Cinnamoroll Designer Miyuki Okumura Leaves Sanrio

Miyuki Okumura, the designer of Sanrio’s Cinnamoroll character, announced on her X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday that she has left Sanrio and is now a freelance artist.

Okumura has worked at Sanrio for 25 years as a character designer and an executive officer.

Sanrio also stated that the production team that has been working with Okumura in the production of Cinnamoroll will continue working on the series, and the company will announce a new designer as soon as it is decided.