McDonald’s Employee Hatsune Miku Debuts Alongside Fries

McDonald’s Japan revealed more details about the upcoming collaboration with Hatsune Miku, including the character’s new design and the flavors of Shaka Shaka Potato. The collaboration started in Japan on February 26, 2025 and we don’t know the end date yet.

The 2 new Shaka Shaka Potato options for the collaboration are salted plum and nori seaweed flavor, and garlic and black pepper mayo flavor. These can be seen in a new video shared on the McDonald’s Japan social media that also shows Hatsune Miku in an employee outfit inspired by both her original design and the McDonald’s uniforms.

Additionally, the video plays the Nyan Cat song which Hatsune Miku popularized with the lyrics changed to “shaka.” As part of her new collaboration costume, Miku can be seen wearing cat ears and a red tie, with her usual top featuring gray and white stripes. The new Miku design was created by Japanese artist and illustrator Hamafugu, and you can see a reference sheet for it here:

The collaboration was originally teased last week on February 20, 2025, with the McDonald’s Japan social media account posting the silhouette of Miku and hinting towards a Shaka Shaka Potato collab.

The McDonald’s Japan collaboration with Hatsune Miku kicked off on February 26, 2025 for a limited time.