McDonald’s Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meal toys are here!
McDonald’s teased a new Hello Kitty and Godzilla collaboration, revealing an Aug. 18 launch date for the unexpected Sanrio and Toho crossover. The first video showed Hello Kitty emerging from the ocean wearing a Godzilla-inspired headpiece as a Happy Meal box floats nearby. Now the toys have arrived and they are as cute as expected.
Cute meets kaiju at McDonald’s this August.
McDonald’s teased a new Hello Kitty and Godzilla collaboration arriving Aug. 18, bringing together Sanrio’s famous character and Toho’s King of the Monsters for an unexpected limited-time promotion.
The first teaser was shared Monday by McDonald’s and its official Happy Meal social account with a simple message: “cute meets kaiju 08.18.”
In the video, a Happy Meal box travels across the ocean aboard a tiny boat before something enormous appears behind it. The creature is revealed to be Hello Kitty wearing a Godzilla-inspired headpiece, complete with Godzilla’s textured skin and signature features.
Fine print in the teaser states that the promotion will be available “at participating McDonald’s for a limited time” and “while supplies last.” The video also carries copyright notices for Sanrio and Toho.
What is McDonald’s launching Aug. 18?
Promotional images shows Hello Kitty in her Godzilla look alongside other kaiju characters.
The imagery shows multiple Sanrio characters transformed into kaiju-inspired figures, extending the concept well beyond Hello Kitty’s Godzilla look.
Based on the promotional images released or circulating so far, the most likely character toys include:
- Hello Kitty x Godzilla
- Kuromi x Mechagodzilla
- Badtz-Maru x SpaceGodzilla
- A King Ghidorah-inspired Sanrio character
This isn’t Hello Kitty’s first unexpected McDonald’s crossover. The Godzilla crossover comes almost exactly one year after McDonald’s paired Hello Kitty and Friends with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a 12-toy Happy Meal collection that launched Aug. 12, 2025. In 2024, McDonald’s brought together Hello Kitty and Friends and “Yu-Gi-Oh!” for a Happy Meal collection featuring 10 plush toys that combined characters from the two franchises. Hello Kitty appeared as Dark Magician, while other pairings included Cinnamoroll with Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Kuromi with Slifer the Sky Dragon.
Hello Kitty x Godzilla arrives at participating McDonald’s on Aug. 18, while supplies last.
While you’re here, enjoy this look at Hello Kitty merchandise inside Islands of Adventure.
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