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Kuromi controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2025

    Dispute over Kuromi's original designer

    Studio Comet and Sanrio have presented conflicting accounts of who originally designed Kuromi. Studio Comet has credited Tomoko Miyagawa, while Sanrio has associated the design with Yuko Yamaguchi. The disagreement reportedly became a legal dispute in June 2025, with no final outcome established in the available material.

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