You may believe you know everything there is to know about the world's most famous feline, but there are many little-known ...

The Japanese company set the record straight about Hello Kitty's true identity Leon Neal/Getty Japanese company Sanrio ... beloved character, Hello Kitty — and no, it is not a cat.

Hello Kitty's hobbies include "baking cookies and making new friends," according to Sanrio's website ... told BBC that her design for the character was "a white cat with a red bow in its hair." ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook While Hello Kitty Island Adventure already has a great lineup of beloved Sanrio characters ...

In a recent interview, a Sanrio executive confirmed that Hello Kitty is not a cat after ... was seen on new merchandise alongside with horror creator Junji Ito’s biggest character, Tomie.

“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management at Sanrio ... making new friends, traveling and eating cookies. Unlike many popular characters ...

She enjoys baking cookies and making new friends ... “That’s one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show. Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character.

The company wanted designs embodying “kawaii,” a Japanese term for cuteness, and the 24-year-old’s cat ... characters. She proved, by far, to be the company’s most popular new design ...

It’s 50 years since the creation of one of the world’s most recognisable characters, Hello Kitty. In 1974, a 24-year-old ...

Japanese company Sanrio is setting the record straight about their beloved character, Hello Kitty — and no, it is not a cat. Sanrio’s ... cookies and making new friends.” ...