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

2026 marks 25 years since Cinnamoroll’s debut on the market, and Sanrio's fluffy flying pup is marking the occasion with his own comic. IDW Publishing (via CBR) has confirmed its next comic book title in its Hello Kitty and Friends line: Hello Kitty and Friends: Cinnamoroll, a one-shot anthology gathering three stories from three different creative teams. Sina Grace — one of the book's three writers, alongside Sarah Graley and Caleb Goellner — announced his involvement on In

Kaiju season is coming to the drive-thru. McDonald’s confirmed a Happy Meal collaboration pairing Sanrio’s Hello Kitty with Toho’s Godzilla, set to launch August 18. The chain teased the crossover with a short clip of a Happy Meal box sailing a toy boat across open water — only for a colossal kaiju to rise up behind it. That kaiju turns out to be Hello Kitty herself, decked out in a Godzilla-style headpiece and spikes. Check out the official announcement here. McDonald’s Sen