MIXI's smartphone RPG Kotodaman — a new-style RPG where players battle using Japanese words — is running a collaboration with Sanrio Characters starting September 18, 2026 (Friday).
As a special, one-time tie-up bringing together popular Sanrio Characters and Kotodaman's own characters, the collaboration introduces the Special Kotodaman "Sweet Happiness: Tsurami × Pompompurin," while "Fiery Cooking: Ashita × Kuromi" and "Rainy Walk: Nheruupu × Keroppi" appear in the "Sanrio Characters Collab Summon."
Everyone who logs in during the event period will also receive the new "Here We Go! Striking a Pose: Leaf × Badtz-Maru," along with the previously time-limited "An Egg That Looks Like Someone: Yosari & Gudetama" and "Best Friends, Squish!: Mashiro & Pochacco."
In addition, a "Kotodaman × Sanrio Characters Collaboration Celebration Double Campaign" is running, offering a lottery chance to win ¥1,000 worth of "えらべるPay®" or a Sanrio Puroland Day Passport Ticket (set of 2).
Further details on the collaboration will be announced later through in-game notices.
Kotodaman × Sanrio Characters collaboration special PV: https://xfl.ag/4hkAMKu
Kotodaman Official Broadcast [GOD Station]: https://www.youtube.com/kotodamanpr
Kotodaman Official Website: https://kotodaman.jp
Collaboration Period: Friday, September 18, 2026, 4:00 PM to Friday, October 9, 2026, 11:59 AM
"Tsurami × Pompompurin," "Ashita × Kuromi," and "Nheruupu × Keroppi" Join the Collab Summon!
New Characters Joining the Collab (honorifics omitted)
[Special Kotodaman] Heaven Attribute ★6 Sweet Happiness: Tsurami × Pompompurin (Evolved) — Cast: Manaka Iwami (Tsurami)
Netherworld Attribute ★6 Fiery Cooking: Ashita × Kuromi — Cast: Junichi Suwabe (Ashita)
Wood Attribute ★6 Rainy Walk: Nheruupu × Keroppi — Cast: Miyu Takagi (Nheruupu)
Everyone Who Logs In During the Event Gets "Here We Go! Striking a Pose: Leaf × Badtz-Maru"!
New Characters Joining the Collab (honorifics omitted)
Dark Attribute ★6 Here We Go! Striking a Pose: Leaf × Badtz-Maru — Cast: Mami Yamashita (Leaf)
Players can also obtain the previously time-limited "An Egg That Looks Like Someone: Yosari & Gudetama" and "Best Friends, Squish!: Mashiro & Pochacco" simply by logging in during the event period.
"Believe and Try: Yoohakanamu × Marumaru" and Others Join the Collab Quest!
Characters Appearing in the Collab Quest (honorifics omitted)
Fire Attribute ★6 Believe and Try: Yoohakanamu × Marumaru — Cast: Risa Tsumugi (Yoohakanamu)
Light Attribute ★6 I'll Take It All!: Serakesera (Thief) — Cast: Yuki Ono
Netherworld Attribute ★6 Sharing Deliciousness: Derisharisu — Cast: Asuka Kawakami
Win a "Sanrio Puroland Day Passport Ticket" and More in the Collaboration Celebration Campaign!
To celebrate the collaboration, a campaign is running offering a lottery chance to win ¥1,000 worth of "えらべるPay®" or a Sanrio Puroland Day Passport Ticket (set of 2).
| Campaign Name | Kotodaman × Sanrio Characters Collaboration Celebration Double Campaign |
| Period | Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 12:00 PM to Friday, September 18, 2026, 11:59 PM |
| How to Enter | Follow Kotodaman's official X account (@kotodaman_pr) ① Repost the designated post ② Post with the hashtag "#コトダマンサンリオキャラクターズコラボ" |
| Prizes / Winners | ① ¥1,000 worth of "えらべるPay®" — 50 winners ② Sanrio Puroland Day Passport Ticket (set of 2) — 5 winners |
For full details on the campaign's entry rules, terms, and prizes, check the Kotodaman official notice. Campaign notice URL: https://kotodaman.jp/info/detail/082207Wlf7POK4sU.html
*"えらべるPay®" is a digital gift from Giftee Inc. that lets recipients exchange gift points for their choice of items among a variety of smartphone payment service points. No membership registration or app download is required to use "えらべるPay®" or its gift points, and multiple payment service points can be chosen from within the same balance.
© '26 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPR. NO. G670080 ©MIXI
About Kotodaman
Kotodaman is a new-style RPG playable on smartphones, where players battle using Japanese words. Combine the letter spirits called "Kotodaman" to form words and clear stages. The damage dealt to enemies changes depending on the length and number of words created, and in multiplayer for up to four players, friends and family can enjoy pooling their knowledge together to build words. The game supports over 290,000 words, spanning living things, food, place names, historical figures, and even trending terms, with new words added daily for endless wordplay. As of October 2025, the game has surpassed 6 million cumulative users.
App Overview
- Game Name: Kotodaman
- Category: Word-matching RPG
- Price: Free to play (some in-app purchases available)
- Supported Devices:
- Android: OS Android 7.0 or later (cannot be installed on devices below Android 7.0). CPU: Snapdragon 835 or higher / Google Tensor series. RAM: 4GB or more.
- iOS: OS iOS 16.0 or later (cannot be installed on devices below iOS 16.0). iPhone 11 or later, iPad (10th generation) or later (excluding iPhone SE 2nd generation).
- How to Play: Search for "Kotodaman" on each app store, or download directly: https://xfl.ag/kotodaman
