Demon Slayer’s Zenitsu Gets His Own Japanese Custard Pudding at Lawson Convenience Stores
06.June.2020 | ANIME&GAME / FOOD
Lawson Store 100 has teamed up with the internationally popular TV anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba to release a purin (a type of Japanese custard pudding) based on the popular character Zenitsu Agatsuma. The pudding hit Lawson Store 100 branches nationwide across Japan on June 3, 2020.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu you Yaiba is a manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotōge which follows Tanjiro Kamado who becomes a demon slayer after his family is killed and his younger sister Nezuko turns into a demon. It was serialised in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2016 and recently concluded with its 20th volume on May 18, 2020. It has shipped 60 million copies. The upcoming anime film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train will continue the story of the anime series’s first season when it drops on October 16, 2020.
The pudding’s yellow colour is inspired by Zenitsu’s fiery yellow hair. Zenitsu himself likes sweet foods too, making this the perfect collaboration. It’s a simple and classic Japanese purin made with eggs and milk.
The pudding also comes with a free seal featuring an illustration of Zenitsu when he uses his Thunder Breathing technique.
This is a limited edition product and so is available while supplies last. Lawson Store 100 is also holding a campaign for fans to win original and exclusive Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba merchandise too including a tapestry, acrylic phone stand, and more.
©Koyoharu Gotouge / Shueisha・Aniplex・ufotable
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善逸ぷりん
発売日:2020年6月3日(水)
ローソンストア100ホームページ:https://store100.lawson.co.jp/
TVアニメ「鬼滅の刃」キャンペーン詳細:https://www.lawson.co.jp/lab/store100/art/1397012_7419.html
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