Kuromi vs My Melody: A Mini Rant
I'm not sure about everyone else, but I've been seeing a lot of wrong information on the two, with the worst of it probably arising because of whatever series Netflix is making. And as someone who has been a fan and collector of Kuromi since she first came to the US in 2007, who actually watched Onegai My Melody years ago, this bothers me.
Misconception number one: Kuromi and My Melody are not friends, they are rivals. Kuromi has beef with My Melody because she is constantly clumsy, ruining her things, and inadvertently causing her problems because she's an airhead. Kuromi writes all of her crimes down in a little black notebook. Her best friend is Baku, the purple tapir, although....she can definitely be a bit violent with him. She also has a tricycle gang called The Kuromi 5, who honestly doesn't come up much in the anime.
Misconception number two: I saw someone comment yesterday on YouTube that Kuromi and My Melody are sisters. They are not. Here are their parents.
Number three: Kuromi actually has a human form in the anime, and she's very pretty. This is Kurumi.
If you're a big fan of Kuromi, or just happen to be curious, I know that at least the first two seasons of the anime had a fan translation that's still likely floating around on the Internet somewhere. Used to be on YouTube back in the day 🥲
I hope that someone appreciates this, at least. This has been my Ted Talk.























