Sanrio Boys

Sanrio Boys
Cover of the first manga volume
サンリオ男子
(Sanrio Danshi)
GenreComedy, slice of life
Manga
Sanrio Danshi: Oretachi, Seishun, Hajimemashita and Sanrio Danshi: Oretachi, Koi, Hajimemashita
Written byMai Andō
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlower Comics
Magazine
Original run2016 – present
Volumes5
Video game
Sanrio Danshi: Watashi, Koi wo, Shirimashita
DeveloperCybird
PublisherCybird
GenreVisual Novel
PlatformAndroid, iOS
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2016
Anime television series
Directed byMasashi Kudō
Written byTakashi Aoshima
Music byJunpei Fujita
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, MBS
Original run January 6, 2018 March 24, 2018
Episodes12

Sanrio Boys (サンリオ男子, Sanrio Danshi) is a Japanese media franchise created by Sanrio in November 2015. The Sanrio Boys were conceptualized as a social media project to promote merchandise for Sanrio's best-selling characters. Due to its popularity, it grew to have its own merchandise line, a manga series, a series of character drama CDs, a 2016 smartphone game for iOS and Android, and an anime television series by Pierrot aired from January to March 2018.