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is a character series created by Sanrio in December 27, 2010,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Is Hello Kitty’s Newest Pal Wish Me Mell a Hikikomori Recluse? )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=キモチを伝え、ココロをつなぐお手伝いをするキャラクター 新キャラクター 「Wish me mell（ウィッシュ ミー メル）」 ウェブサイトスタートのお知らせ )〕 with character designs done by Miyuki Okumura, who designed Cinnamoroll.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=サンリオ×立命館 サンリオが語る新キャラWish me mell )〕 The main heroine of the series is a rabbit named Mell, who is meant to be a character that expresses the feelings every one has, simply stating "Thank you", "I am sorry" or "I like you!", connecting hearts in the process. The series image song is "Stay the Same," performed by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. The song itself is used in some Sanrio Puroland events. ==Development== The series debuted on December 27, 2010 and is officially targeted toward girls ages 15–20, mainly high school and college students, who were too shy to express their feelings toward others. On its official debut, the main character design was not revealed〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Sanrio Character "Wish me mell" Revealed! )〕 and that the character "Just won't come out" of her egg-shaped house. Sanrio stated that her official release describes her as being "withdrawn" and implores her fans to send her as many messages and Tweets as possible to encourage her to show her face, leading to criticisms to her being a hikikomori.〔 On January 25, 2011, the official character design of Mell was revealed for the first time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=サンリオ初の「ネット発・ユーザー参加型」の新キャラクター「Wish me mell（ウィッシュ ミー メル）」メルちゃんデビューのお知らせ )〕 An official Ameba blog, Facebook, Twitter and Vine (service) account were made for the fans to interact with the characters of the series. The official blog is updated with site and story updates for the series. A special promotion of ''Wish me mell'' were done in collaboration with the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto during June 2011 for its Journey of Cheer event,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=サンリオと立命館大が産学連携プログラム－キャラクターで全国の心つなぐ )〕 making it the first Sanrio series to have a joint collaboration between the company and the academia. On July 2011, the official blog stated that the series had ended its first chapter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Summary of the First Chapter of "Wish me mell" )〕 It began the second chapter a day later.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wish me mell Chapter 2 )〕 The second chapter introduces to two new characters: an alpaca named Roseanne and a puppy named Maimai. Maimai is based on the Japanese pop singer Mai Kuraki, who collaborated with Sanrio on releasing the series's image song "Stay the Same".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sanrio, Mai Kuraki's Animated Music Video Clip Streamed )〕 The official PV and the song is included in Mai's 10th album ''Over the Rainbow'', released January 11, 2012. In a new blog entry, Sanrio announced that the company will collaborate with the Japanese fashion company Angelic Pretty〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chico's Inspiration )〕 to release special accessories based on ''Wish me mell''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=サンリオ: Wish me mell×Angelic Pretty )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Angelic Pretty official site: Wish Me Mell x Angelic Pretty )〕 On October 2, Sanrio will introduce another collaboration to the series, with two several teaser blogs showing a new character's arrival in Merci Hills.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Traveler in Merci Hills )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lakeside Cafe )〕 In October 6, the character is revealed to be Buzzy, the official mascot of Karel Capek, a tea shop in Japan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Girl in the Lakeside Cafe )〕 Sanrio announced the collaboration with Karel Capek to make merchandise and tea-related goods based on the ''Wish me mell'' series, with illustrations from Utako Yamada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wish me mell meets Karel Capek )〕 In October 12, 2012, Sanrio released several stamps of the ''Wish me mell'' characters for the instant messaging software LINE.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mell's LINE Stamps! )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wish me mell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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