Monkichi (おさるのもんきち, O saru no mon kichi) is a monkey character created by the Japanese Company Sanrio. Monkichi's full name is Osaru no Monkichi, which may mean "Monkey's Monkey" or "Curious Monkey" in Japanese.
Monkichi enjoys puns, has an upbeat disposition and is easy going. He also loves bananas and can eat 10 in one minute. His dream is to become a poet.
He lives on a small mountain in the Japanese countryside with his Papa the pun-master and his Mama who is a skilled cook.
Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking[]
In the 2013 ranking if he reached 15th place or higher, a banana eating contest would be made! However he failed to reach that rank.
- 1993: 4th place
- 1994: 7th place
- 1995: 10th place
- 1996: 9th place
- 1997-2009: not in top 10
- 2010: 14th place
- 2011: 25th place
- 2012: 22nd place
- 2013: 30th place
- 2014: not in top 20 (7th place in Group E)
- 2015: 37th place
- 2016: 31st place
- 2017: 31st place
- 2018: 38th place
- 2019: 37th place
- 2020: 33rd place
- 2021: 41st place
- 2022: 38th place
- 2023: 38th place
- 2024: 43rd place
Media[]
- Osaru no Monkichi in The Gold Ax and The Silver Ax, 2010 anime
- Monkichi appeared in the video game Hello Kitty Online. You could meet him in the Banana Theatre and he would tell you jokes.[1]
- My Hello Kitty Cafe on Roblox: In August 2023 a Monkichi themed amusement ride appeared in the city.[2] A January 2024 update brought the Monkichi employee NPC, outfits, and birthday party event. [3]
- Hello Sweet Days mobile game
Trivia[]
- Monkichi was released during a year of the monkey in the Chinese zodiac, which is popular in Japan. It is unknown if this was a coincidence or planned.
- A big fan of Monkichi lives in San Francisco, California and has an amazing Monkichi collection on his blog, My Monkichi Life.
Gallery[]
With Friends and Family[]
Sources[]
- January 2016 Calendar on Sanrio.com
- January 2017 Calendar on Sanrio.com
- Monkichi Profile on Sanrio.co.jp
- Monkichi Ranking on SanrioCharacterRanking.com via Archive.org (2016)
- Osaru no Monkichi Translation on Google Translate
- Sanrio Blog post 9/1/16 on Sanrio.com
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