As a Cinnamoroll fan, I was immediately curious about the Cinnamoroll Tarot. Cinnamoroll already has such a soft, sweet, dreamy personality, so putting him into a tarot deck feels like a cute pairing.

Luna’s Cinnamoroll Tarot is an officially licensed Sanrio tarot deck by Luna Factory. It contains the full 78-card tarot system, with 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana, and uses the traditional tarot structure as its foundation.

This is very much a Cinnamoroll deck. The artwork, colors, characters, and overall presentation are all soft, cute, and comforting.

And depending on what you’re looking for in a tarot deck, that can either be exactly what you want or a little too much of a good thing.

Unboxing & Flipthrough

My First Impressions

My first impression was obviously: this is sooooooooooo cute.

Cinnamoroll is one of those characters that already has such a recognizable aesthetic. The floppy ears, little blue details, clouds, and soft color palette immediately make the deck feel cohesive.

I was also curious about how that sweetness would translate to the more difficult tarot cards.

It’s easy to imagine Cinnamoroll fitting cards like The Star, The Sun, The Empress, or the Six of Cups. But what happens when you get to The Devil? The Tower? The Three of Swords?

That ended up being one of the biggest things I noticed while going through the deck.

The Artwork

The artwork is soft, pastel, whimsical, and very Cinnamoroll.

Luna Factory created original illustrations specifically for the deck, with Cinnamoroll appearing throughout the traditional tarot scenes. The imagery incorporates his familiar world of clouds, sky, friendship, and gentle everyday moments while still following the tarot archetypes.

The color palette is especially cohesive. There are lots of soft blues, whites, and pastel tones, which makes the entire deck feel very dreamy.

I also like that you can still recognize the underlying tarot cards. The artwork isn’t so far removed from the traditional system that you have no idea what you’re looking at.

One detail I really like is that each Minor Arcana suit has its own pastel-colored border:

✔ Wands: Light red / pink
✔ Swords: Light green
✔ Cups: Pastel blue
✔ Pentacles: Peach

It’s a small design choice, but it makes it much easier to tell the suits apart at a glance and adds another layer of visual consistency to the deck.

But there is one thing to keep in mind: the cuteness is very consistent.

That works beautifully for some cards, but it also means that the artwork doesn’t always communicate the darker side of tarot with the same intensity I’m used to.

Box, Card & Finish

The deck comes in a hard box, which gives it a nice collector-friendly presentation. It includes the 78 cards and the accompanying Japanese-English guidebook.

The cards measure approximately 70 × 120 mm, so they’re around standard tarot size.

The cardstock has a luxurious matte finish and feels quite thick, which gives the cards a substantial, high-quality feel. That said, the finish is also a little sticky, especially straight out of the box, which makes the cards harder to shuffle and fan. They don’t glide as easily as I’d like, so you’ll probably need to work them in a bit before they become easier to handle.

The overall production fits the aesthetic of the deck. Everything feels clean, polished, and very much in line with the soft Cinnamoroll theme.

Guidebook

The guidebook is clear, straightforward, and beginner-friendly.

It includes:

✔ Card meanings and interpretations
✔ Guidance for working with the tarot
✔ Card spreads
✔ Japanese and English text

I like that you don’t need to already be an experienced tarot reader to start using the deck.

The inclusion of card spreads is especially helpful if you’re newer to tarot and want some structure beyond pulling a single card.

If you’re already familiar with the system, you can use the guidebook as a reference and then let the imagery speak for itself.

How the Deck Works

This is a complete 78-card tarot deck, with 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana.

The deck follows the traditional tarot structure, so if you’re already familiar with Rider-Waite-Smith-based tarot, you don’t have to learn an entirely new system.

You can use it for:

✔ One-card readings
✔ Daily pulls
✔ Tarot spreads
✔ Relationship readings
✔ Personal reflection
✔ Journaling
✔ General readings

The familiar structure makes it accessible to beginners while still allowing experienced readers to work with it in their usual way.

Reading Style and Themes

This deck naturally lends itself to themes of:

✔ Friendship
✔ Love
✔ Comfort
✔ Kindness
✔ Emotional support
✔ Hope
✔ Relationships
✔ Personal growth
✔ Self-discovery
✔ Adventure
✔ Everyday guidance

The overall tone is very gentle.

And I mean that in both a positive and negative way.

If you’re looking for a deck that feels warm, reassuring, and approachable, this is absolutely that kind of deck.

But if you like your tarot to get a little uncomfortable and really make you sit with the difficult cards, you may find this one lacking some of that visual punch.

Who It’s For

This deck is for:

✔ Cinnamoroll fans
✔ Sanrio collectors
✔ Tarot beginners
✔ Tarot readers who enjoy character decks
✔ Fans of cute and pastel artwork
✔ Collectors of officially licensed decks
✔ Readers who prefer gentle visual imagery
✔ Anyone looking for a comforting tarot deck

I think it would make an especially nice first tarot deck for someone who already loves Cinnamoroll and wants to learn tarot through a character they already feel connected to.

My Honest Thoughts

I really like this deck. Cinnamoroll looks ridiculously adorable in tarot, and I love how consistent the whole thing feels. The soft colors, the cute imagery, the pastel borders, and the familiar tarot structure all work really well together.

My only real struggle with it is that this deck is almost too gentle and too cute for some of tarot’s scarier cards.

The Three of Swords, The Devil, The Tower, Ten of Swords, Nine of Swords, Five of Swords, Five of Pentacles, Death, Judgement, and The Hanged Man are cards where I personally like having a little visual tension. I want to look at a card and feel something. Sometimes I need the artwork to make me pause and go, oh… shit.

That’s not really happening here.

Take the Three of Swords, for example. It’s a card I usually expect to feel uncomfortable. Heartbreak, grief, separation, painful truths… these aren’t exactly fluffy topics. But when you put Cinnamoroll in the middle of it, it’s hard to take the card as seriously when all I can think is, look at his little face.

The same goes for The Devil and The Tower. These can be some pretty intense cards, but Cinnamoroll’s inherent sweetness takes some of that edge away.

And you know what? I don’t actually hate that.

In fact, after spending more time with the deck, I think that’s probably part of what makes it work.

The Cinnamoroll Tarot softens the harder messages. The cards can still tell you that something is painful, difficult, or needs to change, but the imagery doesn’t pile on another layer of stress and anxiety. Sometimes you already know you’re dealing with something difficult. You don’t necessarily need the card to scare you while telling you about it.

I can see this being particularly nice for someone who finds some traditional tarot imagery intimidating. Having Cinnamoroll staring back at you instead of a more disturbing depiction can make it easier to sit with a difficult message and actually process it.

For me, though, I need a little darkness with my tarot. I like decks that can get weird, uncomfortable, or downright unsettling when the card calls for it. So I don’t think this will replace my darker decks for shadow work or readings where I want the artwork itself to challenge me.

But that’s not really what I would reach for this deck for anyway.

This feels like a cozy, comforting tarot deck. It’s the one I’d reach for when I want something gentle, when I’m doing a daily pull, journaling, or just don’t feel like being yelled at by my cards.

Where to Find the Deck & Creator Info

✦ Deck Creator / Producer / Publisher: Luna Factory
✦ Publication Date: November 24, 2023
✦ Where to Get the Deck: Luna Factory