KIRIMIchan.

KIRIMIchan. (KIRIMIちゃん.) is a group of Sanrio characters starring Kirimi-chan (きりみちゃん), who is a piece of sliced salmon. Kirimi-chan was born at the moment that they became a slice of fish, and they dream of becoming a delicious meal. They wait for the day that they will be served with all of their friends and delicious partners at the dinner table. Kamaboko-chan is their close friend. They first became a slice of fish on 31st August (Ironically, meaning "Vegetable Day" in Japanese).

Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking[]

2014: 8th place (3rd place in Group E)
2015: 11th place
2016: 9th place
2017: 8th place
2018: 12th place
2019: 15th place
2020: 17th place
2021: 19th place
2022: 19th place
2023: 17th place
2024: 18th place

Trivia[]

Hello Kitty's YouTube channel had a video (since deleted, along with the majority of the channel's content from 2023 and earlier) explaining that Kirimi-chan (きりみちゃん) is the character's name, while KIRIMIchan. is a name that encompasses Kirimi-chan, her friends, and their whole universe, similar to how her name is Kitty White and not Hello Kitty, and Little Twin Stars are individually named Kiki and Lala.
Most Japanese sources refer to Kirimi's gender as "indeterminate" or "unknown" (with one English news article incorrectly referring to them as a "girl"), but in the previously mentioned video, Kitty stated, "Kirimi-chan is neither a boy nor a girl."
While Hello Kitty refers to Kirimi-chan with they/them pronouns in Kirimi's focus video, she refers to Kirimi-chan as he/him in a different video, and other official sources, such as the Sanrio character ranking website, refer to Kirimi-chan as she/her.
KIRIMIchan.'s first appearance was in 2013 with their participation in the Food Character Election. KIRIMIchan. won the election and became an official Sanrio character on December 12, 2013.
Kirimi-chan lives in a kirimi shaped house on the beach.