McDonald’s has managed the difficult task of "mixing friend groups together" to release a series of Happy Meal toys that are Sanrio mascot characters dressed up as Yu-Gi-Oh monsters. You’ll be able to get them for a limited time, but stores in the USA are missing a particular doll.

Here is a commercial for the McDonald’s Yu-Gi-Oh and Sanrio Happy Meal toys:

It shows the Sanrio mascots and the Yu-Gi-Oh monsters hanging out on separate sides of the park. But when a kid grabs a Happy Meal box and starts skipping down the road with it, we see how she inadvertently shakes up their world and cause them to combine. The official Yu-Gi-Oh X (Twitter) account credits Guillaume Huin, a senior marketing director at McDonald’s, for the commercial.

The combination for Sanrio and Yu-Gi-Oh monsters are:

• Badtz-Maru x Red-Eyes Black Dragon
• Chococat x The Winged Dragon of Ra
• Cinnamoroll x Blue-Eyes White Dragon
• Hello Kitty x Dark Magician
• Keroppi x Kuriboh
• Kuromi x Slifer the Sky Dragon
• My Melody x Dark Magician Girl
• Pochacco x Time Wizard
• Pompompurin x Exodia the Forbidden One
• Tuxedosam: Obelisk the Tormentor

The Yu-Gi-Oh monsters that are part of this crossover all played important roles in the original Duel Monsters cartoons. Over the years, they've been featured in different kinds of goods, such as model kits or figures. As a note, other countries like Japan and Taiwan were able to get these toys earlier this year. Their selection featured the Badtz-Maru wearing the Red-Eyes Black Dragon doll though. So it's unclear why the McDonald's in the United States won't offer that one.

You can get Happy Meal toys of Sanrio mascots wearing Yu-Gi-Oh monster outfits for a limited time from McDonald’s.

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The latest Hello Kitty Island Adventure update is live on Apple Arcade, and it involves more Gudetama items and Nisetama-san. May 2024 is now the Month of Meh in honor of the egg, adding new events tied to the character. 

There’s no official patch notes for the event going over the new additions. However, Gudetama and Nisetama-san will appear during a special event running throughout the month. People can get a new furniture set starring the lazy egg. There are also new pieces of clothing. Previously, the only items were tied to taking photos of Gudetamas around the islands. You can also take daily photos with Nisetama-san. All of these appear on the main island in the Resort Plaza area, with a temporary golden Gudetama shrine on the beach as a centerpiece for taking part in the event.

More permanently, new egg-related recipes will be present in Hello Kitty Island Adventure in honor of Gudetama. The Egg Pan Station can now be found in the Gemstone Mountain area. It seems you’ll need to keep up with chickens for eggs for it.

Here’s the trailer showing us what to expect in the latest update.

While Nisetama-san isn’t a permanent neighbor, someone new did show up back in February 2024. Wish me Mell joined the cast. 

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is available for the Mac and Apple devices via Apple Arcade, and the Month of Meh Gudetama event runs until May 31, 2024. 

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