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McDonald’s Japan released the new Ado, Yoasobi, and Hoshimachi Suisei Tirori Mix 2025 collaboration song. This time around, the Tirori Mix 2025 song mashup mixes Ado's “Yoru no Pierrot,” Yoasobi's “Yoru ni Kakeru,” and Hoshimachi Suisei’s “BIBBIDIBA.”

The music video is set in the year 2100 and it features an aspiring trio of schoolgirl musicians performing together in a band called “Nald’s Girl” and training day and night in order to participate in a big music festival. The music video is now available via the McDonald’s Japan official YouTube channel.

While the song is region locked for people outside of Japan, some s and platforms have started to re- the song. s living in Japan can watch the new McDonald’s Tirori Mix 2025 song below:

Additionally, Hoshimachi Suisei held a watch-a-long stream for the music video. The Hololive VTuber appeared on a McDonald’s inspired VR Chat room as she waited for the release of the song. Suisei’s livestream doesn’t include the song itself in order to avoid copyright issues, and the stream is roughly 30 minutes long and only available in Japanese.

The McDonald's Tirori Mix 2025 song is out now and it remixes ADO's “Yoru no Pierrot,” YOASOBI's “Yoru ni Kakeru,” and Hoshimachi Suisei’s “BIBBIDIBA.”

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McDonald’s Japan revealed more details about the collaboration with Hatsune Miku, including the character’s new design and the flavors of Shaka Shaka Potato. The collaboration started in Japan on February 26, 2025 and we don’t know the end date yet.

The 2 new Shaka Shaka Potato options for the collaboration are salted plum and nori seaweed flavor, and garlic and black pepper mayo flavor. These can be seen in a new video shared on the McDonald’s Japan social media that also shows Hatsune Miku in an employee outfit inspired by both her original design and the McDonald’s uniforms.

Additionally, the video plays the Nyan Cat song which Hatsune Miku popularized with the lyrics changed to “shaka.” As part of her new collaboration costume, Miku can be seen wearing cat ears and a red tie, with her usual top featuring gray and white stripes. The new Miku design was created by Japanese artist and illustrator Hamafugu, and you can see a reference sheet for it here:

The collaboration was originally teased last week on February 20, 2025, with the McDonald’s Japan social media posting the silhouette of Miku and hinting towards a Shaka Shaka Potato collab.

The McDonald’s Japan collaboration with Hatsune Miku kicked off on February 26, 2025 for a limited time.

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McDonald’s Japan is teasing a new collaboration with popular Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku. There is no information on when the collaboration will appear, and a formal announcement will appear at a later date.

The company shared a post on social media that includes a picture featuring the recognizable silhouette of Hatsune Miku, alongside a Japanese caption that translates to “This person will feature in year’s version of the Shaka Shaka Potato! Y.” The letter “Y” at the end of the post is used to mimic a leak.

You can check out the original post here:

The Shaka Shaka Potato are a McDonald’s Japan exclusive menu item that consists of french fries and a packet of seasoning or flavoring. The contents of the pouch are poured on the fries and then shaken to evenly spread it. The name comes from the shaking sound of the fries inside the package.

McDonald’s Japan is announcing collaborations with popular media franchises constantly. Some of the latest crossovers include a Pokemon Frienda and PokePeace collaboration, as well as the latest collaboration with the Evangelion anime series.

A new Hatsune Miku collaboration is coming soon to McDonald’s Japan. More information will appear in the coming days.

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The recently announced McDonald’s Japan collaboration with the Evangelion anime series is being promoted with a new commercial introduces the new burgers and showcases the Evangelion Unit-M mech. The restaurant is adding new hamburgers and sandwiches paired with Shinji, Asuka, and Rei

The hamburgers are expected to appear in Japan from January 6, 2025. The new items are the Mexican Cheese Chicken Sandwich which is paired with Asuka, and the Hash Brown and Beef Burger with Garlic Mayo that is associated with Rei Ayanami. While the Double Teriyaki Cheeseburger is not a new item, the item is now being paired with Evangelion protagonist Shinji.

You can check out the new commercial here:

The commercial shows scenes from the Rebuild of Evangelion film series with some details changed as to include characters holding McDonald’s burgers and items, as well as to feature the Unit-M mech. Additionally, the “new” Evangelion Unit is designed after the McDonald’s logo and some of the food items from the fast food company, most notably the fries and Big Mac burger.

And here is a new illustration of the Evangelion Unit-M:

The McDonald’s Evangelion burgers will appear in Japan on January 6, 2025. Furthermore, the Eva Unit toys that transform into McDonald’s food items will be sold in Japan via lottery.

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McDonald’s Japan revealed a collaboration with the Evangelion franchise that sees food items from the Value Set menu turn into Eva unit toys. The toys are now available for purchase via lottery system via the McDonald’s Japan app until January 10, 2025.

There are 3 different toys available and the complete set costs 3,900 yen (or about $24.77.) They are inspired by the three main Evangelion Units seen in the original anime series, with Rei Ayanami’s Unit-00 transforming into a plastic cup with the McDonald’s logo, Shinji Ikari’s iconic Unit-01 transforming into a Big Mac, and Asuka Langley Soryu’s Unit-02 transforming into fries.

