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The character site has opened with a drawing song, a rhythm game, and a four-panel comic, and new LINE stickers including animated ones are scheduled to follow.","whyItMatters":"The character has until now lived inside Kawai classrooms and now has a public face: a shop-selling keychain, a site for children, and stickers planned for LINE, which moves a music school mascot into ordinary retail.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe keychain is the first Kawai-chan product sold to the general public, and the design leans on the anniversary: the \u0026#34;70\u0026#34; logo sits on the clothes, with a white ribbon as the accent. The body is polyester and the chain is steel, and a ball chain lets the keychain move between bags and keys. The site inside the music school\u0026#39;s website is slated to add content over time rather than arrive complete, with the drawing song, rhythm game, and four-panel comic listed as items to be updated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed\u003c/strong\u003e: one of five keychain colors\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRose pink\u003c/strong\u003e: one of five keychain colors\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMocha\u003c/strong\u003e: one of five keychain colors\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmoky blue\u003c/strong\u003e: one of five keychain colors\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKhaki\u003c/strong\u003e: one of five keychain colors\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kawai-chan gets five keychain colors and an interactive site with a drawing song and rhythm game, but the animated LINE stickers are the piece aimed at daily use, where a school mascot travels beyond the store shelf.","twitterPost":"Kawai-chan's 70th Anniversary keychains are the merch, but the animated LINE stickers are what put the mascot in daily chat.","threadsPost":"Kawai-chan's 70th Anniversary keychains sell at 660 yen in five colors, but the character site pairs that merch with a drawing song, rhythm game, and four-panel comic. The animated LINE stickers heading out next carry Kawai Music School's mascot into daily chat, which store shelves cannot do.","newsletterBlurb":"Kawai Music School renewed its official character Kawai-chan for the school's 70th anniversary and put the 70th Anniversary Limited Keychain on sale November 2 at 660 yen in five colors. It is the first Kawai-chan merchandise sold to the general public. A character site opened with a drawing song, a rhythm game, and a four-panel comic, and new LINE stickers including animated ones are scheduled to go on sale soon.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/648580\",\"title\":\"Kawai-chan's First General-Sale Merchandise! 70th Anniversary Limited Keychains in 5 Colors at 660 Yen Each; Animated LINE Stickers Also Coming Soon\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5612,"outputTokens":862,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793670246,"createdAt":"2026-11-03T01:39:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T01:43:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-03T01:43:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_689d646a80329301120f1af2","canonicalTitle":"カワイちゃん初の一般販売グッズ！70周年限定キーホルダーが全5色・660円で登場　動くLINEスタンプも近日発売","representativeArticleId":"a_e331ede70acfb7a73437b1c4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kawai-chan\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-03T01:06:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-03T01:06:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-03T01:43:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/648580","title":"カワイちゃん初の一般販売グッズ！70周年限定キーホルダーが全5色・660円で登場　動くLINEスタンプも近日発売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kawai-chan"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The 70th Anniversary Limited Kawai-chan Keychain went on sale on November 2, 2026, at 660 yen each.","The keychain is the first Kawai-chan merchandise sold to the general public.","The keychain comes in red, rose pink, mocha, smoky blue, and khaki.","Kawai Music School renewed the Kawai-chan design for the school's 70th anniversary.","The Kawai-chan site includes a drawing song, a rhythm game, and a four-panel comic, with new LINE stickers planned."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["kawai-chan"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"kawai-chan","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}