Haraichi Iwai Yuuki Comes Out About His “Oshi Change”! Apologizes to His Former Favorite Character Saying “I'm Sorry”

On October 3rd, a surprising revelation was made by Haraichi Iwai Yuuki about his “oshi change” during the broadcast of the anime/pop culture information program "SHIBUYA ANIME BASE" #62 on ABEMA.

The topic of the day's segment "Pop Culture Front Line!" was Sanrio characters. After reviewing the results of the "2025 Sanrio Character Awards", the MCs and guests discussed their favorite Sanrio characters.

MC Iwai, while stroking the Kero Kero Keroppi stuffed animal he held in his hands, confessed, "I used to support Keroppi, but I've changed my favorite. Now, I'm rooting for Gaopawaruu." He then apologized to Keroppi, saying remorsefully, "I'm sorry."

Also, in the segment, the puzzle game "Hello Kitty Merch Match", which has been available since September 24th, was introduced. The game, which features more than 1,000 different Sanrio characters' merchandise to tap, has a simple mechanism, and the merchandise that appears in the game are actual items.

Even though it seems easy, there are some items that are hard to distinguish. Upon hearing this, Iwai reacted by saying, "Actually going to a Sanrio shop" and "Wow, this one is hard to find!" once again showing his love for Sanrio.

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