McDonald's and Hatsune Miku Official Collaboration Video

In February 2025, McDonald's Japan announced a special collaboration with a post on X (formerly Twitter) showing a silhouette of what was very obviously Hatsune Miku. It was no surprise to fans just a day later when McDonald's posted a clean image of Miku to announce the collaboration between their "Shaka Shaka" fries and Hatsune Miku, joking that it would not involve anything green onion-flavored -- a nod to the food item most commonly associated with Miku. Instead, the collaboration will see McDonald's Japan featuring its new "Shaka Shaka" flavors, as well as a new potato fries and chicken nuggets ("nage").
"Shaka Shaka" fries are a popular menu item in Japan (the name comes from the onomatopoeia of shaking the bag), consisting of an extra packet of flavored seasoning and a specific bag for the fries. Customers are meant to add the flavor mix to the bag with the fries and shake it to cover the fries in the chosen flavor. The two new flavors are Nori Salt and Garlic Black Pepper Mayo, both of which were released ahead of the Hatsune Miku collaboration on Feb. 26. The new "Potato Nage" set includes both fries and nuggets and will be available in both Large and Extra-Large sizes.

March 9 has been considered Miku Day for many years thanks to the pun derived from the date's Japanese pronunciation. Specifically, "three" and "nine" can be pronounced separately as "mi" and "ku," but also together for the date as "san-kyuu." Together, this can be read as "sankyuu miku," or "Thank you, Miku." The day typically leads to an outpouring of fan art and social media posts, while in Japan, many retailers regularly take part with more official collaborations. The performance and model for the new McDonald's promotional campaign look very similar to those seen in the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA video game series, developed by Sega and Crypton Future Media; the most recent release for the game was Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ in 2022.

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[ConsumerGoodsExpert]

Love this from Finland. Japan makes best ads! Love McDonalds <3

[idkfrsrs]

Amazed they didn’t call it MikuDonalds

[tinyfrog_jpg]

I can't believe this is real... Although, I'm kind of surprised we didn't get McDonald's/Miku Collab sooner

[Pinkjellypudding]

I wish we had miku McDonald's in my country

[TamuTamuOnigiri]

This is so adorable. Missed opportunity to use that old Miku Ronald McDonald design that was everywhere in MMD around the early 2010s though lol.

[FizzyChalice]

I can’t believe this is the closest we’re gonna get to a new DIVA MV. It looks so good too. Thanks SEGA.

[rachelplays]

Miku McDonald’s! I love how the leeks from the original are replaced with french fries 🍟 😂! And the da-da-da-da at the end was so cute 🥰! Go Miku and happy 3/9 (Miku) day!

[brandokenvideotv]

for context, in Japanese McDonalds, the fries come with a seasoning packet in which you must put the seasoning in the bag and then add the fries, then shake the bag to get them seasoned.

[inescoent]

This is just fries that's it....why not a menu Hatsune Miku ? Come on!😂

[v.n.s.g.n]

Japan releasing another banger of an ad. Sad that they decided to region-lock their ads cause of wierdos online pulling controversies out of thin air, just as they did for the Mcdonalds family ad.

[MGEnterprises]

Took them long enough to make a Miku/McDonald's crossover...doesn't stop it from being absolute cinema

[andrewdopple]

why does japan get all the best collabs

[ke]

I can SEE why America don't deserve SEE this 😡.
It's too pure for the Twitter bots!

[Wndrlss_Mmry]

This reminds me of the project diva series

[defected_doombot]

Thank goodness the video still available on YouTube 😆🙏 The Twitter police freak ruining it on Twitter so it was region locked 🤦

[RAPTOR]

I wish the American side of McDonald's would take notes from Japan, and bring this Miku collab stateside!
My favorite Vocaloid is Meiko, but I know Miku is the more famous one.

[Ihavenolife-ejoq]

Im across seas right now, away from America, but I WILL SWIM SEAS just to have this.

[thebitclicker_]

McDonald's collabing with Miku is something I expected from 2010, not this year lol

[animatsuri]

I remember those fries. Forget which flavors they were but putting those fries into bag then shaking them up to get the powder on was pretty neat when it was offered years ago.

[maidenofiron]

This is too cute for words, as a Vocaloid fan! It’s been a while since an ad put a smile on my face.