Netflix is expanding its Japanese animation slate with “My Melody & Kuromi,” a new stop-motion series featuring “Hello Kitty” creator Sanrio’s beloved characters, set to debut globally in July. The ...

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Netflix‘s latest Japanese order is My Melody & Kuromi, a stop-motion animation based on Sanrio characters. The series, directed by Tomoki Misato (Pui Pui Molcar), will roll out in July, and will ...

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The Lego Group is teaming up with Aardman Animations, the stop-motion studio behind Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and Shaun the Sheep, on a new project encouraging kids to combine brick-building with ...

"My Melody & Kuromi" director Tomoki Misato tells IndieWire about turning two kawaii classics into the streamer's next great animated stars, for Sanrio superfans and newbies alike. When stop-motion ...

Kawaii to the max, the series follows the adventures of two of the most beloved characters from Japan's Sanrio, world-famous as the creator of Hello Kitty. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief Netflix ...