Kuromi: Tomoko Miyagawa
Dowiedz się więcej →A white rabbit in a black jester's hat with a pink skull. Born on October 31st. On the list of grievances against My Melody — precisely 6,324 items. Kuromi debuted in 2005 as a villain whom viewers were supposed to hate. Instead, they loved her unconditionally — for her honest mischievousness, for the flaws they recognized in themselves, for the courage to be who she is, even if it doesn't look pretty. Gen Z turned her into a dark kawaii icon, TikTok exploded with Kuromi outfits, and in 2021, she surpassed Hello Kitty in Sanrio's popularity ranking for the first time. However, the story of her creation has a darker side — Studio Comet, which animated Onegai My Melody, claims that their animator, Tomoko Miyagawa, designed Kuromi from scratch, and Sanrio appropriated the authorship. In 2025, a lawsuit was filed. The case is ongoing. How did a villain become the voice of a generation? To whom do we really owe Kuromi? And why did a black hat with a pink skull prove stronger than all the good little bonnets in the world?