McDonald’s newest try at getting children (and weebs) enthusiastic about consuming on the fast-food chain includes mixing Hi there Kitty characters with Yu-Gi-Oh creatures to create new Completely happy Meal toys as a part of a limited-time collaboration.
The favored buying and selling card recreation Yu-Gi-Oh! has been round since 1999 and is predicated on the manga collection that launched in 1996. Hi there Kitty aka Kitty White was created in 1974 and has since appeared in quite a few locations alongside a roster of cute mates. And now, lastly, we are able to all relaxation straightforward understanding that these two iconic franchises have been mixed as a part of a brand new McDonald’s promotion solely in Belgium.
As defined on the official McDonald’s Belgium web site, the collaboration between the 2 manufacturers began on March 6 and contains 10 new Completely happy Meal toys that merge Hi there Kitty and Yu-Gi-Oh characters and creatures. Why? Do these manufacturers share some fascinating historical past or connection to at least one one other? Cease asking questions and begin consuming this enjoyable promotional IP crossover occasion!
Trying on eBay, non-Belgium followers should fork over round $75 to get their palms on all of those new stuffed Completely happy Meal toys.
Right here’s the total listing of the Completely happy Meal combos:
- My Melody as Darkish Magician Woman
- Tuxedosam as Obelisk the Tormentor
- Kuromi as Slifer the Sky Dragon
- Chococat as The Winged Dragon of Ra
- Hi there Kitty as Darkish Magician
- Cinnamoroll as Blue-Eyes White Dragon
- Keroppi as Kuriboh
- Pompompurin as Exodia the Forbidden One
- Pochacco as Time Wizard
- Badtz-maru as Purple-Eyes Black Dragon
McDonald’s is teasing some form of digital expertise that can deliver these toys “proper in entrance of your eyes,” however I’ve not been capable of finding any footage of what that truly entails. As a substitute, wanting on YouTube, it’s principally 30-year-old dudes strolling into McDonald’s to purchase some Hi there Kitty toys and complain about them in entrance of a digicam.
So as an alternative of watching that stuff, let’s watch the brand new business McDonald’s created for the crossover occasion.
This new collab is occurring now and can proceed till April 9 or till provides final. Based mostly on how briskly McDonald’s earlier Completely happy Meal occasions have gone—with stuff promoting out amid crowds and grasping resellers—I think that this occasion will likely be over lengthy earlier than April 9.
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