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My Sweet Piano (マイスウィートピアノ, Mai Suwīto Piano) is a Sanrio character who is part of the My Melody universe. Although she is currently named "My Sweet Piano" since 2005, she was originally named Hitsuji and made her first appearance as far back in 1980. Therefore, she is one of the company's oldest characters.

My Sweet Piano is My Melody's best friend (alongside Hello Kitty and perhaps Kuromi). She is an anthropomorphic sheep with soft pink fur covering her low ears, a round tail, white skin, and a yellow oval nose. In Onegai My Melody she cannot speak, only communicating through actual sheep noises. However, Piano is capable of speaking in other media, such as Hello Kitty Seasons, Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures, and Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Her official bio from 2008 also mentions that she enjoys chatting with My Melody, implying she indeed has the ability to talk.[1] Her personality is described as soft, kind, and girly. My Sweet Piano's birthday is July 6th.

History[]

In 1980, five years after My Melody made her first appearance, Sanrio decided to create a sheep character as a friend of the iconic red (or pink) hooded rabbit. Piano was originally known as "Hitsuji" or "Hitsuji-san", which roughly translates to "Miss Sheep" (with "-san") or "Sheep" (the word "Hitsuji" alone).

In 2005, Sanrio asked readers of its monthly Strawberry News to suggest a new name for her, and the selection of the name "Piano" was announced in 2005. Its standalone goods were also using the name "My Melody's Friend Piano", were released.

The first solo merchandise with the character under the full name "My Sweet Piano" was released in 2008.

In Onegai My Melody, her appearance had flowers on her head and a straight tail, while on her goods, she had a rounded tail, similar to My Melody. She is usually depicted without accessories but sometimes can be seen wearing a bow, a dress, and/or flowers in her wool.

Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking[]

My Sweet Piano first appeared in the 2013 Sanrio Character Ranking. During the same ranking that year, if she was 80th place or lower, she would be shown. She proved popular enough to reach 16th place. In the 2023 country/region statistics, she ranked 7th in The Chinese Mainland and 10th in Italy.

  • 2013: 16th place
  • 2014: 15th place
  • 2015: 16th place
  • 2016: 16th place
  • 2017: 17th place
  • 2018: 17th place
  • 2019: 17th place
  • 2020: 20th place
  • 2021: 18th place
  • 2022: 18th place
  • 2023: 18th place
  • 2024: 17th place
  • 2025: -- *rankings ongoing*

Media[]

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Trivia[]

  • In Onegai My Melody, she is voiced by Junko Takeuchi, who is also the voice of Kuromi in the anime series, alongside Naruto from the anime TV series of the same name.
    • Junko's voice for Piano was also later used for Sanrio Puroland's parade show, Miracle Gift Parade.
      My Sweet Piano Chainsaw

      My Sweet Piano angrily wielding a chainsaw in Onegai My Melody

  • While My Sweet Piano does have a soft personality like My Melody, she can sometimes get stubborn, mad, or even violent as Kuromi in Onegai My Melody. One of the examples is where she uses a chainsaw to cut down a snow build of a whale in the fourth season.
  • Ironically, a scene in Onegai My Melody exists of My Sweet Piano actually playing a piano instrument.
  • My Sweet Piano's design could possibly be an inspiration to Angela's from Jewelpet.
  • Some sources claim My Sweet Piano's year of debut is 1976, therefore only a year after My Melody.
  • My Sweet Piano played a major role of Kuromi's rivalry with My Melody in Onegai My Meldoy. When the pink sheep suddenly sneezed from an apparent cold, My Melody ripped a page from a notebook she thought was from her's in order to wipe her face when it is actually Kuromi's, causing the latter to form a grudge.
  • Despite being a sheep like Fifi, due to her slight resemblance to My Melody, specifically her facial appearance, some fans mistake My Sweet Piano as a very fluffy rabbit.

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Sources[]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081108052226/http://www.sanrio.co.jp:80/english/characters/detail/mysweetpiano/index.html
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