IDW and Sanrio announce Hello Kitty and Friends: Kuromi, a January 2027 one-shot with stories from Tony Fleecs, Tini Howard, and Kay Davault.

Build-A-Bear Workshop is deepening its Halloween-Sanrio crossover for 2026. The standout stuffed animal of the bunch might be the new "Starry Sky Hello Kitty," which you can buy with a black-and-orange witch outfit and branded Sanrio cauldron, sold as an online-exclusive gift set for $65. The plush arrived August 28, 2026, as part of Build-A-Bear's wider "Spooky Stuff You Love" collection, which also marks the first U.S. full-size plush release for Cinnamoroll's gothic-coded