My Melody & Kuromi | Official Trailer

Jun 12 (Netflix Anime) - A stop-motion animation series starring My Melody and Kuromi, two globally popular Sanrio characters, is born!

My Melody is a straightforward and cheerful girl. Kuromi, the self-proclaimed rival to My Melody, may seem like a troublemaker, but she is actually quite girly. In this original story, these two polar opposites team up to face a crisis that threatens the fate of Mariland, the town where they live. The theme song will be "Kawaii (Prod. Gen Hoshino)," performed by the world-renowned five-piece girls' group LE SSERAFIM and produced by Gen Hoshino!

Story:

My Melody opens a cake shop in Mariland. After encountering a heart in the forest, strange things start happening around her. Meanwhile, Kuromi's Japanese sweets shop across the street is always empty. Kuromi searches for the secret to My Melody's cakes. My Melody and Kuromi work hard to prepare for a sweets-making contest judged by the world-famous pastry chef Pistachio. However, no one knows that this will lead to an incident that threatens the fate of Mariland.

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