The Katamari Damacy game series reached its 21st anniversary on March 18, 2025. Bandai Namco celebrated the occasion by revealing numerous new plushies that will appear in April 2025.
The first ones revealed are Nuigurumi Keyholders—better described in English as plush keychains—of the Prince and two of his cousins: Miso and Ichigo. Prices for these items will range from 1,760 yen (~$11.85) to 1,925 yen (~$12.95). Pre-orders are available at Natalie Store, which also supports international shipping via the WorldShopping widget.
The next item revealed is a large plush featuring the titular Katamari ball, which will have a size of around 27 cm (~10.63 inches). Bandai Namco will release this plush as a crane game prize via the Banpresto brand.
In addition, Bandai announced that it is working on Narabundesu capsule toy figures that will feature the Prince along with Miso, Ichigo, Opeo, and Huey. The five figures will be available via Gashapon vending machines across Japan in April 2025.
The new plushies are not the only things Bandai Namco revealed in its press release. The company also announced that it is working with Village Vanguard to restock the merchandise revealed around the 2025 New Year holidays. The pre-order window for the new batch will open on March 19-30, 2025. The newly revealed Apple Arcade game, Katamari Rolling Live, is also part of the series’ 21st-anniversary celebrations.
Katamari Damacy originally appeared for PlayStation 2 in Japan on March 18, 2004. Bandai Namco has since released Reroll remasters of the game and its 2005 sequel We Love Katamari for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Published: Mar 18, 2025 08:00 pm