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Oddly enough, one of the most underrated characters in the past was actually Hello Kitty herself. Today, the fact that Hello ...
Hello Kitty's cutest crossover of all time is with one of the most violent anime series to ever exist, and it is surprisingly ...
It’s 50 years since the creation of one of the world’s most recognisable characters, Hello Kitty. In 1974, a 24-year-old ...
Getty Hello Kitty was first created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. She made her first appearance on a children’s coin purse in 1975 and in the five decades since, the character has delighted millions ...
Friday marks half a century since Japanese merchandising company Sanrio created the first iteration of Kitty White, or Hello Kitty, a cheerful feline girl (not, as her creator controversially ...
Despite her name and appearance, Hello Kitty is not a cat at all, the company that created her insists. Getty Images But fans of the widely celebrated character are not so convinced of this fact ...
The Japanese company Sanrio first created Hello Kitty in 1974. A year later, her image, including her signature red bow, was introduced to the public on a small children's coin purse that sold for ...
(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) “The main theme of Hello Kitty is friendship. When I first created it, I made a family of which Kitty was a part. But then Hello Kitty started to appear in other ...
Yuko left Sanrio just two years after creating Hello Kitty, at the age of 27, to have a family. She continued working as a freelance illustrator. She most recently created the character ...