{"rewrite":{"id":"r_49c86851e97bc400fb413925","clusterId":"c_e9b65ee62aa8de236ae7f5e5","slug":"pingu-and-maputi-launch-first-collaboration-cream-in-60-000-unit-limited-run","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Pingu and MAPUTI Launch First Collaboration Cream in 60,000-Unit Limited Run","summary":"Pingu and feminine care brand MAPUTI released the Organic Fragrance White Cream MAPUTI PINGU Collaboration ver. on Sunday, November 1, 2026. The 100mL cream costs 2,420 yen including tax and comes in a Pingu-designed package with a face-shaped cap and an original marker charm, limited to 60,000 units nationwide. MAPUTI says the collaboration aims to make delicate zone care a more positive habit.","whyItMatters":"Pingu, a stop-motion character broadcast in more than 155 countries since 1990, is being used to sell a category of product that MAPUTI itself says is not yet a commonplace practice in Japan, and the campaign extends past the bottle to Osaka Metro Midosuji Line hand strap ads.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe cream is the same formula as MAPUTI\u0026#39;s regular Organic Fragrance White Cream, so the collaboration sits entirely in the package and the charm. The bottle pairs the white cream\u0026#39;s color with Pingu\u0026#39;s colors, and the cap carries Pingu\u0026#39;s face.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMAPUTI also bought ad space on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line. Since Saturday, October 24, 2026, hand straps in 3 cars of 2 formations carry Pingu and MAPUTI ads, with a downcast Pingu saying \u0026#34;When there\u0026#39;s no MAPUTI\u0026#34; and an overjoyed one saying \u0026#34;When there\u0026#39;s MAPUTI.\u0026#34; The specific formations and times are not disclosed, and MAPUTI asks riders not to contact the railway.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MAPUTI puts Pingu on packaging for a feminine care cream, a character license aimed less at kids than at adults who grew up with the penguin and now buy their own toiletries.","twitterPost":"MAPUTI's Pingu cream targets adults who grew up with the penguin and now choose their own feminine care products.","threadsPost":"MAPUTI's Pingu cream is a character license pointed at adults, not children: the buyers are people who grew up with the penguin and now pick their own feminine care products. The face-shaped cap does the persuading at retail.","newsletterBlurb":"Pingu and feminine care brand MAPUTI released the Organic Fragrance White Cream MAPUTI PINGU Collaboration ver. on November 1, 2026, priced at 2,420 yen for 100mL and limited to 60,000 units nationwide. The package has a Pingu-faced cap and an original marker charm. MAPUTI also placed Pingu ads on Osaka Metro Midosuji Line hand straps starting October 24, 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/649268\",\"title\":\"Pingu × MAPUTI First Collaboration! 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