My Melody and Kuromi Furoshiki Doubles as Disaster Kit in New Gakken Mook
The release turns a Sanrio character item into a practical disaster-preparedness tool, giving the furoshiki 30 daily and emergency uses and timing it to Disaster Prevention Day.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
Gakken released a mook pairing a My Melody and Kuromi furoshiki with a disaster preparedness book, timed to Disaster Prevention Day on September 1. The 100 by 100 centimeter water-repellent cloth has 30 uses, 15 for daily life and 15 for emergencies. The book, supervised by disaster preparedness advisor Tomoya Takani, covers emergency carry-out bags, home safety measures, and 10 life-protecting actions, with furigana on all kanji. It is priced at 2,860 yen.
The book's cover can be cut apart with scissors and used as a memo board for evacuation and support information, erasable with whiteboard pens. The furoshiki is a 100 by 100 centimeter cloth with water-repellent treatment that folds to handkerchief size. Daily uses include a rain or sun shield, backpack, eco bag, sacoche, leisure sheet, and folding umbrella cover. In a disaster it can be used as a head cover, mask, water supply bag, triangular bandage, changing or breastfeeding cape, simple partition, or shower. The book lists 15 uses for each setting, 30 total.
Disaster preparedness advisor Tomoya Takani supervised the book, which covers natural disaster characteristics in Japan, emergency carry-out bag instructions, home safety measures, and 10 action points for protecting life. All kanji carry furigana so children can read it. The mook is priced at 2,860 yen and went on sale August 31.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime Anime マイメロディ＆クロミが防災を応援！30通りに使える「おまもりふろしき」＆ぼうさいBOOKが登場