My Melody Collabs in Japan: Every Japan-Exclusive Release From September 2026

My Melody’s September was defined by one collaboration. Ladurée, the Parisian pâtisserie, put her in a pastry chef’s uniform for a collection sold only in Japan, complete with an early run at Isetan Shinjuku and an afternoon tea in Hibiya. Around it sat a dozen smaller releases, from drugstore toothpaste to pet toys to a kabuki guidebook.

This guide lists every Japan-exclusive My Melody release announced by Sanrio for September 2026, with the release date, where it’s sold and the prices the brands published. At the end, we explain how to get them if you live outside Japan.

Why These My Melody Collabs Never Reach Sanrio Stores Abroad

Nearly everything here is a licensed product. Sanrio licenses My Melody to a company operating in Japan, that company manufactures the goods and sells them through its own channels. The collection belongs to Ladurée Japan, to Gakken or to Don Quijote rather than to Sanrio, so it never enters the catalog that Sanrio’s regional stores draw from. Ladurée is a French house, but this collection was made for its Japanese stores.

Sanrio’s own online stores are split by region and each ships only within its own area. The one store that ships from Japan to other countries carries a much smaller catalog and doesn’t stock retailer collaborations. For the wider picture, see our guide to Japan-exclusive Sanrio merchandise, plus our roundups of Hello Kitty, Pompompurin and Kuromi releases from the same month.

A few of these are also tied to one city or one department store floor, which narrows things further, and the Japanese online stores that carry them deliver within Japan only.

Every My Melody Release in Japan in September 2026

Two of these are random: the Poppin Cider figure and the Happy Kuji prize are both blind, so you can buy them but not choose what you get. Everything else is a normal purchase.

AS KNOW AS plus × Sanrio Pet Toys

AS KNOW AS plus is a Japanese fashion label, and this is a side step into pet goods: rounded cube toys with a squeaker inside, in six character designs including My Melody, at ¥990 each. They went on sale on 2 September at AS KNOW AS Plus stores across Japan, with ZOZOTOWN and Rakuten Fashion following on 11 September. It’s the cheapest item on this list and an unusual one to find abroad.

DearMyLove Idol-Style Collection

DearMyLove is a Japanese online fashion brand, and this collection dresses you as the character rather than the other way round, with outfits in four designs including My Melody. The idol dress is ¥11,990, the sailor T-shirt dress and the tiered mini skirt are ¥7,990 each, the face-shaped heart tote is ¥5,490 and the mesh pouch is ¥2,990. It went on sale at noon on 11 September through Yumetenbou’s own store, ZOZOTOWN and Rakuten.

EUTHYMOL × My Melody Toothpaste

EUTHYMOL released four limited Sanrio packages, and the flavour, peach floral mint, is exclusive to Japan. The My Melody version is the White Pink toothpaste at ¥1,628, alongside Hello Kitty and Kuromi designs. The general release was 12 September at drugstores across Japan, after an early run at some Loft and PLAZA stores, in limited quantities. We covered the Kuromi half of the range in our Kuromi roundup.

Asian Games 2026 × Sanrio Characters

The 20th Asian Games are hosted by Aichi and Nagoya in 2026, and this licensed range pairs the event with five Sanrio characters, My Melody included. It covers rubber key chains at ¥1,540, rubber magnets at ¥1,430, pin badges at ¥990, socks at ¥880, a cube puzzle key holder at ¥990, a squishy sticker at ¥770 and a non-woven bag at ¥1,540. It’s sold at Meitetsu Shoten and other official licence shops, plus souvenir stands at expressways, stations and airports in the Tokai region, which makes it a regional item rather than a national one.

Ladurée × My Melody Collection

This is the release of the month. Ladurée, the Parisian house that popularised the double-decker macaron, put My Melody in a pâtissière’s outfit for a collection made for its Japanese stores. The tote bag is ¥5,280 in pink and ¥5,720 in ivory, and the almond pound cake tin is ¥4,968; every purchase comes with a limited shopper bag. The general release was 18 September at Ladurée and Café Ladurée stores in Japan and the Ladurée online boutique, after reservations opened on 4 September and an early run at Isetan Shinjuku from 8 to 13 September.

The collection also includes macaron boxes at ¥4,320 for six and ¥5,616 for eight, but macarons are a short-shelf-life fresh confection sold for eating in Japan, so treat those as an in-store purchase rather than something to ship. Separately, the Ladurée Hibiya salon de thé is running a My Melody afternoon tea from 18 September to 26 November, with a My Melody parfait at ¥2,970 and a cappuccino at ¥1,980.

Poppin Cider Capitoy (random)

This is a 500 ml blue lemonade soda with a figure attached, released on 18 September and sold only at Don Quijote group stores. The figures show Sanrio characters relaxing at a public bath, with six designs including My Melody, drawn at random. Quantities are limited, and we covered the same release in our Pompompurin roundup.

Happy Kuji PUNKS Party Halloween 2026 (random)

Happy Kuji is a lottery where every ticket wins a prize, and the Halloween 2026 edition dresses ten Sanrio characters, My Melody included, in punk rock outfits in black. Prizes include metallic-painted figures and chain pouches, and a ticket costs ¥880. The rollout began on 18 September at Lawson, FamilyMart, bookstores and hobby shops across Japan, and you can’t choose your prize.

sanrio house Dreamy Pallet

sanrio house is Sanrio’s own grown-up lifestyle label, and its new cosmetics line launched on 24 September. The Dreamy Pallet is a four-colour eyeshadow palette in four designs, one of them My Melody, alongside Kuromi, My Sweet Piano and Hello Kitty. It’s sold in only two physical stores, at Lumine Shinjuku 2 in Tokyo and LUCUA Osaka, plus the brand’s Japanese online store, and prices weren’t published in the announcement.

