Japan’s Best Selling Favorite Musical Toy! Innovative, unique, and now a popular toy worldwide, the Otamatone has earned high praise from fans and the toy industry alike. The Deluxe Version is a full-sized, professional musician grade Otamatone. Its jumbo size, compatibility with speakers and amplifiers (via 3.5mm stereo jack), and wider neck for more precise playing make it the ideal Otamatone for musicians looking for a fun, silly new instrument to master.
What is an Otamatone? The 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 "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' toy division.
