Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meal Collectibles Coming to McDonald’s August 18

McDonald’s is preparing a new Happy Meal collection that brings together two Japanese pop culture icons: Hello Kitty and Godzilla. The Hello Kitty x Godzilla collaboration will arrive at participating McDonald’s restaurants in the United States on August 18.

McDonald’s Senior Marketing Director Guillaume Huin teased the upcoming release on X, calling it “one of the best collections of Happy Meal toys I’ve ever seen” and describing the toys as “Hall of fame collectibles in the making.”

“Cute meets Kaiju,” Huin wrote while announcing the August 18 launch.

The first McDonald’s teaser for the collaboration shows a Happy Meal box traveling across the ocean before a giant figure rises from the water behind it. The character is revealed to be Hello Kitty wearing a Godzilla-inspired look, combining Sanrio’s famous character with the appearance of Toho’s King of the Monsters.

McDonald’s has also released promotional imagery showing additional kaiju-themed characters, although the company has not yet announced the complete lineup of Happy Meal toys.

For collectors, the collaboration brings together two franchises that already have substantial followings in toys and licensed merchandise. Huin’s comments also make clear that McDonald’s itself is positioning the upcoming Happy Meal toys as a particularly notable collectible release.

The promotion follows previous McDonald’s collaborations that have mixed Sanrio characters with other major franchises. In 2025, McDonald’s released a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Hello Kitty and Friends Happy Meal featuring 12 crossover figurines.

For the new Godzilla collaboration, however, McDonald’s is still holding back most of the details. The company has not yet disclosed how many toys will be included in the collection, which characters will be represented or whether individual figures will combine specific Sanrio characters with particular kaiju.

The teaser states that the promotion will be available at participating McDonald’s restaurants for a limited time and while supplies last. The Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meal collection launches in the United States on August 18.