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McDonald’s Launches Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal

The limited‑time U.S. promotion pairs eight Sanrio characters with Godzilla monsters to spark collector demand and boost in‑store visits.

Overview

  • The campaign began on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, and is available at participating McDonald’s locations across the United States for a limited time while supplies last.
  • There are eight collectible figures that fuse Hello Kitty characters with Godzilla kaiju, including Hello Kitty x Godzilla, Kuromi x Mechagodzilla, My Melody x Mothra, Keroppi x King Ghidorah and others.
  • Each Happy Meal includes one randomly selected toy with standard meal choices such as a hamburger or chicken McNuggets, so collectors may need multiple purchases to complete the set.
  • McDonald’s senior marketing director Guillaume Huin praised the drop as a standout collection, and early launch‑day reports show strong social buzz, long lines and uneven local availability.
  • The tie‑up continues McDonald’s recent strategy of using high‑profile intellectual‑property crossovers to draw both families and nostalgic adult collectors; Hello Kitty was created by Sanrio in 1974 and Godzilla debuted in Toho’s 1954 film.