Popular Smartphone Game "Monster Strike" and "CANDYNA" Collaborate for the First Time with Plenty of Monster Strike Elements! Kanro "CANDYNA Gummy Strike Shot" Released

Kanro Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Tetsuya Murata; hereinafter "Kanro"), known for Kanro-ame and Pure Gummy, will release "CANDYNA Gummy Strike Shot," a collaboration with the popular smartphone game "Monster Strike" (hereinafter "Monster Strike"), from its "CANDYNA" series, which offers a hard texture derived from its unique shape. It will be available from Tuesday, April 21, 2026, exclusively at convenience stores nationwide, train station kiosks, and PPIH Group stores nationwide (Don Quijote and Uny affiliated stores, excluding some stores).

《Gummy shapes inspired by in-game elements such as "Lucky Balloon" and "Travel Bell"! Also includes rare "Oragon" types》

"CANDYNA" is an entertainment gummy brand that offers a hard texture with unique shapes created by a patented manufacturing method. With annual brand sales exceeding 3 billion yen and having received the "53rd Food Industry Technology Achievement Award, Product/Technology Division" hosted by the Food Industry Newspaper, it is Kanro's second-largest gummy brand after Pure Gummy, enjoying popularity mainly among young people and business professionals.

On the other hand, "Monster Strike" is an exhilarating action RPG that anyone can easily enjoy by utilizing the characteristics of smartphones. It features cooperative play (multiplayer) where up to four friends can play simultaneously, gaining immense popularity among young generations, including Generation Z.

This marks the first collaboration between "Monster Strike," which leads the smartphone game market, and "CANDYNA," which combines hardness and uniqueness. This time, they will release "CANDYNA Gummy Strike Shot," which expresses the world of the game in gummy form.

The gummy shapes adopt designs inspired by elements appearing in the game: "Lucky Balloon," "Arrow (Ricochet)," "Arrow (Penetration)," "Travel Bell," "Wakuwaku Min," and "Luck (Max Luck)" – a total of six types. Additionally, two types of rare "Oragon" shapes, the mascot character of "Monster Strike," are hidden within. There are three flavors: "Monstrawberry," "Wakuwaku Melon," and "Strike Grape." If you combine and chew two gummies together, "Strawberry x Melon" becomes "Watermelon flavor??", "Melon x Grape" becomes "Muscat flavor??", and "Grape x Strawberry" becomes "Blueberry flavor??" – evolving into new flavors through a "Friendship Combo"!? You can enjoy an even harder texture.

Please enjoy them while getting excited about the world of "Monster Strike," whether with friends during the game or when you want to change your mood.

*Strike Shot: A special move possessed by characters. *Friendship Combo: An effect activated when a character collides with an allied character.

《Five types of packages featuring popular characters such as "Neo" and "El"!》

The packages feature popular characters such as "Neo," who underwent Beastification-Kai* in the game in July 2025, and "El," who appeared as a New Year's character in 2025 and has gained popularity. Five types of package designs expressing the excitement of "Monster Strike" and "CANDYNA" will be developed.

*Beastification-Kai: One of the evolution forms of characters in the Monster Strike game.

《SNS Campaign to Win a CANDYNA Set and "Monster Strike" Goods for 10 People by Lottery!》

To commemorate the launch of this product, an SNS campaign will be held. By following Kanro's official X account and reposting the designated post, 10 people will be selected by lottery to win a CANDYNA set and "Monster Strike" goods. Furthermore, if the target post reaches 5,000 reposts during the campaign period, all "Monster Strike" users will receive one "Wakuwaku Min" in the game. Please participate enthusiastically.

Period: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 12:00 to Monday, April 27, 2026, 23:59

How to apply: ① Follow Kanro's official X account (@kanro_pr) ② Repost the designated post

Prizes: CANDYNA Set (a set of 3 bags: CANDYNA Gummy Super Best, W Impact, Strike Shot), Monster Strike goods (one of Monster Strike Friends Plushie Neo or Monster Strike Friends Plushie El)

*You cannot choose the package design of "CANDYNA Gummy Strike Shot" or the type of Monster Strike Friends Plushie.

Number of winners: 10 people

《"Monster Strike" In-Game Item Gift to Commemorate the Release of "CANDYNA Gummy Strike Shot"!》

To commemorate the product's release, all "Monster Strike" users will receive one "Stamina Min" in the game.

Gift period: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 4:00 to Monday, July 20, 2026, 3:59

*Even if you log in for more than two days during the target period, you can only receive it once per person.

Product Overview

Product name: CANDYNA Gummy Strike Shot Release date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Price: Open price Content: 60g Sales area: Convenience stores nationwide, train station kiosks, and PPIH Group stores nationwide (Don Quijote and Uny affiliated stores, excluding some stores) Features: Hard chewy gummy collaborated with "Monster Strike." An assortment where you can enjoy a change in taste by combining three flavors: strawberry, melon, and grape.

