Otamatone Japanese Electronic Musical Instrument Portable Music Synthesizer from Japan by Maywa Denki Studio Award Winning Educational Fun Gift for Children Teen mature-themed - Chocolate Strawberry Mint Set

Otamatone Sweets Make sweet music with new Otamatones in three tasty treat-inspired colors - chocolate strawberry and mint! 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. How does it work? 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. A perfect toy for lovers of all things cute silly and weird the Otamatone also makes a great gag gift and a unique and amusing gift for violinists and other musicians.