Meitu launching limited edition Mito M8 Sailor Moon phone and selfie stick on Friday

Sailor Moon is now a smartphone. Chinese company Meitu will be releasing a limited edition Mito M8 Sailor Moon phone and selfie stick on Friday, and there will only be 10,000 units available.

The tech brand, which is known for their selfie apps, is releasing its latest unit M8 in the highly coveted Sailor Moon Pretty Soldier Edition. The phone is fairy floss pink colour with gold accents and has a silhouette image of the intergalactic heroine. A clear case with pink ribbon and gold heart logo is included. Its accompanying selfie stick looks like her Spiral Heart Moon Rod.

The M8 unit has a 12-megapixel front-facing Sony camera, 21-megapixer rear-facing Sony camera, 5.2-inch display, 4GB of RAM, Helio X20 deca-core processor and a 3,000 mAh battery. It is set to go on sale Friday on its official website for ¥2999 (AU$588). However, only 10,000 units will be sold, and hence it’s expected that many fans of the “Sailor Moon” manga and anime will be left without an M8.

For those who aren’t fans of the Japanese heroine, there’s also a Mito M8 Hello Kitty special edition phone. It’s also in pink and has the world-famous character on its back case.

Earlier this year, Meitu came under fire after reports that its selfie makeover app collected data from users. The app asks for suspicious permissions upon download, including access to the phone’s location. The company had to explain to CNET that the app includes a data collection code because the company is based in China, where the tracking services provided by app stores like Google Play and Apple App Store are blocked.

The data collected, Meitu clarified, is sent securely using multilayer encryption to servers with advanced firewall, IDS and IPS protection. Also, the company ensured that it doesn’t sell the users’ data to third parties at all.