Comments on: Mameshiba to debut in English

By: My first stuffed toy…. :-S .. « Perception is Everything

My first stuffed toy…. :-S .. « Perception is Everything — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:28:51 +0000

[...] shiba will soon hit the english market. I’m sure it will be a total success. OR is it only in Japan that people fall in love with [...]

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:31:56 +0000

$100Mil is a nice figure to aim at

By: Sleighbell

Sleighbell — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:31:53 +0000

I'd definitely get the coffee-bean mameshiba products.
I don't know if it will reach Sanrio the Sanrio popularity, but it will definitely reach the $100 mil mark. Especially if they carry over those commercials.

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:59:03 +0000

Thanks for dropping by. It will be interesting to see how Mameshiba changes abroad from the Japan style products

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:58:33 +0000

Very true, Ryan. Time will tell. It is hard to know what will be a hit and what will flop.

By: lemons

lemons — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:57:59 +0000

I don't see why Mameshiba can't be mildly popular. I'd buy the products for myself. I mean even adult American women adore Hello Kitty so Mameshiba will make some impression….Though for some reason that I can't explain, I feel that Mameshiba will have greater appeal in Europe. I am sure there will be future spoofs on this character too – such as the cute little bean pops out, but it says a vulgar yet funny remark or something of the sort. …I think Mameshiba will attract those who are anti-Hello Kitty. I just hope those same Sanrio fans don't jump on the bandwagon and exploit Mameshiba….heh. Thanks for news and store link.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:15:22 +0000

I just don't know how much appeal these characters will have outside Japan. Hello Kitty did really well here, but I think that had been around a lengthy amount of time before it went stratospheric. I think as a gimmick they have great appeal, and for kids like you said, definitely, but long-term, who knows? がんばって！

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:33:37 +0000

time will tell. They took off quickly in Japan. It looks like a product that kids find cute and the parents buy them because they dont cost too much. lots of small buying leads to big bucks!!!

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:32:48 +0000

Go Mameshiba. Chase down Hello Kitty

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:48:00 +0000

Haha. Love these little bits of trivia. I'd seen it once before at a game center in Tokyo playing on some monitor. The characters are pretty weird though and somewhat childish – do you really think they'll be able to catch on abroad?

By: Karasu

Karasu — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:34:52 +0000

I definitely think that Mameshiba has the ability and the appeal to be as popular as Kitty, abroad.

By: JapanSoc

JapanSoc — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:08:16 +0000

Mameshiba to debut in English…

After 12 months in the Japanese market, Mameshiba is about to make its debut in English on the international stage. The question is “How will the mameshiba brand travel?”…