Happy Kuji Chibi Maruko-chan Set Celebrates 40 Years With 9 Prize Ranks
The lineup draws almost entirely on specific manga panels and dialogue rather than general character art, which points to an anniversary product aimed at readers of the original run instead of casual merchandise buyers.
Key Facts
- Sunny Side Up will release the Happy Kuji Chibi Maruko-chan Original Work 40th Anniversary line on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
- Each draw costs 850 yen including tax, and the lineup has nine prize ranks plus a Last Prize.
- The Special Prize is a Maruko's Room figure about 21cm long, based on the volume 10 chapter Today Is Home Visit Day.
- The Last Prize is a figure about 17.5cm tall reproducing the cover of Chibi Maruko-chan manga volume 1.
- Sales channels include some Seven-Eleven stores, Ito-Yokado, Youme Town, Lawson, Lawson 100, Ministop, bookstores, hobby shops, and Happy Kuji Online.
Reporting from 2 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside.
Sunny Side Up will release a Happy Kuji line for Chibi Maruko-chan on Saturday, November 7, 2026, marking 40 years since the original manga began serialization. Each draw costs 850 yen including tax, and the lineup has nine prize ranks plus a Last Prize. The Special Prize is a roughly 21cm figure of Maruko's cluttered room from the chapter "Today Is Home Visit Day" in volume 10, down to her expression and the onomatopoeia behind her. The A Prize is a 10-type Figure Collection, roughly 5.5 to 8.7cm tall, with characters on pedestals bearing their dialogue. The Last Prize reproduces the cover of manga volume 1 as a figure about 17.5cm tall. Middle ranks include tote bags with title-page art, melamine cups and plates, rubber mascot keyholders, flat pouches, mini towels, a can collection, and sticker sets themed around Class 3-4.
The draw is a no-loser format, so every ticket returns an item, and the count runs to nine ranks plus a final pull. Sales channels include some Seven-Eleven stores, Ito-Yokado, Youme Town, Lawson, Lawson 100, Ministop, bookshops, hobby shops, and Happy Kuji Online. The B Prize tote bag measures about 40cm tall by 36cm wide in three designs. The C Prize has five tableware types: teacup-style cups about 9.8cm tall with a 250ml capacity, and plates about 15cm across. The D Prize rubber mascots run about 12cm, the E Prize flat pouches about 18cm by 12cm, and the F Prize mini towels sit within a 25cm square.
The G Prize can collection has six types, about 7.4cm in diameter, mixing can mirrors and can badges. The H Prize sticker sets come in seven types, each with five stickers within 8cm squares featuring single panels and Class 3-4 characters. The Special and Last Prize figures carry the weight of the set, bringing manga panels and a volume cover into three dimensions.
- Special Prize: Maruko's Room Figure: About 21cm, recreating the cluttered room from the volume 10 chapter Today Is Home Visit Day
- A Prize: Figure Collection: 10 types, about 5.5 to 8.7cm, standing on pedestals printed with dialogue
- B Prize: Tote Bag: 3 types, about 40cm tall by 36cm wide, with title-page art
- C Prize: Tableware Collection: 5 types, cups about 9.8cm tall with 250ml capacity, plates about 15cm across
- D Prize: Rubber Mascot Keyholders: 3 types, about 12cm, pairing expressions with dialogue
- E Prize: Flat Pouches: 5 types, about 18cm wide by 12cm tall, using single manga panels
- F Prize: Mini Towels: 5 types, within a 25cm square
- G Prize: Can Collection: 6 types, about 7.4cm in diameter, including can mirrors with Maruko's dialogue
- H Prize: Sticker Sets: 7 types, five stickers per set within 8cm squares, with Class 3-4 characters
- Last Prize: Chibi Maruko-chan Volume 1 Figure: About 17.5cm tall, reproducing the cover of manga volume 1
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.