Second Edition Released Due to Popular Demand! Babu's 'AsoBabu!' Turns the Bath into the Ultimate Playground - Limited Edition Collaboration with 'Tomica' Released
Kao Corporation is releasing the second edition of its 'AsoBabu!' project collaboration with the 'Tomica' toy car brand. Following the success of the fire truck version, a new limited-edition 'Babu Boat Patrol Car' will be launched, propelled by the fizzing power of a 'Babu Monster Bubble' bath tablet. The release also includes a Tomica-themed package of the bath tablets, designed to make bath time a fun and warming experience for children.
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In the spring of 2025, Kao Corporation, maker of the medicated bath additive 'Babu,' launched the 'AsoBabu!' project. Amid a decline in playgrounds where children can play freely, this project re-envisions the familiar home bath as a playground and develops new play experiences that can be had in the bath.
As part of this project, a collaboration was launched with the miniature car brand 'Tomica' (sold by Takara Tomy Co., Ltd.). The 'O-furo de Tomica Babu Boat Fire Truck' was released, where setting a 'Babu Monster Bubble' tablet into the boat carrying the fire truck propels it across the water's surface with the power of carbonated jet fizz. It was met with great popularity.
Therefore, this year, as a second edition, we are releasing the 'O-furo de Tomica Babu Boat Patrol Car' featuring a patrol car in limited quantities.
■Product Information
【O-furo de Tomica Babu Boat Patrol Car】(Limited Quantity)
The boat carrying the patrol car glides across the water's surface with the jet fizz power of Babu Monster Bubble!
Warms your body while you play! *1
*1 Due to the warming effect of the bath
●Contents
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Boat
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Tomica Patrol Car *2
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Babu Monster Bubble Karoyaka DAYS (Medicated Bath Additive)
[Quasi-drug] Increases the bathing effect to promote blood circulation and is effective for fatigue, stiff shoulders, back pain, and sensitivity to cold. Sales Name: Babu Ea1
*2 The Tomica Patrol Car is not die-cast. It is made of PVC.
【O-furo de Tomica Babu Boat Fire Truck】(Limited Quantity *Same specifications as the 2025 release)
The boat carrying the fire truck glides across the water's surface with the jet fizz power of Babu Monster Bubble!
Warms your body while you play! *1
*1 Due to the warming effect of the bath
●Contents
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Boat
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Tomica Fire Truck with Ladder *3
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Babu Monster Bubble Karoyaka DAYS (Medicated Bath Additive)
[Quasi-drug] Increases the bathing effect to promote blood circulation and is effective for fatigue, stiff shoulders, back pain, and sensitivity to cold. Sales Name: Babu Ea1
*3 The Tomica Fire Truck with Ladder is not die-cast. It is made of PVC.
【Babu Monster Bubble Karoyaka DAYS Tomica Design】(Limited Quantity)
The individual packaging for the tablets features designs of popular children's vehicles like patrol cars and fire trucks. The outer box can be enjoyed as a coloring and board game (sugoroku).
・Charges the bath with strong carbonation with a BIG*4 tablet*5
Increases the warming effect of the bath to relax muscles, effective for stiff shoulders and back pain.
●Contains hot spring ingredients*6
●Contains ginseng extract (moisturizer)
●Light-hearted mood citrus green scent
*4 Compared to our company's Babu Yuzu Scent
*5 The process of carbonation dissolving into the hot water while fizzing vigorously
*6 Sodium bicarbonate, Sodium carbonate
●How to Play
【Product Name / Contents】
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Product Name |
Contents |
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O-furo de Tomica Babu Boat Patrol Car |
・Boat ・Tomica Patrol Car*2 ・Babu Monster Bubble Karoyaka DAYS 1 tablet (Medicated Bath Additive) -Light-hearted mood Citrus Green scent -Water color: Clear Yellow (colored transparent) [Quasi-drug] Increases the bathing effect to promote blood circulation and is effective for fatigue, stiff shoulders, back pain, and sensitivity to cold. Sales Name: Babu Ea1 *2 The Tomica Patrol Car is not die-cast. It is made of PVC. |
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O-furo de Tomica Babu Boat Fire Truck |
・Boat ・Tomica Fire Truck with Ladder*3 ・Babu Monster Bubble Karoyaka DAYS 1 tablet (Medicated Bath Additive) -Light-hearted mood Citrus Green scent -Water color: Clear Yellow (colored transparent) [Quasi-drug] Increases the bathing effect to promote blood circulation and is effective for fatigue, stiff shoulders, back pain, and sensitivity to cold. Sales Name: Babu Ea1 *3 The Tomica Fire Truck with Ladder is not die-cast. It is made of PVC. |
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Babu Monster Bubble Karoyaka DAYS Tomica Design (Sales Name: Babu Ea1) [Quasi-drug] |
Contents: 70g x 6 tablets -Light-hearted mood Citrus Green scent -Water color: Clear Yellow (colored transparent) |
*Manufacturer's suggested retail price is not set.
© TOMY 'Tomica' is a registered trademark of Takara Tomy Co., Ltd.
■Release Date / Region
April 4, 2026 / Nationwide
■About Tomica
'Tomica' (sold by Takara Tomy Co., Ltd.) was launched in 1970 as Japan's first palm-sized die-cast miniature car series featuring domestic cars.
It is now loved across three generations. To date, more than 10,000 different car models have been released both domestically and internationally, with total sales exceeding 1 billion units (as of December 2024).
【Official Website】
www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tomica/
◇Babu Brand Site
https://www.kao.co.jp/bub/?cid=bub_prtimes260327
◇'AsoBabu!' Project Website
We have published the 'O-furo Asobi Zukan' (Bath Play Encyclopedia), which introduces detailed information on collaboration products and ideas for parents and children to enjoy bath time.