The Hello Kitty Simple 2000 series (2007, PlayStation 2): a series of specifically low-priced games Despite the fact that the public has divided feelings about the concept, the cuteness overload is clear. What can you expect from an adorable cat and a cute automobile pair, after all? Converse Unveils Super Cute Collaboration with Hello Kitty". Hypebae. 11 August 2018 . Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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This list of Hello Kitty cars may appear to be getting crazier as we go along, but this next car is designed to throw you off. What can you say about an unexpected bond between a cat and a bug, namely a beetle? Hello Kitty cafés have opened around the world, including in Seoul and other locations in South Korea; [88] Bangkok, Thailand; [89] Adelaide, Australia; [90] Irvine, California; [91] the Santa Anita Mall in California, [92] and the Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sanrio and various corporate partners have released Hello Kitty-branded products, including the Hello Kitty Stratocaster electric guitar (since 2005, with Fender, under its Squier sub-brand, in the US) [79] [80] and an Airbus A330-200 commercial passenger jet airliner, dubbed the Hello Kitty Jet (2005–2009, with EVA Airways in Taiwan). [81] In late 2011 and early 2012, EVA Air revived their "Hello Kitty Jets" with their three new A330-300s. However, due to high demand, [82] the airline added two more alongside their existing A330-200s in mid-2012. A year later, EVA Air introduced one of their 777-300ERs as another Hello Kitty Jet, which featured other Sanrio characters as well as Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty, a character created by Sanrio, is known to be connected with a wide range of items. But what about automobiles? Yep. These ten Hello Kitty cars must be seen right now.

a b c "Hello Kitty Stratocaster guitar by Fender". Engadget. 6 December 2005 . Retrieved 16 December 2022. Keane, Meghan (12 April 2013). "How Hello Kitty Conquered the World". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 7 December 2022. We all know that combining a cute car with cute cat results in a cute design. What happens, though, when Hello Kitty teams up with a German sports car manufacturer? Let’s pretend you’re a Porsche fan. Hello Kitty was initially known only as "the white kitten with no name" (名前のない白い子猫). [11] Shimizu got the name Kitty from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass; during a scene early in the book, Alice plays with a cat she calls Kitty. [22] Sanrio's motto is "social communication," and Tsuji wanted the brand name to reflect that by including a greeting. He first considered "Hi Kitty" before finally settling on "Hello Kitty," her current name. [23] Sanrio decided to make Hello Kitty British because foreign countries, in particular Britain, were trendy in Japan at the time of Hello Kitty's creation. Sanrio already had several characters set in the US, and it wanted Hello Kitty to be different. [9] [15]

Paschal (18 May 2003). "Sanrio's Hula Kitty heads to the beach". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on 25 August 2005 . Retrieved 30 April 2015. Hello Kitty Seasons (2010, Wii): A game in which the playable character is appointed as Deputy Mayor to help Sanrio Town. There is a themed restaurant named Hello Kitty Sweets in Taipei, Taiwan, which opened in 2008. The restaurant's decor and many of its dishes are patterned after the Hello Kitty characters. [93] [94] Another restaurant called the Hello Kitty Diner opened in the Chatswood area of Sydney, Australia, [95] and a Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant opened in Kowloon, Hong Kong. [96] Love it or hate it, Hello Kitty’s impact is hard to ignore since Hello Kitty and Japanese cars like this Honda Jazz go well together.

This cooperation aims to unite two fan bases by allowing people to immerse themselves in both the small car and Hello Kitty cultures.Hello Kitty Online (2009, PC): an online MMORPG developed by Sanrio Digital and Typhoon Games. The game allows players to create and customize characters, then use them to battle monsters, socialize with one another, mine for ore, do domestic chores like farming or cooking, and participate in quests. Hey, what's that sound: Hello Kitty guitar". the Guardian. 18 May 2009 . Retrieved 7 December 2022. a b "Sanrio - Hello Kitty Family". Sanrio. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011 . Retrieved 25 July 2011. In 1976 Setsuko Yonekubo temporarily took over as lead designer for Hello Kitty, after Shimizu left Sanrio. In 1980 Yuko Yamaguchi became lead designer and has remained in charge since. [24] Yamaguchi has said that fashion, movies, and TV inspire her in creating new designs. New series involving Hello Kitty with different themed designs are released regularly, following current trends. [9] [17] Hello Kitty's popularity in Japan peaked in the late 1990s when she was the country's top-grossing character. In 2002, Hello Kitty lost her place as the top-grossing character in Japan in the Character Databank popularity chart. In a 2010 survey, she was in third place behind Anpanman and Pikachu from Pokémon. [17] In 2010, The New York Times attributed the character's relative decline in Japan to her biography not being "compelling enough to draw many fans." The newspaper later wrote that analysts called the characterization "weak," [17] and that Hello Kitty not having a mouth has dampened her success as an animated TV character. [17] According to Character Databank, Hello Kitty was the third highest-grossing character in Japan as of 2013. [35] In 2019 and 2020, Character Databank ranked her fifth, and as of 2021 she was out of the top five. [36] [37] [38]

a b "Asia Times Online - The trusted news source for information on Japan". Atimes.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2003 . Retrieved 2 October 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Although it may be difficult to believe, a Hello Kitty Porsche does exist. Some Porsche enthusiasts may consider this collaboration to be sacrilege, at least in terms of the sports car brand, but Hello Kitty aficionados are unconcerned.Prange, Christiane (2016). Market Entry in China: Case Studies on Strategy, Marketing, and Branding. Springer. p.155. ISBN 9783319291390.