Otamatone by Maywa Denki Retro PacMan Electronic Musical Instrument 2025 Release

Product description

Introducing a collaboration model between the Otamatone and Pac-Man, the globally loved character who will celebrate his 45th anniversary in 2025!

This unique sound toy is not only a perfect gift for your little one’s entertainment and development, but also a fantastic gift for adults looking to experiment with learning a new skill. It features a touch-sensitive screen that allows for easy navigation and customization of sounds.

The Otamatone is made of high-quality plastic and comes in a bright yellow colour, featuring all time favourite and iconic Pac-Man! This is a Dec 2024 release of a standard model of Otamatone musical note electronic musical instrument featuring Pac-Man who is celebrating 45th anniversary in 2025.

The main unit has pop colours that are reminiscent of the game screen, and a "cookie" is printed on the tail switch. There's also a pixelated ghost on the flag! The markings on the rear switch panel are in pixelated letters, a design that pays attention to even the smallest details. The included practice sheet is the "Pac-Man Start Music" that plays when the game starts!

This product requires batteries, which are included, being a great option for parents who are looking for a fun and engaging musical instrument for their child. Otamatone does not come with any assembly requirements and is ready for use right out of the box.

Product features

• The otamatone can be played easily and has an analog to digital sound motion with the sounds of a drum.
• The single note chord has three phases High,Middle and Low.
• It has the parts divided equally and can be assembled dynamically.
• Colour: Yellow
• Theme: Pac-Man
• Dimensions: W67 × H270 × D133mm
• Batteries required: AAA batteries (alkaline batteries recommended)

What is Otamatone?

Otamatone is an electronic instrument shaped in the form of a musical note. Otamatone is a cute, quirky, and fun to play electronic musical toy characterized by its eighth note-shaped body, adorable moving mouth, and silly, buzzing, amusingly off-key sound, aka "voice".

Developed by design firm Maywa Denki, it was first released in Japan in 2009 and has been the country's best-selling musical toy ever since.

Innovative, unique, and now a popular toy worldwide, the Otamatone has earned high praise from fans and the toy industry alike, including the Japan Toy Association's grand prize Japanese Toy Award in their High Target's toy division.

The Otamatone creates electronic tones that you can control based on the position of your finger on the touch-sensitive fretboard. Use a switch on the back to choose an octave and slide your fingers up and down to play different notes.

Open the Otamatone's mouth with a squeeze to change the sound from a hum to an “ahh” and create a “Wah Wah” effect.

It looks and plays like a toy, but the more you use it, the more you see the position of your "otamatone" sound. Even if you don't have a sheet music while you use it, you may be able to play tunes with the melodies.

You can also play songs by practicing in a simple manner. This synthesizer has been topping Japan's list of instruments and even made it to Spain's got Talent!

How to use it

• Just press the switch to make a sound, and when you squish your mouth to make vibrato.
• Just press the switch to make sound easily.
• Slide your finger to connect the sounds, and crank your mouth to change the sound.
• You can even shake your fingers to make it vibrato! It is the perfect otamatone for your first adventure with it!