Sanrio Trading Cards Australia: Hello Kitty, Kuromi & My Melody Guide (2026)
Hello Kitty, Kuromi, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin and Pochacco are everywhere in collectibles right now, and the card sets have never been better. This guide covers every Sanrio trading card and collectible we stock in Australia: who makes each set, what's in the box, which characters feature and which to buy first.
Quick picks: where to start
- Cheapest way in: a single Panini Hello Kitty booster pack. Six cards, great for kids and gifting.
- Best first box: Kayou's Sanrio Cute Dream Collection. 36 packs with a special-finish card in every pack.
- For Kuromi fans: the MetaZoo × Sanrio Kuromi's Cryptid Carnival blister, or Kabao's Colourful Life 25th Anniversary box with its Kuromi Polaroid-style cards.
- A real trading card game: the Japanese Weiss Schwarz Sanrio Characters box.
- A gift that isn't cards: a POP MART Hello Kitty Pink Party blind box.
Kayou Sanrio cards
Kayou, the publisher behind the My Little Pony trading cards and Naruto cards, makes our most popular Sanrio sets. The artwork is soft and pastel, with Kayou's holographic and prismatic finishes on the rarer cards.
Sanrio Cute Dream Collection
Cute Dream is the best all-round Sanrio box we stock. There are 36 packs of 3 cards (108 cards in total), and every pack has at least one special-finish card. Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Pompompurin and Cinnamoroll lead the cast.
Sanrio Family Dream Classic Wave 3
Family Dream Wave 3 has 36 packs of 3 cards, with N, R, SR, SSR, UR and GP rarities. About 3 in every 36 packs hold a UR or GP card, the top of the set. The chase includes UR colour journal and kite cards and GP gardening cards featuring Hello Kitty, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pochacco and My Melody.
Cute Dream Fun Pack Wave 1: Warm Winter Sunny Snow
New in store. The first Fun Pack wave wraps the Sanrio family up in a cosy winter theme. You get 30 packs of 4 cards, so 120 cards per box. The chase cards sit across four rare tiers: MR, GR, MTR and UR. It's a Chinese-language edition.
Cute Dream Fun Pack Wave 2: Honey Frost
Also new. Honey Frost is the second Fun Pack wave, with dreamy pastel honey-and-frost artwork of your favourite Sanrio characters. It's the same big format as Wave 1, 30 packs of 4 cards for 120 cards per box, with several rarity tiers of chase cards to hunt. Chinese-language edition. Collecting both waves side by side makes a lovely matching set.
KB Sanrio cards: Shining Star and Time for Treats
KB's Sanrio sets are themed worlds with heavy foil and a higher-rarity card guaranteed in every pack.
Time for Treats
A cosy holiday theme led by My Melody and Pochacco. 36 packs of 3 cards.
Shining Star Carnival
Little Twin Stars, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll and friends riding a glittering Ferris wheel. 30 packs of 3 cards.
Shining Star Donut
A candy-coloured donut theme with Hello Kitty, Kuromi, Tuxedosam, Hangyodon and more. 36 packs of 3 cards.
More Sanrio card sets
Kabao Colourful Life 25th Anniversary
New in store. Kabao's 25th Anniversary box celebrates the Sanrio family with Polaroid-style Kuromi cards and Hello Kitty collector cards, all in a sweet, girly design. There are 36 packs of 3 cards, 108 cards per box, in a Chinese-language edition. If Kuromi is your favourite, this is the box.
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Vancards Star Party
A bright yellow party theme with beach, forest and carnival scenes, SR and UR cards, and a big cast including Keroppi, Bad Badtz-Maru and Little Twin Stars.
KAMAM Flashy Dream
Kuromi, Hello Kitty, My Melody and friends as wizards and sorcerers, with one of the deepest rarity ladders of any Sanrio set, from R up to hidden LR and USR cards.
Sanrio trading card games
Weiss Schwarz Sanrio Characters
Bushiroad's Weiss Schwarz Sanrio Characters box is a playable card game. It has 10 packs of 4 cards with a guaranteed sparkly holo or foil-stamped card in every pack, plus original illustrations of Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll and Pompompurin. It's a Japanese-language release, which is standard for Weiss Schwarz.
