Cogimyun (こぎみゅん, Kogimyun) is a girl character from the Japanese company Sanrio who is made of wheat flour Sanrio calls her a Cogimuna (コギムーナ); wheat flour fairy. She is portrayed as a character who is sensitive and easily falls apart. Despite being made of wheat, Cogimyun wants to be an onigiri rice ball because that is her grandfather's favorite food.[1][2] She has a pet fried shrimp known as Ebifurai (エビフライ) or Ebi-chan (エビちゃん).[1][3]
A series of Cogimyun anime shorts from 2017 is available; on YouTube. And an English fansub by Paradise Fansubs;[1].
In 2019 live streaming appearances with Cogimyun began on Line Live.[2] Also in 2019 the Sanrio Boys franchise added a new character called Yasuhiro Koga who is a fan of Cogimyun.[4] In 2021 a new character was introduced called Cogimyon (こぎみょん.) He is depicted as Cogimyun's little brother, who came to life when her tears fell on a ball of wheat clay.[5][3] Cogimyun has gone up in the Sanrio character rankings since first placing 28 in 2018, and as of 2022 she ranked number 9.[6][7][8]
Not only does Cogimyun’s YouTube channel have anime shorts, but she also covers various J-Pop songs. These include “Chocolate Disco” by the group Perfume and the theme song from the anime “Urusei Yatsura”, “Lum’s Love Song”.
Anime[]
A series of Cogimyun anime shorts from 2017 is available on YouTube and there is also an English fansub by Paradise Fansubs.
This series originally began streaming on AbemaTV in 2017. It follows Cogimyun as she starts taking care of the Cogimucorpo apartment building after her grandfather goes travelling.[9] The series features many different flour based food characters, like Gyoza-kun (ぎょうざくん) the Takoyaki Sisters (たこやきシスターズ) and Udon-san (うどんさん).[3] The voice of Cogimyun is provided by the voice actor Hanayu (花柚).[10] The model Ryuchell made their voice acting debut as Chocokorone (チョココロネェ) one of the residents in the apartment building. The series theme song is performed by Sonoko Inoue.[9]
Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking[]
- 2018: 28th place
- 2019: 19th place
- 2020: 13th place
- 2021: 10th place
- 2022: 9th place
- 2023: 11th place
Gallery[]
With Friends and Family[]
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cogimyun (A Flour Fairy) Sanrio Puroland
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 サンリオで一番儚いキャラ!?「こぎみゅん」にいろいろ質問してみた【動画あり】
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 こなかまたち キャラクター サンリオ
- ↑ Mascot-Loving Sanrio Boys Project Adds New Characters
- ↑ 新キャラクター・こぎみょんって!? 「こぎみゅん2021ぷろじぇくと」で語られたこぎみゅんの熱い決意
- ↑ 今話題の小麦粉の精「こぎみゅん」の儚なかわいさを徹底解剖！【誰かに話したくなるサンリオの魅力】
- ↑ FINAL RESULTS - The 33rd Sanrio Character Ranking Official Website
- ↑ Overall Results l Results Announcement - 2022 Sanrio Character Ranking Official Site
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sanrio's "Cogimyun" Character Gets Anime Shorts
- ↑ こぎみゅん