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KIRIMIchan. (KIRIMIちゃん., KIRIMIchan) is a group of Sanrio characters starring Kirimi-chan (きりみちゃん), who is a piece of sliced salmon. Kirimi-chan was born at the moment that they became a slice of fish, and they dream of becoming a delicious meal. They wait for the day that they will be served with all of their friends and delicious partners at the dinner table. Kamaboko-chan is their close friend. They first became a slice of fish on 31 August, which is, ironically, Vegetable Day in Japan.
Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking
- 2014: 8th place (3rd place in Group E)
- 2015: 11th place
- 2016: 9th place (10th in Nade Time Ranking)
- 2017: 8th place
- 2018: 12th place
- 2019: 15th place
- 2020: 17th place
- 2021: 19th place
- 2022: 19th place
- 2023: 17th place
- 2024: 18th place
- 2025: 21st place
- 2026 : -- *rankings ongoing*
Video Games
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
KIRIMIchan. makes a cameo in City Town and the City Town DLC for the console ports of the game.
Gallery
With Friends and Family
with Takuwanwan
with Takuwanwan and Kamaboko-chan
with Rosu-chan
with Maguro-kun and Kamaboko-chan
with Kamaboko-chan
with Takuwanwan
Puroland Mascot with Kamaboko-chan
Profile used in Food Character Election
with Agemi-kun
with Agemi-kun
with Agemi-kun
in their appearance in Fragaria Memories with Rimicha
With Ulpianus in the Sanrio x Arknights collab
Trivia
- Hello Kitty's YouTube channel had a video (since deleted, along with the majority of the channel's content from 2023 and earlier) explaining that Kirimi-chan (きりみちゃん) is the character's name, while KIRIMIchan. is a name that encompasses Kirimi-chan, her friends, and their whole universe, similar to how her name is Kitty White and not Hello Kitty, and Little Twin Stars are individually named Kiki and Lala.
- Kirimi-chan's gender is inconsistent across sources, with most Japanese references refer to Kirimi's gender as "indeterminate" or "unknown", but in the previously mentioned video, Kitty stated, "Kirimi-chan is neither a boy nor a girl." While Hello Kitty refers to Kirimi-chan with they/them pronouns in Kirimi's focus video, she refers to Kirimi-chan as male in a different video, and other official references, such as the Sanrio character ranking website, refer to Kirimi-chan as a female.
- KIRIMIchan.'s first appearance was in 2013 with their participation in the Food Character Election. KIRIMIchan. won the election and became an official Sanrio character on December 12, 2013.
- Kirimi-chan lives in a kirimi shaped house on the beach.
- Kirimi-chan appears in Sanrio's Fragaria Memories project. In this project, they are the ruler of the Kirimichan Kingdom, as well as the lord of the Fragaria Rimicha.
References
- Kirimichan. Timeline on Sanrio.com
- Kirimichan. Profile on Sanrio.co.jp
- Kirimichan. Ranking on SanrioCharacterRanking.com via Archive.org (2016)
- August 2016 Calendar on Sanrio.com
- Kirimichan. Profile on Sanrio.com.hk