Sumikko Gurashi Neko Melon Bread Keychain by San-X

Neko Melon Bread Keychain by San-X. Neko Melon Bread Baker Keychain is the most humble of all the Sumikkogurashi characters in. Another Bread Baker added to the Bakery Shop, Neko, although socially anxious, enjoys baking some delicious bread for everyone, even though he is a piece of bread as well.

Sumikko Gurashi (すみっコぐらし) is a set of fictional characters produced by the Japanese company San-X. The name directly translates to “life in the corner”, and all the characters have an affinity for corners, such as the corner seat of a café or the corner of a room. The characters are anthropomorphised animals and food items, split into Sumikko the main characters, and Minikko the smaller side characters. The main Sumikko characters have common traits: they have a slightly negative personality, they are castaways in everyday life, and they feel most relaxed when they are near a corner. These include Shirokuma, a polar bear who dislikes the cold, Penguin? who is unsure of being a penguin, Tonkatsu, a piece of leftover pork cutlet, Neko, a timid and anxious cat, and Tokage a dinosaur who pretends to be a lizard. In contrast, some of the Minikko characters have a more positive outlook, including Furoshiki a polka dot furoshiki cloth, Ebifurai No Shippo, Tonkatsu’s friend who is a leftover tail of a fried shrimp, Zassou a weed with a positive attitude, Obake, a small ghost who enjoys cleaning and Tapioca who is multi-coloured leftover tapioca pearls. The characters were created by Yuri Yokomizo, a graphic designer working for San-X, and the first products were released in 2012. Their main inspiration was the feeling of comfort when one is near a corner, and they were based on Yokomizo’s notebook doodles when she was a student. Three animated films with Sumikko Gurashi were released in 2019, 2021, and 2023.

*This is not a toy.

Product code:US20049