Panini Hello Kitty trading cards
Panini's Hello Kitty and Friends cards are the easiest Sanrio cards for younger fans. The booster box has 24 packs of 6 cards, with rainbow base, sparkling, rare wave and iridescent finishes. Hello Kitty, My Melody, Keroppi, Bad Badtz-Maru, Cinnamoroll and Pompompurin all feature. Single booster packs are available too.
MetaZoo × Sanrio: Kuromi's Cryptid Carnival
A spooky-cute crossover built around Kuromi. Each blister holds a 12-card MetaZoo booster pack, an exclusive collector's coin and a random promo card. The promos include Kuromi (Reading Is Fundamental), Kuromi's Cute Mask and the Friendly Trick-or-Treat Bowl.
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Sanrio crossovers and figures
My Little Pony × Sanrio Good Fortune New Year Gift Box
Kayou's Lunar New Year crossover pairs the Mane 6 with Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin and Pochacco. It includes glow cards, pull-tab cards, acrylic standees and a fridge magnet.
POP MART Hello Kitty Pink Party blind boxes
Hello Kitty and friends with microphones and maracas at a karaoke party. There are 12 designs, 6 regular and 6 secret, each on a display base.
Hello Kitty Funko POPs
The UV-reactive Blacklight Special Edition #70 and the Robot Kitty SDCC 2020 exclusive #39.
Every Sanrio card set compared
| Set | Maker | Per box | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cute Dream Collection | Kayou | 36 packs × 3 cards | First box, all-rounder |
| Family Dream Wave 3 | Kayou | 36 packs × 3 cards | UR and GP chase |
| Warm Winter Sunny Snow / Honey Frost Fun Packs | Kayou | 30 packs × 4 cards | Big 120-card boxes, winter themes |
| Time for Treats | KB | 36 packs × 3 cards | My Melody and Pochacco fans |
| Shining Star Carnival | KB | 30 packs × 3 cards | Heavy foil |
| Shining Star Donut | KB | 36 packs × 3 cards | Heavy foil, big cast |
| Colourful Life 25th Anniversary | Kabao | 36 packs × 3 cards | Kuromi fans |
| Weiss Schwarz Sanrio Characters | Bushiroad | 10 packs × 4 cards | Playing a real TCG |
| Hello Kitty and Friends | Panini | 24 packs × 6 cards | Kids and gifts |
Why Sanrio collecting is booming
Sanrio has had devoted collectors for 50 years, but the last few have seen a surge. Y2K nostalgia brought Hello Kitty back, Kuromi and Cinnamoroll have taken off on social media, and more licensed card publishers than ever are making Sanrio sets. The result is more variety and better printing, at every price point.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Sanrio cards official?
Yes. Every Sanrio product we stock is officially licensed, from Kayou, KB, Kabao, Vancards, KAMAM, Bushiroad, Panini, MetaZoo, POP MART and Funko.
Which Sanrio card box should I buy first?
The Kayou Cute Dream Collection. It has 36 packs with a special-finish card in every pack and the classic Hello Kitty, Kuromi and My Melody cast.
Which Sanrio cards have the most Kuromi?
The MetaZoo × Sanrio Kuromi's Cryptid Carnival blister is built around Kuromi. Kabao's Colourful Life box also features Kuromi Polaroid-style cards.
Are Sanrio cards a trading card game?
Most Sanrio sets are collectible cards with no gameplay. Weiss Schwarz Sanrio Characters and MetaZoo are playable card games.
Do Chinese and Japanese language cards matter?
Not for most collectors. The artwork is the appeal, and several of the best Sanrio sets are only released in Chinese or Japanese.
Do you ship Sanrio cards Australia-wide?
Yes, from Queensland with tracking. It's $12.50 flat rate anywhere in Australia, free over $200, and $25 to New Zealand.
Authentic and shipped from Australia
Every Sanrio product at Collectable Cartel is officially licensed and factory sealed. Read our authenticity guarantee.
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Collect Kayou's other lines too? Read our complete My Little Pony trading cards guide and our Kayou Naruto cards guide, or see everything we stock.