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TheKirby JP Twitter (known in shorthand as@Kirby_JP, formerly known as theKirby 25th Anniversary Twitter) is the officialTwitter account for theKirby franchise and is administered byHAL Laboratory. As implied by the name, the Twitter account is presented in the Japanese language, and no formal English equivalent exists. On the Kirby JP Twitter, announcements and posts of all sorts are made relating to theKirby franchise, including "presentations" from in-universe characters, artwork produced to commemorate specific events, news relating to new releases, and links tomerchandise and relatedNintendo andHAL Laboratory ventures. The Kirby JP Twitter was initially established in November 2016, and made its first post on December 11th, 2016. As of 2025, it has since made more than 3,700 posts and has garnered more than 540,000 followers.

The feed was originally created to celebrateKirby's 25th anniversary along witha partner website. After the turn of the 26th anniversary, the feed and website were re-branded to remove the '25' motif, and have continued under general coverage of theKirby franchise. The account was given30th anniversary branding in 2022, but remained under the same display name and handle.

Content overview[edit]

An example of one of the tweets from the Kirby JP Twitter.

The Kirby JP Twitter is fairly broad in terms of what comprises its tweets. Tweets range from simple announcements and merchandise plugs made in the real world to special "presentations" made by in-universe characters to describe various aspects of the series. While tweet topics invariably involve theKirby series, priority is often given to coverage of recently released titles. As such, since the initial creation of the feed, much of the contents relate to games recently out at the time, and characters representing each game are often called in to "present" the news for those titles: for example,The Three Mage-Sisters forKirby Star Allies,Bandana Waddle Dee forKirby Battle Royale andKirby Fighters 2, andMagolor forTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe andSuper Kirby Clash. Naturally, due toKirby's own disposition, he is almost never picked as a presenter, and is often the subject being covered instead.

More generalKirby topics are presented by a quartet ofWaddle Dees referred to as theWaddle Dee Report Crew, whose coverage is presented in the form of a fictitious news channel called "Channel PPP". The Waddle Dee Report Crew have later crossed over to otherKirby media in various forms, most notably inKirby Battle Royale, while also making smaller appearances inFind Kirby!! andtheKirby novel series.

One particular recurring feature was the Dedede Directory (referred to in full as "King Dedede's Wisdom! Dededen Great Directory", translated from Japanese 「デデデ大王のひらけ！デデデン大名鑑」), a series of posts whereKing Dedede describes various characters from theKirby series in his own words. These descriptions are formatted with an image portraying King Dedede standing next to a collage of artwork of the character he is describing, and often provide insights into each character's traits and background, particularly if they are an obscure minor character.

Furthermore, whenever a special event takes place, or to celebrate a holiday, a commemorative piece of artwork is often created and posted to the Twitter feed. These illustrations are depicted in simple 2D vector style, and feature Kirby and other characters from theKirby video game series in various situations. Often, these illustrations feature more obscure characters, enemies, and other objects.

In addition to news announcements and recurring features, more traditional promotional material (such as artwork, videos, and interesting lore) is often revealed in these Twitter posts which cannot be found in any of the games proper. Other details such as musical tracks, concept art, and developer commentary are sometimes released as well. As is normal for Twitter posts, users are allowed to post reactions to each of these announcements, with comments often stretching into the hundreds or thousands.

List of topics[edit]

The following is a list of specific post topics which appear on the Kirby JP Twitter:

Commemorative illustrations[edit]

To celebrate holidays or special events such as game releases, special artwork is posted to the account:

Game-based report series[edit]

During times when a new game is in the spotlight, there will be a special running report on the game's contents and related subjects. Often, one or more representative characters from that game will act as the "reporter" for each post:

Other report series[edit]

A number of other report series have also appeared on the Twitter feed. These are as follows:

Trivia[edit]

The Pupupu Memories box was a physical compilation of Twitter images.
  • The Kirby JP Twitter lists its birthday as April 27th, 1992. This date corresponds to the release ofKirby's Dream Land in Japan, and is often cited asKirby's birthday.
  • The account's commemorative illustrations are stated to have been drawn byAdeleine.[1]
  • HAL Laboratory sold a limited physical release of commemorative illustrations in 2018, called the Pupupu Memories Box. This was a tin box containing 47 mini-size message cards, each featuring one of the commemorative illustrations posted to the Twitter account between December 2016 and April 2018.
    • The Special Edition was sold directly via the Kirby Portal in two preorder runs, first between May 24 and June 25 of 2017,[2] then from July 17, 2017 until the end of the month.[3][4] This version of the box included three bonus cards. One card featured Adeleine's illustration celebrating 100,000 followers (not included in the 47 comprising the normal edition) with a monochrome illustration of Adeleine on the other side.[4] The other two featured the Channel PPP images for the Twitter posts[5] accompanying theWaddle Dee 25th Anniversary April Fools' prank.
    • The Normal Edition was later sold through theKirby Café locations operating at the time.[6]

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