Hello Kitty Town to shut down in Johor's indoor theme park near Legoland". The Straits Times. 31 December 2019. Lakeshore Records". Lakeshore-records.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018 . Retrieved 14 December 2021.

In 2015, she made a playable appearance in Super Mario Maker in the form of a Mystery Mushroom costume in the "Super Mario Bros" theme exclusively. When the player plays as her (or My Melody, who also appears as a costume) the jungles have Hello Kitty effects. For the 50th anniversary of Sanrio, Sanrio and Girl Skateboards collaborated and released skateboards with a Hello Kitty graphic. There is a Hello Kitty store in Africa opening 2013. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Will Have Hello Kitty Paid DLC". Nintendolife.com. 1 September 2021 . Retrieved 14 December 2021.The character's first appearance on an item was in March 1975 on a vinyl coin purse sold in Japan, where she was pictured sitting between a bottle of milk and a goldfish bowl. [13] [14] [28] She first appeared in the United States in 1976 when Sanrio opened a Gift Gate store in San Jose, California. [29] [30] Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.

Anderson, Kirsten (2019). What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?. New York: Penguin Random House. pp.89–90. ISBN 9781524788391. Romano, Sal (30 March 2023). " Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade coming to Switch on April 13". Gematsu . Retrieved 24 July 2023. Did you know that Hello Kitty has a twin sister? Mimmy looks almost identical to Kitty, but she has a yellow bow and green outfit. Besides, she is more polite, thoughtful, and shy than her twin. Maybe you share some of her girly hobbies, such as sewing! Join the sisters in the Hello Kitty Dress Up game if you want to experiment with fashion!

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As of August, 28th, 2014 it was rumored Hello Kitty is a human girl and not a cat. However, it has been confirmed that Hello Kitty is actually a gijinka (anthropomorphic) cat and not human. [1] Soon enough, girls, boys, and even adults all over the world wanted to wear clothes, listen to music, and even play games, joined by the adorable kitty! Japan's Hello Kitty resolves bunny battle with Miffy". news.yahoo.com. 8 June 2011 . Retrieved 4 March 2017. On April 21, 2020 Hello Kitty made an official crossover live action video called Shimajiro & Hello Kitty in Exercise with Friends in which the mascots of Shimajiro and Hello Kitty joins together to get people to dance and exercise during the Coronavirus pandemic.

What sets Hello Kitty and her adventures apart is their Japanese aesthetic. Sanrio, the company that owns the rights for the franchise, is well known for creating small objects decorated with cute characters. However, the items featuring Hello Kitty stood out from all their creations and became wildly popular even outside Japan. a b c Anderson, Kirsten (2019). What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?. New York: Penguin Random House. pp.16–19. ISBN 9781524788391. Originally, Hello Kitty was only marketed towards a child and preteen audience. In the 1990s, the target market for Hello Kitty was broadened to include teenagers and adults as a retro brand. [9] [15] Marketing to those who could not get Hello Kitty merchandise as children, and those who fondly remember items they had, Sanrio began selling Hello Kitty branded products such as purses and laptops. [9] [15] [17] The 1994–1996 Face series was the first to be designed specifically for mature consumers. [9] In the 2013 Sanrio Character Ranking, if Hello Kitty reaches 1st place, she will go to your side and hug you. She won the ranking, then did a journey to hug everyone in Japan. a b "Hello Kitty's Superhero Alter Ego Ichigoman Gets Web Manga". Anime News Network. 15 March 2016.As of 2014, 90% of the profits from Hello Kitty came from licensing of products for the international market. [41] She has been particularly popular in other Asian countries for decades, such as in China, where her cultural impact is comparable to that of Barbie in the Western world. [42] In 2008, Japan named Hello Kitty the ambassador of Japanese tourism in both China and Hong Kong, marking the first time Japan's tourism ministry had appointed a fictional character to the role. [43] Sharon Kinsella, a lecturer at Oxford University on Japanese sociology, called the selection of Hello Kitty "a bit farcical ... as if a dumbed-down cultural icon ... can somehow do something significant to alter the gnarly and difficult state of China–Japan relations." [15] Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy (1998, Game Boy Color, PlayStation): a life simulation/ minigame collection Are you a fan of wild races, thrilling journeys, and adrenaline-filled confrontations? That's great news! Kitty will need your help with some tasks. Naturally, they will test your agility, precision, and speed. Try a challenge like the Bees in my Garden game to see if you're up for the task! Fujimoto, Ken (16 August 2010). "ハローキティといっしょ!×VOCALOID2って何だ!?"[Hello Kitty Together with Vocaloid 2; What the!?] (in Japanese). Livedoor. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010 . Retrieved 20 August 2010. World's first 'Hello Kitty' airplane to make debut Lunar New Year flights". The Taipei Times. 13 December 2005.