a photo spot and a lottery prize for purchases over 2000 yen.
Hikaru Utada released the performance video of 'Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version-' from the May 11 broadcast of TBS's 'CDTV Live! Live!' on her official YouTube channel. The video is available in full length for four weeks. The song is a special arrangement made for that broadcast. The video trended high on X on the day of broadcast.