Play Kuromi Shimeji on Chrome browser. The mischievous Sanrio rival in a black jester hat causes cute chaos on your pages.
Kuromi Shimeji is part of Shimeji Buddy, a free Chrome extension that adds small animated characters to every web page you open. Once you turn Kuromi on, the buddy appears at the bottom of the page, walks around, climbs the sides of the window, sits on top of images and reacts when you click or drag it. It works on Google search, YouTube, Reddit, your school portal and almost any other site.
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What Is Kuromi Shimeji?
A Shimeji (しめじ) is a tiny desktop mascot that lives on the edge of your screen. The idea started as a Japanese desktop-pet program and Shimeji Buddy brings it to the browser. Kuromi Shimeji is our chibi buddy inspired by Kuromi. It uses a hand-drawn sprite sheet with walking, climbing, falling, sitting and special animations, so it looks like a real little animation rather than a static sticker.
Features Of Kuromi Shimeji Chrome Extension
- Cute animated Kuromi characters that walk, run, climb and jump on every web page.
- Drag and drop any buddy to wherever you want on the screen.
- Click a character to trigger its special animation.
- Run one buddy or a whole crew at the same time.
- Lightweight sprite animations that will not slow down Chrome.
- Pause, hide or remove buddies with one click from the toolbar panel.
- Works on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave and other Chromium browsers.
- 100% free, no account, no sign-up and no personal data collected.
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How To Use Kuromi Shimeji
- Install Shimeji Buddy. Open the Chrome Web Store listing, click Add to Chrome and confirm. It takes a few seconds and no account is needed.
- Open the buddy panel. Click the Shimeji Buddy icon next to your address bar. Pin it from the puzzle-piece menu if you do not see it.
- Turn on Kuromi. Find Kuromi in the Chibi tab and flip the toggle. The character drops onto the page right away.
- Play with it. Click Kuromi for its special animation, drag it anywhere on the screen and drop it to let it walk off again. Add more buddies for a crowd.
- Pause or remove. Use the same toggle to pause, or the trash icon to remove it. Buddies stay off on sites you mark as ‘focus’ sites.
Need more detail? See the full installation guide with screenshots and troubleshooting tips.
About Kuromi
Kuromi is My Melody's punk rival from Sanrio, wearing a black jester hood with a pink skull and a permanently mischievous grin. Kuromi Shimeji is the naughtiest buddy in the collection. She sneaks along the page, pokes her tongue out when clicked and occasionally pretends to push other buddies off ledges. Despite the attitude, she is completely harmless to your browser.
Kuromi Shimeji FAQ
Does Kuromi interact with other Shimeji?
Yes. When My Melody is also active, Kuromi will occasionally chase her across the page.
Is Kuromi Shimeji dark themed?
Kuromi's black and purple palette looks great on dark-mode websites.
Is Kuromi Shimeji free?
Yes. Kuromi Shimeji is completely free as part of the Shimeji Buddy Chrome extension. There is no sign-up, no subscription and no in-app purchase.
Does Kuromi Shimeji slow down Chrome?
No. Each buddy is a small sprite animation that uses almost no memory. You can pause or hide it at any time from the toolbar panel.
