The Katamari Damacy 20th anniversary falls on March 18, 2024, and Bandai Namco has prepared numerous pieces of merchandise and new music on a soundtrack plans to celebrate it. The company will gradually release physical goods and digital soundtracks related to the Katamari clump-rolling game series. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
Bandai Namco has first released a “KatamaRespect Remix” EP album featuring covers of Katamari Damacy series songs by Den-On-Bu characters, and this album is immediately available on multiple online music platforms, including Spotify and YouTube Music. The company will also release a Katamari Damacy original soundtrack on the same digital platforms in late March 2024.
Bandai Namco also revealed that it is working with multiple companies to release new Katamari merchandise. Torch Torch has opened orders for caps priced at 4,950 yen (~$33) and hoodies at 12,100 yen (~$81). Cake.jp is also selling cake jars featuring Katamari Damacy characters for 1,200 yen (~$8) individually until June 2, 2024.
Meanwhile, Animate will sell acrylic stands featuring all characters who appeared in the 2009 PS3 entry Katamari Forever from April 18, 2024, until May 20, 2024. Space A la mode will also release keychains of the Prince and other popular cousins in July 2024.
The first Katamari Damacy game came out for PlayStation 2 in Japan on March 18, 2004. Prior to the 20th anniversary, Bandai Namco released the game’s remaster, Katamari Damacy Reroll, for Nintendo Switch and PC in 2018, as well as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2020. Another remaster for the 2005 sequel, We Love Katamari, is also available since mid-2023 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in addition to the aforementioned platforms.