Avail Kuromi Project

Avail, the sister chain of Shimamura, built a campaign around Kuromi’s 31 October birthday, launching on 26 September, and My Melody appears in the costume art series where the other characters dress up as Kuromi. It’s sold at Avail stores and on Shimamura Park from noon on release day, and the announcement didn’t list prices. Our Kuromi roundup covers the campaign in full.

Don Quijote Turntable Clip Air Freshener

This clip-on air freshener is exclusive to Don Quijote group stores, and the new Turntable design looks like a record: the filter spins when air from the car vent hits it, releasing a pure musk scent. It comes in five character designs including My Melody, at ¥1,628 for the unit with two filters, with a three-filter refill at ¥440. It went on sale in mid-September.

Kobe Fugetsudo Halloween Gaufre Tin

Kobe Fugetsudo is a Japanese confectioner known for gaufres, thin wafer biscuits with a cream filling, sold in decorated tins. For Halloween it put My Melody and Kuromi in costume on a mini tin at ¥648 for six wafers, with a Hello Kitty tin at the same price and a set containing both at ¥1,296. It’s sold at Kobe Fugetsudo stores across Japan, on the maker’s Japanese online shop and at a number of Sanrio shops.

Gakken Kabuki Guidebook

This one is a book rather than merchandise: Learn With Sanrio Characters: Kabuki for Beginners, published by Gakken at ¥1,540, with the characters dressed as kabuki actors guiding each chapter. My Melody leads the character lineup, and the book is aimed at readers planning their first time at the theatre. It’s on sale at bookstores across Japan, on Shop Gakken+ and at online bookshops.

How to Buy Japan-Exclusive My Melody Goods From Outside Japan

Order From the kachicollect Catalog

kachicollect is a Japan-based shop that only carries products made for the Japanese market, so the easiest place to start is the catalog itself. It already lists Japan-only Sanrio items, including the Hello Kitty charms and die-cut stickers sold through Yamato Transport’s Japanese shop and the Coleman × HELLO KITTY tote and pouch that come with the October issue of InRed, alongside Japanese beauty, snacks and tea.

You pay the listed price plus shipping, with no proxy fees, and the total including duties is shown at checkout before you pay. Payment is in your local currency by Visa, Mastercard or JCB, so you don’t need a Japanese address or card, and orders ship worldwide with tracking in about 7 to 14 days. Our roundup of the latest character magazine gifts shows what else the Japanese market puts out each month.

Request Anything That Isn’t in the Catalog

Most of the September releases above are tied to one Japanese chain, one brand’s own store or one region, so they won’t be in the catalog. If you want one of them, send us the product link from a Japanese marketplace and you’ll get an instant quote, then buy it directly on kachicollect with no service fees. The same applies to anything else you find, including listings on Mercari and Yahoo! Auctions.

eBay

Japan-exclusive My Melody items appear on eBay soon after release, usually at a reseller markup that grows with how fast the item sold out. The Ladurée pieces and the lottery prizes are the most marked up, and counterfeit Sanrio goods are common enough that listing photos alone aren’t proof. Check the seller’s feedback and ask for photos of the actual item, its tags and its packaging.

Amazon

Amazon is the other default, but limited-run chain collaborations rarely reach it. What you find is usually listed by third-party sellers rather than the brand, which means a markup and no guarantee the item is genuine. Stock also disappears quickly once the Japanese release sells out.

Tips Before You Buy

Separate the keepsakes from the food. The Ladurée tote and the sealed cake tin travel fine, but the macarons and the afternoon tea are in-store only, and the same goes for chilled sweets in general.

Regional items stay regional. The Asian Games range is sold around Aichi and Nagoya, and the sanrio house cosmetics exist in two shops in Tokyo and Osaka, so these are the hardest two to find secondhand.

Two items are random. The Poppin Cider figure and the Happy Kuji prize are both blind. If you want the My Melody design specifically, buying it individually second-hand is more reliable.

Watch the early-release dates. Ladurée opened reservations on 4 September and sold at Isetan Shinjuku from 8 September, well before the general release, and popular pieces can be gone by then.

Remember that Japanese online stores stay in Japan. The Ladurée online boutique, Shimamura Park and the other shops on this list deliver within Japan only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Ladurée × My Melody collection sold outside Japan?

The collection was made for Ladurée’s Japanese stores and its Japanese online boutique, which deliver within Japan. If you want a piece, send us the link and you can order it through kachicollect.

Can I buy Don Quijote My Melody items from outside Japan?

Not from the chain itself, since Don Quijote sells these in its Japanese stores. You can still get them by sending us the product link on kachicollect.

Why aren’t these on the Sanrio global store?

They’re licensed products made for Japanese stores, so they don’t enter the catalog that Sanrio’s regional online stores sell from. Sanrio’s stores outside Japan carry their own separate ranges.

Are My Melody and Kuromi released together?

Often, yes. Several September releases, including the EUTHYMOL toothpaste and the Kobe Fugetsudo tins, put the two in the same lineup, so buying one usually means the other design exists as well.

Conclusion

September 2026 gave My Melody one headline collaboration and a long tail behind it. Ladurée built a full collection around her for its Japanese stores, and a drugstore brand, a discount chain, a publisher and a regional souvenir maker each added something of their own. All of it sells through stores in Japan that ship within Japan.

The simplest way in is the kachicollect catalog. It already carries a wide range of Japan-only products, so you can browse and pick rather than hunt, and anything that isn’t listed can be requested with a link. You pay the item price plus shipping with no proxy fees, see the total including duties before checkout, and first-time customers can use the code WELCOME20 for 20% off.