Cheer for your favorite character by drinking collaboration juice! Popular Sanrio Characters turn into fruit juices, with a gift of 10 types of limited coasters to complete!

Aoki Fruits Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, President and Representative Director: Daisuke Aoki, hereinafter referred to as Aoki Fruits), which operates the fruit juice bar "Kajyu Kobo Karin," will collaborate with Sanrio Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa City, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as Sanrio) on the popular Sanrio character voting event "2026 Sanrio Character Ranking." A campaign will be held where customers can participate in voting by purchasing eligible products. This project will be held for a limited time from Thursday, April 9, 2026, to Sunday, May 24, 2026, at all 191 fruit juice bars, including "Kajyu Kobo Karin."

During the period, for each collaborative juice purchased, customers can vote in the "2026 Sanrio Character Ranking." Additionally, as a purchase bonus, one limited coaster with a special design will be randomly presented from a total of 10 types.

The "Sanrio Character Ranking" is an annual popularity poll event where 90 characters selected from over 450 Sanrio characters compete, with rankings determined by the number of votes. Fans from around the world participate in voting, and in the 2025 event, the total number of votes exceeded 63.16 million, setting a new record.

### 9 Types of Collaboration Juices Inspired by Popular Characters This collaboration project between the "Sanrio Character Ranking" and "Kajyu Kobo Karin," which offers freshly made juices using ripe fruits, has been held annually since 2022, marking its 5th year. During the period, many customers have enjoyed it as part of their "Oshi Katsu" (fan activity), by taking photos of their favorite character's merchandise alongside the collaboration products and aiming to collect all the limited coasters.

This year's collaboration products are 9 types of fruit juices, each inspired by a character. The juices are inspired by the top characters from the 2025 Sanrio Character Ranking: Pom Pom Purin, Cinnamoroll, Pochacco, Kuromi, Hello Kitty, My Melody, Little Twin Stars, Hangyodon, and Tuxedo Sam – a total of 9 characters. You can enjoy a wide variety of fruit juices with names and flavors tailored to each character's image.

The collaboration juices will be served in special cups featuring designs of energetic characters, using the character visuals from this year's "2026 Sanrio Character Ranking" theme "Cheering for Everyone Working Hard! Smiling Ovation!". Each store will carry 3 types of collaboration juices. For every purchase of a collaboration juice (tax included) for 550 yen, one voting card for the "2026 Sanrio Character Ranking" will be given. By accessing the voting site via the QR code on the voting card, you can vote once per card for the character you want to support.

Pattern A Stores: Pom Pom Purin's Naptime Pineapple / My Melody's Sweet Strawberry Milk / Tuxedo Sam's Gulping Mango

Pattern B Stores: Cinnamoroll's Fluffy Banana Milk / Hello Kitty's Friendly Apple Smoothie / Hangyodon's Smiling Lemon Soda

Pattern C Stores: Pochacco's Cheerful Mango & Pineapple / Kuromi's Tsundere Blueberry Milk / Little Twin Stars' Dreamy Berry Mix

Price: 590 yen each (637 yen tax-included for takeout, 649 yen tax-included for dine-in) *Only M size available. Sales Period: Thursday, April 9, 2026 – Sunday, May 24, 2026 *Sales may end early if stock runs out. Sales Stores: Fruit juice bar stores nationwide (Kajyu Kobo Karin, Wonder Fruits, Fruits Bar AOKI, V2&M by FruitsBar AOKI) *As of April 9, there are 191 stores (Stores being renovated in April and new stores will start sales from their opening date). Sales Pattern: 3 products will be sold per store. The sales products for each store can be confirmed on the Kajyu Kobo Karin website (https://k-karin.jp/).

### Enjoy Finding Out Which Character You'll Get! Collaboration Juice Purchase Bonus: Limited Coasters (10 Types Total) As a bonus for purchasing collaboration juice, a 2026 limited design coaster featuring fruit juice and characters will be presented one for each collaboration juice purchased. In addition to the 9 image characters of the collaboration juices, there are a total of 10 types including one secret type, distributed randomly.

Which character you get is a surprise until you open the package. It's not only enjoyable as a "Oshi Katsu" activity for collecting or aiming for your favorite character, but anyone can enjoy encountering Sanrio characters with the excitement of unboxing. *Designs cannot be chosen as they are distributed randomly.

### About Aoki Fruits' Juice Bars Born from "Fruits Shop Aoki," founded in 1924, these are fruit juice specialty stores with the theme "Supreme Fruits, Made Fresh." We currently operate 191 stores nationwide, including "Kajyu Kobo Karin," "Wonder Fruits," "Fruits Bar AOKI," and "V2&M by FruitsBar AOKI."

We use carefully selected fruits with thorough ripeness management, and by making juices fresh in front of customers after they order, we deliver the true deliciousness and health benefits of fruits.

Official Website: https://k-karin.jp/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kajyu.karin/

### 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking Overview Title: 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking Schedule: Voting Period: April 9 (Thu) 11:00 – May 24 (Sun) First Preliminary Results (1st-10th place): April 14 (Tue) 13:00 "Sanrio+" Exclusive Announcement (1st-20th place): April 24 (Fri) 12:00 Mid-term Announcement (1st-20th place): May 12 (Tue) 13:00 *By logging in with a "Sanrio+" ID on the voting site, you can see all rankings (1st-90th place). Results Announcement (1st-90th place): June 28 (Sun) 13:00 *Announced during "Sanrio Fes 2026 in Minatomirai." Details will be released later. Participating Characters: 90 characters