コラボ
こらぼ
noun / verb (suru)
collaboration, collab
1.
collaboration, joint project, collab
A cooperative project between two or more parties, such as brands, artists, or companies. Shortened from コラボレーション.
人気ブランドとコラボした。
They collaborated with a popular brand.
アニメとのコラボ商品が発売された。
Collaboration merchandise with an anime was released.
あの二人のアーティストがコラボするなんて、楽しみだ。
I'm excited that those two artists are going to collaborate.
コラボ is a shortened form of コラボレーション (collaboration). Very commonly used in entertainment, fashion, food, and marketing.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- AとBがコラボする: A and B collaborate
- Aとのコラボ: collaboration with A
- コラボ商品: collaboration product
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- コラボ商品: collaboration merchandise
- コラボカフェ: collaboration café (themed café tied to an anime, game, etc.)
- コラボイベント: collaboration event
- 限定コラボ: limited-edition collaboration
NOTE:
コラボ is extremely common in modern Japanese, especially in marketing and pop culture. Brands frequently release コラボ商品 featuring characters from anime, games, and other media.