About Monster Strike

Monster Strike is an exhilarating action RPG that anyone can easily enjoy by utilizing the characteristics of smartphones. It is a turn-based game where you pull and flick your monsters with your finger to hit and defeat enemy monsters. You clear quests by skillfully utilizing "ricochets" and "collisions" with walls and monsters. It features cooperative play (multiplayer) where up to four friends can play simultaneously. Since its launch in October 2013, it has been used by many users, and as of December 2025, the cumulative number of users worldwide has exceeded 65 million. Official website: https://www.monster-strike.com

CANDYNA Series Currently on Sale

Product name: CANDYNA Gummy Super Best Reference price: 216 yen (tax included) *8% consumption tax Content: 72g Features: Hard chewy gummy born from its unique shape. Enjoy three carbonated drink flavors: ramune, grape soda, and cola.

Product name: CANDYNA Gummy W Impact Reference price: 216 yen (tax included) *8% consumption tax Content: 72g Features: The elasticity of the extra-thick W-wave shape and the stimulating sensation of energy drinks. An energy hard gummy where the "W impact" of electric shock x elasticity becomes addictive.

Product name: CANDYNA Gummy Dream Pack Reference price: 421 yen (tax included) *8% consumption tax Content: 152g Features: Hard chewy gummy born from its unique shape. A dream collaboration of Super Best and W Impact. An assortment where you can enjoy six flavors: ramune, cola, grape soda, energy soda, white energy soda, and purple energy soda, and two types of texture.

About "CANDYNA"

The "CANDYNA" series is an entertainment gummy characterized by its hard texture, born from specially designed gummy molds using a patented manufacturing method. Since its launch in 2013, it has continued to expand sales by being popular among gummy users who love hard textures, and at Kanro, it is the second-largest gummy brand after Pure Gummy, enjoying popularity mainly among young people and business professionals.

In 2023, it was recognized for contributing to the growth of the hard gummy category and received the "53rd Food Industry Technology Achievement Award, Product/Technology Division" hosted by the Food Industry Newspaper. Brand site: https://kanro.jp/pages/candemina/

"CANDYNA" Product Features

[Feature 1] 3D-textured gummy shapes The wavy, puzzle, arrow, and power shapes, and other unprecedented 3D gummy molds create a somewhat mysterious texture that is sure to captivate those who eat them!? *Photos include shapes released in the past.

[Feature 2] Playable gummy shapes Even those who were told not to play with food as children can enjoy it openly!? Proposing food entertainment.

[Feature 3] Surprisingly amazing gummy shapes Unique shapes and addictive textures, precisely because of the patented manufacturing method!? ●Patent number: Patent No. 6137530 ●Name of invention: Starch mold for gummy candy molding and method for manufacturing gummy candy *Some products do not use the patented manufacturing method.

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Kanro Company Profile

Company name: Kanro Co., Ltd. Representative: Representative Director and President Tetsuya Murata Location: Tokyo Opera City Building 37F, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Founded: November 10, 1912 (Taisho 1) Business activities: Manufacturing and sales of confectionery and food products Listed market: Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market (Securities Code 2216) URL: Corporate website https://www.kanro.co.jp/ KanroPOCKeT https://kanro.jp/

Since its founding in 1912, our company has continued to create and grow products loved by consumers, including "Kanro-ame," which is also the company name, "Healthy Throat Candy," the first throat candy in the confectionery industry, "Kin no Milk," the No. 1 brand in milk-flavored candy market sales*, and "Pure Gummy," a pioneer in gummies for adults. At our directly managed store "Hitotsubu Kanro," we are promoting the appeal of candy with the concept of "Hitotsubu that connects people to people."

In February 2025, we formulated the "Medium-Term Management Plan 2030" and newly established "Kanro Vision 2.0." "Kanro Vision 2.0" is based on the corporate purpose "Sweeten the Future ~A single piece makes your heart grow bigger.~" and consists of the vision "Bringing smiles to people and society by continuing to create sweet moments." and four values: "Create sweet moments," "Transform business foundation," "Spin into the future," and "Further evolve a creative organization," indicating the future direction of our company.

While achieving further growth mainly in the domestic gummy business, we will expand our business areas and business models for sustainable growth, contribute to solving social issues through our business, and enhance corporate value, thereby contributing to a sustainable future for people and society. *Intage SRI+ Milk-flavored candy market cumulative sales amount brand ranking from April 2024 to March 2025.

Purpose "Sweeten the Future ~A single piece makes your heart grow bigger.~"

In 2022, Kanro established its corporate purpose, "Sweeten the Future ~A single piece makes your heart grow bigger.~" In an era of rapid change and uncertain future, this statement verbalizes our aspirations for the future, confirming the path Kanro has walked so far. By further evolving the technology cultivated through corporate activities, Kanro, which has continued to challenge itself to create a future from sugar and unleash the power of sugar, will contribute to a sustainable future for people and society by accumulating moments where "a single piece makes your heart grow bigger."

[Customer inquiries regarding this product] Kanro Co., Ltd. Customer Center Tel: 0120-88-0422 (Reception hours: Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, 10:00-16:00)