"Having My Melody and Kuromi speak lines I wrote felt like a reward for me as a writer," Nemoto said. "Because of the pandemic, I couldn't meet with director Misato or the producers in person.

A festive and romantic new Kuromi collectible from Build-a-Bear lets fans dote on their significant other with a cute yet feisty ... Misato or the producers in person. But we connected remotely ...

Here’s how the Build-a-Bear giant Kuromi plush looks, with the pictures of it offering a sense of scale due to a person holding the Sanrio stuffed animal in them. The last huge Sanrio stuffed ...