The company also shared a video showcasing how the toys transform between McDonald’s foot items and Evangelion Units, alongside scenes from the original anime series. You can check out the video here:

The Japanese X (Twitter) McDonald’s teased the new Evangelion collaboration on December 18, 2024. However, no information about what type of collaboration would be appeared until today. In the past, McDonald’s collaborations have usually involved limited food items or Happy Meal toys, such as the Jujutsu Kaisen special garlic sauce or the Kirby Happy Meal sets.

The McDonald’s Japan Evangelion toys cost 3,900 yen (~$24.77.) The set is available until January 10, 2025 and is being sold via lottery through the McDonald’s Japan app.

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McDonald’s Japan has launched a new advertising campaign that parodies the popular Touhou Project song Marisa Stole The Precious Thing by IOSYS. The campaign promotes the Samurai Mac Triple Thick Beef Burger, with a reimagined version of the 2006 song, complete with new lyrics and visuals inspired by McDonald’s.

You can view the original announcement post below:

The song parody, shared on McDonald’s Japan’s official Twitter, credits IOSYS and Touhou Project’s ZUN for their collaboration. Miko, known for her work on Touhou Project songs, performs the parody. The commercial's style combines the original Marisa Stole The Precious Thing aesthetics with McDonald’s imagery, altering the lyrics to focus on the Samurai Mac Triple Thick Beef Burger. This mirrors previous campaigns and showcases a continued effort by McDonald’s Japan to draw inspiration from Japanese pop culture.

You can view the original music video below:

In related news, Touhou Project recently collaborated with Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage, introducing three tracks arranged by beatMARIO in May 2024. Additionally, McDonald’s Japan previously worked with Studio Pierrot on anime shorts to promote their Savory Chili WcDonald’s Sauce, showcasing their continued engagement with anime culture. Meanwhile, in the UK, McDonald’s recently released Yu-Gi-Oh-themed Hello Kitty Happy Meal plush toys.

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New Pokemon themed toys will appear in Japan via the McDonald's Happy Meal, which is alternatively known in the country as Happy Set. The fast food chain's Japanese branch has confirmed that these toys will appear in its outlets across the nation throughout August 2024.

A total of eight items will appear in this collection. The toys will range from water-based items like water gun and watering can to exploration items, such as telescope and com. McDonald's Japan will sell them in two different waves, which are as follows:

Wave 1 - August 9-15, 2024

• Captain Pikachu's Spinning Water Wheel
• Terapagos' Poke Ball Watering Can
• Sprigatito's Shovel Tool Set
• Fuecoco's Flying Disc

Wave 2 - August 16-22, 2024

• Quaxly's Water Gun
• Captain Pikachu's Spinning Roller
• Sprigatito's Telescope
• Poke Ball Com

In addition, McDonald's Japan will launch the third wave of Pokemon Happy Meal toys on August 23, 2024. It will sell all of the remaining items in this wave, provided they are not quickly sold out like the Kirby toys that only took a week in February 2024.

A new trailer that teaches people how to properly use the toys has also appeared on the official Japanese McDonald's YouTube channel:

The new Pokemon Happy Meal toys will be available at McDonald's outlets across Japan from August 9, 2024.

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McDonald's Japan announced that it had ended sales for the Kirby Happy Meal sets much earlier than planned. The restaurant chain cited the set's immense popularity as the reason behind the early closure. In addition, it also canceled the third wave of the promotion, which was previously scheduled to start on March 8, 2024.

The Japanese news outlet 4Gamer further corroborated the meal set's sellout. It noted that McDonald's Japan saw a pace in sales that far exceeded its expectations ever since it launched the first wave of Kirby sets on February 23, 2024. The newer toys from the second wave, which were up for sale on March 1, 2024, were also sold out in a number of branches within the same day.

McDonald's Japan previously revealed eight Kirby toys that would feature in the franchise's Happy Meal sets in mid-February 2024. The original plan was to sell the first four toys including a Waddle Dee on February 23, 2024, and then switch over to the latter four that also included a Yellow Kirby on March 1, 2024. The chain also planned to launch the third wave for a week from March 8, 2024, where it would provide the remaining stocks for all eight toys.

The Kirby Happy Meal sets were available in McDonald's Japan branches from February 23, 2024, until March 1, 2024. The toys were sold out before the chain could complete the promotion on March 14, 2024.

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McDonald’s Japan revealed an image on its official social media teasing a Happy Meal collaboration with the Sanrio mascot Hello Kitty to celebrate the character's 50th anniversary. It hasn’t been confirmed when this promotion will begin or if it will spread outside of Japan.

We can assume this image is teasing a Hello Kitty promotion due to the classic red bow being present on the number 50. Additionally, a Happy Meal symbol is circled in the top left of the image. So, this event is likely to feature limited Happy Meal toys.

See the teaser image from the official post from McDonald’s Japan below:

A Paw Patrol image was also teased, suggesting people will have an option of choosing between two types of Happy Meal toys. Since that image appeared on the same day, odds are the two promotions will run at the same time.

Recently, a previous Sanrio collaboration with McDonald’s that involved Hello Kitty shaped baskets appeared on TikTok. Though it recently started trending, it was actually launched at Singapore locations in 2019. It hasn’t been confirmed if McDonald’s Japan will take its plans in a similar direction.

The Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan 50th anniversary Happy Meal will appear in the future.

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