Hello Kitty Duplo! [April Fool's!]
Hello everyone. It is with great pleasure that I bring you my first post on The Brothers Brick: Hello Kitty Duplo! Yeah, I couldn’t believe it either. But seriously, how many wives of AFOLs have been wanting this? Just in time for the Big in Japan display at BrickCon, Hello Kitty and LEGO have reached a licensing agreement to create DUPLO sets based on the popular Japanese cultural icon!
The only information I was able to gather was that the first release will have six sets. Initially, they will be sold exclusively through Sanrio stores in Japan. The images above and below were gleaned off a European site, so I can only assume that the sets will be available worldwide.
April 1st, 2010 at 1:56 am
Awesome. My sister would love these…if we could get our hands on some.
Japan only :(
April 1st, 2010 at 1:59 am
Really?
April 1st, 2010 at 2:10 am
What a wonderful day to get this news.
April 1st, 2010 at 2:16 am
^No kidding. But my daughters are excited.
April 1st, 2010 at 2:27 am
The ‘bad’ news of FBTB passing away quietly is luckily compensated by this excellent news on the exact same day.
Perhaps it’s time for FBTHK: From Bricks To Hello Kitty!
April 1st, 2010 at 2:34 am
Seen it, knew it ages ago ;)(I am not known as the sdnarB enolC eht fo neeuQ on EB for nothin’).
April 1st, 2010 at 2:42 am
Anyone else bracing for the astonishing wave of mutant Hello Kitty Lego approaching the world?
April 1st, 2010 at 3:31 am
Maybe a Hello Kitty Zombie Apoc addition to the next LEGO convention?
April 1st, 2010 at 4:34 am
It’s not Duplo, it come from an italian company named Androni Giocattoli. The product is named Unico Plus. The pieces are not the same quality of Duplo but they are quite good. They are compatible and are very affordable.
http://www.mondialtoys.it/prodotto-144817/COSTRUZIONI-UNICOPLUS-LA-PICCOLA-CASA-DI-HELLO-KITTY-8651HK.aspx
http://cgi.ebay.it/IL-TRENO-DI-HELLO-KITTY-COSTRUZIONI-UNICOPLUS-8652-NEW-/150402371020
April 1st, 2010 at 4:36 am
Eh eh April fool! :-D
April 1st, 2010 at 6:43 am
Things will happen while they can,
I will wait here for my man tonight…
It’s easy when you’re BIG in Japaaaaan!
April 1st, 2010 at 6:51 am
Squeeeeeee!
Kitty San!
It’s a dream come tru.. wait is that the date? Oh you guys suck!
April 1st, 2010 at 7:11 am
I hate to rain on your parade, but these images are not the Lego sets. I saw one of them in a local toy store, and there’s no lego logo on the boxes (check here : http://www.bpsalesdirect.com/products/Hello-Kitty-95-Piece-Train-Station-Brick-Set-.html). They look a lot like megablocks-like duplo to me, to be honest.
April 1st, 2010 at 8:15 am
If this is your first post, I suppose you couldn’t have a worse start.
You’re absolutely wrong about these sets.
They are made by the Italian plastic-toy-company Androni Giocattoli.
Link: http://www.toyweb.it/articolifor.asp?codfor=718
A simple google-search would have revealed this, and that it’s been on the shelves in US and Denmark since August 2009. :-(
April 1st, 2010 at 8:52 am
^
OMG
I just witnessed the death of humor
April 1st, 2010 at 8:56 am
^
Quick…shoot humor and put it out of its misery. It’s writhing on the floor in pain like a cute wounded anime kitty.
April 1st, 2010 at 9:00 am
^^^ & ^^
LOL
April 1st, 2010 at 10:11 am
Dear Thuesen, please look at the date.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:15 am
^can’t be real… Thuesen must be pulling an April fools on each of us, no way can he think this is a legit post!
April 1st, 2010 at 11:34 am
I lawled.
April 1st, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I would love for this not to be an April fools joke.
Ah well.
April 1st, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I believe Ace.
April 1st, 2010 at 2:36 pm
@ Thuesen, I think you meant to say that a simple Topeka search would reveal that. :)
April 1st, 2010 at 2:49 pm
WHY CAN’T THESE BE REAL
April 1st, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Dammit, I would’ve bought these.
April 1st, 2010 at 4:51 pm
They are real, just not Lego.
I mean they exist in physical form. I was thinking of getting my Hello Kitty mad sister some.
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:13 am
DOOOooh. He got me. :-)
April 5th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Hey admins! If we do find these sets and they are lego compatable would we be allowed to use parts for big in Japan?
April 14th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I can’t wait! I LOVE these. My son and husband loves Lego’s and I love to put them together as well but ever time I start one they end up taking over when I step away. I’ve been wanting the pink blocks forever but can’t justify buying them just for myself. These are perfect I hope they are sold everywhere or atleast easy to obtain. Please keep us posted if you find out more info. Thank you for shareing the news!
April 14th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
^ Note the “April Fool’s” in the post title. These are not LEGO sets.